Questions

Why is it Sefardim can eat rice at passover and ashkenazi do not and what part of Halacha denotes the correct law and custom.

If only one day of Rosh Hashana maybe observed due to various reasons, which one should it be or it does not matter? I do not allow my name to be published. Thanks, Sara

Sholem aleichem, I'm a baal tshuvah wannabe. My first spiritual models were people like Gandhi and M.L. King, and being rodef shalom v' tzedek has always been at the core of my being, before and after my turn toward Torah and mitzvot. Along with my many tenacious internal obstacles, the biggest external obstacle I face is the prevalence of anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim hostility in the frum world, which I am expected to share. Two questions: 1) How is it that some of the most spiritually sensitive and conscientiously self-aware people I know can be so oblivious to (or unconcerned about) their own bigoted attitudes and language when it comes to "goyim"? 2) How can a Torah newbie like me - especially one deeply involved in the pursuit of reconciliation between peoples - best approach the multiplicity of sharply contradictory Torah-based views of zionism and the state of Israel, such as one finds expressed by, for example, Rav A. I. Kook, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, a

Hello, I was raised catholic and have a couple of questions concerning the first book of the Torah that no catholic, christian, or jehovah witness could answer and I was hoping for some insight. 1 - Why does God refer to himself in the plural twice, and 2) who are the people Cain is afraid of finding him if at this point the text states there were only the four of them (Adam, Eve, Cain, & Abel)? thank you, Donald

What is the meaning of the breaking of the plate, in a wedding and who does this ceremony? Is it necessary to have a Rabbi present? What are the blessings for that ceremony?

If Adam had went straight to God after the apple incident, and told him what hppened and he was sorry and asked for forgiveness. What do you think might have happened? Was the apple thing a mistake that Adam began a series of sins in re-action to. Could the original sin be that after the apple Adam went from being " unclothed creation of God" to " naked ". That his looking upon creation with less than wonder and admiration was the start. After that he hide creation, feared God, lied, and etc. What if he kept his heart on loving God and not his own welfare. The Question is: Was the first sin done by a creation of God that did not know what he was doing or from his choices made in response to an uninformed act?

Greetings Rabbi: Would a first century Rabbi have worked at a "secular" job to support himself, or would he more likely have been supported by his local synagogue? Thank you. Sincerely, Magus

Dear Rabbi Was there such a thing as an "honorary Rabbi" in the first century or thereabouts? I have been told this on several occasions and have no idea if it's factual. G-d bless, Patricia

when a person dies, does he go directly to heaven, or does he have to wait for the resserection??????????????? acording to the bible???????????? please answer this question? or is he always around us in spirit?????????????

We recently had to put our dog to sleep. He was part of our family and loved. My question is will we see him again in heaven? What biblical proof do we have? Thank you for your consideration, Serena