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Deuteronomy 23:3 states that a Moabite was not to enter the congregation of the Lord until the 10th generation. How was King David allowed to enter and King Solomon allowed to build the Temple when they were only 3 and 4 generations from the Moabite Ruth? This has puzzled me.

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How should one study Torah like great rabbis, like Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rashi etc? Should I learn Hebrew for that? I know only three languages: Bengali, Hindi and English.

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For an adult who is just starting to read the weekly parasha, which of those would you recommend a beginning learner? Torah Lights or Covenant & Conversation? B'shalom, Lady Arwen Legolas Wilson

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I am a non-Jew. Can I study Torah at night with my Jewish friends?Should I take a bath in the pond or river before studying Torah?

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Last week’s Torah portion brings up brief mention of two people described as prophets: Eldad and Meidad. What comes to mind is that Eldad’s name comes first, before Meidad. Obviously, when two people are described, one’s name has to be mentioned first. But nothing in the Torah is random. Is there any particular reason Eldad comes first before Meidad? And if so, what would that be?

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In Exodus 34.7 it says, "He does not remit all punishment, but visits the iniquity of parents upon children and children's children, upon the third and fourth generations." Can you please tell me what this means to you? Will my children be punished for my sins? Will their children be punished for my sins? Will their children's children be punished for my sins? Please explain in as much detail as you can. Do you have anything on this topic? Thank you very much.

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Hi Rabbi. My question is - does listening to recorded shiurim count (or considered) as the mitzvah of learning Torah? Basically, is it a mitzvah to listen to podcasts about the Torah and Talmud? Thanks so much! All the very best, Stephen.

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In Devarim it is commanded to gather — Hakhel — at the end of the Sabbatical year. But is there a command to gather together on (every) Shabbat or the Moadim? Of course Vayikra 23 calls such moments Mikra Kodesh or Holy Convocations, but do these really imply that we should gather and keep these days together? Or are these just general statements in order that we should just proclaim these days as different as the other days and keep the holiness of these specific moments? The words "mikra kodesh" could be taken to mean "a declaration of sanctity," referring to the holiness of a day or appointed time. While translated as "a holy convocation" it refers to a group of people assembled for a special purpose; they are called together for a holy meeting, "a set-apart-gathering." So the question is: If we are really commanded to gather on these days and appointed times, or that these days and appointed times are only to be declared as holy days; i.e. are to be set apart from all other days?