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Issue #	Topics	Format
313	Holy Vegetables
312	Converts
311	Dining Out Why Can't We Be Friends? Crying Wolf Over Spilt Milk
310	A New Partner
309
308
307	IBM Wuzzy Jewish?
306	What Became of Esther? The Lost Scroll of Esther Time for Genocide Poppy Seed Purim Mordechai´s Wife Da'as Torah
305	Worlds in Collision Candle by Day
304	Thou Shalt Have No Other What? Why Pigs Are Worse
303	Taking Stock The Great Debate
302	Brisk It Is Kohanim
301	True for You Torah is Heavy, Man Rabbi Ya'akov of Marvege

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Issue #	Topics	Format
300	Jewish Lite
299	A Day at the Races Who is a Jew?
298	Go Jump in a Lake
297	Ain't It The Truth Colored Chanukah Candles Keeping Faith
296	Building Heaven & Earth
295	You Voted for Who! The Other Six Days
294	Non-Kosher Animals
293	Good Times Foot Care
292	Thoughtful Work
291	O Jerusalem
ZIP	Issues 291 to 300 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
290	In Defense of Israel Heavenly Humor
289	First Jews in the US Good G-d The Bigger They Are ...
288	Kipper and Kippur Life in the Fast Vein Falling in the Fall
287	Circular Reasoning Good News for Jews?
286	With Lieberman and Justice for All
285	Nile Denial
284	TV For Dummies
283	Yahoo! The Rest Of Shabbat Wedding Time Final Edition of "Who Knows ...?" Return Of Yiddle Riddle!
282	Harry Potter Direction Needed Who Knows Etc.?
281	Jews in July Tzim-tzum Who Knows 21?
ZIP	Issues 281 to 290 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
280	Astro Not? Pop's Music Who Knows 20?
279	Addiction to Mitzvot Who Knows 19?
278	Jews at the Speed of Light Graduated Observance Who Knows 18?
277	Six Six Six How Much does a Pentecost? Who Knows 17?
276	Courage & Cowardice Whoops! Man From Ground Who Knows 16?
275	Nasdaq and the Zodiac The Wall at the Wall Mother Superior Tattoo and Jewish Burial
274	Meah Shearim Guinness World Records -- The World's Youngest Rabbi Who is a Bagel Who Knows 15?
273	Sea-ing Red Four at the Fore Drops of Wine Baffle Wacs Hold Fib Flour Power Stocks and Buns Echad Mi Yodaya (Who Knows One?) Challenge
272	Coping with the Pope More Smoking
271	You Is A Jew Mask Ask Esther's Age Will Purim Make Him Poor?
ZIP	Issues 271 to 280 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
270	Down in Smoke Chi-Ki
269	En-Graved Invitation Doctor Do Little "G-d on my Palm-Pilot"
268	Honest-E O What a Good Jew Am I
267	Yes, Your Honor Canopies Made From Can O' Peas
266	Does Bob Equal Fred? In G-d We Trust (All Others Pay Cash)
265	Let's Be Frank I Do Declare Transfusion Confusion
264	She Was a Day Trader My Favorite Martin Colors
263	Jewspeak Ben Bag Bag Common Error
262	Mission Control Kosher Costs Leftover Turkey
261	Hip! Hip! Phooey! Dulberg Update
ZIP	Issues 261 to 270 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
260	Words From The Heart Going Up?
259	Y2K Day Food Fight Sea Burial Peace
258	Branches of Light Shades of Light A Stitch in Time Old Menorahs Never Die
257	What the Elephants? Who Commanded it? I Had a Little Dreidle? Chanu-kah Exercise
256	Unkosher Kritters Traffic Theology
255	No No Nostradamus Talking Turkey Testing, Testing
254	G-d’s Little Joke Frum, Ain't It? Bad Mouth
253	The Plight Of The Agunah And A Summary Of Possible Solutions
252	Selling Futures Barak & Mubarak The Big Lie Fingers Crossed
251	Goodyear Here Comes Baby!
ZIP	Issues 251 to 260 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
250	Succot Significance Myrtle Dealer Close Shave Lefty Leaves Holiday Wrapping Why Do Animals Suffer Succah in the Sun
249	Blast It! Hail To The Chief National Holiday Holy Day In Sourbay Better Not Red Israel Prophets
248	Corporate Heads
247	Eclipse
246	In The Flesh Again
245	Sabbath Police Helping in Kosovo Preying Plants Standing Up For Downs Pure Confusion
244	KotelKam THANKS!
243	Mezuzah Needlepoint Locust Focus The House that Ruth Built Dog Gone Favorite Jewish Wine
242	From Mars to Jerusalem Bosnia Conversion Write on Moses Grave Issue I Love Spam®
241	NASDAQ - Kosher Snack Fetal Oinker Colored Eggs Freezing Frosty February Flowers Burial Rite Direction
ZIP	Issues 241 to 250 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
240	Espousing Religion Was Korach Revolting? Chicken Shrimp Water from the Rock
239	Judge Knot Too Far Side Private Nurse Butter Fat Cremation
238	Jurassic Judaism
237	The Mitzvah System Right Shouldering All Nighter Chosen Last Clean Torah Two Trop Tune
236	Food Fight About Face Kaddish: Eleven or Twelve? Judging Others
235	Thou Shalt Love My Peggy Going through the Motions Memorial Flames
234	Looking Down our Noses at Moses Interference It Ain't Kosher! Beth Jacob Sweet Land of Lactose Bee
233	Anorexia Porky Chews His Cud Mishna, Talmud and Kabbalah Two For Three Mr Good-Man
232	Kosher for Passover Roommate Seek and Destroy Middle Riddle What Four? Mystical Waves Brewer's Yeast Order A Plate
231	A Slave Nation Sephardi Sources Assisted Suicide Law Who's Blessing Whom? Angelic Names
ZIP	Issues 231 to 240 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
230	Skip the Temple, Pass The Bar Going Back Bad Samaritans If I Were A Rich Man Milk-Sop Snake Speak
229	To Tell the Truth A Lot of Salt How to Help Hand Wave Falling Leaves
228	Stiff Price Stamp it Out Megillah Marriage No Praise on Purim Letter Perfect Take a Bow
227	2000 Worries Friendly Family Why in the World is There a World? Careful Dresser Say Cheese!
226	Who Am I? Elul The World's Humblest Man G Dash D in the WC Mister Mussar Two's a Crowd
225	Soul Food The Jewish Dietary Laws
224	Who's on First? The First Steps Prince of Israel Do Chickens Have Lungs? Noons
223	Diet Kosher Gold Star Eden For Yidden Burying and Swearing Three Times Dry
222	Grave Gravel Shaky Salute Only Sixteen Appraising Praise
221	I Am What I Am Memory Candle Cover-Up David's Mother More Than Skin Deep
ZIP	Issues 221 to 230 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
220	All Tribes Created Equal Ohr-Dessa Accounting for the Prophets Three Parts of Soul Pan Handling
219	Food Fight Yahoo! Stolen Charity The Place Where's Page One? True Lie
218	Your First Degree Straight Answer Where in Blazes Glowing Report Rudolph The Red-Nosed Roast Beef Hasmonean Kings
217	Local Operation Does the End Justify the Means? One Small Step R.I.P. D.E. Phone Home
216	Letting Go Holes In One What's My Sign Kiss of Honor Date Base Why Esav Lost His Head
215	Lighten Up Make Me An Ofir Luz-ers are Winners Jacob's Right
214	Hard Work on Shabbat Sister Marry Charming Amulets Retiring Women Death Penalty - a Capital Idea?
213	A Man in the Making Jewish-Lite What Am I, Chopped Liver? Human Happiness
212	The Boss's Bad Side Lunar Liturgy Thought and Action Is Hashem in the Bible? Talmud Chacham
211	Where Have All the Year's Gone? What's New! Reenactment of Sinai Misplaced Merit Disc O' Davening
ZIP	Issues 211 to 220 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
210	Kaddish Without A Minyan The Bible’s Code Shabbat Hospitality Who Knows Twelve? Swan Vs. Giraffe
209	Tonight Is Another Day! In The Wake Of The Snake Finick-Kid Jingle Bells
208	Walls On Wheels Little Kippur Ushpizin Mom, Dad, Me, And The Tree Havdalah Break-Fast
207	Awe-Full Marriage Rosh Hashana In A Schnapps Glass Physical Feetness Ring Around The Shofar Paying for Praying Yiddels and Kittels
206	Shabbat On The Coast About Face Bare Head Curly, Moe & Larry Women and Prayer
205	A Question of Conversion
204	Using Step-Father's Name A Lily by Any Other Name Three Cheers for Ears Who is G-d? Who Wrote the Zohar? Loving that Shabbat
203	A Wail of a Wall - Which of the West? Origami The Importance of Being Aharon Aruba R&R Mitzvah Delay
202	Mothers and Fathers Peace in Triplicate - Shabbat Peace in Triplicate - Family
201	In-Laws and Shabbat Law Two Tickets to Lotteryville Masada and Suicide Charity Blessing Goliath's Skull
ZIP	Issues 201 to 210 in ZIP format

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200	Who's Buried in David's Tomb? Caution! Marriage! Why Jews Don't Count Immersed in Thought Levites at Work
199	Vote! Adam's Tongue Two’s Company, Ten’s a Minyan Sticks and Stones Shop Till You Stop Jet Fast
198	Rabbi Ben E. Diction Survival of the Jews Unveiling Silver Where? Name That Tune
197	Kosherer Than Thou Pyramids Carrying Out in a Holiday Inn Chapters of the Fathers
196	Almost True No Soap Jews And Jubilee The Nature of the Evil Nature
195	Waiting Tables Mercy on Moshe Mystic Sixty
194	Gifts.doc Sum-buddies Black and White Si, Si, Senior "And Let Us Say..."
193	Threads are Red Diabetes on Yom Kippur Olive Branch of Peace Sabbath in the Sun
192	Divine Test A Grain of Salt Passing Passing Folk Music
191	Intermarriage
ZIP	Issues 191 to 200 in ZIP format

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190	Philosopher's Stone Gotta Light? Tatto You Fore are the Mothers Eulogy of a Farmer Please Pass the Plastic
189	Sir Name Wishing Well Birds vs. Billy Rubin Together Alone Who Wrote the Book of Psalms
188	High Performance Matzah What's the Haggadah Pesach In A Box Meaning of Leaning Spiritual Excision Remembrance Mommy, Are We There Yet? Top (Kosher) Dog Pesach Hut
187	Mighty Mosquito Guess Who’s Eating with Katz? Age Old Question Sorry Source Past Tenths
186	The Writing on the Wall Snoopy Snooze Baby Trees Phil & Thropic Night Vision
185	Name Change If You Knew Sushi... Good And Better Pareve Answer Paging a Nation
184	Letter Imperfect High, How Are You? Who Is Amalek? For Heaven's Sake,And Other Drinks A Package Deal Jewish Humor Lists
183	The Cemetery Next Door & Hawaiian Punch Moshe's Birth Certificate Slalom Prayer Caviar Kosher Desire to Study Torah
182	Adult Circumcision How Fat is the Kotel? Crisis of a CEO Lion Blessings Live in the Garden of Eden
181	Is a Medium Rare? Pyrex-mania Frog Fears or Crocodile Tears? Race Trace Hashem's Attributes
ZIP	Issues 181 to 190 in ZIP format

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180	Son Feels Guilty Idle Idol Reading the Script A Smashing Engagement Supreme Love Rabbenu Bachya
179	Is Sign Language? Cookbook of Creation "Naar-ish" A Little Nosy Prayer for the Payer Son of the Short Swords
178	Calvin Klein vs. Label Klein Keeping Kosher in Kosherland Who is a Goof?
177	Are There Flying Rabbis Or Are There Flying None? Here's Sneezin' Atchoo! Hong Kong Hanukah
176	Raiders of the Lost Ark Starry Starry Night New Twist on Licorice Was Mark Twain Jewish? Atonement w/o the Temple
175	This Year in 1000 Oaks. Next Year...? Edible Oinkers -- Will Ham be "LegitiMeat?" A Blessing on your Neck Today, I am a Man
174	Kabbalah-Wannabee Immunity in the Jewish Community Bunny Bugs Book of Healing Chocolate Locks
173	Current Candles Six or Eight? What if the Greeks had Won? Apocrypha Now Greece My Palm
172	De Vine Revelation Sheviti What The Dead Know Sanhedrin of Seventy That's What Western Walls Are Made Of
171	Bless Me, Scottie Fish Soup Hu Flung Chow The Prime of Lavan
ZIP	Issues 171 to 180 in ZIP format

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170	Watching the Detectives Mezuzah Memory Forty Something Praying Out Loud
169	Subway Psalms Lulav Leftovers An Exceptional Rule Minyan Motivation Tokyo Tips
168	Hungry for Torah Dad of David A Kiss is Just a Kiss Shabbat in the Fast Lane
167	A Mount of Names A Verse to Death Hungarian Bat-Mitzvah
166	A Jewish Environment Fins on the Scale Tending the Bar Mitzvah The Rabbi's Car
165	Shalom By-Us Wayward Daughter Meat and Potatoes Chosen People?
164	Guardian Angels Blessed Art Chair Persons
163	Braided Bunch PaRDeS
162	Jewish Mourning Cain's Mark Well, I'll be a Nazarite!
161	Animal Sacrifices Papaya
ZIP	Issues 161 to 170 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
160	Try it! You'll Like It! Out of this World! Lassie Goldberg?
159	Curses!
158	Historical Verification of The Torah
157	On the Tip of Your Tongue
156	How Now Red Cow
155	Back of My Hand To Be, or to Don't Be?
154	For Eyes
153	Fingernails
152	Living in Israel
151	Oy! Ahoy! Cruisin' on a Shabbos Afternoon When you Bless Upon a Star
ZIP	Issues 151 to 160 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
150	Being Good
149	Apocalypse Now? The Hale-Bopp Comet
148	Motion Sensored Beet It
147	Pass Over the Peanut Oil What Isn’t In a Name?
146	Who is a Ewe?
145	The 2,000 Dollar Question Hitting Grass
144	Wall Power What's My Line?
143	Count Your Blessings Divided We Stand
142	Shakesprayer Scriptural Correctness
141	The Merchant of Vegas Legal Language
ZIP	Issues 141 to 150 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
140	By the Light of the Slivery (yes, slivery) Moon Cookie Bar Exam
139	Shoot Me or I’ll Kill Myself Hard Heart
138	Guilty of Jilting?
137	Snipping Whippersnappers Staying Mainly in Spain
136	The Right Guard Holy Rollers
135	Two Brothers A Blessing on Your Head
134	I Had a Dream!
133	Getting Personal Letters to Heaven
132	Orthodox Equinox Paradox What in the World is the World to Come?
131	Divine Rhyme in 4/4 Time O.J. on Trial
ZIP	Issues 131 to 140 in ZIP format

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130	World Wide Wabbit Season A-Fishing We Won't Go The Name of the Game
129	Bring 'Em Back Alive Chanuka in Open Spaces
128	Ask Any Swordfish You Happen to See Flood Figures
127	Dry Bones and Jell-O (TM)
126	Tombstone, Costa Rica Picking Up Where We Left Off
125	Bacteria in the Cafeteria A Rose by Any Other Name
124	Raindrops Keep Falling on Your Succah Post Post
123	Bristle Fashion Vowel-up Follow-up
122	Stripes Forever Raven Maven
121	Varying Vowels Lacto-Carno Pisces
ZIP	Issues 121 to 130 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
120	Life In The Fast Vein Succah-Net
119	Shofar Scents Anonymous Kneeling
118	Know When to Blow
117	Grave Issue
116	Bentch like a Mentch Two Hands are Better than One
115	Grandma Drama Lien on his Car
114	Can You Stand It? 80+40+1=120?
113	Dubious Dates
112	Baby-Sitter's Jitters Hide! It's the Bride!
111	Second Match Mixed Vegetables Father’s Wedding, follow-up
ZIP	Issues 111 to 120 in ZIP format

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110	Letter Perfect Happy Birthday to Germs
109	Running Prayer Prayer - Wear, Where?
108	Mad Cows and Englishmen Father’s Wedding
107	Water on Tap Mix and Match
106	Extinguish and Distinguish Another Workout
105	The Little Things that Count
104	Two Heads, One Body, Three Questions
103	Katz in Hats
102	Family Workout
101	Parents with Bread Heavenly Journey
ZIP	Issues 101 to 110 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
100	Blazing Succahs
99	Wheat Futures Kabbalah
98	A Pointed Question Two Yuds - A Second Look
97	Speech Therapy
96	A Clean Scalp? Yeshiva of Survival
95	Immersion in Flakes Who is a Prophet?
94	Plane Prayer Two Shins
93	Two Yuds High Voltage
92	For Ever a Yeshiva About Face
91	My Favorite Martian Sorry, I Forgot
ZIP	Issues 91 to 100 in ZIP format

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90	Doorway Disputes
89	The Straight Dope Watch The Birdie
88	The Ninth Night of Chanukah
87	Where Bread Ends Waiting for Messiah
86	A Light Meal Birthdays
85	The Count of Israel
84	Prophet Organizations Royal Snails
83	Adopt and Multiply Chicken Scoop
82	Postings and Toastings Reflections of a Newborn
81	Safed, Tsfas and Zefat Kosher Kiddie Kitchen Koncerns
ZIP	Issues 81 to 90 in ZIP format

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80	The Limits of Limits Who is a Hebrew?
79	Kids 'R US Clearing the Air and Space
78	Jews in Space Succah Shed
77	Order in the Court - Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur What does it mean, Sela?
76	A Modest Question about Sheitles
75	Copy. Right?
74	40 Day Fast 40 Day-Old Cholent
73	Tattoo Jew
72	Roller-Blades Cholent Follow-Up
71	The New World
ZIP	Issues 71 to 80 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
70	Inviting a Shabbat Driver Hot on Shabbat
69	World Wide Wabbi
68	A Man's Bracha
67	Thou Shalt Not Read They Neighbors' E-Mail?
66	Do Good Guys Wear Black Hats? In Search of the "Missing" Parsha
65	Spousal Abuse - A Torah Perspective Corrected a Bracha on the (Pepperidge®) Farm
64	Pringles - Stop Before You Pop for a Bracha Mayim Achronim Water
63	Parshat Hashavua - Why can't we get our acts together? Count D'Omer Engagement Ring & The Omer
62	Is Peach Really Over? Chametz After Pesach
61	Punishment w/o Crime? The Double Triangle Acronyms (Shlita)
ZIP	Issues 61 to 70 in ZIP format

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Issue #	Topics	Format
60	A Six-Pointed Question: The Origins of The Magen David Answer to Last Week's Riddle
59	Mezuzah -- Which Way is UP?? This Week's Riddle
58	I-DOLL-atry? Earring Follow-up Answer to Last Week's Tricky Riddle
57	Hamentaschen Follow-up on the Tennessee Torah-less Torah Service A Tricky Riddle
56	Earrings for Men; Pants for Women; Problems for Modern Times Answer to Last Week's Riddle
55	Flax in Sheep's Clothing -- Shatnez This Week's Riddle
54	Torah: A Censorship Dilemma Answer to Last Week's Riddle
53	Baruch Atah Hashem...al Mitzvat Exercise??? Yet Another Bracha Riddle!
52	Now You See It, & Now You Don't...Prestidigitation in Halacha Bracha Riddle Answer
51	What is an "Ayin Hara"? A Bracha Riddle
ZIP	Issues 51 to 60 in ZIP format

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50	Two Worlds -- Which is Better? Answers to Last Week's Riddle (4 names in Amidah).
49	Do-It-Yourself Shabbat Services (sans Torah) Answer to Last Week's Riddle
48	Naming the Kids Readers Write: Follow-up on the Lottery... Bracha Riddle (2 names in Amidah)
47	Scrabble(tm), Monopoly(tm) and Chess on Shabbat
46	It only takes a buck...and a little bit of luck: Playing the lottery.
45	Miracles: "In those days" yes, but what about "these days" Polystyrene Chanukia -- "Now that's a fire!"
44	Why does everyone keep on saying "Mazel Tov"??? Kippa Size. Kippa & Women. Keep on Reading ...
43	Kippa -- why?? Mom, Missionaries, Money and Making Calls.
42	Genetic Testing - according to Halacha
41	One Creator, a Plural Name Cereal and Milk
ZIP	Issues 41 to 50 in ZIP format

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40	Persistent Pentateuch Pinkie Pointing People.
39	Shabbat elevators
38	Glass Dishes for Meat & Dairy. Eating Meat & Dairy on the Concorde.
37	The meaning of "HaMakom" Going to Mormon "Family History Libraries (tm)"
36	Jogging and Shabbat Anger and the Torah
35	Ushpizin -- Succah Guests
34	Glow in the dark toys and Shabbat Pregnancy and Yom Kippur
33	Blood transfusions and chocolate
32	Is a tomato a with a pig gene kosher? Asking for forgiveness via E-mail
31	Putting animals "to sleep" Assorted Shabbat questions
ZIP	Issues 31 to 40 in ZIP format

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30	Velcro and Shabbat Throwing coins into a wishing well
29	Is mother's milk "Milchig" (dairy)? What is the meaning of the words that are written on the back of a Mezuza?
28	The Jewish View on Euthanasia Can you open a book that has writing on the outer edge of the pages on Shabbat?
27	How do you keep Shabbat in a place where the sun always shines? Is man intrinsically evil?
26	Sending E-mail to a place where it is still Shabbat What's the deal with Judaism and Hair???
25	Isn't there something wrong with sending mail (snail-mail) on Fridays? What is Olam Haba?
24	Does the Torah say that we should be happy? How do you tell someone that they are doing something wrong?
23	Why marital relations are forbidden during a women's monthly cycle Why we light Shabbat candles 18 minutes before sundown
22	Erasing Torah from computer software or screens How is a person "stoned to death"?
21	Minyan via computers
ZIP	Issues 21 to 30 in ZIP format

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20	Donation of Organs Breaking a Glass at a Wedding
19	Are locusts really Kosher?!
18	Why is Honey Kosher? What happens at an "Unveiling"
17	Stepparents in the Torah The lack of repetition of the Amidah in Ma'ariv. Why the paragraph "Y'hi Ratzon" after the Amidah is in small print
16	Placing Stones on Graves A Family Dilemma
15	What to do when Pesach occurs on Saturday night An insight into the meaning of "Dayenu."
14	The Commandment to Believe in G-d
13	Being punished for the bad deeds of your ancestors
12	Virtual Reality Minyan
11	Judaism and Pets Clarification of Rabbi Akiva teaching Kaddish
ZIP	Issues 11 to 20 in ZIP format

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10	Insights into Saying Kaddish
9	G-d and earthquakes
8	Why Judaism only accepts matrilineal descent
7	Does being created in G-d's image mean G-d is physical?
6	Judaism's view on Homosexuality
5	Why men wear sidelocks (peyot)
4	Why we don't wear tefillin all day long
3	How can people justify studying Torah all the time
2	Why is the commandment to be "fruitful and multiply" only applicable to Jews A Clarification on lighting Chanukah candles when crossing the International Date
1	Lighting Chanukah Candles when crossing the International Date Line
ZIP	Issues 1 to 10 in ZIP format

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