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Hi Rabbi, In the American Declaration of Independence, it famously states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Is this the view of the Torah? Thank you

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In the American Declaration of Independence, it famously states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Is this the view of the Torah?

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If God knows everything, how do we have free will to choose, if he knows what I'm going to do before I even do it?

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Hi Rabbi, I have a question: Let us assume that there are non-human persons that exist who travelled to our planet and possess intelligent thought. Would it be possible for one of them to convert to Judaism and be considered a part of the Jewish People? In the same vein of questions: If they have food very different from ours, how could we distinguish what is kosher and what is not? Thanks!

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How can God have control over the world if we have choice? I can choose to kill myself and God won’t make a miracle to stop it, therefore I have control. And He doesn’t. How is that?

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I grew up in a Jewish family, was raised going to shul, and had a bat mitzvah. I've been active at my university's Hillel, and my Jewish identity is really important to me. I'm almost 22 years old, and I just found out that my grandmother on my mother's side isn't Jewish (although her husband, my grandfather, was). My mother and her family are from the Soviet Union, and she was raised with all of the stigma and struggle associated with being Jewish (as well as with Jewish cultural practices). My mom has always identified as Jewish, so I never thought to ask about our family history. I'm not quite sure what to do -- I know that this means that I'm not Jewish, but my identity and how people view me hasn't changed. I know that Jewishness is matrilineal, so I would need to convert in order for my children to be considered Jewish, but what would the conversion process look like for me? Would it be different than the standard process in any way?

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ntiyshah - Nun Tet Yod Shin Hei - tendrils plant battlements. This word has woven within it Shin Tet Nun - satan. Could Satan , super human adversary, accuser, archenemy of good, be likened to a vine, tendril, tree? What is the hidden connection between ntiyshah - Nun Tet Yod Shin Hei, and Shin Tet Nun - satan? 1Samuel 25:25: For as his name is, so is he.