The Jewish Course of Why - Lesson...
The Jewish Course of Why - Lesson 3

Smile On Seniors - Rabbi Levi's Classes by Levi Levertov

Episode notes

Lesson Details:

Lesson 3:

  1. Why are there so many Jews in Hollywood?
  2. Why do we believe that Jews cannot convert out of Judaism?
  3. Why did our ancestors continue to identify as Jews despite being victims of so much suffering through the ages?
  4. Why does a mourner recite Kaddish?
  5. Why do Jews place pebbles on headstones?
  6. Why not leave flowers at the grave?
  7. Why does Jewish law exempt women from certain ritual obligations that are obligatory for men?
  8. Why are ten men required for a minyan?
  9. Why doesn’t God respond to my requests?
  10. Why does God give us negative, even harmful inclinations?

Bonus:

  1. Why have the Jews been singled out for persecution and hate throughout history?
  2. Why does Jewish adulthood begin at age twelve ... 
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