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I have been raised as a Christian, however, my documented genealogy going back to the early 1800's are Jews from Poland, Russia, and Romania. My mother is the only Christian. Because my mom was not Jewish, would I not have a claim to the Jewish religion? My surname is Lebovitz. Many thanks for your reply.

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Is Torah separate from God or is Torah actually God? I heard someone say that the Tanya writes that the Torah is a manifestation of God's will and therefore is God. But that seems a little confusing to me. I thought the Torah is just a channel to reach God and spirituality. But then again there is a chazal that says "Oraysa ve'Kudsha Brich Hu chad Hu." What does that mean?

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Hello, I am not Jewish. Please excuse my ignorance. I come here to seek understanding. I am an artist and I am on my own spiritual journey, as I am sure we all are. I want to make a painting with the Tetragrammaton of the Latin alphabet I am currently using as the subject of the piece. It will be elegant and made with the greatest respect I can give to it. My question is if it would be seen as disrespectful to Jews even though my intent is to make something highly spiritual and glorious. More importantly, would you see it as disrespectful to God? I will add that I am agnostic/unsure and searching from a Catholic background. Thanks!  

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I wanted to see how the original Hebrew language expresses the phrase in Isaiah 44:5 “unto the LORD” or “belonging to God”. I can’t read Hebrew lettering so could you please write it out with English letters. I had been told it was “Le Adunai Ani” but I don’t know if that is correct. If possible could I get an answer back by in the morning? I’m so sorry to ask. Thank you so much!