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I am studying to become a pastor of my protestant faith. In a textbook I am currently assigned it says that worn-out manuscripts were ceremoniously destroyed, but it does not go into a detailed method. I was wondering what the method of destroying a worn-out Torah was and any significates to each step in the process including any ceremony for its replacement. Discovering the Old Testament: Story and Faith Hardcover – March 15, 2003 by Robert Branson (Author), Timothy M. Green (Author), Jim Edlin (Author), Alex Varughese (Editor) page 29

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How do I know for sure if I married my beshert, if I married the right person? Is it possible to have what one perceives is a happy marriage with someone, only to be unaware that they married the wrong person than whom G-d has intended?

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Our congregation is without a rabbi now, and we are looking for someone to answer our question what to do when the following happens: This past Shabbat, the chazzan during his repetition of the amidah, in the middle of a blessing, in the middle of a sentenced, seemed to get tired and stressed. Midway through a verse in the blessing for the day, he said in English “I can’t do this anymore,” and then he walked out. All of us were concerned for his health, but he returned for Mincha that day as if nothing were unusual. When we asked him if he was okay, he said everything was fine and dodged our questions on the subject. A congregant talked to his wife, who said nothing seemed out of the ordinary with him and he went to work today like normal. He is in his 50s and has grown children and no major health issues we know of. What we would like to know is, what should a congregation do if their chazzan quits and walks out in the middle of the amidah like this? Where should they resume with a new chazzan? We had no idea what to do.

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Hi Rabbi - We are baal teshuva and my parents are not observant. How do we deal with this with our young kids? They do not keep shabbat, kosher etc and we dont want our kids to learn from these ways. What is the best thing to do without making an averah of kibud av ve'em? Is it ok to keep distance from them and potentially hurt their feelings if it means keeping our kids pure and observant?

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What is the Judaism's view on how we spend our time on things, like philosophy, music, personal growth, self-mastery, gardening, spending time with animals, etc.?