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Recommended Tehillim (Psalms) Lists

I have several frustrating issues going on in life today, as well as a relative who is really not well. I’d like to recite Tehillim. Is there a... »

Prayer at Graves of Righteous

I often receive emails from different organizations offering that a rabbi will pray for me at this or that great rabbi’s grave. Does it really make... »

Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews

Can you explain to me something about the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewry? What exactly do those terms mean and what are the... »

What Happened to Dinah After Her Abduction?

What happened to Dinah after she was taken by Shechem? Does the Torah ever tell us anything about her life after? »

Duration of Slavery in Egypt

How long did the actual slavery of Egypt last? When the Children of Israel first descended to Egypt, they were treated with honor as Joseph’s family... »

Moses’s Cushite Wife

Who was the Ethiopian (Cushite) wife that Moses took (Numbers 12:1)? Is she the same wife as Jethro’s daughter Zipporah whom Moses earlier married... »

What Happens Right After We Die?

I am very curious to know what happens to the soul after a person dies. Does it remain with the body, or does it go up to Heaven? When my parents... »

My Personal Struggle Reconciling the Holocaust with a Loving God

Shakespeare and the Jews: 7 Facts

Not Safe Anymore: Rapper Responds to Texas Terror Attack

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