Rabbi Irwin Kula
By Rabbi Irwin Kula
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Life Bintel Brief: Rabbi Irwin Kula on Israel and the Dilemmas of Jewish Power
Hello Rabbi, I am a convert to Judaism, or Jew-by-choice. Many elements contributed to my decision to join a synagogue and go to the mikveh. Of course, my wife, her family, our children together and the rabbis I’ve learned from are significant drivers of my decision. Our commitment to family and community, our faith in…
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Life Bintel Brief: Rabbi Irwin Kula Helps a Poor Orphan Girl
Dear Rabbi Kula, I am 15 years old and in need of a consistent father figure in my life. It is not that I do not have a wonderful father — I do! It is just that he is rarely around. He is always working, traveling and at the office. It is quite upsetting. Please…
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Life Bintel Brief: Rabbi Irwin Kula Addresses a Reader’s Burial Bind
Dear Rabbi Kula, My grandfather, to whom I have always been very close, has put me in an impossible situation. He was born Jewish but was never at all religious. His wife, my grandmother, is a devout Catholic. They raised their children as Catholics. Now, totally out of the blue, he has confided in me…
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