Ask the Orthodox Rabbi - Jewish Beliefs and Laws - Torah and Talmud
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin provides halachic answers to questions about the Jewish beliefs and laws as provided in the Torah (Hebrew Bible) and Talmud.
Do Jews believe in sin?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in sin.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in sin.
Do Jews believe God is infallible?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in God’s infallibility.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in God’s infallibility.
Do Jews charge interest on loans to family members?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews charge interest on loans to family members.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews charge interest on loans to family members.
Why are Tuesdays consider good days in Judaism?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why Tuesday is considered a good day in Judaism.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why Tuesday is considered a good day in Judaism.
What punishments for adultery does Judaism promote?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked what punishments for adultery does Judaism promotes.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked what punishments for adultery does Judaism promotes.
Do Jews believe in concepts such as Satan, Devil and Hell?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in concepts like satan, devil and hell.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Jews believe in concepts like satan, devil and hell.
Where in the Hebrew Bible does it says that transgender is a sin?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked where in the Hebrew Bible it says that transgender - changing one's gender - is a sin?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked where in the Hebrew Bible it says that transgender - changing one's gender - is a sin?
Are there saints in Judaism?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the word saints in used in the Passover Haggadah. Do Jews believe in saints?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the word saints in used in the Passover Haggadah. Do Jews believe in saints?
What is the Kol Isha prohibition? Can orthodox Jews hear women sing?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if orthodox Jewish men are prohibited from hearing women sing, known as kol isha prohibition.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if orthodox Jewish men are prohibited from hearing women sing, known as kol isha prohibition.
Are the Ten Commandments considered mitzvot?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if the ten commandments are part of the 613 commandments.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if the ten commandments are part of the 613 commandments.
Is it possible to call a Jewish girl Lilith?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if it is possible to call a Jewish girl Lilith.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if it is possible to call a Jewish girl Lilith.
Does Jewish Law command Jewish hosts to protect their guests?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about hospitality in Judaism. Does Jewish Law command Jewish hosts to protect their guests?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about hospitality in Judaism. Does Jewish Law command Jewish hosts to protect their guests?
How can Jews continue to believe in God after the Holocaust?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how Jews can continue to believe in God after the Holocaust.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how Jews can continue to believe in God after the Holocaust.
How can one believe both in Torah and that the earth is millions of years old?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how one can believe both in Torah and that the earth is millions of years old.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked how one can believe both in Torah and that the earth is millions of years old.
Why is speaking Hebrew considered blasphemy by some Jews?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why would speaking Hebrew be considered blasphemy by Ultra Orthodox (Haredi) Jews.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why would speaking Hebrew be considered blasphemy by Ultra Orthodox (Haredi) Jews.
How does Orthodox Judaism view the issue of environmental protection?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if orthodox Judaism believes in the importance of protecting the environment.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if orthodox Judaism believes in the importance of protecting the environment.
Why does Judaism believe that angels have no form?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why angels have no form according to Judaism.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why angels have no form according to Judaism.
What form do angels have according to Judaism?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the form of angels according to Judaism.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the form of angels according to Judaism.
Does Judaism permit cosmetic surgery?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism permits cosmetic surgery.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if Judaism permits cosmetic surgery.
Is intercourse with a pregnant or older woman considered wasting of seed?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if sexual relations with pregnant or post-menopausal women is considered wasting of seed and prohibited by the Torah.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked if sexual relations with pregnant or post-menopausal women is considered wasting of seed and prohibited by the Torah.
Does the Torah tell Jewish women to wear dresses and not pants?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is if the Torah (Deuteronomy 22:5) tells Jewish women to wear dresses and not pants.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is if the Torah (Deuteronomy 22:5) tells Jewish women to wear dresses and not pants.
When did Moses descend Mount Sinai with the 10 Commandments?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked in what Hebrew month Moses descended Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked in what Hebrew month Moses descended Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments.
How does Jewish Law relate to mental illness?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the status of mental illness, as opposed to physical illness, in Jewish Law. For instance, what does the halacha say about hospital visits to the mentally ill or violating the Sabbath to save the life of a mentally ill person?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the status of mental illness, as opposed to physical illness, in Jewish Law. For instance, what does the halacha say about hospital visits to the mentally ill or violating the Sabbath to save the life of a mentally ill person?
Is the Talmudic expression "a part of a day is equal to a whole" universal?
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the Talmudic expression - a part of a day is equal to a whole.
Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked about the Talmudic expression - a part of a day is equal to a whole.
Why in Genesis does God make man in "OUR" image if there is only one God?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why it is written in the Bible, in Genesis, that God makes man in "OUR" image if there is only one God?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why it is written in the Bible, in Genesis, that God makes man in "OUR" image if there is only one God?
Why is the Hebrew word for the divine presence - Shechina - feminine?
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the Hebrew word for the divine presence which ascended upon Mt. Sinai, the Shechina, is feminine.
Orthodox Rabbi Ari Enkin is asked why the Hebrew word for the divine presence which ascended upon Mt. Sinai, the Shechina, is feminine.