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Dear Rabbi, I am Catholic and my husband Jewish. We accept that we have different faiths and respect that. My question is this: We have some Judaica out on display and celebrate Jewish and Christian holidays. The Christmas tree goes up every year but I have refrained from having any crosses or nativity scenes displayed. My parents both died within the last year and this year I put out a small nativity scene that was theirs in our basement where my husband probably wouldn't see it. When he did see it, he told me if was offensive and to remove it. That really hurt my feelings as it is a reminder of my childhood Christmas's. Am I being insensitive to him? I am a little hurt as I have no problem with his displays of his faith. Thank you.

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Where is the source. What rabbi and what Sefer says that when someone is embarrassed and they don’t answer they are like the rising sun and get full atonement for sins and therefore can ask for anything

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I recently discovered that my mother's mother was Jewish. I wasn't raised as a Jew. Am I considered a Jew? Should I just ignore this ancestry tidbit?

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Hi Rabbi, what is a "vort" mean in the contest of engagement to get married? Thanks.

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My mother was born Jewish, but, converted to Christianity. According to Conservative law, am I Jewish?

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Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. I once heard this prayer for a shidduch but I don't remember the exact wording. I believe it begins, "Ploni ben Plonis," and then something like "something v'hagun." Can the Rabbi tell me the correct wording of this prayer? Thanks a lot.