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רב משיב: Rabbi Yitzchak Arad

How many years were the Jews actually in Egypt?

I am fascinated with the Timeline of Jewish History at https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3915966/jewish/Timeline-of-Jewish-History.htm but am puzzled by

3000 year old agreement

why should a Jew nowadays be bound to an agreement (and punished for not following)

Shaul and evil spirits 

Shalom Rabbi What is an evil (רָעָה֙) spirit and why did HaShem send one on

Jacob and Israel

What is the significance or explanation when the name of Jacob is interchanged to Israel

First Fruits

I was studying the holidays of scripture and wonder if firstfruits is the day after

Convert – or not?

Hello, I have a somewhat nuanced question, and would appreciate some guidance. I’m undergoing education

Is personality inherited?

I wanted to know if our personality traits are G-d given or entirely of our

Names and genders

Can you add a male name (such as David) as a middle name to a

Lashon Hara for a purpose 

Hello–I know that we are to avoid L’ashon Hara, spreading malicious gossip. but what is

I love my job!

We are told in koheleth many times to love our work/toil.Does this refer only to

Is meditation a Jewish thing?

Does Judaism allow meditation such as mindfulness, or is it categorized as chukkas hagoyim or

The Thirteen Tikkunim

What does the term tiqqunim mean in the context of The thirteen tiqqunim of ‘Atiqqa’s

Are there degrees of treif?

Shalom, A questions about Treyf, are there degrees of treyf? Is one worse then another?

ר”ח

WHEN ROSH CHODESH falls ON a shabbos ,,as is the case last Friday night/Saturday…today…should the

Generations of Mamzerut

Shalom, On the topic of mamzerim assimilating into the general Jewish community, has it ever

Ill and feeling alone

i have been ill 35 years ihave not had solid food for 30 years due

Cremated ashes

Sometimes people fly with an urn containing cremated ashes with them (or in the stored

Someone’s bugging me

Hi! There is someone in my life, close to me, that I have to be

Potential conversion

Hu, I’m a potential candidate for conversion, I have been studying and keeping some of

Am I a lost cause?

I heard (I’m not sure of source- maybe Chafetz Chayim?), that if one says premeditated

Kabbala and me

Rabbi, Is it OK to follow Kabbalah traditions, does that violate any Bibilical laws, are