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Thank you again for your answers. I was wondering today about what this Ask the Rabbi organization was to maybe get information on it. I really appreciated the answer on the sacrifices, I always wondered what the opinion was on that. I think maybe you asked me not to ask any more questions on this site, and if that is the case I respect your decision. I guess I missunderstood the "where every question is taken seriously. From the beginners to the Advanced". I am just a beginner and maybe need to much help. I feel saddened. If I misunderstood and my questions are welcomed let me know. Thank you for your time.

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Thank you for answering my previous question. I've got another one. I finished reading 2 Kings and was puzzled by one of the verses towards the end, namely 2 Kings 18: 4 regarding a bronze snake "that Moses had made" which was called "Nehushtan." My sister says this snake is Moses' staff that the LORD turned into a snake before Pharoah. But if that is correct, why would Hezekiah destroy it along with other pagan objects? And in 1 Chronicles 21:17, King David takes blame for trying to have a census. Why did the census offend the LORD? Is it because the LORD promised Abraham "countless" descendents, and trying to count them was a sort of insult? Thank you again for you time and trouble on my behalf. And thank you for this invaluable website.

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Dear Rabbi, Can you please explain why baking dishes made of glass or metal can not be kashered? Thanks, Joanna

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Why are husband and wife not allowed to show affection in public?

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Relationship GER – CONVERT I would be pleased it you could sort out the following two queries for which to date I have been unable to obtain a satisfactory answer, namely – 1) Usually you and many others translate “GER” as “CONVERT” and the convert normally comes across as a second class citizen or someone of inferior status. I always understood that a convert is entitled to respect for having willingly accepted the ‘Yoke of the Torah’ and that he is to be treated on the same basis as any other Jew. Is this correct or why is the convert treated differently? 2) In Shemot 22:20 Rashi states – “Wherever "GER" appears it signifies a person who has not been born in the country where he is living but has come from another country…” Is Rashi in error or how does “GER” come to mean “CONVERT”? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Solly Chait Bet Shemesh