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Dear Ask the Rabbi, I found a lovely reproduction of a Kiddush cup from Morocco. I have not bought it yet because I am concerned that it is too small to meet halachic requirements for Kiddush. The dimensions are: Height: 2.5" / 6.5 cm Diameter: 2.2" / 5.5 cm. Could you please let me know if this cos is large enough? Can you tell me how many fluid ounces, cc's or ml's are required? Thank you.

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My husband had an affair over 12 years ago(he was still married to someone else); a child was born out of this relationship. A year after the child was born, they went separate ways and he continued to support the child. He divorced his wife in 1995. I met my husband around that time and we married two years ago. About a month or so ago he indicated that he had received a revelation fro God and this women was his wife because they had sex and according to old testament law, when a man sleeps with a women, she becomes his wife. I am very new to God's law and right now I am totally confused. Can you explain what is going on? Are we still under old testament law? I thought when the Messiah came, he came to fulfill the law? Thank you for your help.

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Dear Ask the Rabbi, I found a lovely reproduction of a Kiddush cup from Morocco. I have not bought it yet because I am concerned that it is too small to meet halachic requirements for Kiddush. The dimensions are: Height: 2.5" / 6.5 cm Diameter: 2.2" / 5.5 cm. Could you please let me know if this cos is large enough? Can you tell me how many fluid ounces, cc's or ml's are required? Thank you.

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In the Prayer for the Sick there is a reference to the "balm of Gilead." What is that? Is Gilead a place, person, plant? Where is it written in the Torah? Since I read it every weekday morning, I would like to understand. Thank you!

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Dear Rabbi: My question is: When did Israel become seperated from the human race? If we are all descendants of Adam and Eve then why are non-Jews called Gentiles? At what point of the Bible did this happen?