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What is Chametz?
Chametz is any food product made from wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt, or their derivatives, which has leavened (risen) or fermented. Find out what not to eat, or have in your house, over Passover...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » How-To » Before Passover » Operation Zero Chametz » What is Chametz?
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What is the Torah?
G-d's guide to mankind consists of two parts -- the Written and Oral Laws -- and 613 components.
Jewish Holidays » Shavuot » About » Shavuot 101 » What is the Torah?
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Is Judaism a Theocracy?
By Yanki Tauber The human psyche is home to two contrasting drives: a striving for freedom, and an impulse to submit to authority. Which should be given priority over the other? Or, to otherwise state the question: in what sort of environment would the Torah prefer to ...
Society & Living » Issues » Is Judaism a Theocracy?
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Questions & Answers
300 Q&A's on every area of Jewish Life Why do we keep kosher? Hasn't religion caused as much suffering as good? What happens after we die? The first Jew began by asking questions, finding answers, and asking questions on the answers. The quest continues...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers
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Are Religious Jews Narrow-Minded?
By Yerachmiel Tilles "I try to be open-minded spiritually. Why is it that religious Jews are so closed to the wisdom of other religions?"
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Ethics & Religion » Are Religious Jews Narrow-Minded?
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What Is Kabbalah?
By Tzvi Freeman I see a ball moving up and down on the screen--is it really rebounding against the bottom of the screen? Does the menu bar really have drop-down menus hidden behind it? To explain our world without examining its inner depth is as shallow as explaining ...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Kabbalah & The Mystical » What Is Kabbalah?
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Sighting Moshiach
By Tzvi Freeman Is it true that he shall suddenly appear on a main street in Jerusalem, a poor old man spewing forth wisdom and declaring the time of redemption has arrived? If so, why will they not lock him up?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Moshiach & The Future » Sighting Moshiach
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How Do I Know that I have a Soul?
By Tzvi Freeman Do you have a body? Did you say yes? So now tell me: Who is this "me" that has this body?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Life & Death » How Do I Know that I have a Soul?
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Can We Speak Intelligibly About G‑d?
By Yanki Tauber What are "words" but representations of things and concepts that G-d Himself created? Any words we use -- even words like "infinite" and "ultimate abstraction" --are meaningful only in the context of our logic, and as such, utterly meaningless when ...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » Can We Speak Intelligibly About G‑d?
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Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
By Tzvi Freeman Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul remains faithful to her Beloved Above. And now you want to take away from her that last opportunity to scream out loud for help?
Jewish Practice » Jewish Prayer » Insights » Questions and Answers » Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
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