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Are Jews required to do anything special to "repair the world" after the gulf oil spill? Is there a Jewish perspective on how this tragic accident should impact our view on offshore oil drilling moving forward?

People across the country are up in arms about the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero. The Jewish community, too, seems divided. What sort of Jewish values & teachings should we take into account when determining where we stand on the issue?

Israel

I truly support Israel, but in this day and age it is difficult to do so, with so much dissent in the news and on the streets. Where in the Torah does it state that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews? Does the Torah delineate borders?

Spirituality

I was raised to believe that as Jews, we do not believe in a "life after death," that we live on through our children. I always wondered if this was truly a Jewish belief. Does the Jewish religion think we have a "soul," an afterlife?

Tikun Olam

Is it more important to give to Jewish charities or charities that impact all types of people, regardless of religion?

Jewish Law

If a child is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah, if the father has passed away, and a step father is taking the parental duties, how should the child be called to the Torah by name, as ben birthfather or stepfather's name? Is it possible to call him up as both to respect both men?

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Q:	May a Jew that went through a Reform Conversion move to Israel under the law of return?

Q:	Times are tight, and I’m trying to tighten my belt a little bit regarding my finances. Am I still required to give tzedakah when I’m having tough times of my own?

Q:	I'm going into the Marines, but I also want to keep Shabbat. How can I do that? What can and can't I do regarding Shabbat pertaining to being a Marine, if I am based in the USA, as well as if I get shipped overseas?

Q:	Is circumcision absolutely necessary for baby boys?

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Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka

Rabbi Bulka received his Rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Rabbinical Seminary in New York in 1965, and his Ph.D.degree from the University of Ottawa in 1971, concentrating on the Logotherapy of Viktor Frankl.

•Rabbi, Congregation Machzikei Hadas, Ottawa, since 1967.

•Host of the TV series, In Good Faith , 1970-2006.

•Host of the weekly Radio call-in program Sunday Night with Rabbi Bulka (CFRA), since 1994.

•Regular columnist, Ottawa Citizen - Ask the Religion Experts feature, since 1995.

•Author and/or Editor of more than 35 books.

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