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Reincarnation in Judaism?
	The concept of reincarnation most likely predates the receiving of our Torah at Mt.Sinai 3300 years ago. Curiously there is no direct mention of reincarnation in the Torah...
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Is it "OK" to Celebrate New Years? Is it wrong for a Jew to celebrate the secular New Year? Is there an actual commandment against doing so?   Is the Channukah Bush Kosher? Everyone keeps asking about the Chanukah Bush...   The Evil Inclination in the Garden Was the evil inclination in the Garden of Eden internal or external?   Ask the Rabbi: 113 Degrees in the Sukkah? The last few days in Los Angeles has been some of the hottest on record. Must one still eat in the Sukkah during such extreme heat?   Ask the Rabbi: So About Tashlich... What are the origins of the custom of throwing bits of bread into water? What is the proper way to complete Tashlich? Is there a preferred body of water to use?

Ask the Rabbi: A Child's First Haircut? Why do the Orthodox give a boy his first haircut at three years old? Where did this custom originate? Does it apply to girls as well?   Why the Shortened Priestly Blessing? Why when a holiday falls on a Shabbat, do we say an abridged version of the Birkat Kohanim when on weekdays we do the entire thing?   What is a Mezuzah? What is a Mezuzah and what is it's significance? Who needs one?   Ask the Rabbi: Kashrut and Noahides The meat in the super market, for example deli slices, beef steak or even pork, what ever the meat may be, is it permissible for Noahides to eat it?   Why Can't a Cohen Marry a Convert? "Why can a Cohen not marry a convert? When someone converts, they are considered to be completely Jewish - so why the prohibition?"