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Dear Rabbi, Is it true that God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther? If so, why not? Thanks.

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I’ve noticed that in modern times, many people treat Tu B’Shvat as an environmental holiday and use it to promote being eco-friendly. I’m very much into being eco-friendly myself and I believe it’s a Torah value. After all, we have a law, Deuteronomy 20:19-20, that forbids cutting down fruit bearing trees. But it seems that people celebrate the holiday this way have strayed from its real purpose as being the date that marks when trees become a year older. What are your thoughts about that?

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How do you spell the gifts that we give each other on Purim? Is it Mishloach Manot or Mischloach Manot? Thanks.

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Does livestreaming your Chanukah candle lighting increase the mitzvah of publicizing the Chanukah miracle to the world? On the quiet dead end street where we live, not a lot of people get to see the candles in our window, and those who do are all Jews. But I like to livestream it for all my social media followers to see. And my candle lighting videos have been a hit among Jews and non-Jews alike.

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BH Hi, If I'm a bochur in a shared basement, and due to issues of domestic violence I'm not able to light in the place I sleep, is it better that I light at a friend's house if I go there for a meal than to not light at all?

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My wife will be two times zone to my west for the first couple days of Chanukah. She is staying by herself (not with a host). When I light, it is still the previous day for her. Should she light separately or should I wait two hours to light when it becomes night for her (and there are still plenty of people in the street who can see my candles)? If it helps, I could visit my married kids for their lighting and then I wouldn't get home until nightfall for my wife.