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Are you supposed to give Maaser before or after taxes?

Dear Rabbi I was born 12. 22. 1954 around 1 am Could you please tell me my hebrew birth date Thank you

Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. Thank you for answering my last question. The Mishnah Berurah writes "Even if one rises after midnight for some purpose and intends to go back and sleep a further settled sleep subsequently, he may nevertheless say all these morning blessings then and will no longer have to say them when he gets up in the morning. This applies to all the morning blessings apart from the blessing Elokay Neshamah, which he should say then without the conclusion, and the blessing Ha-Ma'avir Sheynah, which he should say then without mention of the Divine Name. When he gets up subsequently in the morning, he should say these two blessings with mention of the Divine Name and the fact that He is King, as they should properly be said." Does the fact that he writes "even if one rises after midnight" imply that if one rose before midnight, or if he did not sleep at all, he should not say the morning blessings until it is actually dawn? And what does he mean by "for some purpose"? If he awakens for no purpose at all would the din be different? Thanks.

Reading Chapter 9 in the Book of Genesis, God says, "Do not eat meat that still has its' lifeblood in it." To me, God is saying don't kill a live animal for meat. To those that follow Judaism, it was translated to mean it's okay to eat meat, as long as it's been drained of its blood. That is a far off and barbaric interpretation. I don't think God wanted man to take the life of a viable animal. Period. If it was dead, from battle with another creature, or of starvation, or any other reason, its lifeblood is out of this animal. Because it was already dead, it was okay to eat. My son says I'm wrong. Please clarify. I am a vegetarian.

It is my understanding that saying out loud Hashem's names (any of them ) in the bathroom is a moderate-medium violation of the Torah, because it is demeaning and derogratory (disrespectful) to God, simply because of the context includes the using of the toilet, for example. And I understand the part about the fact that it doesn't matter that a sink and a shower or bathtub might be there. But what is the general consensus Halacha ruling on the "thinking" about G-d IF the thinking occurs during the our cleansing inside thew shower or bathtub? Is it permissible or not? And secondly, does it make a difference if the so called "thinking" is done in a bathtub whereby we remain in the part-filthy part-soapy water as opposed to a shower where we are in a state of constant cleansing? Given the long history of the importance of remaining ritually clean, I should think that that the Halacha (including Mishna and Gomorra) would have extensive commentary on this matter and that silent thinking about G-d (for example, a posed in the written Torah or his will in general, or Hashem's relationship with Moshe and the Moshiach) is acceptable, on strict condition that the toilet is not being used in any way. Please explain in detail as much as possible. Thank You and Be Well.

Please help me to understand the differences between a sin offering and a burnt offering?What are their significance in Leviticus 15:30? Thank you for any information.

In the New Testament (Christian Bible) it speaks of a woman that had an issue of blood for 12 years. Is she Niddah or Major Zavala? If it was just her cycle that never stopped flowing, which would she be? And would she have to wait 7 days and bring a sacrifice?   thank you