Ask the Rabbi

Birth

Reproduction, Pregnancy Brit Milah (Circumcision) Pidyon HaBen Names

Marriage

Dating Wedding Ceremony Marriage - General Intimacy Issues In-Laws Divorce Intermarriage

Death & Mourning

Death - Misc. Burial & Graves Mourning & Kaddish Yahrtzeit & Yizkor Suicide Inheritance (Yerusha) Soul & Afterlife

Due to limited resources, the Ask the Rabbi service is intended for Jews of little background with nowhere else to turn. People with questions in Jewish law should consult their local rabbi. For genealogy questions try JewishGen.org. Note also that this is not a homework service!

Ask the Aish Rabbi a Question

Staying up Shavuot Night

I know that many people stay up the entire night of Shavuot, and my synagogue is arranging a schedule of classes throughout the night. To me it... »

Cooking and Using Fire on Yom Tov

I recently read that you are allowed to use fire on Yom Tov, unlike Shabbat. Can you explain if this is the case and what it... means? »

Torah versus Talmud?

I'm hoping that you can clarify a few terms that are not clear for me. What is the difference between Torah, Talmud, Mishnah, Gemara and Midrash. If... »

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... »

Ruth and Shavuot

I attended synagogue services on the holiday of Shavuot morning, and we spent a half-hour reading the Book of Ruth. Is there any special connection... »

The Number 40

In my Torah studies I keep running across the number 40 - for example, Moses on Mount Sinai for 40 days. Is there an underlying message of the... »

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 is the Purpose of the Torah?

Why Dairy on Shavuot?

If the Jewish People Never Received the Torah

►

02:33

Ask the Rabbi

Birth

Bar-Bat Mitzvah

Milestones