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While studying this weekend, I came across a parsha which is somewhat confusing. After inquiring on the internet, I have yet to find an orthodox or Hasidic site explanation of the following text. What is Hashem telling Jeremiah? Jeremiah 8:8-9 How can you say, “We are wise, And we possess the Instruction of the LORD”? Assuredly, from the lying pens of scribes! The wise shall be put to shame, Shall be dismayed and caught; See, they reject the word of the LORD, So their wisdom amounts to nothing. אֵיכָ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ חֲכָמִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְתוֹרַ֥ת יְהֹוָ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ אָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר עָשָׂ֔ה עֵ֖ט שֶׁ֥קֶר סֹפְרִֽים׃ הֹבִ֣שׁוּ חֲכָמִ֔ים חַ֖תּוּ וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ הִנֵּ֤ה בִדְבַר־יְהֹוָה֙ מָאָ֔סוּ וְחׇכְמַ֥ת מֶ֖ה לָהֶֽם Are these scribes those who interpret the written Torah for the Jewish people? B"H

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Dear Rabbi, I am a doctor. Is it appropriate for me to say any special prayers for the good health of my patients (of any denomination), besides of course treating them medically to the best of my ability? Thank you

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Hello. I’ve recently heard that there are 7 worlds. 6 worlds that our world surrounds, and each one is smaller than the next. I’ve heard that there are different kinds of creatures or humans living there. Is this true? Is there any source for this?

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Hello, I have some questions I’ve had a hard time finding answers to and I hope you can help. Firstly, why do animals have to be killed when someone was intimate with it? Second, I’ve heard that the world was destroyed due to beastiality in the past but I haven’t ever heard any sources for that. Is that true? Is there a source for that? Why was the world destroyed? Couldn’t God just make it physically impossible for beastiality to occur? He can do anything. If that is true, what does that mean for our world, being that beastiality is something that happens frequently. Thanks you.

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Shalom, Rabbi. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to convert to Judaism. I love the beliefs of the religion and what it symbolizes. However, my family is very anti-religion and would in fact shun me for being Jewish. How can I convert without consulting them, what can I do? How can I embrace Judaism? How can I get started? Thank you for your guidance.

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Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. Thank you for answering my last question. If someone is in the middle of the long blessing "Baruch Hashem l'olam" that is recited right before maariv shemoneh esrei, is he allowed to say "amen" to the chazan when the chazan says the bracha "Baruch atah Hashem, Shomer amo Yisrael l'ad," that is said before the "Baruch Hashem l'olam" long bracha? Thanks.

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For the morning shema (Nor during Barchu) right after the brachot prior to pesukei dezimra, do we cover our eyes fo that Shema like during Barchu or not. If not why not?

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I have davened the Amidah at haneitz for almost 10 years now. I usually try to say Go-al Yisroel at the exact second of sunrise so I can start the Amidah one second after sunrise as I learned. However, I was told that there is a few minutes leniency as to it still counting as it being haneitz. One shul, in North Miami Beach, for example starts their Amidah 30 seconds after haneitz. So, my question is, to get the zechus for davening haneitz, is there a time limit where if you exceed it, it no longer counts as davening at sunrise? I'm very OCD, so I've always tried to start the Amidah one second after the exact second of haneitz for my zipcode according to myzmanim.com. I look forward to your answer. If I may, I have a second question. When I was at the kotel for Shavuos 3 years ago (my father's yartzeit), myzmanim.com's time for haneitz seemed to be a few minutes AFTER the other minyanim at the kotel. I didn't realize it until afterwards, but I was wondering how that is? Someone mentioned that there could be different ways to calculate the exact second of sunrise, but having it 3-5 minutes before the time I had was puzzling. Thank you!