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I thought about posting this in the regular area of the forums, as i think it's an important point non-Torah observers may want to consider. But my goal is not to stir up strife. If anyone think this worthy of reposting in the general discussion board, please let me know. The focal point here...

A while back, in a thread having to do with studying His Instruction ['torah'] -- which I'm for, BTW -- I noted Paul's self-described opinion on celibacy, and made what I thought was the obvious quip that it HAD to be his personal opinion, because, as a commandment, it would conflict with...

Looking for advice from fathers of daughters and what would you do? **edit @The Revolting Man his reply made me realize I left out some important info. Just so you know and I failed to mention this, it was the S.I.L. who came up with the covenant. The F.I.L. asked him "are you sure you want...

Shalom to those who keep the commandments of G-d and the testimony of His son, Yeshua (Revelation 12:17 reference so the remnant against whom the beast will make war) Every once and a while some obscure reference to the Talmud pops up in the forums; usually the result of a hastily typed google...

Hello everyone, I stumbled on to this group last week while researching polygyny. I am a Torah observant believer from Southwest Missouri and I am trying to understand the topic of polygyny from Yah's standards. So far, I haven't been able to find anything prohibiting the practice in the...

WOMEN AND JEWISH LAW The Essential Texts, Their History, and Their Relevance for Today The author does a great job of presenting Torah texts concerning marriage. She explains how marriage is a unilateral contract and discusses what the rabbis of various eras had to say about it. She also...

I'm pretty new to all this, but I've been working on myself for the past year and a half or so. My husband is looking for a second wife, but has been so kind and patient with me while I've sorted things out in my head. I did a lot of struggling with the ways of society and how I was raised vs...