DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE RABBI? WRITE TO RABBI FERRO AT RABBI@NHS-CBA.ORG WITH THE SUBJECT “DEAR RABBI…” Dear Rabbi, I’ve noticed that when we say Kaddish for departed loved ones, some unusual things happen. Some people stand up, and some people don’t. There are certain parts that only one person says and other parts that everyone says. We sometimes say…
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE RABBI? WRITE TO RABBI FERRO AT RABBI@NHS-CBA.ORG WITH THE SUBJECT “DEAR RABBI…” Dear Rabbi, Here’s something that has been on my mind lately: Thing 1: I know that sometimes people convert to Judaism. But (Thing 2): I remember learning that we aren’t supposed to tell people they should convert. And (Thing 3) if someone says…
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE RABBI? WRITE TO RABBI FERRO AT RABBI@NHS-CBA.ORG WITH THE SUBJECT “DEAR RABBI…” Dear Rabbi, What’s the deal with shaking the lulav and the etrog for Sukkot? Why does God want us to take plants and wave them around? Sorry to say it, but it all seems really pagan to me. -Leery of the Lulav Dear…
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE RABBI? WRITE TO RABBI FERRO AT RABBI@NHS-CBA.ORG WITH THE SUBJECT “DEAR RABBI…” Dear Rabbi, When I was a kid, my parents explained to me the basic difference between Jews and Christians. What they told me was: “Christians believe that their Messiah has already come, but we’re still waiting because we see that the world is…
Dear Rabbi: In last month’s article, someone asked you a question about the names of God. I want to know something about the names of people.
Dear Rabbi: I’ve noticed that for “pandemic mode,” we’ve abbreviated our High Holiday services a bit. But there are still some pretty long parts we’ve kept in.
Dear Rabbi: I thought I understood what all the Jewish holidays were supposed to be about, but I’m confused about Tish’ah b’Av.
Dear Rabbi: We’ve gotten a lot of snow lately. When I was a kid, we would always play in the snow when we had a chance, including on Saturdays.

