Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz In the nursing home where I work, I noticed that many patients have a DNR (“do not resuscitate” order). This means that if […]
Judaism 101
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Since Hashem (God) created everything for a purpose, why did He create depression? What good can possibly come out of one who is […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Why does God send me a headache if I can easily remedy the situation, by simply taking two tablets of Tylenol? If He […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz The Gemara (Sanhedrin 96b) tells us that Haman’s descendants converted to Judaism and became great Torah scholars. Why would the evil Haman, who […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz How does a Jew deal with death? Is it right to feel pain and hurt? Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds: The Greatest Pleasure Because […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I was planning on buying life insurance to ensure my family is taken care of in case something happens to me. Then my […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We learn that everything Hashem does is for the best, and also that He can make miracles happen. We, the entire Jewish nation, […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz I have been teaching someone how Hashem (God) showers blessings on those who keep His Torah. He challenged me, pointing to the fact […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Recently, after a few incidents of anti-Semitic attacks, I came to a local shul (synagogue) during the day, only to find it locked. […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Do Torah-believing Jews believe in dinosaurs? If we don’t, how do we explain the finding of 230-million-year-old dinosaur fossils? Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds: […]
