Shabbat: Brushing Teeth Can one brush one's teeth on Shabbat? I have heard of some people using liquid tooth paste to do this - why is this? Thanks If published, please publish anonymously.

Shalom, I am a Jewish woman that is married to a non Jew, in the last 2 years I relaized that I felt differently about HaShem. I started dressing modestly and actually studing Torah. I now beleive that nothing should be added to it or taken from it. I beleive that the Torah is HaShem's way of telling me what he expects me to do and not to do (kind of how he feels). With that being said I feel as though I am a JOKE, because, no matter how hard I try, I can not live the way I feel as though HaShem wants me to. I really wanted to go to Chabad. My husband did not convert , we have 4 beautiful children and I desided not to push the Chabad thing,instead I put our children into our religious school at our reform synogoge. I am also letting our son learn what he may will need to know for when he becomes a Bar Mitzvah(in Jan.) from our reform Rabbi that does not beleive that the Torah is true,he only beleives it is G-d inspired. I want our children to be able to learn Torah for its own sake. Here is my questions: If I know that I can not live according to Torah and Jewish Law and I am breaking Mitzots to do other mitzvots (like driving on shabbat to get to temple) then why even bother trying anymore? #2/3?- Given it is the High Holy days do I (being a Jewish woman) need to go to services and should I feel like I am at a dead end, instead of the beiginning of a path from HaShem? Sincerely, Lisa

What is someone to do if they can not find the person they commited a sin to, (to ask forgiveness) and there is no hope of finding them to say sorry? Will it ever be possible to do complete teshuva? Thank You

Would you please send me a prayer for 'bad luck.' And a prayer that my children will be happy this year, 2005, and that I will have 'peace of mind.' Thank you. Harriet

Why is rabbit not kosher?