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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.?

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Sir, In Finland nowadays growing number of dead bodies are cinerated i.e. burnt to ashes. What is Jewish opinion about this ? I mean religious opinion. Finland is mainly atheistic country today probably due to Luther doctrine. Will those people go to Hell after their death because their bodies are burnt and those people themself also by freewill want that their body is burnt to ashes after their dead ? Best regards, Kari Laiho Finland

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Dear Rabbi, I have been following the red heifers since they landed in Israel nearly two years ago. I was told that they have to be perfect red heifers for two years and two days to qualify for the sacrifice. Is that true? And, are there any that are still eligible? Looking forward to the coming of the Messiah, Sincerely, Name Withheld by editor