Jewish views on genetic selection for children?
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Government limits?
Safe Treatment of Animals

Who can follow a Mitzvah?
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Kosher options on the road?
Internet Infidelity?
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Report to police a crime by a Jew?
Use/Abuse Homeless Guests in Synagogue for Publicity?

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Intermarriage ==> problems or possibilities?
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