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1601
Ks”a S5S11
Ks”a S5S11
Dec 26, 2022
4:17
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch To sponsor a shiur please email [email protected]
1602
Ks”a S5S12a
Ks”a S5S12a
Dec 27, 2022
4:20
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
1603
Ks”a S5S12b
Ks”a S5S12b
Dec 28, 2022
4:07
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
1604
Ks”a S5S12c
Ks”a S5S12c
Dec 29, 2022
4:05
Daily Ks”a Shiur
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Ks”a S5S13a
Ks”a S5S13a
Jan 1, 2023
4:13
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
1606
Ks”a S5S13b
Ks”a S5S13b
Jan 2, 2023
4:21
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
1607
Ks”a S5S14a
Ks”a S5S14a
Jan 3, 2023
4:20
Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
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“How a Blind Man Judges his World” with Justice Richard Bernstein
“How a Blind Man Judges his World” with Justice Richard Bernstein
Nov 28, 2021
1:03:59
Supreme Court Justice, Richard Bernstein, is the first ever blind judge appointed to Michigan's highest court. Blind since birth, Justice Bernstein never took 'no' for an answer and started his career at a law firm and for a hobbie, ran dozens of marathons before joining the Supreme Court. This episode is hosted by, Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein, Director of the Columbus Community Kollel and Flunder of KOLOT. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit www.kolotpodcast.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel. The Kollel is a full time Jewish learning center in Bexley providing Jewish learning and Torah study opportunities for all ages and backgrounds. To learn more about the Kollel, visit www.thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
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“A Very Unpredictable Interview” with Sivan Rahav-Meir
“A Very Unpredictable Interview” with Sivan Rahav-Meir
Dec 13, 2021
52:57
In this episode, you will hear an incredible story of Sivan Rahav-Meir, a secular Israeli journalist, who received a Shabbat invitation smack in middle of an interview...and her life changed forever!
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“The Real Lakewood Story” with R’ Aaron Kotler
“The Real Lakewood Story” with R’ Aaron Kotler
Dec 19, 2021
49:21
In this episode, we welcome Rabbi Aaron Kotler, President Emeritus of Beth Medrash Govoha, the famed Lakewood Yeshiva and Kollel. Rabbi Kotler discusses his grandfather's dream for American Torah Jewry in a time where the Jewish people were downtrodden followlong the Holocaust. You will hear the true story of how BMG became one of the largest Yeshiva's and Kollel's in the world. Rabbi Kotler also reminisces about his father-like figure, Harav Noach Weinberg zt'l, Founder of AISH HaTorah. Plus, did you know that BMG was behind the founding of CHEMED, the largest vaccination site in the region! Hear all of this plus more exclusively on this KOLOT episode. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit kolotpodcas.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel, a full time Jewish learning and Torah teaching center in Bexley. To learn how you can benefit from the Kollel's programs, visit ww.thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
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“The World’s Most Charismatic Rabbi” with YY Jacobson
“The World’s Most Charismatic Rabbi” with YY Jacobson
Jan 3, 2022
1:26:58
One of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher and mentor to thousands across the globe. He is considered to be one of the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and making them relevant to contemporary audiences. In this episode we discuss his journey from Crown Hights to Monsey and what his 'shlichus' is. We also discuss his take on DIVERSITY through a Torah lense, what a happy marriage looks like, and how we can all yearn for the final redemption, the Geulah! Rabbi Jacobson begins at 5:22 To contact the host, email Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein at [email protected] and feel free to ask any questions as well as sponsorship opportunities. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit kolotpodcas.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel, a full time Jewish learning center in Bexley staffed with high caliber Torah scholars. Ever since 1995, boys, girls, men and women from all backgrounds and affiliations have found many opportunities to connect with Torah and Mitzvos at the Kollel. Whether it’s a study partner, engaging lesson or a program, the Kollel is your one stop shop for all your Jewish learning. If you want to know how you can benefit from the Kollel, visit thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
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“Starting small and getting BIG” with David Heller
“Starting small and getting BIG” with David Heller
Jan 9, 2022
55:59
Starting small and getting big is a discription of David Heller on many levels. Growing up in a reform home, learning how to say Modeh Ani, while also becoming the 5th largest multi-family developer in the country! Today, David studies Talmud every day in his office where he has a complete set of the 73 Volume - Schottenstein Edition of Talmud Bavli. David is also a frequent visitor to Telshe Yeshiva where he cherishes his 20-plus years of learning with a chavrusa (study partner). In just a few years, David will be making a Siyum Hashas (celebration of completing the Talmud). Steven Stieglitz, VP of The Smith Tandy Group, joins Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein, Director of the Columbus Community Kollel, for this exclusive interview right here on KOLOT. David begins at 3:35 into episode Here is a preview of future guests and episodes: Howard Tzvi Friedman, Past-President of AIPAC, will talk about his friendship with President Obama, the President’s visit to his home in Baltimore, and the public debate he had with him in the Oval Office. Howard is also the current Board Chair of Beth Medrash Gevoah and he will discuss the leadership role he’s involved with in the Kollel movement.Jason Greenblatt, Executive Vice President to The Trump Organization and Chief Architect of The Abraham Accords, will discuss his journey from the private sector as the Chief Legal Officer at the Trump Organization to President Trump’s advisor on Israel and how he achieved a peace agreement in the United Arab Emirates.And many more fascinating episodes to come! To listen to all KOLOT episode, visit kolotpodcast.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel. To learn more about the Kollel and all the programs and learning opportunities, visit thekollel.org
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“POTUS vs. Shabbos” with Howard Friedman
“POTUS vs. Shabbos” with Howard Friedman
Jan 16, 2022
49:34
KOLOT featuring Howard Friedman, Past President and Chairman of AIPAC and current board chair of Beth Medrash Govoha. In this episode we discuss his life in politics and how he has brought Torah observance in every step of the way, including a visit from the sitting President of the United States which had to be changed because of Shabbos! We also talk about some of his other work including being Chairman of the largest Kollel in the country! All of Howard’s incredible work began with his mentor, Rabbi Herman Neuberger z”l, taking him to Baltimore City Counsel meetings. It took off from there and you will hear this amazing journey exclusively on KOLOT. This interview is conducted by Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein, Director, Columbus Community Kollel, along with Howie Beigelman, Executive Director of Ohio Jewish Communities. Howie will be back with us for the next episode where we feature Jason Greenblatt, Chief Architect of the Abraham Accords!! Stay tuned, you don't want to miss this incredible episode right here on KOLOT! To listen to all KOLOT episode, visit kolotpodcast.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel. To learn more about the Kollel and all the programs and learning opportunities, visit thekollel.org
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“Making Peace in the Middle East” with Jason Greenblatt
“Making Peace in the Middle East” with Jason Greenblatt
Jan 23, 2022
51:56
Jason Greenblatt joins KOLOT to discuss his time at The Trump Organization and Senior Advisor to the President in the Middle East. Greenblatt discusses the journey of moving the Embassy to Jerusalem and his biggest achievement of all, constructing the Abraham Accords! This episode is co-hosted by Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein, Director of the Columbus Community Kollel, and Howie Beigelman, Executive Director of Ohio Jewish Communities. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit www.kolotpodcast.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel. The Kollel is your one stop shop for all your Jewish learning and Torah study. To learn more, visit www.thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
1615
“Positive Technology” with Dr. Eli Shapiro
“Positive Technology” with Dr. Eli Shapiro
Jan 30, 2022
1:02:27
Do you know how to parent in the digital age??? This episode is filled with 'tachlis' (real content) because that's what Dr. Eli Shapiro is all about: simple, thoughtful and deliberative. He is the founder of the Digital Citizenship Project and had helped thousands of parents to understand the pros and cons about technology and offering the most recent data so the good of technology is extracted leaving the rest behind. This episode is hosted by Dr. Naomi Myers, a parent of school aged children, alongside Rabbi Hillel Kapenstein and they ask tough questions which will no doubt help parents immensely. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit kolotpodcast.com KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel in Bexley. The Kollel is a full time Jewish learning center focused on making sure every Jew can connect to Torah Study. Whether it's a class, chavrusa (study partner), or a program, the Kollel is your one-stop shop for all your Jewish learning. To learn more, visit thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
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“Humorous Business” with Jon Diamond
“Humorous Business” with Jon Diamond
Feb 5, 2022
43:05
Did you know that SafeAuto was the first company to use humor in their advertisements? Listen to Jon Diamond, Co-Founder of SafeAuto and learn how a small company turned big ending with its recent sale to All-State. Plus, Jon talks about his experiences networking with powerful members of government and leveraging his relationship for the Jewish People and Israel. To listen to all KOLOT episodes, visit kolotpodcast.com and chose from any of our episode. KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel, a full time Jewish learning center in Bexley. Whether it a study partner, class or program, the Kollel is your one stop shop for all your Jewish leaning. To learn more about the Kollel, visit thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
1617
“Breaking Down Mental Health” with Dr. David Lieberman
“Breaking Down Mental Health” with Dr. David Lieberman
Feb 15, 2022
42:07
Dr. David Lieberman, a premier mental health guru, joins KOLOT to discuss how human emotions work and gives the secret to living with happiness. In this episode, you will learn why humans do what they do and the fallout that comes out of it. KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel with a mission to bring many voices on 1 platform to discuss a diverse set of topics from the expert in each field. To listen to previous episodes, visit kolotpodcas.com and to learn more about the Kollel, visit thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
1618
“A Congresswoman’s Half Full Glass” with Joyce Beatty
“A Congresswoman’s Half Full Glass” with Joyce Beatty
Feb 21, 2022
29:41
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty joins KOLOT to discuss how she handles setbacks and turn them into victories. Coming from a modest background, Congresswoman Beatty shares the journey from a little black girl growing up in a village to a powerful position in Congress and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Following her story, we discuss her bipartisan work and the type of civil discourse she tried to promote and champion. And before the show is over, the Congresswoman makes it clear where she stands with the Jewish people and the state of Israel and the importance of religious freedom for all faiths and ethnicities. To listen to previous podcasts, visit kolotpodcas.com and choose from any of our exclusive interviews. KOLOT is a project of the Columbus Community Center, a full time Jewish learning center in Bexley. To learn how you can benefit from any one of the Kollel's programs, visit thekollel.org and forever be inspired!
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Thoughts on Purim
Thoughts on Purim
Mar 16, 2022
22:11
Watch the Purim Shiurim 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 Part 8
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation Part 8
Apr 5, 2022
43:04
Access the Braisa 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
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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation Part 7
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation Part 7
Apr 3, 2022
37:48
Access the Braisa 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
1622
Q&A- Mixed Kiruv Events, Torah Umada & Pesach Cleaning
Q&A- Mixed Kiruv Events, Torah Umada & Pesach Cleaning
Mar 31, 2022
2:01:05
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 there a Heter for kiruv groups putting on events where mixed dancing is inevitable? 07:37 What kinds of advice can the Rav give to help us make more of our davening? 18:20 Why was the GRA so vehemently against Chassidus? 30:28 What is the Torah view of the drug known as Ayahuasca? 36:21 What’s the purpose of life once we reach a perfect reality/complete tikkun? 41:08 Does the Rambam hold that a Tinok Shenishbah would get resurrection? 55:19 Is it halachically permissible for women to take birth control? 58:30 What’s the difference between Rav SR Hirsch’s TIDES view and Rav Soleveichik’s Torah Umada view? 1:01:59 What is the Torah view on the following: In business if one deals with another company or client that treated them and their company poorly or ripped them off, what’s the right way to approach the transgressor from a professional standpoint? 1:04:32 How do we understand the idea that God “regretted” certain things? 1:08:06 How can we describe God using attributes when He is unlimited? 1:15:05 Why is a mother that gives birth to a female impure for longer than when she gives birth to a male? 1:18:05 Is there always some type of coherent arc in the Gemara or are there parts that are seemingly pieced together? 1:22:50 What are some in your opinion over the top cleanings that people do for Pesach? 1:25:03 Is there a difference between a Jewish and non-Jewish soul? 1:28:12 Why did Shmuel of the Gemara not listen to a woman in distress? 1:31:18 Why do we refer to Bar Kochba as that name specifically to this day and not reverting back to Shimon Ben Kuziba? 1:34:08 what does it mean to give power to the ayin horo? 1:35:10 In light of terrorist events lately, would it be a worthy hishtadlus to get a gun and should people avoid making aliyah? 1:38:38 What is the origin of Mishmar specifically on Thursday nights? 1:41:00 What should be out attitude on different machlokesim—follow the herd or have our own views? 1:43:44 Why can a ben eretz Yisrael go to chutz la’aretz and what kinds of Halachas apply? 1:47:37 In the Hespeidim, everyone commented that Rav Chaim never accepted money for his advice and brochos. He also famously never had a job/position. Even if we say that he lived on very little, how did he afford the little he did have? 1:49:40 Why does the Gemara present so many views that end up being refuted? 1:52:52 Can a Jew get a PCR test on Shabbos if it is administered by a non-Jew? 1:54:47 How does someone (namely the Amshinov Rebbe) keep Shabbos until Tuesday? 1:56:22 What halachic complications can occur with IVF? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation Part 6
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation Part 6
Mar 29, 2022
39:40
Access the Braisa 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
1624
A Drop in the Sea about Rav Chaim זצ״ל
A Drop in the Sea about Rav Chaim זצ״ל
Mar 27, 2022
26:57
Hesped in Bais Medrash of Yeshivas Ohr Somayach. 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- Mechitza, Brainwashing & Shadchanim
Q&A- Mechitza, Brainwashing & Shadchanim
Mar 23, 2022
1:57:50
Dedicated in Loving Memory of Cliff Drazen- צדוק בן ראובן 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 How do you convey a positive connection to intimacy if it’s something we avoid before marriage and also how do we counteract society’s influence toward it? 03:42 When someone speak lashon hara about you, you accrue their mitzvos? 14:00 Why are there so many differences in sefardi and Ashkenazic Halacha? Is it based on Minhag? At what point does minhag become Halacha? What is the soul effect? 34:34 Is there a strong background of Mizrachi being related to ashkenazim? 36:10 Are all nusachs inclusive of the Arizal’s Kabbalah? 42:43 Why did Rav Moshe speak against Rav Steinzaltz’s translation of the Gemara? 49:20 Should we hold back on talking about ourselves as to avoid jealousy from others and does Hashgscha Pratis have an effect of preventing that? 57:50 If someone never knew or connected to Rav Chaim z”l, should they still mourn for him, or any tzadik in general? 1:04:40 How do we respond to the comment that Yeshiva is a brainwashing operation? 1:07:50 What are the origins of dressing up and eating hamentashen on Purim? 1:10:12 If the majority of nations agree to it, does International Law like the UN conventions, Geneva Convention, etc. fulfil Dinim to the point that NATO and other countries would be obligated to enforce violations under Torah law? 1:14:45 Where is the Torah source for Shadchans and why are there mechizas for events that don’t have to do with tefilla? 1:21:50 What is the logic behind the reasoning that certain mezonos could be bread, especially concerning matza? 1:24:49 Does the Gemara define romance at any point? 1:28:05 How are principles (eg Tznius or Shalom Bayis) defined in Halacha?—How can a principle be enough to outweigh a mitzva like women’s zimmun? 1:32:13 In regards to increasing a cooking flame on Yom Tov, can one use a boiling pot to extinguish the flame? (see amplification below) 1:34:18 Should we be abstaining or partaking in Judaism (asceticism)? 1:37:41 Could one be Yotzei Matanos Leevnyonim on both days of Purim? 1:40:08 What happened to Moshe Rabbeinu’s kids and why are they seemingly not mentioned very much in Tanach? 1:41:59 How literally should we take the fact that Rav Chaim Kanievsky was the last gadol hador? 1:44:00 What is the general controversy between Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Satmar Rebbe? 1:46:40 How does the Rav censor himself on camera versus off camera? 1:49:17 Outside of tzinus reasoning, are there permissibilities in movies and gaming if they are going to increase someone’s learning? 1:51:24 What is it about Aramaic that we find such deep inyanim? 1:52:50 Amplificatons on R' Steinzatlz and Hilchos Shabbos Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Remembering Rav Chaim Kanievsky זצ״ל
Remembering Rav Chaim Kanievsky זצ״ל
Mar 23, 2022
45:46
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
1627
Q&A- Baal Teshuva Dating, Kippa Colors & Hesder Yeshivos
Q&A- Baal Teshuva Dating, Kippa Colors & Hesder Yeshivos
Mar 21, 2022
1:41:11
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 are the 39 Malachos related to the idea of “rest”? 03:37 What’s a good answer to give if someone asks why can’t a woman be a rabbi? 11:14 What exactly defines jewelry for men? 14:50 What is considered “extreme” Teshuva? 18:04 How do we understand Rav Moshe’s teshuva on homosexuality in terms of spiting Gd? 20:41 Why are minhagim so important? 27:12 Can the Rav define the word “mature” in a Jewish capacity or otherwise? 33:20 The Rav said in a previous QA (actually a few times) that one won’t be held to account for following the Aruch HaShulchan, would the same be true for Minhag HaGra or similar? 35:59 How and when exactly do we judge others favorably, especially if I see them do an aveira? 43:06 How many dates and for how long should a BT have/date before proposing? 46:22 Why do certain garments or kippah colors express a certain hashkafa? 55:26 If I have influence on my friend and he wants to go a certain Yeshiva (Hesder, for example), should I leave it alone or encourage him to go to another Yeshiva? 57:40 Why is learning Tanach emphasized more in the religious-Zionist world versus the Haredi world? 1:03:50 If you see a Talmid Chacham with his zipper down or hat on backwards, should you say something? And further, how do we approach rebuke of rabbis or fellows in general? 1:08:48 To what extent do I give my children the same openness I had in becoming a BT? 1:12:25 What if I keep Shabbos but not malava malka or vice versa? 1:16:57 Why do we mention a rav in third person but Gd in first person? 1:19:14 What does the Rav think of bnei yeshiva using the N-word? 1:23:48 How are we supposed to understand non-Jews in the Torah mentioning Gd’s name shem Hashem? 1:24:50 Will there be any “new Torah” in the days of Moshiach, for example, new “kesuvim,” or halachos? 1:26:42 Why do we lift our feet and turn left and right in Kedusha? 1:28:56 Should there be a movement to reestablish the Sanhendrin? 1:33:18 Does a Jew have to be Haredi or could they be Daati Leuimi? 1:35:00 What does it mean to bring the Kedusha of Shabbos to the chol? 1:37:15 Where does one draw the line with Halacha in terms of Daati Leumi or otherwise? 1:39:26 Why are there no minyanim later at night on motzei Shabbat? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yom Ha'atzmaut
May 5, 2022
54:31
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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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 5
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 5
Mar 6, 2022
39:57
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
1630
Q&A- Russia-Ukraine War, Purim Torah & Kabbalistic References
Q&A- Russia-Ukraine War, Purim Torah & Kabbalistic References
Mar 3, 2022
1:20:14
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 the Rav supplements this week’s Q and A with follow up up on questions from last week: 00:03 Leaving out Lecha Dodi 01:38 Going into a church 03:09 R Moshe on Dor Yesharim 08:33 The Netziv and secular studies 11:47 Making instant coffee on Shabbos 14:16 Is there any zechus in the Ukrainian prime minister staying back and defending his country? 17:54 What does it mean that the tannaim were learning Torah? 20:25 Why are there exactly 70 nations? 27:31 Why is there not more focus on tefilla in Yeshivas as we approach Mashiach times or otherwise? 39:04 Where did the mintage of using parsely as karpas on Pesach come from and is it correct? 44:06 Is there a preference to using Kabbalah or non-kabbalistic references. And what is the view of gedolim having mystical powers of sorts? 50:29 What’s the view of bachurim learning Tanach? 57:44 What is the Halacha about talking about divrei chol on Shabbos? 59:24 How does one balance the “level” of mitzvahs and aveiras? 1:02:26 How do Kabballists seemingly justify speaking to the dead when there is an issur of communication with the dead? 1:05:04 What is the earliest Mekor for Purim Torah and can the Rav share a few of his most favorite and best ones he's heard and/or created? 1:06:44 If malacha is usually defined as a creative action, then how can we say Shabbos is a day of menucha? 1:10:21 As a Baal Teshuva, one is supposed to feel simcha but also regret. Which should we take on? Especially if regret can turn into self-loathing? 1:15:15 Is the story of Elazar ben Dordia an example of wasting seed and was his teshuva a source of proof that one can make teshuva on this? 1:18:04 The Gemara in Sukkah speaks about the “Sheva Roim” (the Seven Shepherds) in Navi and the list excludes Yitzchak Avinu with Rashi there bringing a source that Yitzchak Avinu is busy saving his children from Gehinom… what’s happening here? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 4
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 4
Mar 1, 2022
35:58
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- 3
R' Yishmael’s 13 Middos of Interpretation- 3
Feb 27, 2022
35:21
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 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Therapy, Censorship, and the Literal Ages of Torah Personalities
Q&A- Therapy, Censorship, and the Literal Ages of Torah Personalities
Feb 24, 2022
1:46:16
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 happened with Yehuda HaNasi’s grave? 00:17 Is therapy effective? 05:37 is one allowed to gamble in a casino or just with friends? 15:07 Excluding mesora, how should one decide to follow Mishna Berura or Orach Hashulchan? 21:03 Jews can’t go into churches for no reason. If a Jew is visiting Rome or a place where churches are like museums, what is the Halacha? 31:09 Is it permissible to make a powdered soup on Shabbat with a Kli shishi? 38:40 Is there an issue of giving respect to a place like the Sistine Chapel or the like? 42:33 What is the definition of Bitul Torah? 54:30 What is the Rav’s opinion on censorship? 1:14:50 Are Chazal censored? 1:16:38 Why does Lecha Dodi mention SHAMOR before ZACHOR when it’s opposite in the Torah itself? 1:18:01 Some Jews cut out verses of Lecha Dodi, why? 1:19:42 How do we explain machloket in the Gemara when there was a mesora from Rebbe? 1:23:37 What happens when we don’t posken like a Mishna? 1:26:23 We are given different ages of people in Tanach, should we take them literally? 1:29:20 If you’re sitting in shachris Shabbos morning, and a person you know to have been born a woman sits down next to you, what should you do? 1:36:13 Are children below 13/12 obligated in middos? 1:39:15 What does it mean that Avraham was blessed “BAKOL” exactly, and what gives the right to the Ibn Ezra to give his opinion about the grammar of the pasuk? 1:44:22 What if a one’s parents don’t keep Shabbos? 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
1635
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
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1637
Q&A- Ayin Hara Treatments, Tzelem Elokim & Beards
Q&A- Ayin Hara Treatments, Tzelem Elokim & Beards
Jun 9, 2022
1:52:58
00:00 What’s the significance of listing Esav’s family in the Torah? 06:12 What is the rebbe’s personal view on the age of the universe? 17:20 Is it kavodik to say prayers under breathe while the Chazan chants? 23:45 Why are we not allowed to discuss the Divine Chariot? 29:47 What exactly does it mean to be created in the image of Gd? And what is the breath of Gd? 37:52 Is there a source for lead pouring as a way of getting rid of ayin hara? And why is it whenever it's referenced in books or even nowadays it is something women do? 44:52 Does beauty get in the way of Torah? 47:05 Does the idea of Gd being “in things” interfere with the Arizal’s concept of TzimTzum? 55:47 Did Gd make particular mitzvos because it’s good, or is it good because it’s a mitzvah? 1:04:57 Why does the Arizal get Z”L permanently affixed to his name, and not Rashi or Rambam? 1:06:12 In Gemara Shabbos, what does it mean that angels burnt Moshe with their tongues? 1:07:30 What does it mean that even if Chazal are wrong we still listen to them? 1:12:48 What’s the point of 2 day Rosh Chodesh with the 30th day observed? 1:16:00 Why is the first question we’re asked is did we conduct business honestly? What if someone never went into business? Or was an employee their whole life? Does this apply to women? 1:19:27 Should we not support China (economically) due to their unethical practices? 1:25:10 Is it possible to marry the wrong person? 1:26:38 Could you talk about communal punishment? 1:31:44 How does someone know they married the right person? 1:34:05 Why did Rav Chaim hold not to wear wrist watches? 1:34:59 What’s the Halacha on certain men’s grooming actions? 1:38:00 Should we cut our beard? 1:40:22 Where do we draw the line with technology and the will of Gd (such as extending lifespan)? 1:44:43 What would happen if the Sanhedrin were obviously completely corrupt? 1:47:40 Does wearing a suit all the time present a problem with discomfort? 1:50:06 What does the Rav think about the Chabad Rebbe’s and Chofetz Chaim’s opinions of cutting the beard? 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
1638
Q&A- Grape Juice, Hamsa & Bugs in Food
Q&A- Grape Juice, Hamsa & Bugs in Food
Jul 21, 2022
1:39:22
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] 00:00 Rav addresses possible controversial discussions 01:39 Why do we thank G-d for freeing us when He put us in Egypt in the first place? 06:09 Why do people say Baruch Shem Kavod in some capacities? 12:12 Why are there so many rules in Judaism? 19:38 How strict should someone be for checking their food for bugs? 25:35 Do people who support others in learning for the zechus of someone lose out on the reward? 32:02 Why do we read the first aliyah during the week and what is the function of maftir? 35:32 If someone chas vshalom suffered a miscarriage l, Are there Heterim to allow her husband to comfort her (touch, hug)? 40:06 If someone has the Tetragrammaton tattooed on their body, (how) can they go in the bathroom? 42:30 The Gemara in Sotah (46b) says that the angel of death wasn’t allowed to work in Luz. It says that when the elderly’s mind becomes difficult on them, they would leave the city and die. Was this allowed? And if so, why wouldn’t it be evidence that we should be able to pull the plug in a case of brain death? 49:16 How did the chapter divisions of Tanach make it if they are based on non-Jewish sources? Should they stay? 58:32 When someone may not have the right kavana, because of emotion or otherwise, is there a way to deal with that or an exemption of mitzvos of sorts? 59:37 How do we understand taking revenge on the midyanites, and why were women and children saved? 1:10:35 Why in orthodoxy is there absolutely no allowance of physical contact until marriage night where everything happens at once? 1:16:52 What is the purpose of G-d putting evil people into the world only to have them be killed? 1:18:47 What was the magic barrier around Egypt that prevented the Jewish slaves from leaving? 1:20:30 When I am trying to see messages from Hashem, how do I know I’m seeing it the right way or at all? 1:23:42 What is the specific quality of grape-products (wine/grape juice) that in the nine days and regarding nidah harchakos, one can have other alcoholic drinks, or (non-alcoholic) pomegranate juice? 1:26:34 Does the Hamsa ward off ayin horo and what is the basis for this? 1:30:18 Is there such thing as eminent domain in Halacha? 1:34:37 Why in some cases in Tanach were allowed to take the booty but other times we must destroy all their possessions? 1:37:14 What is the best way to improve in Ahavas Yisroel? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
1639
Kiruv Seminar for Bnei Torah - Fast of Tammuz
Kiruv Seminar for Bnei Torah - Fast of Tammuz
Jul 17, 2022
40:31
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1640
Q&A- Psychedelic Drugs, Woman Ordination & Palestinians
Q&A- Psychedelic Drugs, Woman Ordination & Palestinians
Jul 14, 2022
1:44:06
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] 00:00 Rav addresses asking controversial questions 00:39 What is Ramban's view on premarital sex? 04:42 How can Shlomo HaMelech send sheidim? Isn’t that kishuf? 11:20 Why was Torah given so late if that was purpose of the world? 18:50 Did Yitzchak Avinu die during sacrifice or after? 22:30 How do we regard a figure like David Weiss HaLivni (who recently died) and the Union for Traditional Judaism in general? 27:10 What is the significance of Hashem's name “Shakai"? 32:40 What is the Rav’s view on psychedelic drugs? 36:25 What was religion of people of Haran? 44:20 Why was Shlomo able to build multiple extra kruvim? 48:30 How did Baer Miriam make it to the kinneret? 50:45 What is the issur of woman ordination? 56:15 How do we address skeptics of Flood of Noach? 59:18 How do we understand when Chazal say that Rabbi Akiva was greater than Moshe Rabbenu? 1:01:30 What’s the minimum you have to say of the pesukim for Krias Shema Al Ha Mitah? 1:02:10 Are there any proofs in Torah that prove its validity? 1:04:38 What is the origin of making a wish on a wish bone and is it avoda zara? 1:07:40 Does reading Zohar itself purify someone? 1:09:00 What does it mean the Pinchas is Eliyahu? What are practical implications? 1:14:10 Is there a fourth individual that lived eternally? Eliyahu, Chanoch, and Sarach Bat Asher are known. What is the commonality amongst them? 1:16:50 How can Iyov be listed as a non-Jewish prophet if we know it’s only a minority opinion that he was a goy? 1:20:20 Do Jews who have only a Jewish mother have inheritance? Also will there status change at time of Messiah? 1:22:35 Why is the word Bar mitzvah in Aramaic and Bat Mitzvah in Hebrew? 1:24:07 Why do some halachos depend on looking at a Goyish majority? 1:27:42 What are the views on talking in the bathroom? 1:29:08 Should we respond to Palestinian treatment of Jews in a similar way as we did with the Soviets? 1:34:52 Is it morally wrong for a Cohen to be grateful for Chet HaEgel which gave him his kehunna? 1:36:50 When would shaking a hand with a woman be permissible? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
1641
3- Rambam’s Shmona Prakim - The Kochos of Soul
3- Rambam’s Shmona Prakim - The Kochos of Soul
Jul 11, 2022
45:39
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1642
Rambam’s Hakdama to Pirkei Avos - Part 2
Rambam’s Hakdama to Pirkei Avos - Part 2
Jul 3, 2022
42:33
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1643
Q&A- Pictures of Women, Takanas Ezra & Kollel
Q&A- Pictures of Women, Takanas Ezra & Kollel
Jun 30, 2022
1:43:36
We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Why is there zero tolerance for pictures of women in the yeshiva world when there are such explicit depictions in Chazal? 06:05 What is the difference between a kofer and an apikores? 07:46 How do we understand the concept of kollel (work combined with learning)? 25:44 Is the Rambam’s standard of hours learning and working good for everyone? 29:21 Why does the Torah “hype up” Torah—in that it self promotes? 31:05 Could the Rav expound on the hidden tzadikim of the dor? 36:30 What is the meaning of Lshem Yichud? 42:14 What is the ko’ach of the month of Tammuz/What should we tap into? 45:22 Will we be able to commit sins after mashiach comes? 52:24 What is the meaning of the phrase “UMIKAYEM EMUNASO LISHAYNAY AFAR” mean in amida? 54:54 If Hashem is perfect, why does it appear that He changes his mind over certain decisions and improvise as he goes? 1:01:04 Why didn’t G-d create an “ideal world”? 1:02:50 Is there a transactional aspect of Judaism? 1:06:30 Isn’t the status of Halachot leMoshe Misinai hard to believe? Why would HAShem choose about 60 halachot that are seemingly random and unrelated to each other to not include in the Torah? 1:13:58 Is Rav Anan related to the amora of a similar name? 1:20:16 What does it mean that Moshe took the stick before Hashem in Parshas CHUKAS? 1:23:03 What is the takana of Ezra regarding immersing? 1:30:38 Is living together a mitzvah? 1:31:37 According to R Elyashiv, how do we understand Divrei Torah and hirhorim? 1:35:28 What’s the difference between chas v chalila and chas v shalom? 1:37:56 If there’s an expert on Torah but his personal life is poor, can we still learn from him? Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by Cedar Media Studios
1644
Rambam’s Hakdama to Pirkei Avos - The Ibn Tibon’s Hakdama
Rambam’s Hakdama to Pirkei Avos - The Ibn Tibon’s Hakdama
Jun 28, 2022
42:53
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1645
White and Blue Techeilis
White and Blue Techeilis
Jun 26, 2022
42:46
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1646
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
1647
SPECIAL: The Four Cups of Wine and the Four Enslavements
SPECIAL: The Four Cups of Wine and the Four Enslavements
Apr 5, 2022
27:28
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1648
SPECIAL: Isru Chag
SPECIAL: Isru Chag
Jun 7, 2022
48:39
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1649
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
1650
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
1651
Q&A- Marrying Jewish, Financial Support & Pro-Life Arguments
Q&A- Marrying Jewish, Financial Support & Pro-Life Arguments
May 15, 2022
1:43:07
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Correction of nekudos from last week regarding Megillah. 01:03 How do we answer someone that asks “why should I marry a Jew?”? 5:30 Why do we have to repeat Shemona Esrei when we miss even one phrase or bracha? 10:29 Why are we not encouraged to put on tefillin at other times besides Shacharis? 15:45 Why can we kill things that are made through Chazal’s definition of spontaneous generation? 26:09 How do we understand Rashbi’s notion of 18,000 or 2 righteous people in Gemara Succah? 31:04 How do we navigate the Israel kashrus system compared to the American one (or otherwise)? 33:43 Why did Hashem create a man in the way he did with guilt of getting a free ride? 38:52 What are the different opinions about giving up land in order to make peace with Arabs and Palestinians? 47:53 What should a BT refer to himself as haskafically? Can I not just say shomer Torah mitzvos? Or do I have to say Haredi, etc? Am I locking myself out of tents? Would a certain girl avoid me due to a label? 51:09 Do we hold by ״we want Mashiach now”? 55:26 What is the source and halachic basis of married women wearing a headband as a head covering? 1:03:20 What is the level of Shmiras Eynaim according to Halacha today? 1:05:35 Why are there some Aramaic words that end up in the Chumash? 1:07:14 Where does the Sefer HaMitzvis Katzar get the age of 25 to not get married if a Bachur can’t afford that life? 1:10:31 When learning all day how does one transfer his learning from Binah to Da’as? 1:19:14 Regarding gilgul, is it possible for a kohen soul to be reincarnated to other tribes? 1:21:40 How does one maximize remembering the Torah they have learned? 1:23:40 Is the idea that 80% of the Jews died in the plague of darkness a universal teaching? 1:26:13 What is the rebbe’s opinion on Bnei Torah being supported by in-laws or parents? 1:34:48 In terms of the blessings and curses of the Torah, are we to view these as cause and effect or as reward in the actions themselves? 1:38:58 Does a Jew have an obligation to protest on the side of pro-life in the abortion argument? Visit us @ ohr.edu
1652
Omer - Laws and Intricacies of the Count
Omer - Laws and Intricacies of the Count
May 11, 2022
41:39
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1653
The Purpose of The Omer
The Purpose of The Omer
May 10, 2022
46:15
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1654
Q&A- Vaping, Zionism & Roe vs Wade
Q&A- Vaping, Zionism & Roe vs Wade
May 8, 2022
1:47:34
00:00 Are we allowed to smoke or vape in a beis Midrash? 05:17 Why would Hashem design a system of impurity at all? 09:39 Ramchal describes a spiritual energy of each day, so does this mean that negative events that occur on those days interfere with the energies? 15:34 Why was the punishment of R Akiva’s students considered balanced in regards to their deeds (lack of respect to each other)? 23:55 In NACH there’s a concept of having a legitimate government, are anti-Zionist stories irrelevant? 37:27 How should we view the possible overturning of Roe V Wade? 45:46 Many of our great rabbis we’re holding in science and math, so for one seeking wisdom to satisfy the heart and the mind, is it better to dive into (one area of) Halacha or dive into astronomy and the like? 52:02 What happens to people who are alive when resurrection of the dead occurs? Will their bodies be the same? Etc. 54:55 How does the Rav suggest that we approach the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch when there are Halachos that may be confusing at face value? 57:30 What is in the power of a kli (a vessel)? Why do we need to use it to wash, etc.? 1:01:03 What should be our response to a Jewish state seemingly already being established? 1:06:47 During the times of the Sanhendrin, what were the laws surrounding illegal abortion? 1:10:35 What are the purposes and differences in Kaddishes, and further halachos? 1:18:44 Why is the mitzvah for having children only for men and the curse is on the woman? 1:23:40 If one is learning in Yeshiva and he hears the national siren, should he stop and stand in honor? 1:26:49 If you’re in an area with a lot of elderly people passing by, to what extent does one have to stand in respect? 1:29:37 How do we understand the Mishna in Pirkei Avos about our ages and the roles they entail? 1:34:26 When it comes to Tcheles (strand of blue in Tzitzis), why don’t we all wear it if the Halacha says to be more machmir and we have no downsides if it doesn’t make the tzitzis passul? 1:37:24 Does that decision rely on the Arizal? 1:39:04 If there’s no eruv, would fake tcheles be considered carrying? 1:39:56 What is the origin of the segula to daven for shidduchim at the kever of R' Yonoson Ben Uziel (aka Amuka)? 1:45:17 Why did the practice of putting Shivisi end in Ashkenaz? Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
1655
Q&A- Army Drafting, Black Hats and Types of Zionism
Q&A- Army Drafting, Black Hats and Types of Zionism
Feb 2, 2022
1:36:23
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 are there state-nations now versus how there used to be tribes? 03:32 Will we ever be able to identify Amalek? 05:48 What is the halacha when people commit suicide? 11:20 What did people do before Rashi or Rabbeinu Tam tefillin? 17:16 When a reform rabbi and orthodox rabbi did a tour, a question was asked that if a Jewish student had one hour a week to either learn Torah with the reform Rabbi or watch HBO, what’s a better use of his time? 23:32 What if we said we will send haredim to the army if all Israelis had one mandatory year in Yeshiva? 32:36 What is the story with Miriam bas Bilga? 36:27 Which Gemara mentions kids only go by what they hear from parents? 36:46 How come the biggest intellectuals don’t come to accept Judaism? 41:13 How do we reconcile that Parnasa is variable when it is relatively predictable with a good job, etc.? 47:48 What about the 50th level of Tumah makes someone irredeemable? 49:30 Does din hamalchusa apply in Israel? 55:05 What will happen near end of days in terms of Gog UMagog? 58:52 Would Hashem reward Jews who went off the derech but became more involved (and successful) in scientific and/or philosophical achievement? 1:04:16 What is the definition of Zionism and why would a lot of Haredim be opposed? 1:11:01 How can we base the idea of not embarrassing someone off Tamar if it’s possible that she may not have been believed? 1:14:22 What other significant roles did Ezra play? 1:16:08 Did scrolls with Ksav Ivri become passul after the script changed? 1:17:08 What is the Rav’s view on Tikkun HaKlali? 1:19:00 What are some more views on Ezra and what is the authenticity of Torah scrolls older than the Dead Sea scrolls? 1:24:49 What message does a hair covering for women give? And what is the size of C’Beya? 1:29:39 Why do Jews wear suits and hats? 1:35:12 We don’t wear black on Shabbos, so why do we wear black hats? 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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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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4 - Zionism II - Hashkafic History Series II
4 - Zionism II - Hashkafic History Series II
Oct 31, 2021
1:03:32
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-4-Zionism 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- Rabbanut Kashrus, Geirim & Mamzerim
Q&A- Rabbanut Kashrus, Geirim & Mamzerim
Oct 27, 2021
1:41:29
00:00 What is the Rav’s opinion on the Rabbanut (for kashrus)? 4:51 Where does 1/60 come from in kashrus, olam haba etc.? 7:11 What is tznius for men? 13:15 Simchas Torah seems to be a holiday that developed naturally. It is a separate holiday? 18:00 Someone starting to take on mitzvos from scratch, should he start with deoreisa first, or would the Rambam disagree? 22:28 For one in Shidduchim, should he look at photos? 26:07 Is there a problem speaking Lashon haKodesh while involved in divrei chol? 35:20 How is birchas hamazon different among different groups. How can people add to it? 39:24 Why did HaShem create such vastness in the universe? 44:45 If a website shop gives a discount for the 1st order, can one always just make a new account? 48:05 Does the Torah say anything about math existing before physicality? 49:55 Kiddish levana doesn’t seem so Jewish. 53:47 the 19th bracha of shemoneh esrei was added late, but even Avraham and Bruria prayer for sinners 58:00 Is there evidence amoraim didn’t know pesukim? 59:50 There is a Gemara that the world exists in the merit of 36 tzadikim. Can we know who these are? 1:01:12 Sifrei kabala are often not revealed until many centuries after they were written. How can we accept these? 1:07:32 How can a mamzer be held accountable for the sins of his parents? 1:11:42 Is there any way to understand the achievements of Rashi? 1:14:06 Why can a Ger marry a mamzer if one has the same status as a born-Jew? 1:18:40 If a kohen marries a divorcée, is the child a mamzer? 1:19:10 In the 6 zchiros it makes point of Miriam’s tzaras when leaving Mitzrayim. Why not in bamidbar, where they were? 1:22:00 What does it mean for the chiuv of chiuv es habrios? 1:23:36 We still wash hands in the morning, but not feet. Why not? 1:25:00 When we speak on the lowering of generations, what is the floor? 1:27:04 There’s a machloches on the source of Ashrei, and csav ashures was used before anyway. 1:30:30 If a Christian missionary marries someone or is mesader gittin, what happens now? 1:33:20 According to the Rambam, are events of Tanakh metaphor? 1:33:45 We see great relation genetically, linguistically etc. with Canaanim. How can this be? 1:35:13 Why do malachim in Tanakh want to give over his name? 1:36:20 Of diasporic languages, why is Yiddish more developed than Ladino? 1:39:15 Chanoch was taken by Hashem and became a malach. What happened? 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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3-Varieties of Zionism - Hashkafic History Series II
3-Varieties of Zionism - Hashkafic History Series II
Oct 24, 2021
1:08:33
Hashkafic History Series II Ohr Lagolah Rabbinic Program 5776-3-Varieties of Zionism 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- Guilt, R' Shlomo Carlebach & Evolution
Q&A- Guilt, R' Shlomo Carlebach & Evolution
Oct 22, 2021
1:27:05
How is it that in the Gemara that some people have a mesora and others don’t? How does deal with feelings of guilt moving forward having grown up doing aveiros? What’s the halacha regarding a tchup? It seems like the frum world sees women place more emphasis on emunah but less with men? Why does the Torah spend time going through the generations as in Parashas Bereshis and Noach? If there will never be a prophet as great as Moshe Rabbeinu, what should be expected from Moshiach? How did Eliezer come to Avraham? If he was connected to Nimrod, why did he send him to his enemy? Will the yetzer hara for avoda zara come back after moshiach? Are the descendants of Yishmoel and B’nei Katura also chaiv in bris milah, even today? Note from Rabbi Breitowitz: I was asked about the halachic obligation of the descendants of Yishmael to have Bris Milah . I cited the Rambam that Bnai Yishmael are exempt from Milah though Bnai Keturah are obligated (as opposed to Rashi who maintains that only the actual sons of Keturah needed Milah and not their descendants ).So far ,so good. I then said that since the Bnai Ketura have intermingled with Bnai Yishmael and are no longer a distinct group ,all who identify as Bnai Yishmael are now exempt .This was an error on my part . Rambam says exactly the opposite The intermingling of Bnai Ketura with Bnai Yishmael obligates the entire group . (In partial defense[not really!]I was thinking of the Minchas Chinuch who does indeed suggest that the intermingling should exempt the group rather than obligate it but that is not Rambam,s view). I apologize for the error .Bivracha ,YBreitowitz How should one respond when asked by a non-religious person about olam haba?—Are there sources? Are there any ramazim for how we can relate to olam haba? How do we define what a hashkafa is? It seems like learning Torah lishma is ideal, and others say it must lead to something? Is there the possibility of alternate universes regarding quantum mechanics? With Rav Shlomo Carlebach yahrzeit coming up, how should we commemorate? Muslims around Israel have certain good qualities eg Tzanua? Are we supposed to learn from them? Did HaShem always intend for there to be war in the world? Can evolution in its entirety be consistent with Torah? Yeshayahu gives musste that people do mitzvos by rote, how do we avoid this? By Tannis, the Gemara says that during a plague (given population ratios) we fast and blow the shofar. Why was this not done during covid? One can’t conduct normal business on Shabbos, so how can the rabbi ‘work’ on Shabbos? 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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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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Q&A- Smoking, Neturei Karta & Heter Mechira
Q&A- Smoking, Neturei Karta & Heter Mechira
Oct 13, 2021
1:25:03
00:00 Yaakov lived with Lavan for so many years. How did he do this and what can we take from this? 03:58 Assuming there is moderation, could it be permitted to smoke, and do those with an addiction have a chiuv to stop? 13:08 How should understand the Holocaust when G-d is all-loving? 24:40 Is it possible for a secular Jew to truly feel content in life? 27:38 Parshas Lech Lecha, we have the imagery of bris Bein habasarim. Could you explain some of this? 30:31 What exactly is a ‘raban’? 37:37 At what point does someone who grew up secular have the daas to have a chiyuv of Shabbos? —Is there permanent gehenom? 47:57 Can the luz bone be totally destroyed? 48:58 Sometimes we use a feminine word for Hashem? 52:42 Do we look at someone with a Jewish father different? 56:32 Why did the trees rebel that their bark should taste like the fruit? 58:44 If Gemara is the pinnacle of learning, why is it not so encouraged for women? 1:04:41 Has neturei karta done anything positive for klal yisroel? 1:11:30 Is a shared mitzvah (such as bochor) then what of the schar? 1:12:25 Arum means nakedness and cunning. What is the relation, as in bereshis? 1:14:42 One can be a Ben olam haba for davening netz, or saying ashrei 3 times a day. If one can have one, why try for the other? 1:16:20 What is the connection between birchas kohanim and dreams? 1:19:01 Is heter mechira valid? 1:20:15 If the shmita year is not certain, is there any leniency? 1:23:30 Are things like life insurance hishtadlus? 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 Cedar Media Studios 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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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- 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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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- 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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Tu'B'Shevat Halachos
Tu'B'Shevat Halachos
Jan 12, 2022
45:57
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Q&A- Shovavim, Missionaries & the Omicron Variant
Q&A- Shovavim, Missionaries & the Omicron Variant
Jan 6, 2022
1:56:32
00:00 Where were the bodies from the graves in the cave of Rebbe Yehuda HaNassi taken? 01:36 Why is V’shamru considered an inturruption in some minhagim? 06:09 Why can a blood avenger kill someone with no penalty? 12:18 What are the levels of Tumah? 17:38 What are insights of Shovevim? 26:21 What did Levites who didn’t live near the Temple do? 29:20 Can you break Shabbos to save the life of a non-frum person? (additional clarification at the end) 33:34 Can you invite your non-religious Jewish friend to a Shabbat meal if you know he is going to drive? 41:42 How does one be empathetic to others’ problems without having the problems harm themselves? 46:36 When Chazal say “you must say…” how literally should we take this? 49:04 Why do people still hold to night D’Rabbeinu Tam? 58:54 Is bein Hashmashot an inherent safek? 1:05:07 How should we be reacting to the Omicron variant of Covid? 1:08:26 War, plague, famine were things that affected the world and made people cleave to Hashem. We don’t have those same exact issues today, so how do people cleave to Hashem now? 1:12:34 What advice would you give to people when it comes to making decisions in life? 1:19:04 Why is the Torah strict on things that don’t seem so bad (such as homosexuality) and then doesn’t address things that seem much worse (such as rape)? 1:25:46 How should we act toward gay people and gay Jews in particular? 1:31:23 What is the significance of wanting Rabbeinu Tam tefillin when you get married? 1:34:32 What is the halachic source of working on one’s middos and is it doraisa or drabanan? 1:39:50 Is it ok to bring a Christian missionary into a (non-orthodox) synagogue to speak? 1:41:56 How has the litvisha world change after WWII? 1:46:24 What is the element of Judaism that is passed down through matrilineal descent? 1:47:36 What is the bread of shame? Would taking money to learn Torah count under this? 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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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- 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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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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Q&A- Social Media, Beards & American Yiddishkeit
Q&A- Social Media, Beards & American Yiddishkeit
Dec 16, 2021
1:52:17
00:00 How can we reconcile the Gemara in Sukkah saying that certain actions bring about eclipses and the astronomical cycle of such eclipses? 06:37 How do we reconcile the fact that we’re a light unto the nations if translating the Torah is seen as bad, and why are so many important Jews secular? 14:00 Why is Havdalah related to (the bracha of) wisdom? 22:14 Has the Rav been positively affected by secular culture? 31:10 How can a Jew be involved in a career in creative writing? 42:00 How much do I have to wrong someone in order to require forgiveness? 46:28 What’s the difference between Olam Haba and Olam HaNeshamos? 48:38 In terms of “rodef,” could someone kill a doctor who is about to pull the plug on a patient? 54:08 Is the rav excited about Roe v Wade possibly being overturned? 1:03:06 What are the rav’s thoughts on men educating women when there are a lot of allegations and abuses? 1:12:35 Why did Hashem have to hold the mountain over the heads of the Jews? Were we forced into accepting it? 1:15:38 How do we view political campaigns that employ lashon hara? 1:21:00 Is sinas chinam still happening today? 1:21:46 Why are Pharoahs in the Torah not named? 1:22:42 How is removal of the spleen allowed with Adonyahu? 1:27:08 Does lashon hara extend to social media being allowed? 1:28:22 Shovavim eitzah for yeshiva bachurim? 1:31:37 When it comes to men wearing women’s garments or the like, what is kosher in terms of grooming? 1:36:00 What’s the message of growing out a beard? 1:40:05 Why is there not a more mainstream obligation to receive the COVID vaccine according to the gedolim? 1:42:43 Why should I listen to a gadol about medical advice? 1:47:54 Where is America headed in terms of Yiddishkeit? 1:51:50 How can there be other worlds in our world if Hashem created the beginning in Bereshis? 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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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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The Story of Chanukah
The Story of Chanukah
Dec 2, 2021
41:56
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- 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- Holocaust Guilt, Chassidism & Gender Roles
Q&A- Holocaust Guilt, Chassidism & Gender Roles
Jul 24, 2022
58:06
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] 00:40 - How do we look at intergenerational guilt from the Holocaust? 5:15 - Why does the man study while the woman works instead of vice versa? 11:06 - If the husband is working, but the wife is still not satisfied with the amount of money coming in, how much more does he have to do? 14:45 - Can you break Shabbos to relieve someone's suffering? 19:12 - If women don't have a mitzvah to learn, how can they have as close of a relationship with G-d? 22:30 - Thoughts on Conservative, Reform and Egalitarianism? 35:44 - What institutions are there for women who struggle in their gender role? 37:41 - Being that Judaism celebrates the individual, why do we all try to look the same? 40:08 - How can we understand the relationship between Chassidim and their Rebbes? 43:10 - What is the root cause of the fear of excessive punishment, and what is the cure? 47:12 - How do you draw the line between good and bad drugs, like caffeine and cannabis? 51:25 - Would moderation apply to harder drugs as well? 52:18 - Should we be worried that caffeine might be ruining our life? 54:29 - Is there any wisdom in the world that we may be missing? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Q&A- Shidduch Crisis, Dinosaurs & Graves
Q&A- Shidduch Crisis, Dinosaurs & Graves
Jul 28, 2022
1:49:53
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] 00:00 What does the notion of writing BS"D on top of documents mean? 04:55 Can I throw away documents that have an image of the Temple? 06:38 Why does the chazan say the duchening bracha before the Kohanim? 10:10 What is the Rebbe’s personal approach to kiruv rechokim? 17:00 Since the Torah forbids usury, are we allowed to invest in interest-bearing assets? 20:19 In terms of the above, what about Israeli bonds? 23:45 What exactly is the shidduch crisis and are secular people involved? 27:52 If a non-Jew who is a chalal converts to Judaism do they retain their status as chalal? 31:45 What kinds of methods do stores use to check for shatnez? 35:18 Why would someone be able to lend on interest to an apostate Jew? 38:07 What is the story with Yushkas death? 42:27 Should we trust Rambam’s health advice more than present day nutritionists and doctors? 45:27 What do we learn from the Choni Hamagul story in maseches Taanis—“I’d rather find a friend or die”? 50:30 Why does the Torah allow polygamy? 54:28 According to the sugya in Succah, why do we repeat words in Hallel but seemingly shouldn’t repeat Hashem’s name (Kah)? 1:02:04 How do we understand beseeching Hashem in prayer with written, fixed prayer versus my own words? 1:12:05 What is the difference between the prayer statements of Baruch Atah Hashem and Yehi Ratzon? 1:13:00 In the Haftora for Mattos, why is there a pun and then not a pun? 1:16:30 How do we view Israeli land sold to gentiles? 1:21:04 If the order of Brachos in Shemona Esrei were predetermined and there was leeway in terms of content, why are brachos still so similar? 1:23:47 How old is the Ashkenazi nusach? 1:25:10 Why don’t we see rhymes so much in Psalms or Torah songs? 1:28:45 Is there a real source for Armenians being Amalek? 1:32:23 How would you respond to someone who used dinosaurs and other similar points as attacks on Judaism? 1:37:33 How should we view modern day biblical criticism? 1:42:01 Were the wives of Bnei Korach allowed to remarry? 1:44:24 In terms of the counting of Bnei Israel, what is the significance of the age of 20? 1:48:27 What is the proper kavana to have in praying at the grave of a tzadik? Why would I physically go there? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios
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Rambam's Shmona Prakim - 8th Perek - Bechira
Rambam's Shmona Prakim - 8th Perek - Bechira
Aug 3, 2022
43:24
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Q&A- Kiruv Techniques, Daf Yomi & Relating to Churban
Q&A- Kiruv Techniques, Daf Yomi & Relating to Churban
Aug 5, 2022
1:47:36
Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] Subscribe to Ohr Somayach! https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ 00:00 Rav address two sent it questions, regarding anistanus and talmud Torah 08:30 It is said that if someone makes 3 shidduchim, they are guaranteed Olami Habo—how does this work? 13:42 Where do the traditions for tefillin designs and wrapping techniques come from? 21:37 What are the pleasures of this world that we are essentially obligated to enjoy according to the Yerushalmi? 27:52 If Judaism is meant to be authentic, why is it that in Kiruv, we offer so many fancy trips and gourmet food? 33:09 In terms of the sun being stopped for Moshe and Joshua, it says it never happened before by Joshua—how do we understand this? 35:30 What are the different opinions of taking early Shabbos? 45:03 These days, there are often discounts given by insurance companies to women and the gender is defined by what the insured person states. Would it be mutar for a biological man to say he identifies as a woman in order to pay a smaller premium? 49:57 How could two opposite statement be true? 52:38 In terms of Tu B’Av, how do we understand the gemara’s reasons for a public shidduch day so to speak and how did times change? 58:56 How is it that Targum Onkelos was min HaShamyim? 1:02:29 Do we make Yam Hagadol bracha on the Pacific Ocean? 1:03:24 Why wouldn’t the whole world be made Jewish such that everyone would have the maximum opportunity for closeness to Hashem? 1:07:02 if the Talmud discusses 8 genders of Judaism, what does that mean? 1:08:37 Why do we accept Kabbalah today in Halacha? 1:13:09 If I can’t finish slichos, tachanun, general tefillah or the like, am I’m missing out on certain forgiveness capacity? 1:16:43 How do we relate to the destruction of the Temple if we never experienced it and why would our lowly generation be fortunate enough to have it rebuilt? 1:22:53 Why do Ashkenazim and Sephardim differ in the way they cover their eyes in Shema? 1:24:50 Kesubos is the current masechta in Daf Yomi cycle. A lot of the material discussed is about rape and other material that some may find disturbing. Can the Rav share some advice on how to approach this masechta with the right perspective. Alternatively, if learning this masechta will bother or discourage someone everyday, is it better to just learn something else? 1:30:16 How does it work that Torah is the ultimate healer but the Rambam states that one needs other outlets? 1:32:30 Why do we follow certain halachos today that some rabbanim wouldn’t have approved of? 1:36:25 Rashi in Moed Katon explains the practice of the Beis Din placing a stone on someone’s coffin as a זכר בעלמא of stoning someone who died while excommunicated. If so, why do we place stones on graves today? 1:37:32 Why didn’t Avraham get punished for asking for a guarantee for Israel’s quality while the Meraglim did? 1:39:36 How do we view the seemingly vain descriptions of women in Ta’anis? 1:41:31 If creative acts are forbidden on Shabbos (melachos) why is intimacy permitted, isn’t that the most creative act? 1:43:47 What messages was Hashem trying to convey to Eliyahu during Har HaCarmel events? Visit us @ ohr.edu
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Rambam's Shmona Prakim - 8th Perek - Bechira P2
Rambam's Shmona Prakim - 8th Perek - Bechira P2
Aug 8, 2022
37:19
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SPECIAL: The Simcha of Tu B’Av
SPECIAL: The Simcha of Tu B’Av
Aug 12, 2022
55:50
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LIVE! Q&A - Jewish Responsibility, Rabbinic Authority & Bein Hazmanim
LIVE! Q&A - Jewish Responsibility, Rabbinic Authority & Bein Hazmanim
Aug 14, 2022
1:50:58
Please join us live Sunday, 14 August and Thursday, 25 August to ask your own questions! Signup at : ohr.edu/rbqa Dedication opportunities for this episode as well as for future are available for episodes and series at : https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? : [email protected] Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at : https://plnk.to/rbq&a Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz : https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at : https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on apple and google play, our website and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ ohr.edu 2:13 How did the Q and A come to be? What's its function? 6:02 Why do people think of math beyond hashem? Why is pi an infinite number? 9:43 Are the Jews supposed to serve G-d in their own bubble or be proactive in influencing the secular world? 15:49 Can a woman be motzei a man in havdala? 19:27 And why was Tisha B'av not observed on the ninth of Av? 20:15 If a woman's husband is not religious anymore, can she be motzei with his kiddush? 22:44 Why does the Rambam list the people who are exempt in the law of talmud torah in the beginning of hilchos talmud torah? 25:48 What is the torah's view on abortion? 35:53 In your experience, was the study of gemara easier or harder than the study of law? And did they benefit each other? 41:46 In regard to the internet and smartphones, it seems like there is so much good, and yet there has never been so much tumah. How are we to understand the diverse answers from various rabbis? 47:47 On what basis are we obligated to believe in kabbalah? 53:19 Were all of the halachos of 'hatov vihameitiv' given by the times of the harugei beitar? 59:52 What is the avodah of the days between now and Elul? 1:02:35 Moshe told the Jews the Shema in the 40th year in the desert. Did they say the Shema between getting the torah and then? 1:07:22 How was Tisha B'av celebrated for 800 years prior to the beis hamikdash getting destroyed? 1:08:57 If physical force is against the law of the land, is there still the concept of forcing a man to give a get? 1:14:21 Is it the responsibility of a Jew to follow politics? And is there a party Jews should identify with? 1:18:05 Does G-d act on the blessings and curses that we may say to each other? Is there a manipulation of G-d by the things we say? 1:23:25 If a person has limited time to learn, what should his priority be? 1:27:53 Can the Rav expand on the mitzvah of living in Israel? 1:33:27 Why do we not fast Taanis Esther on Shabbos? 1:36:23 'Even Rabbis have Rabbis' Who would Rav Breitowitz ask if he had a shaila? 1:38:07 If one commits a financial crime while doing an act that gets capital punishment, he is not chayav to pay the financial loss. But if one would not be killed - if he escaped, why should he not be required to pay? 1:42:56 How do we understand the Jews of Beitar not mourning the destruction of the beis hamikdash? 1:45:36 How do we understand the ceremony done on Tu B'av?