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If a non-Jew dies while committing Kiddish Hashem, are they automatically granted the status of a convert to Judaism? For example those that died in the Holocaust because they had Jewish lineage but were not Halachically Jewish. Does their martyrdom elevate their status?

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I have always wondered where the necessary elements for the tabernacle came from during the wilderness period: the fine flour for the showbread, the fine oil for the lamps and the ingredients for the holy incense. If G-d need to provide manna and quail for His people to feed them, where did these other items for worship come from?

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BSD. I think there is a Midrash that teaches us that the 70 souls going into Mitzrayim did not include the wives of the sons of Yaakov Avinu. Does anyone know anything about this? Does the count include the wives? Can someone please tell me who are counted in the 70 souls? Thanks

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I just read what was sent to me as a Midrash Chanuka. It told the story about Matityahu's daughter Hanna who was getting ready to marry and at her wedding she undressed and scolded her brothers and others for them being more concerned about seeing her naked than worrying about her impending rape by the Greek governor that night, as was custom. Did this really happen? Thanks

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Are the 2 Chira's brought down in Tanach the same person? I'm referring to the Chira mentioned in Parshas Vayeishev who Yehuda befriended and the second Chira who's mentioned in Sefer Melachim towards the beginning. Thanks, Allan

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Hi again Rabbi. Thanks for quickly answering my post. This is a followup to your answer to my question about Jews having (supposedly) 50% DNA of ancient Canaanites. You said that that was because Canaan and Shem are very closely related (that Canaan's father was the brother of Shem), through Noach, so they would share DNA. But wouldn't that mean (since everyone is related to each other through Shem, Cham, or Yafet, and has a combination of all three) that everyone would have extremely similar DNA? Most people today don't have a lot of Canaan's DNA even though he was everyone's "uncle" or "brother" nation. Please clarify. Thanks again, and may God give you blessings.

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Hello again, Rabbi(s). I have heard that a 2020 study proves that Jews are descended from Canaanites. They say that -- consistent across various Jewish and even Arabic groups -- Jews' DNA originates from Canaanite samples in ancient sites. Biblically, Canaan is Cham's son, whereas Yisrael and Yishmael (Arabs) are Shem's descendants. In your tradition, is there an explanation for these findings? Thank you.   https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/jews-and-arabs-descended-from-canaanites/ https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/history/2020/05/dna-from-biblical-canaanites-lives-modern-arabs-jews