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Dear Rabbi, Why is giving charity to the poor such an important principle in Judaism? Thanks

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Was remez—citing part of a scripture and knowing the audience would understand the reference—used by teachers in the first-century Jewish community? If not, when did it come into use?

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Mesechta Avodah Zarah starts out by saying it is forbidden to do business with or repay debt to a gentile 3 days before their holidays because they might show gratitude to their idols. Does that mean it is prohibited to shop at a Christian-owned retail store or pay a bill between December 22-25?

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Does the Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, or other Jewish sources talk about how a man can have a demotion to legally be considered like a child?

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There is a holiday train garden in our area set up in honor of Xmas with a few elements for Chanukah. Most rabbis in our community think it is not a problem and permit Jews to go see it, and many members of the orthodox community, including rabbis, actually do take their children there. But my wife and I feel it is too non-Jewish and we don’t want our kids to see it. We think it’ll have a bad influence on them. The problem is, most of the kids in our kids’ classes have already seen it and our kids are jealous that they have not seen what their friends have and are bugging us. Their rebbes have taken notice of this and are telling us we should take our kids there. But we feel uncomfortable exposing our kids to stuff like this. What advice do you have?

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Rabbis, Thank you for your time! I'm just a gentile who's very interested in Ancient Hebrew, pre and post Exodus, history. What is the meaning of the term Anshe, when referring to 'a Mighty Warrior?'

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I am a kohein. A few months ago, I started a job as the activities director for a nursing home that is not Jewish owned, but has a lot of Jewish residents. Every now and then, a resident dies, and it can take hours before a deceased resident is removed from the building. As a kohein, I know I am not supposed to be in the building when there is a dead body present. But my boss won’t let me leave. What am I supposed to do about this?

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Dear rabbi Can a married woman do tantric massage with a female therapist? The husband agrees Thanks