From: Jennifer in CO Dear Rabbi, What does Judaism say about what happens to the soul after death? Dear Jennifer, The following sources describe the experiences of the soul during the various stages of death: “When a man is about to die, and judgment hovers about him so he would depart from the world, a[…]
From: R. in San Diego Dear Rabbi, I have become religious over the past year-and-a-half or so, and feel that I am getting ready to start dating for marriage. The problem is that there are certain things that I did before becoming religious and in college that I am embarrassed about, and I’m also concerned[…]
From: Anonymous Dear Rabbi, My widowed paternal grandmother just passed away. I have become observant over the past few years, but my father (who is my grandmother’s only son) is not particularly religious. I would like to help, and I would like to see that the funeral takes place in the traditional fashion, but I[…]
From: I. Licht in Miami Dear Rabbi, Why did G‑d rest on the seventh day? Was He tired??? Did He leave the world incomplete intending to return to it? How do we know the details of Creation? G‑d was presumably alone, yet the account is written in the third person. Is this one of the[…]
Calling Tarot’s Card From: Joshua in England Dear Rabbi, A close relative of mine regularly consults a witch who reads the tarot and tells her things about the people she knows and about the future. Based on what she has said and predicted, I am sure she is not a fake and must be able[…]
From: Alberto in Israel Dear Rabbi, I’m Israeli but not Jewish. My parents are Brazilian. I’m religious and I keep mitzvot like every Jew. But I’m not Orthodox or Reform, I just keep the mitzvot in my life in my own way. I never wanted to become a “member” of a “community” in the way[…]
From: Martha in Pennsylvania Dear Rabbi, My question for you is very short and sweet. I have seen a lot of rabbis kissing young children on their foreheads. Is there a reason for that? I had a number of dreams where I was kissing someone’s forehead and received some interpretation, but I would like to[…]
From: R.S. Dear Rabbi, A Jewish college professor told me that the symbols of the Jewish months, i.e. fish, balancing-scales, scorpion, pail, bow etc. originate from the Romans. I would like to know if this is correct because I thought that they originated from the Jews. Thanks, R.S. Dear R.S., With due respect to your[…]