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I have been raised as a Christian, however, my documented genealogy going back to the early 1800's are Jews from Poland, Russia, and Romania. My mother is the only Christian. Because my mom was not Jewish, would I not have a claim to the Jewish religion? My surname is Lebovitz. Many thanks for your reply.

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The Talmud in chullin, establishes a principle of Nat Bar Nat, meaning pareve food cooked in fleishig or milchig pots/pans can be eating with the opposite (like eating fish cooked In meat pan with milk). Does this principle in the Gemara mean one can cook dumplings on milchig pan, as the casing is pareve and the pareve casing would be permissible to eat with fleishig due to nat bar nat? Is it different lechatchila or B’dieved

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I hope you can help me find resources. My friend in Los Angeles houses 3 Ukrainian refugees: a woman in her 40s, her 80-year old mother, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, and her 16-year old autistic son. My friend is a Jewish man. The son has severe emotional problems and has not adapted well to the U.S. He is currently being openly anti-Semitic. My friend has asked the JDL and other resources in his area and has been told they cannot help him. My friend is a very intelligent man but after two years of kindness, generosity and love towards this boy, he is at his wit's end about how to deal with the hate and fear.

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Is it permissable to use henna to mark or decorate your body