Questions and Answers

For generations of Jews, their rabbi was more than just a teacher, mentor, colleague or friend.  He, and until the last generation or two it was ALMOST always he, was also therapist, arbiter, judge, religious decisor (posek).

Jewish Values Online has brought rabbis back to their roots, by giving them a forum to answer questions submitted by people just like you.  It does have one major difference than the traditional format.  According to Jewish law, one is not supposed to "posek shop".  You are not supposed to ask the same question of multiple rabbis and pick the answer you like best.  JVO does the exact opposite of that tradition, by giving the same questions to a Conservative, Orthodox, Reform and perhaps also Renewal, Reconstructionist, Nondenominational Rabbi.  For every question, one can see at least three answers.  

The questions I have been asked so far have not fit neatly into classical halakhic terms.  They do not necessarily have clear answers that can be determined by looking into a Shulchan Aruch (16th century summation of Jewish law which, for many, is considered authoritative today).  The situations may resemble cases in the Talmud, or not at all.  Regardless, I have tried to give a "Conservative" answer to them.  Below is a link the questions I have answered.  I am curious to hear your thoughts.

http://www.jewishvaluesonline.org/rabbi.php?id=139