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Q&A- Tochacha, Alexa on Shabbos & Tznius in Front of Non-Jews
Q&A- Tochacha, Alexa on Shabbos & Tznius in Front of Non-Jews
May 23, 2022
1:43:37
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Could the Rav elaborate on the Gra’s view that the days of creation correspond to millennia? 02:47 How does the Rav feel about the state messing with the Meron situation? 7:40 Is there an issur of Kol Isha in front of a gentile man, and likewise is there an obligation for tznius if the Jewish woman is not responsible for their aveiras? 15:10 What is the Rebbe’s advice if someone is attacked by inappropriate thoughts in the moment? 17:26 Zionists think that since we’re not in Galus, the Talmud Yerushalmi has more authority now—does it? 25:55 Why don’t women change their Hebrew name once they get married (since they change many other minhagim by their husband)? 27:35 Could the Rav speak on the topic of politician Aryeh Deri, what are the Rav’s thoughts, whether he should be leading Am Yisrael, is the media blowing things out of proportion or is there truth to their claims, etc.? 29:55 How will Halacha work when techiyas Hamesim happens, in light of many changes that have happened over time? 34:00 Does the Rav think that the war in Ukraine has anything to do with precursors to Mashiach? 37:42 Since it’s common to wear clothing made of animals, why is that not considered tumah? 42:10 Why are Pesach and Yom Tov names but not Sukkos, Shavuos, or Shabbos? 45:39 Is there a deeper (spiritual) understanding to if a man is mazria before a woman, having a daughter first? 49:09 Why are the curses in Bechukosai much stronger than the brachos in terms of description (and in Ki Savo)? 1:01:25 Do souls watch over us from above? 1:04:18 Why are the four questions we ask seemingly the only questions that are preempted by the Torah? 1:10:23 Why is there controversy around the author of the Zohar and how does this affect other controversial sefer authorships? 1:16:44 If tzitzis is lacking tcheles, why do we still say a bracha if the mitzvah is seemingly incomplete? 1:20:06 Recently there are images of Mars and new findings of caves, does Judaism accept the idea of life on other planets? 1:25:12 Is there a validity to the Yeshivish concept of “shtultz” (honoring older bachurim)? 1:28:38 Can you use Alexa/Siri/Google Home on Shabbos to turn on the lights or the AC? And is their a difference by Yom Tov? 1:29:26 What are the conditions necessary to make something no longer considered woman’s clothing? 1:31:43 With regards to offerings or food in general, what did the Jews do when all they had was manna? 1:34:15 What does the Torah state is the ideal lifestyle (Nomadic vs Urban)? 1:37:10 What should we think about during Lag B’Omer? Visit us @ ohr.edu
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Q&A- Gun Policy, Halachic Prenup & Yeshiva Education Oversight
Q&A- Gun Policy, Halachic Prenup & Yeshiva Education Oversight
May 25, 2022
1:38:29
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 What is the basis of the Magen David? 01:46 What is the Torah view on liability of a self driving vehicle? 8:23 How important is pronunciation in the formula of tefilla? For example, many people don’t pronounce a moving shvah (like in Kedusha or Kaddish), or they misplace an emphasis, such as mezoinos instead of mezonos. Also, when we sing songs, like Lecha dodi or zemiros, or Shir hamalos, we might change the emphasis. Since difference nusachs exist, or people use modern Hebrew, etc…how does that work? 15:49 Do halachos of Rabbeim apply even in a time with no official smicha? 18:37 What response do we as Jews have to school shootings and how should we view gun policies? 23:03 What is the definition of divorce for non-Jews and how should we approach giving advice or otherwise? 28:30 The State of New York is attempting to strengthen oversight of Yeshiva education. Ostensibly, they want to enforce the "core" curriculum of math, science, and the like. If they were to stick to those issues, does a secular government have a right to insist on a population education in math, etc.? 35:19 How does the concept of a Shabbos Goy work? 42:14 Does maaris ayin apply in the case of eating heter mechira? 44:09 Could I put up a sign stating I’m a kosher Jew in a treyf restaurant? 47:05 How do we justify the idea that someone that has “chen” or grace, they have fear of Gd, but in Eshes Chayil, it states that chen is sheker or false? 51:18 What’s the rules on after-brachos? 54:35 How can someone understand the idea of uvdin d’chol or a “mundane activity” on Shabbos? 58:18 What is your halachic and legal take on halachic prenups? Do you think couples should get a halachic prenup? Do you think that the way people protested on social media and outside homes last spring is something that should be encouraged especially because many agunos received their gets that way? 1:10:26 There’s a new section in the Israel Museum about “magic” in Judaism and segulos—do we believe in them or not? 1:15:44 How do we understand going to a mikveh on Shabbos? 1:18:24 Why are the words RAH and REYAH so similar? 1:20:52 Where do the minhagim of black and white outfits and hats come from? 1:27:20 Why does the bracha for kiddush hat on on Friday night say “Vrozavanu” instead of “Vitzivanu” when seemingly every other bracha on a mitzvah contains the latter? 1:31:09 Why are Shabbos and kosher the main factors mentioned when discussing frumkeit? 1:34:25 Why do Talmudic rabbis use certain hermeneutical principles when inferring various laws? Visit us @ ohr.edu
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Q&A- Plastic Surgery, Machlokes & Infertility Testing
Q&A- Plastic Surgery, Machlokes & Infertility Testing
Jun 2, 2022
1:45:46
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Why do we say the language of “hamotzei lechem” if Hashem doesn’t take out bread? 02:29 Can the Rav expound on Judaism’s view of homosexuality? 10:10 How should Jews look at accounts of near-death experiences? 17:42 What is Rav Kook’s position on korbanos? 28:20 Why is it that we don’t "acquire" women through other means than money? 33:13 What is the Rebbe’s opinion on vanity cosmetic surgery or otherwise and how should we approach it? 38:20 The Gemara in Yevamos עו. discusses a certain ritual to test a bochor with certain medical problems for infertility before he gets married. How then can some of poskim argue against /married/ guys getting fertility tested if there are problems? 40:45 Can a person who cannot have children marry a mamzer or convert? 41:23 What exactly constitutes a siyum? 48:44 If mashiach can come from the dead, does this make Chabad’s view heretical? 54:32 What are some reasons that there are machlokesim in Mishnayos? 59:43 Some hold that there are parts of the Gemara that were written by the Gaonim themselves. Is this true? 1:02:00 How does the Rav speak to the idea of feminism? 1:07:40 Is there a concept of overturning precedence in Halacha. For example, is it possible that a contemporary Posek could permit electricity on Shabbat? 1:11:03 What is a gay Jew supposed to do? 1:22:30 How can we help secular people make sense of the shidduch process? 1:28:02 What is out responsibility to not patronize unethical commerce (such as places that employ sweatshops)? 1:32:24 How will Eliyahu HaNavi’s paskening work? 1:33:25 Would there be a leniency to switching sects of Judaism? 1:34:37 What is the Rambam’s position on reconstituting the Sanhedrin? 1:37:52 Is it a halachic requirement to say Baruch hu or varuch shemo? What about just shemo? 1:40:42 To what extent should someone go to avoid machlokes? 1:42:35 How do we understand great Torah personalities in Tanach doing certain things that people today would be ostracized for? Visit us @ ohr.edu
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SPECIAL: Isru Chag
SPECIAL: Isru Chag
Jun 7, 2022
48:39
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White and Blue Techeilis
White and Blue Techeilis
Jun 26, 2022
42:46
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Q&A- Demons, Cartoons & Conversion
Q&A- Demons, Cartoons & Conversion
Jun 23, 2022
1:53:14
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Clarification about R Aryeh Kaplan and use of drugs 00:58 Is there a source for wars being prevented for learning Torah? 07:05 What is an appropriate response to answer a secular person about slavery in the Torah? 14:14 How do we visualize demons, what did they look like? How did we know they were there? Are they present today, or did they go away with certain yeridas hadoros? 19:28 How should a convert act in terms of honoring parents, shomer negiah, etc.? 23:47 What is the safek on mainstream techeles today? 31:43 Why is Miriam punished instead of Aaron if listening to Lashon Haro is worse than saying it according to the Chafetz Chaim? 33:12 How should we think about Angels? 37:46 What are the levels of Angels? 38:44 Why is the Shema such a meaningful prayer and what does it really mean? 40:25 When the Ark landed, how did animals spread to all parts of the earth? does this contribute to the idea of one continent/Pangea? 42:42 What are the Rav’s views on the different types of kiruv? 47:05 Shuckling and vigorous flailing during davening looks absurd, so should we stand still during Shemona Esrei? 51:42 What is wrong with occasionally drinking alcohol or smoking marijuana? 54:40 What are the reasons that Sephardim and Ashkanazi Jews have different ways to say certain tefillos out loud or not? 1:00:37 Are people who are married by a reform rabbi halachically married? 1:05:52 Why does the Torah state things one way but we have a mesorah that it means something else (such as eye for an eye)? 1:07:08 What is something that surprised the Rav in his life or his favorite sefer? 1:10:53 What are the halachic ramifications of a Jewish man and woman being intimate outside of marriage? 1:17:10 Recently an animated Disney movie had a small homosexual scene. Should we not be showing cartoons to our kids? 1:21:40 Why does mashiach have to come in the form of a person? Why wouldn’t it just be Hashem himself? What depends on a human leader? 1:23:24 What is the opinion on causing a car to stop on Shabbos to cross the street? 1:25:40 What about when someone needs to use transportation for an emergency on Shabbos? 1:27:10 Should we not walk on grass on Shabbos? 1:28:00 In Parashas Shelach, why is there a seemingly larger focus on Yetzias Mitzrayim if the miracle to get to Israel is seemingly harder? 1:30:22 Where does the 250 incense offerings come from in Parashas Korach? 1:33:04 After all the miracles and revelations of Hashem in the Torah, why would anyone continue to question Moshe and Aharon’s authority? 1:37:30 Why do we say speedily in our days when amoraim prayed against that? 1:38:51 What does the Rav think of many Jews pursuing higher education in relation to going off the Derech? 1:44:31 How do we posken with non-Jews opening and pouring non-Mevushal wine? 1:49:29 Could a Kohen enter a cemetery of Karites? 1:50:40 If a convert stops being a shomer Torah Jew, do they become invalid? Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by Cedar Media Studios
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1-Movements of 19th Century - Hashkafic History Series II
1-Movements of 19th Century - Hashkafic History Series II
Oct 10, 2021
54:48
Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Training Program 5776-1-Hashkafic History I-Movements of 19th Century Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". For comments, questions, or sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: [email protected] (Originally Rec 2015-16) (Produced by: CedarMedia Podcasting 2021)
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The Story of Chanukah
The Story of Chanukah
Dec 2, 2021
41:56
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Q&A- Chanukah Kavannos, Ohr HaGanuz, & Talmud Censorship
Q&A- Chanukah Kavannos, Ohr HaGanuz, & Talmud Censorship
Nov 27, 2021
1:47:12
Join Mentors Mission in Israel! A Booster We Can All Agree On! December 28, 2021 - January 2, 2022 Experience of A Lifetime At the Ohr Somayach New Bais Medrash Itinerary and Packages Available on our Website Vaccination within 6 months Required Limited Time Offer - Hotel Package (Hotel Bookings before November 28th Only) Register Now to Ensure Availability www.mentorsmission.com 718-644-9037 Where did the minhag of showing tzitzis out come from? 5:38 When mashiach comes will we have a unified Halacha? 8:45 What principles disqualify someone from olam haba? 15:14 What is the basis of hatred of Jews from Arabs? 20:00 What is the significance of mentioning the sons of Rav Pappa in a siyyum? 21:44 Why don’t we enunciate Hashem’s 4 letter name as we do other names? 25:12 Is a Jew that makes a lot of money and he’s generous, can he justify having fancy stuff? 31:42 Why is there so much evil and hashchasa when it comes to gender? 40:39 Is money won in poker (by a frum Jew) given to tzedaka clean? 48:00 Is thanksgiving assur for Jews to celebrate? 51:45 Why does the first bracha in birkas hamazon differ among Jews? 54:01 To what extent does Hashem listen to evil people or people of other religions? 1:00:08 Could someone give more than 20% ma’aser if they have the capacity? 1:02:30 Hashem keeps Torah, so how do we explain rain on Shabbat? 1:04:50 Why did the song yedid nefesh change? 1:09:08 In shidduch dating, how much leniency should someone have in hashgafa differences? 1:11:22 Why are there no other holidays about dedication of the Temple (such as Chanukah)? 1:13:44 What was the effect of the church’s censorship the Talmud? 1:16:00 Why don’t non Jews that Hashem speaks to in Torah narrative immediately believe in Hashem (over their own idols)? 1:17:39 What are the difference between animals and humans? 1:21:44 Why was King Shlomo allowed to have so many wives and how could some not be Jewish? 1:24:40 What is the “Ohr HaGanuz”? 1:25:57 What level of authority does the Saatmar Rav have on the matter of medinas Israel? 1:29:47 What is Kaf HaKelah? 1:30:48 What does the Torah say about whistleblowers? Should Jews be journalists? 1:33:14 Does a child from a woman who converted for marriage (but it was a “legal” conversion) have questionable Judaism? 1:35:26 What is the proper kavanna to have when lighting a menorah on Chanukah? 1:36:31 Is the book “garden of emunah” good for a Baal Teshuva to read? 1:38:01 Is it halachically permissible for a married couple to have a hyphenated last name or for a husband to take his wife’s last name? 1:42:14 Do goyim have a neshama? 1:43:25 Do all Jewish names have meaning / Ruach HaKodesh of parents? 1:46:40 When Shabbos is over we lose the special neshama, but if I don’t eat melava malka, do I still have it? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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6 - Zionism III - Rav Kook Bio - Hashkafic History Series II
6 - Zionism III - Rav Kook Bio - Hashkafic History Series II
Nov 21, 2021
1:03:52
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-6-Rav Kook Bio Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". For comments, questions, or sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: [email protected] (Originally Rec 2015-16) (Produced by: CedarMedia Podcasting 2021)
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Q&A- Chukas HaGoyim, Dreidel & Gypsies
Q&A- Chukas HaGoyim, Dreidel & Gypsies
Nov 18, 2021
1:38:20
00:00 Are stained glass windows chukas hagoyim? 1:17 If one of the reason of separation of a married couple each month during niddah is to create renewal, can this be applied to chavrusas of kollel? 7:25 How can someone be forgiven for all his sins with Shabbos? Why is Yom Kippur special then? 10:08 How does one counter the simple interpretation of Torah’s (seeming) incivility covered over by rabbinic analysis as an argument to Oral Torah? 15:28 How did the chet haegel happen when am yisroel was on such a madrega? 22:39 What kavana should one have during bircas kohanim? 27:27 Why are the kohanim and levi’im part of the mashmados if they’re part of mishmaros? 34:33 What is the history behind Jewish Romanian gypsies 35:58 What is the history of Onkelos, and why is his Targum preferred over Targum Yonasan? 46:00 Why are cusim considered like Jews for zimun but not for sukka? What is their history? 55:49 Outside of the chiyuv in meiser, to what extent do we have to always give tzedakah? 58:58 Before Shacharis, what is one allowed to do?—Shower? Exercise? 1:00:56 How do we understand the actions of Yael with respect to sleeping with Sisra? 1:07:26 (Followup) How could Yael even kill Sisra if the army was routed? 1:08:51 What modern Avodah Zara do we have? 1:15:56 What is the misunderstanding of bats laying eggs? 1:20:45 What is the dreidel? 1:21:50 Why does the Torah say ayin tachas ayin if it doesn’t literally mean it? 1:24:10 Does one need to honor his parents if those parents don’t deserve it? 1:25:26 How was Yaakov avinu allowed to hug/kiss Rochel before marriage? 1:30:08 What does it mean for HaShem to ‘remember’ someone? 1:31:20 With kashrus, does the rule around not being able to taste a food apply to lab-generated foods? 1:33:54 What happened to all the avdei kanaanim? 1:36:40 Why is there a machlokes as to whether kedusha left after the chorban? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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5 - Zionism III - Zionism & Rav Kook - Hashkafic History Series II
5 - Zionism III - Zionism & Rav Kook - Hashkafic History Series II
Nov 14, 2021
56:39
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-5-Zionism & Rav Kook Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". For comments, questions, or sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: [email protected] (Originally Rec 2015-16) (Produced by: CedarMedia Podcasting 2021)
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Q&A- Rome, University & Religious Government
Q&A- Rome, University & Religious Government
Nov 10, 2021
1:27:42
00:00 Rashi on Chumash seems to be based on Sod (Kabbala), but he said it’s pashut? 2:35 One of the reasons given for Yaakov’s crying over Rochel is that he wouldn’t be buried with him. Why is this significant? 5:47 Does prophecy affect free-will? 7:44 Considering that every Jew has a neshama, why do people not have an instant connection to Yiddishkeit? 11:36 How did Adam haRishon give Dovid haMelech 70 years of his life? Would he have been born if not? 17:17 Rome is from Eisav, but how could this be, genealogically? 22:35 In zmiros and davening, we seem to direct our requests to malachim rather than Hashem. Why is this? 30:57 Why can we say the names of certain angels but not others? 33:48 Why specifically tehillim for the sick and mishnayos for the dead that are read out? 35:25 Why can’t malachim understand Aramaic (prayers) of Hebrew is so similar? 42:40 Is this the reason for all of Kaddish in Aramaic, or just “ihay shmay…” 43:57 A lot of Modern Orthodox go to college/university. Is it better to increase a Jewish presence on-campus, or can this encourage people going to totally secular environment? 49:44 What does the Rav hold on people going into kiruv after yeshiva? 53:35 What is the best way to counter the notion that Judaism is restrictive? 1:01:05 Would it be ideal to have a fully religious government? 1:05:08 At one point is a secular/unknowing person who becomes aware of a halacha going to be chayav? 1:07:07 If other groups (eg Hindus & Catholics) insist split manifestations of HaShem isn’t Avodah Zara, how can we do things like praying in the zechus of a tzaddik or to a malach? 1:10:56 What is ‘Charedi dati leumi’ (Charda”l) ? 1:13:05 What are practical examples of being kiddush HaShem? 1:15:54 Should we still daven for the welfare of the state (al pi Pirkei Avos) if the government is bad for Torah? 1:19:43 Considering the low fatality does vaccination etc. regarding corona, is there a chiyuv to remove oneself from sakana? 1:22:49 What are arguments to present Reform/Conservative Judaism? 1:26:27 What is the concept of singing Shalom Aleichem/Eishes Chayil on Shabbos night? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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Q&A- Mitzva Tantz, Animal Life & Abortion
Q&A- Mitzva Tantz, Animal Life & Abortion
Nov 3, 2021
1:28:58
00:00 The cry of Eisav and the cry of Mordechai are described the same, and it is understood that it was as a punishment. How could the Jews be punished if Yaakov was justified? 2:43 R’ Dessler described freewill relative to one’s environment. How can we know who is favorable in G-ds eyes? 8:58 Why can prayers added after those made from the Anshei Knesses haGadola had HaShem’s name? 12:17 Where does one draw the line between hishtadlus and bitachon? 18:40 What are the boundaries of what can be considered ‘Torah’? 23:40 Many Chassidish weddings have the mitzvo tanzt. How is this not an issue of proteus, and where did it come from? 26:43 How can we explain the seeming-genocide of the prior inhabitants of eretz yisroel? 33:33 Why is it that at Ashkenazi weddings the kallah walks around the chasan 3 or 7 times. Why is this? 35:24 How do we understand Manoach, even if a Navi can suspend halacha for a one-time necessity? 40:41 How can we understand a soulmate if one person can choose not to enter the shidduch? 44:52 The Girgashiy moved. Where did they go? 47:34 If a goy stills a pruta he is chaiv misa. Why so severe? 52:29 What is the Jewish approach to extending an animal’s life if it would cause further pain? 54:32 Learning of Nach is often neglected, and yet we see many books on topics like mussar, emunah etc.. Are these books an attempted replacement? 58:49 What is the origin of gematria? What is At-bash? 1:03:52 Is there an allowance for an abortion caused from rape? 1:05:12 Can anyone darshn gematrias? 1:06:39 What are tips on correcting bad midos? 1:10:35 Is there any religious value in work itself beyond parnasa? 1:13:20 Tzaddaka that brings something in return (eg raffle ticket), is this really tzaddaka? 1:15:20 Is there a way to understand the difference with Ashkenazi and Sephardi pronunciations? 1:18:49 Some people think Beta Israel aren’t Jews. Why is this? 1:21:37 What did R’ Ovadia Yosef mean for Klal Yisroel? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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2-Yishuv Eretz Yisrael - Hashkafic History Series II
2-Yishuv Eretz Yisrael - Hashkafic History Series II
Oct 17, 2021
1:02:01
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-2-Yishuv Eretz Yisrael Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". For comments, questions, or sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: [email protected] (Originally Rec 2015-16) (Produced by: CedarMedia Podcasting 2021)
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Chanukah & Hiddur Mitzvos
Chanukah & Hiddur Mitzvos
Dec 5, 2021
43:30
Join Mentors Mission in Israel! A Booster We Can All Agree On! December 28, 2021 - January 2, 2022 Experience of A Lifetime At the Ohr Somayach New Bais Medrash Itinerary and Packages Available on our Website Vaccination within 6 months Required Limited Time Offer - Hotel Package (Hotel Bookings before November 28th Only) Register Now to Ensure Availability www.mentorsmission.com 718-644-9037 Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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Q&A- Dinosaurs, Tachanun & Wigs
Q&A- Dinosaurs, Tachanun & Wigs
Oct 7, 2021
1:26:35
00:00 What was Reuben’s cheshban in moving Yaakov’s bed? What of kibud av? 4:14 Chazal say it’s a mitzvah to marry one’s niece, but genetically this can be dangerous... 6:55 During chet haegel, Moshe argues with HaShem against starting a nation. What does it mean for one to argue against HaShem? 11:47 There is an assumption that earlier rabbis are correct, what is the source for this? 15:17 Did the Avos keep the Torah before it was given, and how did it look? 0:21:34 what is the Rabbis opinion on wigs? 0:27:42 Some people are annoyed about having to start saying tachanun again. Can Rebbi share anything about the importance and beauty of it? 0:32:00 How can a Jew be a secular judge? 0:34:44 Believe on unbroken tradition, how can we justify the idea of machloket and differing opinions? 0:45:16 What is the Torah’s view on Dinosaurs? 0:49:19 What is the difference between psychology and mussar? 0:52:02 Why is same Bracha chatima of psukei dezimra same as Baruch sheamar? 0:55:30 Why is taf pronounced as tzaf by askenazim? 0:59:50 What is the origin of rashi script? 1:01:40 Is there a remez for America in the Torah? 1:03:24 What is mans goal in striving for faith in G-d juxtaposed with logic? 1:07:15 How can we say that we will promise to G-d that we will praise him forever? 1:09:40 How do we learn halacha? Lets say I'm learning the mishnah berurah. How do i know if we paskin like it? How do i know which sefer we paskin like instead? Do i always have to double check with a rabbi? 1:15:15 What is the source for matrilineal descent? 1:17:50 Why does it seem that prayer doesn’t work in bleak situations? 1:22:15 When we finish a sefer we say hadran halach, but most don’t at Simchas Torah? 1:24:30 is it permissible to grow sprouts in a windowsill, in water? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu !
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Thoughts on Hakafos 5782
Thoughts on Hakafos 5782
Sep 26, 2021
7:44
While Rav Breitowitz is out on bein hazmanim, we have the privilege to bring you some of his Torah thoughts on the significance of the Hakafos. We hope you enjoy! - R' Zevi Kaufman (Producer of the Ohr Somayach Podcast Network) Print out here! Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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Hoshana Rabbah - Simchas Torah - The Culmination of the Days of Awe
Hoshana Rabbah - Simchas Torah - The Culmination of the Days of Awe
Sep 22, 2021
50:00
Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (10-22-2016) (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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Ohr Somayach Pre Rosh Hashana Seminar
Ohr Somayach Pre Rosh Hashana Seminar
Sep 5, 2021
1:27:06
2:44 Rabbi Gettinger 29:10 Rabbi Breitowitz 1:05:52 Rabbi Tatz Sign up here!! Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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Q&A- Simanim, Taliban & Aggadita
Q&A- Simanim, Taliban & Aggadita
Sep 2, 2021
58:45
What is the reason for avoiding doing chesed to a non-jew? What is the Jewish position on organ donation once one passes away, and can a Jew work on cadavers as a med students? How do we understand by the creation that the trees deviated from Hashem’s commandment that they should taste like fruit?—Do trees have bechira? With the Taliban take over, many Jews sympathize with the civilians, but isn’t Sharia more in line with halacha than Western values. 2 Poskin, Rav Moshe Feinstein and Minchas Yitzchak, have different drachim in deriving sources for psakim. Why is this? What is the Jewish perspective on the ideal power-system? How do we interpret (seemingly) physical descriptions of HaShem, especially in Yehezkel or Daniel? In the Gemara in Sukka, it describes HaShem as being 10 tefachim, and Moshe below 10. What does this mean? Can we say “everything happens for a reason” and have free will? Or can someone’s decisions affect someone else’s free will? The Gemara in Sukka it describes the keruvim as being 10 tefachim over the mishkan. The keruvim min hatzad built by Shlomo were much bigger. Is there something particular that both were 1/3 of the size of their environments? A man caused, due to road-rage, by grama a car crash which killed someone. Is this man to be rebuked? If a person reads a secular self-help book, can someone get the schar for learning Torah? There are many cryptic messages in the agada of the midrash and gemara (eg with monsters etc). How do we interpret this? What is the significance of saying akainu seudasa?
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SPECIAL: Selichos - 5781
SPECIAL: Selichos - 5781
Aug 29, 2021
29:28
SPECIAL: SELICHOS AT OHR SOMAYACH JERUSALEM Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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Q&A- Baal Teshuva Integration, Free Will & Jews on Politics
Q&A- Baal Teshuva Integration, Free Will & Jews on Politics
Aug 25, 2021
1:03:36
This episode has been generously sponsored by Daniel and Rachel Rabizadeh In loving memory of George Rabizadeh ישראל דוד בן רבי אבא 00:00 If two brothers marry two sisters, does one widow have a chiyuv of yibum? 4:42 Why do chazal and halacha speak of things like spontaneous generation which modern science can’t prove? 12:40 Sometimes Baalei Teshuva have a difficulty integrating into frum society. Why should this be? 17:58 Why was R’ Yehuda haNasi not martyred along with the 10 rabbis? 21:42 In one’s search for Yiddishkeit, to what extent does one keep looking for proofs? 27:14 What is the most practical answer to the how we have free will if HaShem knows the future? 32:36 Every generation has a moshiach, so how can there be a set date? 38:18 Is triage halachically acceptable and if so what criteria can be used? 46:08 Are Jews allowed to express political views? 49:02 Is there something after olam haba? 55:44 Does power/authority affect free will? 59:35 Considering the work of Christians to prosthelytize Jews, should there be a concerted counter response? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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SPECIAL: JLE Q&A- (with Excursus on Science and Religion)
SPECIAL: JLE Q&A- (with Excursus on Science and Religion)
Aug 24, 2021
51:34
This weeks episode has been generously sponsored by Daniel and Rachel Rabizadeh In loving memory of George Rabizadeh ישראל דוד בן רבי אבא SPECIAL JLE - Q&A Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you! : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! We are proud to announce the beta-launch of the Ohr Somayach app! Access your favorite Ohr Somayach podcasts on the app, at podcasts.ohr.edu or on any podcast platform! DOWNLOAD THE APP! ANDROID APPLE (Produced by CedarMediaStudios Podcasting)
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Q&A- Kol Isha, Mixed Kiruv Trips & the Death Penalty
Q&A- Kol Isha, Mixed Kiruv Trips & the Death Penalty
Jan 13, 2022
1:54:21
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu 00:00 is it considered Avoda Zara to believe in multiple gods but only serve one? 03:16 Why wasn’t the Torah given at Creation? 09:36 Can I be mekabel maisa rishon giving to a Cohen or can I give it to a Levi? (see addition at 1:51:33 ) 16:53 Does the rav have any tips for remembering what we’ve learned? 23:40 Is Kol Isha applied to new music styles and recorded music? 38:50 Is it consistent with Jewish Hashkafa to support the death penalty in secular courts? 46:20 How were the Ruvnitzer rabbi and others able to “break the rules” of Torah? 48:08 Is a single person able to work on a kiruv trip with mixed activities, assuming all laws of yichud and shomer negiah being observed? 52:53 Are Muslim prayer techniques based on Jewish bows, etc.? 1:00:44 How do we know how to navigate which Aggadic stories to take literally in the Gemara and Midrash? 1:00:06 Is it permissible to drink coffee, tea, or anything during Pesukei HaZimra? 1:07:27 According to Gemara in Succah, why can we consider STAM land in the hands of non-Jews as stolen? How can I rely on the produce right of non-Jewish land? 1:12:07 How does one train himself that Mashiach could come at any second? 1:14:21 Does the rav believe there are 36 hidden tzaddikim holding up the world? 1:16:47 Are there different ways to fulfill the Mitzvah of Shnayim Mikra V’echad Targum? 1:20:57 Why is there such a significance put on wine in Judaism? 1:22:17 What should one’s outlook be on Jewish or Christian archaeologists who try to prove or disprove biblical events? 1:24:56 Why is the word for acts of loving-kindness “GOMEL,” which entails something that is earned or deserved? 1:26:21 What are the prerequisites to being a Kabbalist? 1:28:37 What should someone consider when choosing a posek? 1:30:30 Can someone have relations with one’s wife while she is pregnant? 1:32:00 Does the chiyuv to read Targum Onkelos make it the primary or superior translation/interpretation? 1:33:48 Is a tallit katan less yotzi than one of cotton or the like? 1:36:14 Why are some fruits not bound by the laws of Shmitta? 1:39:00 How can one wholeheartedly daven for mashiach to come if there will be no more chance for Teshuva? 1:41:00 As a parent / teacher, what could the rav advise to help prevent kids going off the Derech? 1:44:29 How do we reconcile exhuming bodies for archaeology of holy gravesites? 1:47:30 Which did Rashi work on first, Talmud or Chumash, and why does Rashi sometimes switch from Aramaic and Hebrew in his commentaries? 1:49:19 Were most of the gedolim nonconformists and what does that say for a system that relies on conformity? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 2
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 2
Feb 17, 2022
36:40
Video available here Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 1
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 1
Feb 15, 2022
40:44
Video available here Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Mazal, Korbanos & Cherem
Q&A- Mazal, Korbanos & Cherem
Feb 10, 2022
1:41:48
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Video available here 00:00 What is the classical understanding of the size of the letters in Megillas Esther before 1945? 04:10 Why couldn’t Gd just give us Israel uninhabited? Why did we have to fight for it? 08:12 What is the origin of the Reisha and the Seifa in a Mishna? 13:32 Is there any issue with having a temporary bima in a shul? 19:13 How does it make sense that we’re commanded to love Hashem? 26:00 In terms of kavod of Torah and Beis Midrash, what’s halachically acceptable to help you stay awake or otherwise? 29:34 There are 72 3-letter names of Gd. Which names were written on the Urim v Turim? 31:37 How do we understand the point of existence without having eaten from the Etz HaDa’as? 37:20 What is the importance of saying the recitation of Korbanos? 40:55 How should a mainstream Yeshiva handle a former Talmid who is mchalel mitzvos bfarhesia by leading a publicly homesexual lifestyle, but expresses a genuine interest in attending an alumni Shabbos and will actually keep that Shabbos properly. On one hand, this may send a bad message to the attendees and their kids, but on the other hand he will keep that Shabbos and will have a better shaichus to Torah. What should they do? Is it worth having him? 43:58 What exactly does the term “mazal” mean? 53:32 What exactly did it mean to learn Torah before Chumash and Mishna? 56:52 What was the source of Kabbalah before Chumash/Zohar? 58:55 How could Jews derive certain laws without the Torah itself? 1:03:16 What is the purpose of the activity of the deep ocean in relation to Jewish avoda? 1:07:14 What was part of the tefillin before Moshe? 1:09:32 How do we understand or accept the grandchildren of a Rasha teaching Torah? 1:14:45 Is there Teshuva for non-Jews? 1:17:40 Why do we sometimes switch Chazzanim at Yishtabach? 1:19:36 Do nidoi and cherem apply today? 1:22:58 Why does Hashem put special needs children in the world? 1:24:48 What are the specifics of the cherem from the GRA to the chassidim? 1:30:20 Kosher phones in Israel? 1:32:34 If the GRA considers our universe absent of G-d, how would he see the idea of Hashem Echod? 1:36:31 Why did Hashem make angels? 1:38:54 What is the argument of tucking peyos behind the ear? 1:39:57 Rav Breitowitz talks on a question from last week regarding someone’s mission in life vs. learning Torah. Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Nichush, The Zohar & Teiku
Q&A- Nichush, The Zohar & Teiku
Aug 18, 2021
1:01:55
This weeks episode has been generously sponsored by Daniel and Rachel Rabizadeh In loving memory of George Rabizadeh ישראל דוד בן רבי אבא Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! 00:00 in the amida, we ask HaShem to remember he chesed of our Avos. What does that mean? 6:35 Rambam discusses that for someone to be learning full time supported by the community, but if he is pushed into it for social reasons (ie not chosen by community or out of deep love for Torah) is this a chillul HaShem? 18:00 Can a Jew own a store to sell legal cannabis? 22:12 There could be a problem of Jews living in Egypt even today. Could you elaborate on that? 27:29 Does a person have a responsibility to take care of his pets? 32:14 Is putting an animal out of its misery issur re tsar baal hachaim? 34:35 Considering the issur of nichush, how can people look at signs/omens today? 37:37 Is having a broad base of knowledge acquired methodologically or just what he comes across? 41:21 The levi’im seemed to excel in its holiness and avoiding aveiras, so why did it split along the lines of the kohanim and levi’im which were so disparate? 44:14 What halachic issues might arise in being a psychologist?—Is it appropriate for a ben Torah? 52:12 Who are chazal? 55:44 What is the Nehalem? 56:52 Why does the Zohar contradict a lot of halachic rulings? 58:02 Why do gemaras that end in a “teiku” included?—how do we develop modern halachos from these?
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SPECIAL: Rambam on Aggadah in the Gemara Pt 2
SPECIAL: Rambam on Aggadah in the Gemara Pt 2
Jan 28, 2022
44:04
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Mussar, Heart Transplants & Paganism
Q&A- Mussar, Heart Transplants & Paganism
Jan 27, 2022
1:39:26
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu 00:00 R Breitowitz follow up on AKIVA spelling and Ashkanazi skin color 03:05 How does one balance mussar books with new books ? 05:10 What does the Rav see occurring from the last Mishna in Sotah? 09:26 Can Jews who have strong emunah be sad and how do they react to seemingly tragic events if everything is for the good? 12:17 Are heart transplants halachically allowed? 17:31 How are performative arts historically viewed in Judaism? 22:28 If I have good intentions but do a sin, why am I punished when I’m not punished for intending to sin but not sinning? 29:42 What does it mean when one Beis Din doesn’t accept the decision of another Beis Din? 38:54 Why are some things halachically allowed but we don’t publicize it? 41:54 What should we focus on when learning Tanya or Mesilas Yesharim in terms of this world or the next? 44:09 Why does Hashem pay the “wicked upfront”? 47:43 Why can’t women wear tzitzis or tefillin? 55:20 What is the origin of gilgul and are there any textual allusions to it? 59:46 What are the mechanics of the clothing of women and men today? 1:02:00 Did the Brisker Rav hold that there is no hishtadlut in shidduchim? 1:04:04 What is the role of humor and jokes in Judaism? 1:08:05 Is Olam Habo is such a central part of Yiddishkeit, why is it not mentioned directly in the Written Torah? 1:12:15 How can Kol Isha be legal if everything has a purpose? 1:16:07 How do we understand the possible return of paganism from a Torah perspective? 1:21:05 Why can’t there be an option in the machloches in Bava Kamma about the wall of thorns in which both are chayev? 1:22:23 What are some common mistakes that students make in learning Gemara and the like and how should we overcome them? 1:25:30 What significance is there in putting notes into the Kotel and are there mekoros for it? 1:26:41 What about mekoros for praying at kivrei tzadikim? 1:27:50 Are there any allowances of fortune telling? 1:29:39 What should one look for when making someone their Rabbi? 1:32:00 Is there a sin that one cannot do Teshuva on and can one return from kares? 1:34:50 How should a frum Jew conduct himself in regards to alcohol on Purim? 1:38:43 Is it assur to get drunk any time? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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SPECIAL: The Role of the Gemara - Rambam Hakdama
SPECIAL: The Role of the Gemara - Rambam Hakdama
Jan 25, 2022
47:08
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Shidduchim, Slavery & Politicians
Q&A- Shidduchim, Slavery & Politicians
Jan 19, 2022
1:34:32
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu 00:00 Why can we pronounce or give people names with Hashem’s name in it (such as Raphael, Gavriel, etc.)? 01:17 Why do we say “halleluka”? 02:56 Should we be davening for a shidduch at the right time or as soon as possible? 07:51 Why is there seemingly fewer gedolim than in generations before? 15:42 Are the 13 principles of faith deoraissa and why is there such an emphasis on Techias HaMeisim? 25:20 How do we understand Ashkenazic lighter skin color in accordance with the indigenous features of the Middle East and Avraham’s origins? 27:23 In regards to a Canaanite slave, how do we reconcile the morality of slavery through a Torah lens? 36:53 Why can’t a Canaanite slave be a Noahide follower? 44:47 Are people who don’t know they’re Jewish considered Jewish? 52:58 Is there an overlap of Jewish and Stoic philosophies? 58:04 As a Baal Teshuva, how do we catch up for Maaser we may have missed? 1:00:09 Do you give Maaser after taxes? 1:01:48 Do you have to pay Maaser on unrealized gains? 1:05:15 How do we understand the proverb one who hates gifts lives long, since Judaism puts such an importance on giving? 1:08:09 Are politicians puppets or do they have free will? 1:11:57 Was there anyone that created their own form of the Talmud aside from Rebbe? 1:14:53 Is it is possible for a kiddush Hashem to come from a non-religious Jew? 1:16:17 How did a Rishon with the name “Akiva” in his name understand how to spell his name? 1:17:25 What are practical ways to anticipate Mashiach (in preparation for the questions at the end of one’s life)? 1:18:50 How can we bring Mashiach in today’s age if we are so much lower spiritually than previous generations? 1:22:42 How do we view the chashuvos of living in Israel? 1:26:04 How do we understand the longing of the Chofetz Chaim to come to Israel but he didn’t? 1:29:35 Could someone become as Kabballistically attuned as the Arizal today? 1:31:28 What lessons did the Rav take from his time in law school? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Tanya, Golden Calf & Genetic Testing
Q&A- Tanya, Golden Calf & Genetic Testing
Feb 22, 2022
1:28:25
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu 00:00 What is the secret of Sasson and Simcha in Gemara Sukkah? 04:55 Does MUTAR mean it’s good and allowed or just not forbidden but could be questionable? 09:11 What is the significance of the blood on the earlobe, the thumb, and the big toe of a Kohen? 14:42 Why would Moshe care about Hashem relinquishing his connection to the other nations of the world (Parshas Ki Tisa)? 31:59 We fight the Yetzer Hara every day, so how is that not analogous to the idea that Christians believe we are born evil? 34:45 Is the point of Tanya to mitigate our animal soul? 37:38 Can you contradict the Tanya? 42:19 How much should we value the five levels of a person mentioned in Tanya? 43:47 Why didn’t the Jews in the desert turn to Aharon as their conduit to Hashem? Why did they seemingly go straight to an idol? 45:36 How should we deal with climate change? 48:06 There are three exceptions to not living in Israel. Parnasa, learning, and shiduchim. Are these exceptions derived from the Torah? Otherwise, where are these exceptions derived from? 56:40 For Shnei mikra v'echod targum, do pictures yotzei you? 58:25 Why does it seem like Gd needs to be "calmed down" by Moshe so often? 1:04:30 In a chassidus setting or otherwise, how is it possible to do so much learning and whatnot in the morning (from 6am-11am) without eating? 1:09:50 How do I justify my Teshuva when I know I’ll sin again, even the same sin? 1:13:32 When it comes to Dor Yesharim blood testing, could the Rav elaborate why we should or should not, and what we should do? And what is the general view on genetic testing when it comes to kids, couples, etc.? 1:21:58 What about genetic engineering? 1:27:00 Did Adam HaRishon have a first wife? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Tu'B'Shevat Halachos
Tu'B'Shevat Halachos
Jan 12, 2022
45:57
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The Tragic Chaim Walder Episode
The Tragic Chaim Walder Episode
Jan 6, 2022
10:14
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8 - Zionism V - Hashkafic History Series II
8 - Zionism V - Hashkafic History Series II
Dec 26, 2021
58:43
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-8-Rav Kook Bio II Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". (Originally Rec 2015-16) Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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Q&A- Saying Kaddish, Machshava Study & Ghosts
Q&A- Saying Kaddish, Machshava Study & Ghosts
Dec 23, 2021
1:47:03
00:00 Why do we say Kaddish? 04:28 Could you please describe the Kabbalistic middah of Malchus? 09:20 When did souls become “Jewish" souls? 17:11 Does anyone say that the Jewish transformation happened at Mt. Sinai? 18:24 Why do we stand with feet together in the Amidah? 20:13 Why are there very few Levites? 24:07 If Hashem created Teshuva for all people, how can Elisha Ben Avuya say the Acher couldn’t do Teshuva? And how do we make Teshuva for “dead and gone” situations? 29:34 How come we don’t know where the lost tribes are today? 35:48 If someone is traveling and they are looking for a shul, how do I know it’s a kosher minyan (e.g. if it were reform or conservative)? 43:10 What does the Rambam mean when he says we shouldn’t do Mitzvos for the sake of reward? 48:00 When does it become appropriate to study Kabbalah? 58:08 How does one know which voices to listen to inside oneself? 1:04:16 What is the Torah’s perspective on ghosts? 1:06:00 How do you explain learning Gemara to kids? 1:14:45 Are women allowed to learn Gemara? 1:20:53 Are there makhlosim between the Talmud Yerushalmi? Why is the Talmud Bavli more widespread if the Yerushalmi was written in a holier place? 1:30:58 Why is there not more of a push to learn Machshava in Yeshiva? 1:35:30 How would the Rav describe the fundamental difference between a Jew and a non-Jew to someone who has no idea about Judaism? 1:39:15 How do we relate to Avoda Zara references or images in literature? 1:42:45 Why do some sects of Judaism not learn on certain days (non-Jewish holidays)? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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7 - Zionism IV - Rav Kook Bio - Hashkafic History Series II
7 - Zionism IV - Rav Kook Bio - Hashkafic History Series II
Dec 19, 2021
1:08:41
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-7-Rav Kook Bio II Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, "Hashkafic History". (Originally Rec 2015-16) Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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SPECIAL: Jewish Fast Days & Insights on the Beis HaMikdash
SPECIAL: Jewish Fast Days & Insights on the Beis HaMikdash
Dec 14, 2021
47:11
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Q&A- Halacha in Space, Basketball on Shabbos & Jewish Astrology
Q&A- Halacha in Space, Basketball on Shabbos & Jewish Astrology
Dec 8, 2021
1:42:21
00:00 What is the Halacha on zmanim in space? 4:59 Why do some mishnayos not have Gemaras included with them? 15:02 Did people live outside of Garden of Eden alongside or before Adam and Chava (according to a Midrash)? 19:15 How do we understand the statement “the world was created for me” (in Sanhendrin)? 25:56 Are there any issues with playing basketball on Shabbat? 29:44 How do we reconstruct musical sounds from Tehilim? 34:42 What’s the Rav’s opinion on not letting a student of Baruch Spinoza enter a shul? 42:08 Why did Hashem created the world in stages and not all at once? 44:23 Does a Charem apply to the talmidim of the person with the charem? 45:20 Shouldn’t goyim be chayev in brachot (because it would be stealing)? 49:22 Why are there different shapes of menorahs? 55:16 If the Torah is a “blueprint for life,” why doesn’t the Torah explain how to stay physically healthy? 57:25 Is it lying to state an earlier time for an event when I know people will be late? 1:00:00 Is there a source that states that Israel belongs to the children of Shem? 1:04:05 Who was Agripas HaMelech? 1:09:09 Wouldn’t we make Aaron HaKohen the Kohen gadol rather than current gadolim of todays world? 1:12:39 What does the Torah say about dinosaurs and the like? 1:16:42 Is Jewish astrology real? 1:21:45 Why would Hashem keep destroying and rebuilding the earth? 1:24:44 Is having anxiety a lack of faith in Hashem? 1:26:55 Is it possible for someone to come back in a GilGul of a person who completed their tachlus? 1:30:46 If everything is from Hashem, how do we explain the seeming autonomy of the Satan and the like? 1:34:45 Who is Mashiach Ben Yosef? 1:40:22 How do we explain the structures of the pyramids? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by:
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Sefiras HaOmer 5: (Shavuos) Har Sinai—Seeing Is Believing
Sefiras HaOmer 5: (Shavuos) Har Sinai—Seeing Is Believing
Jun 6, 2019
36:44
Receiving the Torah via mass revelation and what it means for us today.
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Chutzpah 1: The Chutzpah Generation
Chutzpah 1: The Chutzpah Generation
Jun 13, 2019
37:36
"Chutz Peh," rainbows and the rampant brazenness in the Ikvesa D'meshicha.
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Chutzpah 2: Sometimes You Need A Little Chutzpah
Chutzpah 2: Sometimes You Need A Little Chutzpah
Jun 20, 2019
38:01
Dogs and how they epitomize Chutzpah and Azus.
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Chutzpah 3: Shifting From Chutzpah To Genuine Respect
Chutzpah 3: Shifting From Chutzpah To Genuine Respect
Jun 27, 2019
40:09
The chutzpah of the dog vs that of the leopard, and the transition to Kavod.
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Shema 2: Real Love
Shema 2: Real Love
Jul 10, 2019
43:25
Love, unity and how to achieve them.
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Shema 3: A Matter Of Time
Shema 3: A Matter Of Time
Jul 18, 2019
42:59
How a Yid identifies, and starts and ends their day.
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Shema 4: Being A Yid
Shema 4: Being A Yid
Jul 24, 2019
36:23
Being Jewish and having a successful bein hazmanim.
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The 3 Weeks: A Simple Connection To The Beis HaMikdash
The 3 Weeks: A Simple Connection To The Beis HaMikdash
Jul 31, 2019
30:29
Understanding the simplicity of what we're missing.
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Tisha B'Av: Looking Forward To Mashiach
Tisha B'Av: Looking Forward To Mashiach
Aug 11, 2019
31:21
Forging a relationship with Hashem while awaiting Mashiach.
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Elul 1: Having a Ratzon
Elul 1: Having a Ratzon
Sep 4, 2019
36:59
Elul, a new zman and the limitations of Alexa.
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Elul 2: Chasing Your Destiny
Elul 2: Chasing Your Destiny
Sep 11, 2019
34:03
Where we run to, settling in 7-11, and the wellsprings of vanity.
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Elul 3: Be A Man!
Elul 3: Be A Man!
Sep 18, 2019
33:51
Separating the “Men" from the “Boys.”
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Elul 4: (Rosh Hashanah) Balancing Awe And Joy
Elul 4: (Rosh Hashanah) Balancing Awe And Joy
Sep 25, 2019
36:17
Approaching Rosh Hashanah with feelings of awe and joy—simultaneously.
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Yom Kippur 1: The 13 Midos Of Rachamim
Yom Kippur 1: The 13 Midos Of Rachamim
Oct 3, 2019
32:23
The enormous power of the yud gimmel midos harachamim and how one taps into this ancient formula by saying their most potent words.
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Yom Kippur 2: A Practical And Realistic Guide To Doing Tshuvah
Yom Kippur 2: A Practical And Realistic Guide To Doing Tshuvah
Oct 8, 2019
39:16
"Tshuvah" is a word we are all very familiar with. Yet, how we genuinely "do tshuvah" is something many of us may not actually understand—until now.
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Sukkos: The Holiday Of Wealthy Men
Sukkos: The Holiday Of Wealthy Men
Oct 13, 2019
50:35
For the first time ever, the Mashgiach provides us with an approach to Sukkos, rain and the elevation of all things physical.
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Winter Zman: Having A Direction
Winter Zman: Having A Direction
Oct 31, 2019
31:54
As the long "winter zman" begins one has the opportunity to grow to unimaginable heights, but only if they have a proper "direction."
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Part I: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Part I: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Nov 6, 2019
33:14
Growing up in a yeshiva environment "learning" is typically the focal point. Rabbi Stark addresses why this is so and why learning is for everybody.
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Part II: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Part II: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Nov 13, 2019
33:25
In this weeks schmooze, Rabbi Stark delves deeper into the concept of learning and why it is right for each and every one of us.
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Part III: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Part III: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Nov 21, 2019
34:56
Yes. Learning really is for everybody, and this week Rabbi Stark continues to explain exactly why it is so.
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Part IV: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Part IV: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Nov 27, 2019
35:37
Learning is for everybody and the importance of one doing their learning in the correct environment is paramount—Yeshivah is that perfect environment and the Mashgiach explains why.
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Part V: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Part V: Is Learning Really For Everybody?
Dec 5, 2019
35:00
The story of Slake ben Rav Kahana, why you can't sell jewels in a barn, and why the habitat you create in your fish tank can make all the difference.
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"HaKesser VeHaKavod" (see details to reserve a copy)
"HaKesser VeHaKavod" (see details to reserve a copy)
Dec 11, 2019
5:39
Mazel Tov! Rabbi Chaim Dov Stark introduces his first ever published Sefer, due for release this coming week. "HaKesser VeHaKavod" delves deep into the sources the Mashgiach has been expounding upon—over the past 5 years—in his weekly schmoozim and is written in an accessible and comprehensible Lashon HaKodesh. To reserve a copy: https://forms.gle/judaWgBhJaVgiB2t9. To wish Rabbi Stark a personal Mazel Tov (or to contact him generally): [email protected].
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Chanukah 1: There Are No Valedictorian's In Torah
Chanukah 1: There Are No Valedictorian's In Torah
Dec 11, 2019
34:01
Chanukah and how Torah wisdom differs qualitatively from any other "wisdom" and how we are to relate to its acquisition.
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Chanukah 2: Making Our Learning Memorable
Chanukah 2: Making Our Learning Memorable
Dec 27, 2019
21:12
We say in "Bimai Matisyahu" that the Yevanim wanted us to "forget our Torah" (LeHashgicham Torasechah), what exactly does this mean and how did the Yevanim hope to accomplish this?
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Laziness 1: Getting Ourselves Going
Laziness 1: Getting Ourselves Going
Jan 2, 2020
35:06
How does one "set themselves into motion" and fight their urge to remain lazy and stagnant?
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Laziness 2: Just Two More Minutes
Laziness 2: Just Two More Minutes
Jan 9, 2020
35:40
Why the Jewish people must "wake up" like lions, the seemingly laziest animals, and how getting out of bed is a challenge—every single day.
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HaKesser VeHaKavod: Now Available in the U.S. (see details to purchase)
HaKesser VeHaKavod: Now Available in the U.S. (see details to purchase)
Jan 15, 2020
1:57
Rabbi Stark introduces his new sefer, HaKesser VeHaKavod, which is currently available for purchase in the U.S. and via the following link https://bit.ly/3ad52lU.
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FOMO
FOMO
Jan 26, 2020
31:16
FOMO and its severe impact on one's ruchnius growth.
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Shovavim 5780/2020 (form in description below)
Shovavim 5780/2020 (form in description below)
Feb 5, 2020
1:53
Due to the sensitive nature of Shovavim topics, the schmoozim will only be made available via direct email after one fills out the following form: https://forms.gle/WpYeuSxNhVfmZZ827.
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Purim 1: The Ultimate Joke
Purim 1: The Ultimate Joke
Feb 27, 2020
33:24
The true definition of a "joke" and its significance as we enter the month of Adar. Chodesh Tov!
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Purim 2: Overjoyed
Purim 2: Overjoyed
Mar 4, 2020
36:21
Rabbi Stark delves deeper into Purim and how one can make the most of the opportunities it presents.
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Coronavirus 1: Going Viral
Coronavirus 1: Going Viral
Mar 15, 2020
14:35
Rabbi Stark talks about the concept of "going viral," COVID-19, and what, as frum jews, we are all supposed to take out of this.
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Coronavirus 2: Introspection
Coronavirus 2: Introspection
Mar 25, 2020
30:16
The Mashgiach discusses the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the introspection we should experience.
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Pesach 1: Matzah, Corona, And Getting Back To Basics
Pesach 1: Matzah, Corona, And Getting Back To Basics
Mar 26, 2020
31:04
In this weeks schmooze Rabbi Stark discusses how we are to go into the Yom Tov of Pesach with all that is currently going on in the world.
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Pesach 2: How Jewish Are We?
Pesach 2: How Jewish Are We?
Apr 5, 2020
45:02
Pesach is right around the corner and many of us are questioning whether we will be adequately prepared when it arrives. Yet, the real question which needs to be answered is "how Jewish are we actually?"
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Sefiras HaOmer 1: How To Make Your Home A Beis Medresh
Sefiras HaOmer 1: How To Make Your Home A Beis Medresh
May 1, 2020
35:33
The new zman has started, yet we are all still stuck at home. In this weeks schmooze, the Mashgiach tells us how we can turn our homes into the beis medresh we so long to be in.
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Sefiras HaOmer 2: Staying Connected
Sefiras HaOmer 2: Staying Connected
May 7, 2020
29:59
As yeshivah bachurim, we are typically only not present in yeshiva during "bein hazmanim," a time which the name itself connotes is merely a layover period between two more important times—the "zman" itself. However, we currently ourselves not in yeshivah, despite it being "mid zman." This week Rabbi Stark discusses the challenges of how we can nonetheless stay connected and make the most of the current "summer zman."
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Sefiras HaOmer 3: Torah...Our Lifetime
Sefiras HaOmer 3: Torah...Our Lifetime
May 14, 2020
32:16
Continuing in the theme of the past weeks, we must really comprehend what the Torah is and its place in our lives.
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Sefiras HaOmer 4: Actualizing Our Potential
Sefiras HaOmer 4: Actualizing Our Potential
May 21, 2020
32:02
During this time of Sefiras HaOmer we prepare ourselves to be makabel the Torah. Yet, the real challenge lies in actualizing one's potential after they have identified it.
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Shavuos: A Crown Of Torah, A Crown Of Mitzvos
Shavuos: A Crown Of Torah, A Crown Of Mitzvos
May 28, 2020
28:47
Sefiras HaOmer is culminating with Shavuos, the day Hashem gave us the Torah—and the Mitzvos. In this weeks segment, Rabbi Stark helps us to comprehend what the Torah and the Mitzvos are and what the distinction is between the two.
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Tzitzis 1: An Identity Crisis
Tzitzis 1: An Identity Crisis
Jun 3, 2020
36:39
"The clothes make the man" is a statement which we have all heard in the past. But, how true is that assertion and if it is true then where does tzitzis fit in?
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Tzitzis 2: Seeing Things Deeper
Tzitzis 2: Seeing Things Deeper
Jun 18, 2020
37:41
Tzitzis is such an easy mitzvah that we sometimes don't appreciate its importance and the opportunity it presents us with. However, if we understood the enormity of the mitzvah of Tzitzis we would not take for granted what it allows us to tap into.
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Tefillin 1: Life Is More Than Just "Behaving"
Tefillin 1: Life Is More Than Just "Behaving"
Jun 25, 2020
41:31
R' Stark has been discussing how Tzitzis is all about connecting with Hashem and the Mitzvos. This week, the Mashgiach "ups the ante" and discusses how Tefillin fits into the mix.
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Tisha B'Av: Relating To The Churban
Tisha B'Av: Relating To The Churban
Jul 29, 2020
33:37
Although summer zman has ended, and the "schmooze" along with it, Rabbi Stark sits down in a more informal setting to discuss Tisha B'Av and how we are to relate to the "Churban" Beis Hamikdash.
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Tefillin 2: Being An Ambassador Of Hashem
Tefillin 2: Being An Ambassador Of Hashem
Aug 11, 2020
39:35
Bein Hazmanim or not, Rabbi Stark and his spreading of Torah cannot be stopped. In this latest segment, the Mashgiach continues in the theme of Tefillin and what it stands for.
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Mezuzah: What We Call "Home"
Mezuzah: What We Call "Home"
Aug 18, 2020
35:07
Chazal say "anyone who puts on Tefillin, wears Tzitzis, and has a Mezuzah by the entrance of his house has a "chazakah" that he won't sin." The Mashgiach discusses Mezuzah and explains why this is the case and how it speaks to our generation.
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Elul 1: New Beginnings
Elul 1: New Beginnings
Aug 25, 2020
29:22
Elul is here and the new zman along with it, however, this Elul is unlike any we've ever experienced before. Nonetheless, we must recognize the new beginning Elul ushers in and understand how we can make the most of the opportunities it present us with.
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Elul 2: Listening To The Song Of Torah
Elul 2: Listening To The Song Of Torah
Sep 3, 2020
32:31
Elul stands for Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li and is all about creating a relationship with Hashem. Rabbi Stark explains how the best way to create this relationship is through the "song" of Torah.
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Elul 3: Being Alone In Yeshiva
Elul 3: Being Alone In Yeshiva
Sep 15, 2020
30:25
In order to do proper tshuvah it is imperative that we are alone. During this trying time of quarantine we are experiencing being alone like never before. But what is this idea of aloneness and why does it allow for proper repentance?
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Rosh Hashanah: An Opportunity For Greatness
Rosh Hashanah: An Opportunity For Greatness
Sep 16, 2020
37:32
Rosh Hashanah is the day on which the world—and everything in it—is judged, and it is therefore a very serious day. However, this fact also makes Rosh Hashanah the best time to take advantage of the wonderful opportunities Hashem affords to us.
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Yom Kippur: The Greatest Opportunity
Yom Kippur: The Greatest Opportunity
Sep 23, 2020
27:07
In last week's schmooze, the Mashgiach describes that if one understands that Hashem is the King they are afforded a great opportunity to connect with him. This week the Mashgiach explains how there is a level of connection even higher than that of King—that Hashem is our Father too. When one truly grasps this they are afforded the greatest opportunity of all.
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A Short Chizuk Before Yom Kippur
A Short Chizuk Before Yom Kippur
Sep 27, 2020
10:59
With Yom Kippur just a few short hours away, Rabbi Stark has some last minute thoughts to help ensure we make the most of the day's opportunities.
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Sukkos 1: One Family
Sukkos 1: One Family
Sep 30, 2020
27:17
After Yom Kippur, on which we proclaim Hashem as our Father and that we are his children, we almost immediately head into Sukkos. Of the main "avodas" of Sukkos is for Klal Yisroel to not just be children of Hashem, but rather to be children of Hashem—as one big happy family.
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Sukkos 2: Dancing With Depth
Sukkos 2: Dancing With Depth
Oct 2, 2020
28:58
While there is a mitzvah to be happy on every Yom Tov, Sukkos is the only Chag described as "zman simchaseinu." Sukkos inherently contains an additional level of simcha and the Mashgiach is here to tell us how one can tap into it.
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Sukkos 3: Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Sukkos 3: Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands
Oct 5, 2020
25:29
Continuing in the theme of the arbah minim, the Mashgiach goes into more depth as to what they represent and how, by taking them together—in our hands—we can access "koichos" not typically attainable by us.
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Simchas Torah: Getting In The Zone
Simchas Torah: Getting In The Zone
Oct 9, 2020
21:22
Simchas Torah is a Yom Tov when we celebrate the completion of the Torah—together. Although, on this Simchas Torah the celebrating may look very different, if we truly understand the greatness of the day we may be able to reach even greater heights than in previous years.
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Why A Yeshiva Is Called "Yeshiva"
Why A Yeshiva Is Called "Yeshiva"
Nov 4, 2020
33:29
Yeshivah Aderes Hatorah is finally back in session and the Mashgiach is at long last able to be giving his schmoozim in person. To commemorate this momentous occasion, Rabbi Stark examines the deeper meaning of the word Yeshivah and all that it represents.
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Investing In Our Learning
Investing In Our Learning
Nov 15, 2020
34:14
After discussing the importance of Yeshiva and the advantages it offers one who wants to truly grow in their learning, R' Stark focuses on how one properly invests in their learning.