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If I am praying in a congregation that uses a siddur or machzor in which the prayers are worded somewhat differently than the ones I am accustomed to, or that has some additional prayers or omissions of some prayers that I normally do, or that does its prayers in a different order, should I follow the way I normally do my prayers or the way this congregation does it?

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How much of Mincha needs to be completed before plag haMincha to enable Ma'ariv to be read immediately after plag ? Amidah? Avinu Malkenu? Tachanun? the whole?

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Hello Rabbi, I am trying to believe in the bible, i have questions though can you please help me. 1] What does the torah mean "and the waters that are above the firmament" how are we to understand that? 2] How do we reconcile the seeming contradiction between Genesis 1:12 and chapter 2:5? Rashi gives an explanation but its really hard to believe it since the texts seem to clearly contradict (the verse in genesis 1:12 says that the earth gave forth). 3] when did the blessing of God to adam and Eve in 1:28-30 take place, before or after they were in the garden of eden? From Ch. 2 it seems like eve did not exist yet till adam was already in the garden, and yet the blessing in 1:28 is adressed to "them" ie: man and woman, and this leads to believe that it was after they were kicked out of the garden, but how does that make sense that its after they sinned and kicked out from the garden and cursed by God, only to be blessed in 1:28 and then in 1:31 God says "God saw all that He made and it was very good", how can that be said after the sin, rather it must be before the sin.... I thought, okay, so maybe the blessing of 1:28 is in the garden, after God made eve but before the sin of the tree, but that doesnt make sense either because 1:29 says "all the herbage is given to you on the entire face of the earth" if they were in garden, why would God tell them anything about the fruits and herbage thats all over the planet unless they were already kicked out of garden, and it cannot be before adan was placed in the garden since eve wasn't made yet till adam was in garden and the blessing in 1:28 is plural to both adam and his half. So i thought either A] the blessing was in the garden before the sin, and they had permission to come and go from gan eden as they pleased (till they were kicked out) and that's a novelty and i dont like it, or B] as Jews say that God made them like siamese twins back to back, and so really in 1:29 is before they were in the garden, but they were still back to back and not seperate, they were blessed and then put in the garden and there God split them, but that too is very difficult because it refers to adam as a singular in the beginning of ch. 2 before making eve, and it refers to them as a plural in 1:28 as if theyre separate beings. 4] When the torah says "it was evening and it was morning day 1", it sounds like by the morning it is already the start of day 2, "it was evening, and then morning, a full day" ie: the day was finished in the morning, and then God began creating of day two that morning. But Jews believe the day starts at night-time, isn't this a contradiction?   I know this may sound silly, but to me it bothers me all day, i cannot find any answers and it bothers me greatly. If you can please help me in any way i would be extremely greatful 🙏

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Dear Rabbi, In the eyes of G-d, am I more of a good or a bad person? Will G-d give me more of a reward or a punishment? I will tell you about who I am. To start, here’s the good I have done. I have worked as a firefighter for over 20 years and saved lots of lives. I have performed lots of random acts of kindness. I give lots of money to charitable causes. And I volunteer my time to help underprivileged children. I also teach about fire safety. And I donate blood every two months. Now here’s some of the bad I have done. I abandoned the practice Orthodox Judaism where I was brought up and where I had a lot of unpleasant experiences. Since then, I have routinely badmouthed the Jewish religion, the community of my upbringing, the yeshiva I went to, lots of rabbis, and the Torah. I am married to a Christian woman and have two sons. I don’t consider myself Christian, but I occasionally accompany her to church events and I celebrate Christian holidays in addition to Hanukkah. According to Jewish belief, what am I considered in the eyes of G-d? How does G-d judge me?

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I know Hashem is very loving and He loves me. Therefore, I don't think He will mind that I am not keeping the commandments. He knows that I am spiritual and love Him in ways that make sense and are meaningful to me, and that I am a good person. Isn't this enough? Thanks!