Real Questions... Real Answers
Answers to The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Judaism - A 6 CD-Rom Set (Windows only)
[6 CD's !!! I could do it in a few lines! See my comments below]
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Published: September 2005 by Association for Jewish Outreach Programs
Description:
Never in history have so many Jews had so many questions about their religion, their heritage and their identity. Good questions, honest questions, real questions. This unique CD set brings together twelve of the most highly regarded individuals in the Jewish world - people who for years have been addressing literally thousands of questions posed by thousands of real people, with real questions.
This interactive CD-ROM puts a wealth of expertise at your fingertips. Without a doubt, you too have been asked many of the questions dealt with - at the office, by a neighbor, friend or relative. You have done your best to answer, and now you can do even better. Real Questions, Real Answers will enable you to do just what you want to do - respond thoughtfully and effectively when an inquiring person asks you a good question - a question whose answer just might open up a whole new world to a questioning Jewish mind.
Prominent figures featured include HaRav Shmuel Kamanetzky, HaRav Noah Weinberg, Rav Mordechai Becher, Rav Beryl Gershenfeld, Rav Rueven Leuchter, Rav Yerachmiel Milstein and more...
Sample Questions:
- Isn't the idea that we are the Chose People elitist or even racist?
[Elitist] - Why does a man say the blessing of "shelo asani isha" while a woman says "sheasani kirtzono"?
[Because Davening reflects the social norms of the 1st millenium (or earlier) when women were regarded as inferior] - How can I believe in G-d when there is so much suffering in the world? How could G-d have allowed the Holocaust?
[There is no answer except that we assume G-d evens everything out in the next world] - What is G-d's attitude toward the non-Jew?
[Presumably he loves them too. But traditional Judaism doesn't so much] - Why should I marry a Jew?
[The Halachah says you have to] - Do you believe that Orthodox Judaism is the only valid form of Judaism? Aren't Conservative and Reform Judaism also valid expressions of the Jewish religion?
[Judaism has had many sects over the years. Orthodox Judaism is a descendant of Rabbinic (Pharisee) Judaism which arose around the time of the destruction of the 2nd Temple. OJ believes that its form of Judaism is the most accurate.] - Hypocrisy: Am I not worse off if I know and don't do than if I simply remain ignorant?
[Yes, you will be worse off.] - Why must women dress modestly?
[To stop men staring at them and getting bad ideas] - Won't Judaism stifle my individuality and creativity?
[Orthodox Judaism might, other branches won't] - How do I know the Torah was really given on Sinai?
[You just have to have faith] - How can observant Jews do bad things?
[Very easily] - Why did G-d choose the Jewish Nation?
[According to the Jewish tradition, because G-d liked Abraham, though it's not very clear why. Presumably because he recognized G-d and had superior morals.] - What is wrong with Christianity and Islam? What is the fundamental difference between them and Judaism?
[According to OJ, their claims of revelation are lies, while our claims are true.] - What if my partner intends to convert?
[To what? Judaism?]
