Ritual
Mitzvot & Blessings Is there a blessing for seeing an old friend? There are so many commandments! Which should I do? Why do Reform Jews pick and choose mitzvot?
Holidays & Prayer Should Jewish kids go trick or treating on Halloween? How to participate at seasonal 'holiday' parties. I am looking for information on Rosh Chodesh. What's the story with legumes on Passover? Kosher for Passover Sandwich 'roles'? Do ten Jews in a chat-room make a minyan? Can non-Jews say Jewish prayers? Is "The Lord's Prayer" kosher? Who would thank God for not making them a woman? What do you mean, "Prayer is a bodily experience?
Health & Lifecycle How to mourn a non-Jew. What's a feminist perspective on Brit Milah? Why do visitors leave stones on graves? Why do we remember the date of death for Yahrzeit? Are kidney transplants kosher? Sticks and stones may break my bones ...? What are the birth-trees of boys vs. girls? Ear-piercing and tattoos: what's the difference? Tattoos, part two Why can't we eat milk and meat (when Abraham does)? Is genetically modified food kosher? Is Shechitah (kosher slaughter) cruel? Can hunting be kosher?
Ritual & Clothing Should a vegetarian wear leather tefillin? How do you put up a mezzuzah? What's the story with Tefillin? Why do Jews wear yarmulkes? Kippah history What's your take on tallit? Do women wear kippah just like men?
Last updated: Mon, Jul 8, 2002
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