Gun Control?
Sexual roles: is female domination okay?
Mean to a sibling? How do I know when I am?

Are there any parts of a kosher bird that are not kosher?
Stem Cell Research?
Obligation to care for aging parents.

Does Judaism demand too much of those with differences?
Is a medical test that mixes human and animal cells okay?
Can Israel be both a democracy and a Jewish state?

MUST a Jew have children?
What is the Jewish position on an afterlife?
Can beauty & charm be forces for good in Judaism?

Are we judged by G-d for our thoughts and fantasies?
How long is too long to date before engagement?
Is God a He? What gender do we use to reference God?

How long one should date before getting married?
Should I write about Jewish law on a sex worker's blog?
Jewish responses to lust?

Parent's right to try to persuade?
Intermarriage ==> problems or possibilities?
Is one obliged to inform a seller of the value of an item?

Government limits?
Obligation to Exercise?
Who can follow a Mitzvah?

Can we benefit from past atrocities and war crimes?
Grieving family after losing son to a drug overdose.
In overpayment situation, what is required?

Obsessed with Money?
Judaism & the Environment?
Should a Rabbi engage in political speech from the bima?
 
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