AskMoses.com is a website affiliated with the Chabad Orthodox Jewish movement. Via the site, users can query a database of Judaism-related topics or live chat with a rabbi.[1]
The site's database includes topics ranging from Israeli history to sexual mores from an Orthodox Jewish-perspective. Live chats are available in English, Russian, Spanish, French, and Hebrew. The website claimed in 2009 that 30% of visitors were non-Jewish, and most of the Jewish visitors were secular.[2][1]
In 2001, the website featured 60 rabbis working 24 hours a day, six days a week. The rabbis did not work on Shabbat. The website's budget of $475,000 was funded by donations.[3] In 2009, the site claimed to surpass one million live chats[2] answered by its staff of approximately 45 Los Angeles-based male and female scholars and educators.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c Duin, Julia (2009-02-08). "AskMoses.com fields Judaism queries". Washington Times. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b Helfand, Duke (2009-02-02). "AskMoses.com isn't a direct line to God, but it's quicker than climbing Mount Sinai". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Aushenker, Michael (2001-07-05). "Ask Moses and You Shall Receive". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2023.