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Why Don’t We See Supernatural Miracles Anymore?
Sinai left no room for free will — Purim, centuries later, was designed to require it. Q. Why Don’t We See…
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What’s Special About Great Rabbis?
Skepticism is the norm, so when a scholar earns near-universal respect up close, it’s not spin. Q. What’s Special About Great…
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Does Religious Zionism Shrink G-d Down to One Land?
The same objection could be raised about Shabbat, or about the Kohanim — concentration isn’t limitation. Q. It seems that religious…
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Should We Say Hallel on Yom HaAtzma’ut?
A Talmudic rule obligates Hallel for any national salvation — and this one beat Chanuka’s odds. Q. Should I say Hallel…
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Should We Forgive the Nazis?
Forgiveness between individual Jews is an ideal — national genocide is drawn as a different category entirely. Q. If Judaism sees…
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Is There a Solution to Antisemitism?
Rav Kook’s theory: the world resents the conscience the Jews handed it, the way a child resents a dentist. Q. If…
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Could There Be Another Exile?
An ancient tradition about a third and final return, and the population numbers that suggest it’s already happened. Q. Is it…
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What Does It Mean When Chanukah and Thanksgiving Overlap?
A case against celebrating Thanksgiving at all, built on why exile was never meant to feel like home. Q. What’s the…
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Must a Forgotten Loan Be Returned to a Non-Jewish Owner?
A scrupulous question about a borrowed notebook, and why the answer is also about kiddush Hashem. Q. A while ago someone (not…
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Do ‘Sheidim’ and Demons Really Exist?
The Talmud mentions them, the Rambam rationalizes them — and either way, only G-d and man have free will. Q. I…