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Dear asktherabbi.org, Hello! I am a 16 year old non-jewish girl who has questions about Judaism. I was assigned to do a project on Judaism for an AP World Studies course that I am taking but I don’t know much about this religion. I was able to answer most of my questions through websites like Khan Academy, humangeography725, and more but I have a few that I can not find the answers for. I ask these questions with FULL respect and a genuine heart. I am very unaware of what is / isn’t offensive in Judaism so if I have said anything disrespectful, please correct me. I’ve left the questions below and I have provided context to my questions in hopes of making them easier to answer. Context of the question: I was learning about Abraham, according to my sources, most people who follow Judaism believe Abraham was the first and only Jewish person to see God. After seeing God, Abraham was inspired to preach Judaism to his children. When his children matured, they went to spread Judaism into Egypt. Actual Questions: Q1: What did God say to Abraham when Abraham saw God? Q2: Did God’s word inspire Abraham to spread Judaism? Or did Abraham spread it with no outside influence? Q3: Why did Abraham’s children spread Judaism as well? Did Abraham tell them to? Q4: Why did Abraham’s children spread Judaism in Egypt out of all places? Weren’t Jewish people enslaved in Egypt?   That’s all! Thank you so much for answering if you have. :) Sincerely, The 16 year old Highschooler

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GOOD MORNING We speak of Mitassek when the person is not aware that he is performing a Mitzvah." However, it is reported in the tractate zevahim (47a) that if a person makes the shechita of a korban chatat thinking that it was a chulin animal, then it is invalid. The gemara reports 2 verses to prove this law. But if really we only talk about Mitassek when the person is not aware that he is performing a mitzvah so why did the gemara need to ask for verses? If he thinks this animal is houlin then he is surely unaware that he is fulfilling the mitzvah of slaughtering a korban. The gemara implies that without the verses it would not be considered mitasssek, why? THANK YOU

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I met in the USA a Jewish kid who was sweet, me and him were on deportation. I was a Palestinian muslin, he is a Jewish kid from Russia. He prayed 3 times a day and introduced me to the Torah and Sidur. We both enjoyed both books. I fell in love in Moses' teachings and in the prayer, and I converted to be a Jew. Then months later I got deported to the Palestinian territory where now I can't say or dare to read and practice in peace my new faith ! Can a rabbi or a faithful Jew help me? Please save me, I need to join a Jewish school and learn Hebrew and the Jewish faith, please

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Shalom Rabbi, The realm in which HaShem lives, is where we all earnestly do mitzvahs, however; is earth not a mere image of the realm? The difference is having skin, but the exact choice to serve our Creator is the same. Whether we have skin or not, the soul is always to choose the Torah. Is it then that whether live continues here on earth or in the realm we call heaven, we will always have a choice? Choice never ceases correct?