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Chicken is meat. Why are chicken's eggs pareve?
By Chani Benjaminson
It is only forbidden to eat meat with dairy. Eggs are pareve because – once they have been completely formed – they are not meat.
Chani Benjaminson,
Chabad.org
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Another Baby?
My husband and I are happily married and have two beautiful children. The problem is that I really would like to have a third, and he is very happy with two. I know I should be grateful for what I have but I really want another child...
Women » Dear Rachel » Marriage » Another Baby?
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Benefit of the Doubt for Terrorists?
By Bronya Shaffer
Question:
We are commanded to judge everyone positively, and with love. How do we apply this to the Palestinians, who wish to wipe Israel off the face of the earth?
Answer:
Human beings are created in the image of G‑d; this means that every human ...
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What happened to Abraham's other descendants?
By Baruch S. Davidson
Question:
The average person, like myself, has been taught that Abraham had two sons: Isaac and Ishmael. The book of Genesis, however, mentions that Abraham had many sons. Do we know who these individuals are today? Did they carry on the Jewish ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » What happened to Abraham's other descendants?
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Why is my mother irked that I am becoming more observant?
By Moshe Goldman
Question:
I'm a 34 year old Jewish woman who has just started keeping Shabbat. My non-observant but proudly Jewish mother constantly complains about that fact. Interestingly, I have never heard her complain about the fact that my brother converted to ...
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Why isn't chicken pareve?
By Menachem Posner
The source of the prohibition against consuming a mixture of meat and dairy is the verse, "You shall not cook a kid in his mother's milk" (Exodus 34:26). This verse infers that only the flesh of mammals, whose mothers lactate, are included in this ...
Daily Life & Practice » Kosher » Handbook » Kosher Q&A » Why isn't chicken pareve?
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Why aren't Jews allowed to interbreed plants?
By Malkie Janowski
Question:
Why aren't Jews allowed to interbreed plants? Why aren't we allowed to grow fruits like clementines or tangerines?
Answer:
First of all, it's important to realize that we can't understand the full reason for any commandment. There are ...
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What is the correct blessing to say on brandy or Cognac?
By Eliezer Posner
Although Cognac and some brandies are wine based, the taste of the wine is completely lost in the final product. As such, the proper blessing is the standard one for beverages, Shehakol.
Click here for the text of the Shehakol blessing.
Rabbi Eliezer ...
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How can I get my young children excited about praying?
By Chaya Sarah Silberberg
Question:
How can I get my young children excited about praying? I have two younger ones who make faces when they take out their prayerbooks on Shabbat morning. My husband is in the synagogue and I'm usually finished with my prayers by the time they ...
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Are brown eggs kosher?
By Chani Benjaminson
Brown chicken eggs are kosher. Nevertheless, you do need to examine them carefully for non-kosher blood spots as brown eggs tend to have more blood spots than white ones.
"The reason is two-fold. Firstly, the genetics of brown birds predisposes them ...
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