From: Fred in Tennessee Dear Rabbi, What is the Haggada? Dear Fred, The Haggada is a book that Jews read on the first night of Passover. It tells about our slavery in Egypt and the miracles G‑d did for us when freeing us. The word “haggada” means “telling”, which comes from the Biblical command: “And[…]
From: Joseph C. Dear Rabbi, This year my wife and I are kashering our home for Passover for the first time. We are now purchasing Passover dishes, utensils, etc. My question is, when we remove the everyday dishes, where do they go? May we put them in the boxes that held the Passover dishes? Is[…]
From: Many Readers Dear Rabbi, What is the Jewish perspective on cloning? This is a continuation of: Cloning 1 – Is it Right to Play G-d? Cloning 2 – Does a Clone Have a Soul? Dear Readers, In Cloning 1 we mentioned that a clone is genetically identical to the gene donor, unlike normal male/female[…]
From: Many Readers Dear Rabbi, What is the Jewish perspective on cloning? This is a continuation of: Cloning 1 – Is it Right to Play G-d? Dear Readers, In the first part of this series we explored the question if it’s right to play G-d. This segment of our discussion on cloning will address the[…]
From: Many Readers Dear Rabbi, What is the Jewish perspective on cloning? Dear Readers, Before discussing the Jewish perspective on cloning, let us give a brief explanation of what cloning is and how it is done. Cloning is the reproduction of an organism whereby all the genes of the clone are identical to the original[…]
From: Martin in St. Louis Dear Rabbi, A central theme of Chanuka seems to be the victory of Torah over the philosophy of the Greeks. Does that mean that Judaism rejects the wisdom of the nations? Is there no redeeming value to that wisdom according to the Torah? Thank you. Dear Martin, True, Chanuka commemorates[…]