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Dear Rabbi, I didn’t know my Hebrew name, so I asked my parents and they told me they never gave me one. Does this mean I can’t have a Hebrew name? Thanks

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Kaf~Vav~Resh~Shin spells Koresh: He was the Persian king who allowed exiled Yisraelites to return to Yerushalim. Shin~Resh~Vav~Kaf spells srok, meaning sandal or thong. Both these words share the exact same letters. Is there a connection?

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Bet~Kuf~Yud~Ayin spells bqiya meaning ) a fissure,breach,cleft Yud~Ayin~Kuf~Bet spells Ya aqob "heel holder" or "supplanter" Ya aqob has the bqiya meaning breach within it. Since there are no coincidences in what the letters of light reveal; what is the viable connection here?

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If the letter "Chet" means to separate and cut off, half, divide - and the meaning of the letter "Yud"| is worship, doesn’t their combination as the word "Chai" (which actually means "life") indicate “separate from worship”? I don’t see where they get "life" in this word. Please explain.

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Dear Rabbi, Is there a Mother's Day in the Jewish religion? I know that this Sunday (May 8, 2022) will be Mother’s Day in the United States and I wonder if Judaism has something similar. Thanks

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Hello, I was wondering about what is the custom for putting a stone on a gravestone. And also about the custom of using one set of dishes for milk and another one for meat. Is that a religious or hygienic reason? Thanks

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Is there a method within Jewish law to change one’s Hebrew name from the name one was assigned by their parents at birth for any reason, such as if one does not like their name?

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My boyfriend and I went to an orthodox Grand Siyum Seder Moed. The shul was sephardic that put it on. I am used to a modern orthodox or conservative shul and my boyfriend is conservative. After sitting for a few minutes we realized the men and women were sitting on separate sides of the room. I had only seen this done in shul, not at a meal. We chose to stay at our table sort of in the middle in the back. We wondered if we would sit alone but another couple from that shul sat with us, and two other men with one child each-their wives at the women's side of the room. my question is: were we being rude/disrespectful by not going to separate tables. We did not know anybody, I would have been sort of ok moving and being separate from my boyfriend but he would have been extremely uncomfortable. Neither of us knew ahead of time, nor did we realize that some orthodox sit separate at meals. I can handle this for the future and ask ahead of time but were we wrong to stay together at our table?