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How come dairy (taken from animals) can't touch meats?
Is the State of Israel a central focus of the Judaism?
What if it looks non-kosher?

What does Judaism say about intermarriage?
How long is too long to date before engagement?
Grieving family after losing son to a drug overdose.

MUST a Jew have children?
Are we judged by G-d for our thoughts and fantasies?
Are some Jewish people not suited to marriage?

Gun Control?
How do I measure whether I'm living up to what God expects?
Is one obliged to inform a seller of the value of an item?

Right to privacy even for despicable things?
What roles can a non-Jew play in the Jewish community?
Are there any parts of a kosher bird that are not kosher?

Do we celebrate a conversion?
Jewish views on genetic selection for children?
Judaism & the Environment?

Baby Naming
Level of personal honesty in a job interview?
What is permissible in satisfying one's spouse?

Does G-d trully create soul mates?
What is the Jewish position on an afterlife?
Parent's right to try to persuade?

Is a medical test that mixes human and animal cells okay?
Intermarriage ==> problems or possibilities?
Should I write about Jewish law on a sex worker's blog?

Is God a He? What gender do we use to reference God?
Who can follow a Mitzvah?
Respecting the Law of the Land?
 
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