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Ask the Rabbis
2014 November/December, Arts & Culture, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Arrogance

  • July 25, 2019
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Are there aspects of Judaism that encourage arrogance—or that help guard against it?

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2014 January-February, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Happiness

  • April 26, 2022
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
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Should Jews strive to be happy? INDEPENDENT No. Jews should never strive to be happy. Happiness should not be something to strive for. It should be solidly entrenched...

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2014 September/October, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask the Rabbis // Sin

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 3 comments
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“In contrast with other views, we are not born sinners, but by virtue of the human condition and our free will, we are bound to act sinfully from time to time.”

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2013 July-August, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | Gun Control

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 9 comments
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We ask our rabbis, “Should Jews be for or against the right to bear arms?”

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2014 May/June, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Addiction

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Moment
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INDEPENDENT: Addiction is highlighted in the Torah’s account of the Revelation at Mount Sinai, where the One Who Spoke and the World Came into Being instructed us not to get so caught up in our subjective assumptions about God that we would carve out and worship an image reflecting those assumptions.

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2014 March/April, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish World

Ask the Rabbis // Contraception

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
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INDEPENDENT Judaism does not restrict a woman in regard to her choices concerning pregnancy. She has a choice to bear children or not to bear children...

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2014 January-February, Arts & Culture, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis // Religion & Science

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 2 comments
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In what ways, if any, do science and Judaism conflict?

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2013 November-December, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis / Religion & Politics

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 2 comments
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Are there times when a rabbi must express his or her political opinion from the pulpit, even if it is likely to spark controversy?

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2006 July-August, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis: What’s the Best Way to Ask for Forgiveness?

  • September 6, 2022
  • By author-avatar Moment
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The first step is to admit to ourselves that we did something wrong.

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2013 September-October, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | Women & Religion

  • July 25, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 2 comments
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Is Judaism good for women?

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2006 March-April, Ask the Rabbis

What Does Judaism Say About Organ Donation?

  • July 25, 2019
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Secular Humanism For Humanistic Jews, there is no greater value than the sanctity of life. We honor the traditional notion of pikuah nefesh, the concept that...

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2013 May-June, Ask the Rabbis

Ask the Rabbis | What Are Our Obligations as Jews Toward the animals We Use, Live With or Eat? 

  • August 1, 2019
  • By author-avatar Amy E. Schwartz
  • 7 comments
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What are our obligations as Jews toward the animals we use, live with or eat?

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