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Originally Posted by kelmac07 (Post 388725)

Keeping the Rabbi busy!!!!! Just checkin to see if you are doing okay today?

Baruch HaShem!! Been a little under the weather all week, so not so much cigar smoking. I have been making some contacts for fundraising for my new project, so that is good.

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Originally Posted by ade06 (Post 388831)

I think you did a good job answering the question, but I the ghost I was refering to can be defined as "The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats."

Then, yes, there can be to quote you: "the spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons...", many very righteous people see their ancestors in this way and this is deemed positive, while it can be frightening/awe inspiring.

Everything except for the 'haunt' part. That is more like the aforementioned 'dybukk', which is much different, where a soul would possess a person, G-d forbid. This rarely happens.

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Originally Posted by htown (Post 388872)

Is it kosher to eat Bacos?

Yes. They usually have a hecksher (a Jewish symbol of Kosher certification), so if they have that, it is okay.

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Originally Posted by TomHagen (Post 389406)

So more on possession--Do you have a ritual for exorcisms?

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Originally Posted by Tio Gato (Post 389104)

Hello Rabbi, I hope you are well.

When I was studying to be a chef I had many lessons in "Food Safety".
One of my chef instructors mentioned that many dietary laws from different religions are based on what is safe to eat and what is not. (Considering the days of little science and no refrigeration.)

My question is, when people ask you why something is or is not Kosher and how did these things get that way, is there a resource you direct them too? Perhaps a website or book that explains why. (Such as no shellfish, because we know shellfish from contaminated water can kill you.)

As a chef and a fat man that loves food, the Kosher dietary laws have always fascinated me. I hope you can point me in the right direction as to the why.

Thank you so much.:)

Firstly, let us not confuse human rationalization for the existance of Kosher dietary laws (or any other G-d given Law in the Torah), with the true reason the law was given. The Laws of the Torah were given by G-d to the Jewish people to observe because they are His Will, certain laws we can understand perfectly (aka "Don't Steal", "Don't Kill" etc.), others we can kinda understand (keep Shabbos - a day of rest), still others we have no logistical explanation according to human logic, we only know the spiritual ramifications. Kosher laws really fall into the last category. So we need to be careful when trying to come up with human rationalizations for Divine commandments. So there might not be a "Why?"...

ahhhhhhhhh... that being said a good place to start is probably here:http://http://www.chabad.org/generic...ish/Kosher.htm and this book might be the best in english for Kosher laws
The Laws Of Kashrus
A comprehensive exposition of their underlying concepts and application
By Rabbi Binyomin Forst

and the best Kosher cookbook is

Spice and Spirit: The Complete Kosher Jewish Cookbook (A Kosher living classic) Esther Blau

Hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by ActionAndy (Post 389421)

So more on possession--Do you have a ritual for exorcisms?

No. Only truly righteous Rabbi's - Tzaddikim have healed those afflicted with a dybukk. Since the learning of the Chassidus of the Baal Shem Tov has truly permeated the world, many negative forces have been nullified, so these instances rarely, if ever, occur anymore.

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I would like to post an anonymous question...

Rabbi -

I have seen you have been extremely busy answering everyone's questions and you do a great job of answering every single one so here is mine:

What is your address?

I would like to send you a special bomb of my favorite cigar that tastes like 7-year old Madagascar vanilla and some ol' Cuban Davidoff I just happen to have lying around...

j/k:fu

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we are on page 6 with 100 plus posts already...

:bx

keep 'em comin'

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Originally Posted by TomHagen (Post 389439)

Ahem...I have it.... :D Only in the interest of showing our appreciation to a fabulous teacher!!!

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Originally Posted by TomHagen (Post 389442)

we are on page 6 with 100 plus posts already...

:bx

keep 'em comin'

:tpd:
This is great! I know we have more questions to ask!!!

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I got a question Rabbi, "How far is heaven"

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Originally Posted by wrench turner 85 (Post 389563)

I got a question Rabbi, "How far is heaven"

in the words of the hairband Warrant:

"Heaven isn't too far away, it gets closer to me every day, no matter what your friends might say, we'll find our way"

or

500 spiritual years to the first firmament

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Do the Jewish have an eschatology similar to Christian eschatology?

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Originally Posted by wrench turner 85 (Post 389563)

I got a question Rabbi, "How far is heaven"

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Originally Posted by TomHagen (Post 389588)

Maybe the Los lonely boys need to read the words of the wise Rabbi>:ss

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Who/what was Moloch?

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First, this is a great thread Rabbi! I have been gone for a week; this is the first thread I've caught up on.

I was reading an interview and the interviewee is Jewish. They kept referring to zedeka (sp?). I'm sure that I didn't spell that right, and I think that there was a "T" in there somewhere. From the context, it sounded like the word refers to charity or PIF. Is this correct? Sorry again for the spelling errors.

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Originally Posted by wrench turner 85 (Post 389601)

Maybe the Los lonely boys need to read the words of the wise Rabbi>:ss

Perhaps.

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Originally Posted by blugill (Post 389595)

Do the Jewish have an eschatology similar to Christian eschatology?

Yes there is phrophesy about the ''end of days", and No it is not similiar.

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Originally Posted by M1903A1 (Post 389606)

Who/what was Moloch?

A Moloch is the term in hebrew for an Angel. yet, the common concept of Angel is not the same as the Jewish concept of a Moloch (or Malach) angel.

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How do the concepts differ?

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Originally Posted by TomHagen (Post 389791)

A Moloch is the term in hebrew for an Angel. yet, the common concept of Angel is not the same as the Jewish concept of a Moloch (or Malach) angel.