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Rabbi, in light of the belief that the face of Hashem takes many forms, why do you think we continue to live in a world that is organized hierarchically, with some people being superior or having more power than others?

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Usually we read from the same Torah each week. When the Torah is opened the following week, we are at the correct point for the current parasha. If a different Torah needs to be taken out to read the current parasha, it probably will not open to the correct section. Therefore, the Torah needs to be scrolled until the correct place is located. Since the Torah has no vowels, no trope, no chapter/verse numbers, how does the Torah reader know when he/she has reached the right spot? Thanks.

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I am a gentile Bible scholar. Scripture says that Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for "three days and three nights." My Christian pastor quoting Moody Bible Commentary told us that "Jewish people regarded even a part of a day as a day and a night." In theory, that would mean that Jonah could have been in the fish no more than 25 hours ... still a miracle but certainly of a different flavor. My question is, when Scripture says "3 days and 3 nights", does it mean "not less than" that amount of time?

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So the Torah was offered to all the nations of the world. How did G-d communicate this offer to the other nations, and how in turn did the other nations communicate their rejection? Seemingly they weren’t having back-and-forth conversations with G-d in the same way humans talk to each other. And so many nations did not even believe He existed.

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As we all know, there are 613 mitzvot. The gematria of the word תורה is 611, just two shy of that. Yet it is very close, which is hard to ignore. Is there any significance to this proximity and the number 2 in which the gematria falls short?

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Have you ever heard of the concept of "a Gold Winged Soul"? I read a few sentences in an old Jewish book that mentioned such a Soul and that it is "rare". For some reason I had to put the book down and did not have an opportunity to gain access to it again. This was circa 20 years ago. Any knowledge of what the meaning is and from where the "Concept" is derived would be extremely appreciated.

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To what extent followers of the Jewish faith who are high achievers in all areas - such as Science, Arts, Entertainment, Sport etc - influenced by what it says in the Torah?