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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?  

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Dear Rabbi, I saw a magazine that mentioned a learning project called “Daf Yomi.” Would you please tell me about it and maybe I will check it out more for myself and friends. Thanks

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Hi Rabbi, I’m Jewish but never had any formal Jewish education. I want to start studying but also need to work, so I’m wondering if Torah study is meant for someone like me or only for fulltime scholars. Thanks!

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In I Kings, Chapter 3:10, the following sentence says: וַיִּיטַ֥ב הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י כִּ֚י שָׁאַ֣ל שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ My Chevruta and I wondered why G-d's name is Ad-nai and not YH-VH, as in most, if not all cases of B'einei Hashem. When I first translated it, I thought Shlomo was speaking "to my Lord," and then spoke of himself in the 3rd person in the 2nd part of the sentence, as if to say, "May the thing be good in the eyes, of my Lord, because Shlomo [me] asked for this thing." Similar to a child asking a parent, "Will you see my request as good, because Joey [your son] asked for this thing."  

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Reuben bought for Shimon 2 security cameras to be installed in Shimon's house. After buying the cameras, the seller gave Reuben one free camera. Does the free camera belong to Shimon or Reuben?