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I was adopted by non-Jews in the 1960’s and am about to research my history. The records are sealed, and opening them is a process. My question is this, as the only things my adoptive parents were told is that my father was an athlete, and my mother was Jewish, if I find out that she was and can validate this information, does this mean I am still Jewish or is it a moot point now since I was adopted by non-Jews? Thank you for your time.

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Hi, Does the issur of לֹא תַעֲשֹׁק אֶת רֵעֲךָ apply to an outside of company sales agent?

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I am just curious what Torah laws forbid looking at a picture of an immodestly clad woman? One who does so is not really looking at a woman, but is just seeing a collection of dots of ink (or pixels of light on a screen)?

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There are two verses in 1 Samuel I have wrestled with for a while now. In 1 Samuel 15 (ESV): 10 The word of the Lord came to Samuel: 11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.” And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the Lord all night. and 35 And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. The word regret bothered me. I wondered, if God is omnipotent and omniscient, how is it that He could regret something? It seemed contradictory to the notion of a perfect God. Regret to me is something that you feel when you have made an error, and I feel like God shouldn't be making errors. So I didn't know what do to with these verses. But after meditating on this on and off for over a year: I came to a conclusion, and I wanted to validate whether it is in line with scripture or not. My realization was: perhaps the reason why God can have regret is that something else is more important than Saul's obedience. In God's creation, He created us with free will (although I know there is debate about that). But if I assume that the free will of man is a part of God's (perfect) creation, then can we make sense of God's regret with respect to Saul as an indicator that the free will of man is so important and essential to his creation, and so perfect in His eyes, that He affirms and upholds it, and as a consequence, must suffer disappointment? So rather than force Saul (or any man) to behave a certain way, like a celestial puppet master, He leaves us be, and as a consequence can still be a perfect being, but suffer regret. So now, in my own head, I think of those versus of an affirmation of the importance and perfection of the free will of man. But I would love to know if that conclusion I came to is Biblically sound or not. Thank you!

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Dear Rabbi, The Torah was given at Mount Sinai in the desert wilderness before the Jewish People entered Israel. But why wasn’t it given in Israel? Since Israel was given by God to the Jews to be a holy land for a holy nation, wouldn’t it make more sense to receive the holy Torah in the holy place of Israel instead? Thanks!

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GENESIS SAYS THAT GOD CREATED ANIMALS BEFORE HUMANS AND THAT HE CREATED HUMANS BEFORE ANIMALS. WHICH IS CORRECT? THANKS YOU.

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Which are the books that are not part of the 66 Books of the Bible but they are mentioned in the Bible ?

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In the Torah, specifically Leviticus, you will have contagiously unclean people. I'm wondering, if they sit on a seat that becomes unclean, how does the seat become clean again? Is it similar to earthenware, in that it can just be washed? Or is there a different purification ritual to clean the seat? Or is it only unclean for as long as the original unclean person is unclean?

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Where can I find Rabbis discussion on the age of training and service of the Priest. Especially this quote: "Rabbi Yosef B’chor Shor echoes sentiments expressed by Ramban when he notes that '25 is when lighter work begins, including singing. At age 30, heavier carrying kicks in, as strength kicks in (based on Avot 5:21). The rabbis also taught that at 25 he begins his training, while at 30 he begins to serve.'"