Dear Rabbi

Welcome to Dear Rabbi, the podcast where we explore Jewish traditions and practices!  🕍 In this episode, Rabbi Menachem Lehrfield delves into the fascinating world of kosher eggs and commercial baking. 🥚🍰 Discover how modern technology meets ancient Jewish law in ensuring the kashrut of mass-produced baked goods. Learn about the process of candling, the concept of bitul (nullification), and why...

Terrorists murdered 1,400 Jews in cold blood while recording their massacre on their GoPros. Over 200 people were taken hostage, including women, children, babies, and the elderly, some of whom were Holocaust survivors. "Never again" is now. While the Nazis tried to conceal their crimes against humanity, Hamas is live-streaming them. The world's silence is deafening, as some "enlightened" individu...

Dear Rabbi, my kelev ate my kippa, does it need to go to Ganiza?

Dear Rabbi, why does God want some distance, even when we draw close with broken hearts, in prayer?

Dear Rabbi, do Jews who live in Israel say "next year in Jerusalem"? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why don't Jews mix milk and meat? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, is Israel an apartheid state? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, if a person dies in the Hebrew month of Adar, do we celebrate the yerzheit on the 1st Adar or the 2nd? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, is it anti-Semitic to be anti-Israel? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, is there anything wrong with buying a mezuzah online or in a giftshop? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, I saw an article this week in the USA Today and the article says TuBishvat is celebrated at this time of year because in Israel it is Spring even though in the United States it's the Winter. Since Israel and the United States are in the same hemisphere, wouldn't the seasons be the same? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)A...

Dear Rabbi, can a person with a tattoo be buried in a Jewish cemetery? https://www.aish.com/sp/ph/Three-Misconceptions-Jews-Have-About-Judaism.html Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, in the Torah it states one is prohibited to add or subtract from a mitzvos. How then did the Rabbinic mitzvos come to be? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why don't Orthodox Jewish men wear wedding rings? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, can or should Jews drive Volks Wagon or other German made vehicles? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why are Jews allowed to charge interest to non-Jews? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, do Jews believe in reincarnation? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why are there so many Orthodox Jews that are unvaccinated? Is there a Jewish source that seems to prevent them from being vaccinated? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, is the custom to give out presents on Chanukah really a Jewish idea, or is it just a way of competing with Christmas? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, what does Judaism say about the Trolly Problem? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, my company has a Covid Vaccination mandate, one of my coworkers has a religious exemption that she got from her Rabbi. I'm curious what aspect of the vaccine does Judaism find objectionable? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, do you give out Halloween candy? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why does the Jewish concept of day start at sundown? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, why don't we find any mention of dinosaurs in the creation dialogue in the bible? To learn more, visit geraldschroeder.com Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi

Dear Rabbi, essentially, how can someone die in the days of awe, as you were written in the book of life in 5781 and the book for 5782 has not yet been sealed, what is the Jewish thought about death during this time? Take a few minutes a week to learn more about Judaism and clear up some misconception with Dear (R)Abbi! You can submit your own questions at https://www.joidenver.com/dearrabbi