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Ask JTF for Sunday January 10, 2010
Sefardic Panther:
Shalom Mr Ben Pesach,
Who is your favorite Mizrahi singer? Do you follow the qol isha prohibition?
Toda raba
davinci:
Shalom Chaim
In Catholicism and in the Eastern Orthodox churches there is an old tradition of mysticism.
That means that Christians who want to follow this path can follow it by prayers and meditation in order to reach the highest spiritual level called the "unio mystica", the union of the individual human soul with the Godhead.
In Judaism there is a similar tradition called Kaballah.
My questions:
1. Are only rabbis allowed to follow Kaballah?
2. How many years does it take in Kaballah until the individual human soul is united with G-d.
Regards
davinci
Zelhar:
Shalom rav Chaim,
What do you think about Phil Spector- the man and his work ?
patches:
Shalom Chaim,
Can you describe your time in NYC around the Son of Sam killings? I think someone was murdered even in Forest Hills, right by the LIRR. Were you nervous to be walking around at night? Were you packing heat or taking any extra precautions?
Thanks,
Patches
WestCoastJTF:
Chaim,
I recently read the book "The Year of Living Biblically". The author is apparently a secular Jew living in New York City and is an editor for that disgusting magazine "Esquire". He takes a kind of "reality show" approach to living out every tiny law and rule of the Bible - growing a beard, blowing a shofar, practicing tellefin binding, etc.. He seemed to learn something from the experience, but seemed to end up still agnostic at the end. I'm curious if you have heard of this book.
Also, I am curious about shatnez From what I have heard, the reason for the commandment not to wear mixed-thread clothing is not known. Observant Jews practice shatnez out of faith and duty to the commandments of God, but do not know why they do it. What are your thoughts on shatnez and its purpose?
God bless you, Chaim. I often think that you have given so much for the movement, Israel, and the Jewish people.
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