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Jewish Time & Calendar
Can women make a minyan?
Why does the day start at sundown?
What is the Jewish response to Y2K!?
Should liberal Jews work food banks on Shabbat?
Can I expect a parcel of land soon? (The jubilee)
What's Simchat Torah? And Why?
Converted, married a Jew, divorced. Now what?
What's the real Jewish New Year? (Tishrei vs. Nisan)
Why do we remember the date of death for Yahrzeit?

God, Beliefs and Bible
What's the story with Hebrew slaves- and what's the 'awl' thing all about?
Does God regret God's actions?
How does big bang and evolution fit in the Creation story?

Elohim- and other names of God
Who's afraid of a loving God?
What is meant for 'fear of God?'
What's an agnostic to do?
Why do some people suffer?
How do we know what is right (or wrong), since sometimes things work out differently?
Who chose whom: God or the Jews?
Who wrote the Bible?
What difference does it make who wrote the Torah?
Who invented "tikkun olam" and why?
What does the Torah teach about an afterlife?
Is Satan Jewish?
What is the Jewish view of redemption?

Misc.
Do we have freewill?
Do Jews believe in an eye for an eye?
Where do other religions fit according to Judaism?
Do ten Jews in a chat-room make a minyan?
What's the big Jewish deal about "fifty?"
Do Jews stand on the shoulders of giants?
On-line religion: Good or Bad?
What are the birth-trees of boys vs. girls?
Is it better to be circumcised?
Do women have one more rib?
Who wears the pants in Reform Judaism?
Who prohibited polygamy?

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