Do dying persons have the right to know about their condition?

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Q. Does Judaism permit abortions? ask the rabbi

A. Judaism regards children as a blessing and procreation as a religious and moral obligation. Read more

Tishah B’Av – ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple explains Tishah B’Av. Read more

Why do we fast? Ask the rabbi

This question and others answered by Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

Does God have a tallit and tefillin….?

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Should you support your family members?

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“God Versus Gods: Judaism In The Age Of Idolatry”: a book review by Rabbi Raymond Apple

The Bible is punctuated by the tussle between the Almighty and the false gods. Read more

What is God? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple expresses his view… Read more

Is this all there is? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Apple writes about reincarnation. Read more

Can I bequeath my organs?

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“Amen”….why did I say that?

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I whistle a happy tune – what happens when you’re afraid?

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Ten Commandments are not commandments

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A question for South Africans

Q. In South Africa the refreshments after a Shabbat service are called a “b’rachah”. Elsewhere it is a “kiddush”. Which one is right?…ask the rabbi. Read more

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IS RELIGION A GOOD THING? Read more

What is the origin of the term “Goy”

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A message for Yom Ha’azmaut

Rabbi Raymond Apple discusses Power and Morality and Practical Zionism. Read more

What about measles and vaccination? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple was for many years Australia’s highest-profile rabbi and the leading spokesman on Jewish religious issues. After serving congregations in London, Rabbi Apple was chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, for 32 years…he answers the question and other. Read more

A message for Passover

Pesach, when the Haggadah talks of parents whose children ask, “What are the testimonies and the statutes of the Torah?”, is the tailor-made occasion when observers of Jewish life get a reminder of Hansen’s Law which says, “What the son wishes to forget, the grandson wishes to remember”. Read more

Pesach: Four questions – three answers

Rabbi Raymond Apple presents three Pesach topics: 1. What is the question? 2. The serious side of Chad Gadya 3. The Seder foods. Read more

What should vegans do on Pesach? – ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple was for many years Australia’s highest-profile rabbi and the leading spokesman on Jewish religious issues. Read more

Why does Judaism prohibit mixing milk and meat…ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple answers question on Judaism…. Read more

Ask the Rabbi….

Is space travel kosher?   Ask the rabbi. Read more

Why not to keep Kosher? Ask the rabbi

I can almost see you shaking your head in puzzlement: “Has he gone meshugga, that rabbi, writing an article about not keeping kosher?” Read more

Is there a Jewish view of lawyers? – ask he rabbi

Q. A few weeks ago you answered a question about doctors and said that Judaism regarded them as doing God’s work. Is there a Jewish view of lawyers? Read more

Does god care how we worship him?

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Wh go to a doctor when the Torah reads “For I, the Lord, am your healer”

Time to ask the rabbi… Read more

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Can you be unethical in business and yet keep a kosher home? Ask the rabbi… Read more

Women in the military? Ask the rabbi

Q. Is there a Jewish view as to women in the military? Read more

What does Judaism have to say about Buddhism and Hinduism?…ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney and asks this question and others. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem. Read more

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