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I am 14 years old. I go to a religious school and all my friends are religious but I am not, however I would really like to become religious. How is this possible if my family do not keep shabbat, is there anything I could say to bring in shabbat and bring out shabbat? Thank you

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What constitutes as something that women do and is therefore not allowed by men? for example would a man be allowed to wear a kilt in Ireland? a skirt is a womans garment but in Ireland men wear it. like in the tanach we know men used to wear earrings but this would now be assur because women do so, how did this become feminin do we go according to what goyim are doing if not who decides what is feminine?

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Dear Rabbi, I have a question about Judaism's claim of mass revelation. Chapter 22 in II Kings, describes how Chilkiya found a Torah Scroll and Yoshiyahu then began a mass Teshuva movement. According to the Radak, Menasha had eradicated Torah to such an extent, that the people were unfamiliar with its contents. This seems to severely weaken the proof put forth by all the Kiruv organizations that mass revelation could not be fabricated. Here we have how it could be in NaCh itself. Yoshiyahu could have convinced the people at that time to start keeping Torah saying that their ancestors had strayed. This ‘lie’ could not be checked because it puts the story of mass revelation far in the past. At the very least, if we have a point in our history during which very few people kept or even know about Torah, how could we use this as a compelling proof of mass revelation and the authenticity of Judaism? I lool forward to your response. Kol Tuv, Yosef I l

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Hey, I ama FFB (frum from birth) having some doubts/concerns about Judaism, and I was reading up and I think I may be considered an Apicorais, is this an irreversible problem, and also, do I need to worry about my aidus regarding kashrus being invaildated towards my family? I'm basically asking for any information you can give me regarding my situation.

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What is the besr way to clean or, eliminate the smell of a shofar?