Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Could one say that kedusha is merely the thoughts evoked by a holy object?   05:30 What is the source for making a scratch on challah before saying the bracha?   06:51 How much do our actions affect G-d and His emotions?   12:59 Can one encourage atheists to become Christianity?   20:49 If someone today would earn the death penalty according to halacha, would that impact the obligation to save their life?   24:03 Why did G-d create sleep and all other "wastes of time"?   27:20 Is there a halachic forbiddance against racism?   36:16 Is a righteous person still subject to unforeseen natural dangers like asbestos?   42:45 Is one allowed to give a non-Jew a bracha of "of blessed memory"?   48:38 What is the difference between R Moshe Feinstein's and the Satmar Rav's methods to psak?   56:54 When David said, "My sin is always before me," does that contradict the essence of teshuva?   1:02:02 What is the meaning of "These and those are the words of the Living G-d"?   1:13:00 Is saying "I don't want to jinx it" a lesser form of idolatry?   1:17:53 What is the permissibility of David's warmer, Avishag?   1:21:53 Is the argument that God wouldn't harm the Jewish people who got the vaccine because it was a majority still true?   1:28:11 Are alternative medicines permitted?   1:31:40 Would a resurrected person be able to testify in court?   1:36:05 What allows the rabbis to change the law, and is it a problem that we can't do it today?   1:42:00 Is a chain beged isha, and is there room to be lenient on Purim?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Might there be concerns over endangering hostages through excessive response?   11:19 What constitutes tzedakah nowadays, and what is its relation to korbanos?   17:12 What is the nature of machlokes?   37:58 How can we guarantee an accurate transmission from Moshe to Mishnah?   44:16 What exactly is the Shechinah?   48:36 Why are kohanim today forbidden from coming near corpses if we assume everyone is already tamei meis?   57:50 Would a new, proven, scientific fact uproot a ruling of a Rishon?   1:06:55 What is the halachic international date line?   1:14:36 Is the authority of midrash equivalent with that of Mishnah?   1:17:11 Can foreign currency in a tzedakah box be reallocated to the currency's country of origin? Can one make change from a tzedakah box?   1:18:38 Since hashkafa often determines halacha, are they really different things?   1:24:35 Why did we trust Moshe's signs if we don't trust the signs of later prophets?   1:27:32 Is a service extension of drafted soldiers or a raising of the age limit of reservists enough of a manpower shortage for Haredim to serve in the military?   1:34:08 What are yichudim in Kabbalah?   1:38:44 Does it matter whether the menorah's branches are straight or curved, and is archaeology treated differently than the science in halacha?   1:41:49 Because we have archaeological evidence of an amah, can we end the debate over the size of an amah?   1:43:19 Is the recent trend of 'Haredi feminism' a good thing?   1:48:22 How applicable today is the heter of lashon hara in front of three people?   1:49:54 How does the Ramban explain the equivalence of 150 days to 5 months with the lunisolar calendar?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedicated in honor of Yaakov Chaim ben Sarah. May you grow up to be a ben Torah and continue to make Am Yisrael proud.    Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Response to old questions and hate mail   06:30 How does one know whether a negative trait should be treated with standard therapy or with mussar and spiritual guidance?   12:10 How much would very negligent parents be held accountable in halacha?   16:15 Is making art from food a problem of bal tashchis?   20:27 When is there a heter to do an autopsy?   30:09 Do the souls of the Holocaust victims suffer because their bodies weren't buried?   35:40 Can one use a book as a shtender for another book?   38:00 Hilchos rotzeach ?   44:25 What is the halachic validity of DNR?   50:15 What is sorcery?   57:13 Is the phrase "speak now or forever hold your peace" of Jewish origin?   59:47 How does one balance davening and learning?   1:01:24 What if a ger katan was coerced or even regrets it later?   1:11:06 What are the different opinions on autopsy?   1:13:11 Is it simple to take off three weeks of learning to save a life?   1:17:46 At what point should Jews in Israel carry guns?   1:19:32 What is emunah peshuta?   1:23:31 What is daas Torah?   1:30:00 Is there a way to make certain things allowed on Shabbos so that more people keep it?   1:34:14 How could someone's righteousness not be considered regarding their death, as in a plague?   1:36:55 What would convening a Sanhedrin look like?   1:41:21 Is slavery immoral?   1:44:00 How do we pasken regarding a stolen lulav for the rabbinic obligation?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Why are there varying numbers of remembrances in davening?   07:44 Should a religious Jew support a secular death penalty?   20:51 Is there a Torah source for keeping minhagim?   26:31 Are midrashic sources in verses just to cause a student to ask, and thereby learn the Oral Torah from his rabbi?   31:00 Is it permitted to listen to a recording of a woman singing?   43:08 Is there something inherently, spiritually inferior about mamzerim?   53:24 What is the proper middle ground between acting like a prince and separating from physicality?   58:30 Could a Syrian do an annulment of vows in order to marry a convert?   1:04:09 How can prophets receive money for their prophecies?   1:11:23 How is the word for cattle related to the word for morning?   1:16:35 How can one say that some numbers in the Tanakh are not exact?   1:22:47 If a restaurant that is open on Shabbos can't get a hechsher, why can a restaurant with a pride flag receive a hechsher?   1:27:20 Why don't mashgichim tell people what the berachos are?   1:28:43 Is use of the phrase "oh my G-d" a use of Hashem's name in vain?   1:29:58 How could a hashgacha decide to deny a restaurant if the food itself is kosher?   1:36:14 Why do some Rishonim and Acharonim spend time describing the final redemption if Chazal didn't describe it in detail?   1:40:07 How could two kosher witnesses validate a marriage that is forbidden from the Torah?   1:44:38 How does the Temple Institute understand Rashi's words about the Temple?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 How did Yishai earn to have such important descendants?   04:29 Were the rabbis who were selling alcohol during Prohibition violating dina dmalchusa dina?   07:38 Must one make a bracha on good-tasting poison?   14:50 How could Olam Haba be the greatest pleasure if there is a constant reminder of worldly regrets in the form of different levels of pleasure?   19:15 Can one use a Pastafarian colander?   22:06 Does modern Christianity count as idolatry?   25:20 Does the Rosh's understanding of handwashing recognize hand sanitizer as water?   31:00 How can kasher shebegoyim harog be reconciled with chasidei umos haolam?   35:00 Is talking about corporal punishment in school lashon hara?   44:58 Is it deception to translate a sefer but censor without making a note?   49:39 Is one allowed to look at pictures of a face?   53:16 What exactly is the reward of having a great descendant?   57:49 How is the Rogatchever viewed regarding sensitivity to others?   1:03:38 Is there such a thing as 'faith in the righteous'?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 What are the priorities when the Torah is going from the aron to the bimah?   04:08 Would it be lashon hara to relate information on the public record?   08:01 Is it preferable, now in the war, to join a hesder yeshiva?   14:06 Why is there a controversy about using noble titles if there is a precedent from Abarbanel?   22:37 How do poskim decide what medical advice in the Gemara becomes halacha?   39:55 Would a landlord for AirBNB need glass and stainless steel, disposable, or just notify any potential renters?   41:58 What are the halachos of learning during the rchazaras hashatz?   49:27 Why did God need three signs if they all mean the same thing?   58:19 If incest is inherently bad, how could the entire world be the product of Cain, Seth, and their sisters?   1:00:48 Is someone who was davening before the minyan arrived considered part of the minyan?   1:04:04 Is it heresy to believe that God is bound by logic?   1:12:44 Why has the value of science changed in the Jewish tradition?   1:18:10 Is there psak by hashkafa?   1:26:58 Could the Rav share his favorite gedolim stories?   1:33:34 Is there a machlokes about whether Olam Haba or Olam Hazeh is the ikar?   1:35:56 What is ruach hakodesh?   1:38:10 Is it idolatry to believe Jesus was the Moshiach, so long as one believes he was not God?   1:41:08 Why did the canonization of Torah end when it did?   1:42:00 Is it heresy to say that a mitzvah no longer applies?   1:43:23 If a hashkafic point was accepted by most communities, can one still disagree without being a heretic?   1:45:23 Does that apply to halachic opinions as well?   1:46:59 Is it true that the Chazon Ish said that it is better to die than join the IDF?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Is it permitted to listen to non-Jewish music, even if the music was written for Christian worship?   06:43 How far should one go to help their friend if it requires embarrassing oneself?   10:05 What is the difference between perushim and haredim?   15:19 How limited is visiting a parent's grave, and is it permitted to speak about nothing to it?   17:47 Is it worse to have premarital relations with a non-Jew or with a Jew?   27:41 Is it possible to be a good, rational Jew, if one has doubts without knowing how to dispel them?   36:40 Can an Ashkenazi duchan on a plane if the chazzan is Sephardi?   45:33 What is the Jewish approach to abortion?   54:14 Are there Torah sources for healthy habits?   58:28 What are kavanos in a Kabbalistic context?   1:07:36 Since so many soldiers dying in the war are bnei Torah, why should a yeshiva bochur not serve right now?   1:11:45 What are the origins of the various trops, and do they change the meanings of the words?   1:17:50 If dying on Shabbos causes chilul Shabbos, why should that be the consequence for being born on Shabbos?   1:21:15 Why would the Jews have asked for straw if they knew the work was meaningless?   1:25:59 Is there reason to visit sites of tragedy, like towns in the South or concentration camps?   1:28:52 When a person converts, where does the goyish soul go?   1:32:09 Should one refrain from listening to Jewish music in the bathroom?   1:34:57 Is it proper to say Asher Yatzar out loud?   1:36:21 Is it possible to believe Hashem created the world and still not keep Shabbos?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

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Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Why does 'following the majority' not apply to the kashrus of birds?   07:24 What are the halachos of gambling?   14:12 Are Seventh-Day Adventists liable for keeping Shabbos?   19:54 Are there any books to give encouragement to those who are already frum?   26:09 Why are the blessings to Avraham in the Torah regarding the physical world?   30:17 Is there any source for Peter being a tzadik?   33:13 What is the power of saying Tehillim?   37:09 Why is there no agency by sins?   43:57 What is the source for not learning on Nittelnacht?   47:36 Is a Jew allowed to be a "mall Santa"?   51:00 Is the Russian New Year a secular or religious holiday?   54:48 Why would Yaakov ask who Menashe and Efrayim were? Would he have withheld a bracha from them and not from the other sons?   59:03 If the facts change, does the halacha change?   1:06:15 How should a ger or baal teshuva react to discrimination in the frum world?   1:08:53 What is the textual source for the idea that Yaakov didn't die spiritually?   1:10:41 Is enjoying entertainment that references other gods considered idolatry?   1:18:17 Why is Thanksgiving problematic?   1:21:09 What effect do symptomatic disorders have in halacha?   1:23:58 Can one take ADHD medication on Shabbos?   1:24:51 Does one who escapes from the Sanhedrin's execution have to keep mitzvos?   1:27:17 How can there be heter mechira if there is an issur to sell holy land?   1:33:22 Is one allowed to be a delivery driver if some food might be non-kosher?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Why is it not forbidden to block roads for Shabbos?   05:53 Does serendipity or coincidence have significance?   09:36 Why not make the beracha on smelling fruits?   12:01 Should a ger still honor his biological parents if they disowned him?   14:49 How severe is wasting seed and how does one do teshuva for it?   19:14 Why does a mashgiach need to believe in God? How does one do teshuva for causing others to sin?   27:41 Why exactly is electricity forbidden on Shabbos?   40:27 Is learning how to read Hebrew and Aramaic still important today?   49:07 Could the Rav expound on the idea that those born on Shabbos have new souls?   50:44 Should a son of a non-Jew wish his parent a 'Merry Christmas'?   54:05 Why did God choose crazy people and children to have prophecy nowadays?   56:47 How can one trust kol kores?   1:05:34 Why did Yosef work to fulfill his prophecy? Don't those come true anyway?   1:13:40 Is there chilul Hashem by davening in a minyan on an airplane?   1:17:34 How does one balance one's own self-esteem?   1:21:55 What is the order of the world of souls, the resurrection, the world to come, etc.?   1:26:42 Does the idea that chilul Hashem and kiddush Hashem only exist in front of ten Jews dilute the importance of good middos?   1:29:30 Is it forbidden to interlock one's fingers in front of one's chest?   1:31:43 Why would God make 'praise machines' a.k.a. angels?   1:33:44 Is one allowed to learn a martial art if it involves hitting a Jew?   1:37:13 If poskim argue about everything, is there really an objective Judaism?   1:42:04 Is marijuana completely forbidden?   1:45:32 For someone with no background, is gemara the best priority?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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     00:00 If a Christian asks whether he follows the Noahide laws, what should one tell him?   05:09 Why did Yaakov and Esav have to be twins?   12:06 Why didn't the Torah describe the deaths of most of the matriarchs?   15:50 Why did Modern Orthodoxy, which began as a very frum movement, become so lax?   24:22 Why doesn't Hanukkah have its own tractate?   28:42 What do we know of Moshe's family?   31:28 Why do we not emphasize the tragedy of the splitting of the kingdom?   35:02 What can we learn from the four who never sinned, especially Kilav?   41:57 Should one be concerned about the wet towel after drying one's hands from the first washing in the morning?   50:29 Can one place food underneath the bed while sleeping?   52:51 How does the Ohr Hachaim understand Yehudah's statement about Yosef and the pit?   58:28 What exactly is a pact with Hashem, such that Hashem won't tattle?   59:47 What are the parameters or even a source for daas Torah?   1:07:02 Is there a halachic basis for giving medical treatment to terrorists?   1:15:04 Is it forbidden to make a non-halachic state?   1:20:34 How could Yehudah have sought a prostitute?   1:29:31 Do apocryphal books have any kedushah?   1:31:56 What is the Torah approach to the mi sheberach for the IDF?   1:34:55 How will a halachic state enforce halacha?   1:35:52 When do we choose the later posek, and when do we choose the earlier, greater posek?   1:38:50 What are the limits of minhag hamakom/mora d'asra?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 What is a halachic prenup?   09:41 Why should we pray, "that my soul should desire Your mitzvos," in Elokai Netzor, rather than, "that my body"?   11:00 Who or what is Lilith? Is it connected to the Seven Worlds?   20:44 How do we explain human remains older than 6000 years?   22:10 Does the Torah allow for life with free choice on other planets?   24:23 If a sofer forgets the dots above 'vayishakehu', is the Torah scroll invalid?   34:03 How would the 70 nations know about the Noahide Laws? Should we tell them?   39:15 Why should a child suffer for the sin of the parent?   50:09 Aren't girls in Torah Judaism second-class citizens?   1:03:24 Is the order of saving in Maseches Horios evidence of male preference in Judaism?   1:07:05 Has one fulfilled one's obligation if one accidentally prayed in front of a mirror?   1:09:23 Why is there no gemara on Avos?   1:13:17 Can one buy himself a pair of Rabbeinu Tam tefillin, while others still need Rashi tefillin?   1:16:27 Is it permissible to use various sorts of energy healing, such as the Emotion Code?   1:21:56 Why is Rivka's death not explicitly described in Torah?   1:24:11 Why, according to the simplest reading of the Torah, is Esav not so bad?   1:28:01 Is it right to exchange hostages, knowing that civilians may be killed?   1:35:28 Why does only one of the Ani Maamins have a source?   1:37:14 Why does the Torah relate the descendants of Esav, according to peshat?   1:38:57 Is there a natural rule that Ishmael hates Yaakov, just as there is a natural rule that Esav hates Yaakov?   1:44:11 What is the meaning of 'Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism'?   1:46:58 How do we deal with disagreements between historians and Chazal?   1:50:51 Why was Rav Kook a Zionist?   1:53:45 Once the resurrection occurs, how will we get to Olam Haba?   1:55:05 What is the disagreement between the BT yeshivos?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Does God judge Hamas l'chaf zechus?   5:35 Why do Haredim wear black and white?   10:11 What is the purpose of Uva Letzion and the importance of Kedusha?   17:28 Can one finish his Amidah while the congregation is saying the introduction to Kedusha?   22:06 How should we relate to Arabs in general, considering the verse in Psalm 105?   34:08 Why isn't a good, religious life enough of a tikkun for sins in previous lives?   39:24 How can we pray for repentance, if repentance is purely a free will action?   46:26 If a king has less free will, do prime ministers as well? How small a position has a lesser free will?   51:03 How does resurrection work if there is reincarnation?   53:40 When and how long should personal prayers be in the Amidah?   56:55 How does learning in another's merit work?   58:54 What is the halacha regarding hostage swaps?   1:06:51 What is 'kaf hakela' and what is its purpose?   1:13:23 In the story of a talmid chacham who forgot to bentsch, is it better that he didn't bentsch because he became so great?   1:19:39 Why don't yeshivos follow the curriculum in Pirkei Avos?   1:28:16 Could the Rav explain the story of the dudaim?   1:34:36 Why should a prophet, like Yosef, have to work to make his prophecy come true?   1:36:58 Are Bilhah and Zilpah specially considered in Rabbinic literature?   1:39:51 Why don't we bow with our knees anymore?           You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!     00:00 Why do we say the paragraph of "vayechulu" three times on Friday night?   05:56 Is there any case of a two-man beis din other than prozbul and cancellation of a divorce?   07:09 How far can one take the idea of sufferings being messages from Hashem?   12:11 Are there too many English books that people don't learn Hebrew?   20:18 Are there particular chumros one should or should not take on?   25:24 What is the historical background of the different styles of peyos?   29:16 Why didn't Noach just look out the window?   30:31 What kind of tefillin were worn before Rashi?   36:09 When some commentators argue with Chazal about some interpretations, do they understand Chazal literally and still disagree, or do they interpret the Chazal not to be pshat?   39:53 Why do some topics have so many sugyos, while other topics don't?   44:56 Why does God judge the king before his people, if God already knows the sins of the people?   49:36 What does Rivka's question mean?   53:01 Do irreligious soldiers die al kiddush Hashem?   58:41 Should one prepare oneself for a rodef situation?   1:02:07 How could Esav have been the fourth patriarch if he was already moving towards the idolatrous temples while in the womb?   1:06:15 How do we know we haven't moved from the original count of Shabboses?   1:08:41 Can gedolim do aveiros, and if so, why do commentators try to minimize the sins in the Tanakh?   1:12:50 Should one use Torah phrases for commercial purposes?   1:15:55 Why is the beracha of hatov v'hametiv so uncommon?   1:20:30 Is the concept of Binyamin's mountains being close to Hashem still applicable today?   1:23:52 How could one say that Yitzchak didn't know about Esav when Esav had idolatrous wives?   1:27:07 Is it possible that the wicked ones in Tanakh are wicked on their levels, just as the sins of the righteous are only sins on their levels?   1:29:09 Are the faults of the followers a chisaron to the gadol?   1:32:44 Why don't we pray for the resurrection of the dead?   1:35:33 Can the word 'toldos' in Bereishis refer to evolution?   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   (Updated audio)  00:00 How do name changes work? 04:33 What are the differences between "mituvecha" and mituvah" and between "sim shalom" and "shalom rav"? 16:43 Why are there so many machlokos in the Oral Torah if Moshe was told only one version by God? 24:15 Why is there so much anti-Israel sentiment? 28:56 If God could have made ultimate pleasure, why bother making us? 34:54 Is there any truth to the claim that the Pashto are of the Lost Tribes? 41:08 Is a one-state solution morally wrong? 47:00 What is the definition of Jewish music, and can that include rap? 51:13 Why should Ishmael be rewarded for prayer if those prayers are directed to an incorrect conception of God? 54:02 What is the meaning of the blessings to Ishmael? 57:23 Did the Generation of the Dispersion really think the Tower of Babel would work? 1:00:27 Is there a reason a trustworthy, disciplined man should get an Internet filter? 1:02:57 What is the importance of humility and how might one be humble? 1:07:55 What exactly is Neturei Karta? 1:19:05 How has this war changed the Haredi opinion on the state? 1:26:43 How much caution should one take to turn the faucet to the cold side on Shabbos? 1:28:51 Why would Avraham marry Hagar if he had prophetic visions of other offspring? 1:32:49 How can one tell who is a Yaakov Jew and who is an Avraham Jew?    Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   00:00 How do name changes work?   04:33 What are the differences between "mituvecha" and mituvah" and between "sim shalom" and "shalom rav"?   16:43 Why are there so many machlokos in the Oral Torah if Moshe was told only one version by God?   24:15 Why is there so much anti-Israel sentiment?   28:56 If God could have made ultimate pleasure, why bother making us?   34:54 Is there any truth to the claim that the Pashto are of the Lost Tribes?   41:08 Is a one-state solution morally wrong?   47:00 What is the definition of Jewish music, and can that include rap?   51:13 Why should Ishmael be rewarded for prayer if those prayers are directed to an incorrect conception of God?   54:02 What is the meaning of the blessings to Ishmael?   57:23 Did the Generation of the Dispersion really think the Tower of Babel would work?   1:00:27 Is there a reason a trustworthy, disciplined man should get an Internet filter?   1:02:57 What is the importance of humility and how might one be humble?   1:07:55 What exactly is Neturei Karta?   1:19:05 How has this war changed the Haredi opinion on the state?   1:26:43 How much caution should one take to turn the faucet to the cold side on Shabbos?   1:28:51 Why would Avraham marry Hagar if he had prophetic visions of other offspring?   1:32:49 How can one tell who is a Yaakov Jew and who is an Avraham Jew?     Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   00:00 What are the priorities regarding where to daven?   3:32 Why is secular society leading Torah society in terms of developing a healthy relationship with oneself?   08:09 Can it be said that we've already eradicated the memory of Amalek since no one knows the identity or the history of this people?   11:38 Does Hashem want us to be more self-focused than in previous generations?   18:31 Does writing B"H apply by amud or by daf?   20:05 Are AI-generated voices banned by kol isha?   23:33 What is the background of the king having pilagshim?   31:59 Is davening at sunrise better than not?   35:24 Does Aggada inspire stories in other cultures, or do all cultures share story archetypes?   42:58 How did Avraham pray for Sodom, while one who is merciful to the cruel will become cruel to the merciful?   47:21 Is there a delicate way to tell people to repent?   58:26 Is someone who does a melacha on Shabbos for the sake of a sick person allowed to benefit from that melacha?   59:40 What does Judaism say about the gallbladder?   1:01:00 What does one do when halacha and secular law are at odds on a matter of life and death?   1:05:52 Why is cheese kosher if rennet is from meat?   1:09:48 Is there an obligation to do hasbara?   1:13:36 Is it worthwhile to rectify a mausoleum burial if it would alienate family and cost a lot of money?   1:16:52 How could Lot's daughters think that Avraham was destroyed?   1:18:49 Why would Hashem save Yishmael, while we execute a rebellious son?   1:23:49 How could Moshe form a mask if such things are forbidden?   1:26:00 Why do non-Jews have a philtrum?   1:27:17 Does Hamas have the halachic status of Amalek?   1:30:33 Would there be morality without a religious society?   1:35:32 Why does one not pay more for a muad in private property than in public property? Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS 00:00 Why do we say the blessings of the second day of yom tov because of a safek?   02:29 How did Rahav merit to marry Joshua?   04:19 Why do people say the Song of Songs before Shabbos?   09:04 How do Jews choose their leaders?   14:18 If someone is killed because they are Jewish, do they have the status of harugei malchus?   23:16 Can we derive definitions from Torah stories to apply to our lives?   29:55 What special connection does the Kotel have to answering prayers?   37:39 Should one daven the same nusach as his yeshiva?   44:24 How was Rahav's house still there after the walls fell?   47:03 How can Hashem determine the steps of man at the same time He leads man on the path that man chooses?   48:32 How do we understand Psalm 137?   55:16 If someone works so hard but does not succeed, how is that good?   1:01:39 In an auction, and there is a higher bid at the same time the auctioneer accepts a bid, what happens?   1:06:01 What is a reyd?   1:08:10 Could the Rav speak about the sons of the maidservants?   1:10:25 Could the Rav speak about Rachel Imenu?   1:17:37 What does the Torah say about Jews in non-Jewish politics?   1:21:58 Do the annihilatory laws of conquest of Eretz Yisrael apply to modern wars of the state of Israel?   1:30:27 Is an open marriage considered a marriage?   1:32:08 Is there an idea that a year that begins with Shabbos Rosh Hashanah is either very bad or very good?   1:33:50 How can we ensure that we don't forget the spiritual focus that came from this war?    

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 Why tie up Isaac if he knew and was enthusiastic?   02:37 Why does Hodu have different words in Pesukei dZimrah than in Tehillim?    6:51 How much intention does an individual fast require?   21:00 Who owns Jewish national treasures, such as the Aleppo Codex?   36:04 Is it an aveira not to follow the Rambam's order of mitzvos at the beginning of Hilchot Melachim?   48:57 Why does God care so much about emunah and bitachon?   59:37 Is playing with one's hair forbidden on Shabbos if it's likely to cause hairs to fall out?   1:02:42 How can one see Hashem's kindness when there is undeserved suffering?   1:08:01 What are the differences between Kelm, Slabodka, and Novardok?   1:20:40 Can one carry a tracking device on Shabbos?   1:21:50 Should one seek to disable a non-Jewish rodef?   1:24:37 Would Hashem hold accountable an abusive Jewish father married to a non-Jewish woman?   1:29:34 What are the origins of all those havdalah wine minhagim?   1:30:39 Why does Moshe need Yisro to tell him to set up courts?   1:32:38 Does Hashem need to 'make up for' excess suffering caused to the Jewish people, according to the Ramban?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   The War of the Eighth   00:00 Should we proselytize at all to our parents?   03:03 Three practical questions about saying Tehillim.   07:08 What situation would obligate one to leave Israel?   09:46 How does one balance joy from learning with pain from the war?   20:00 Is one of the arguments against joining the IDF now disproven?   34:47 Since the Islamist Palestinian enemy also prays for success and has many spiritual merits, how can we be confident in our prayers for their failure?   44:33 Are there any special effects of doing many more interpersonal commandments than commandments between man and God?   49:50 What are the obligations of a Jewish state regarding captives and POWs?   59:00 Does Hashem 'seeing' the light was good imply that He perceived post facto-- that the goodness was not guaranteed?   1:02:37 Why is the major separation between light and dark in time, not in space?   1:04:23 Is there a practical, spiritual difference between learning in Israel and learning in Chutz Laaretz?   1:07:03 How do Biblical literalists explain the age of human artifacts that are seemingly older than 5784 years?   1:11:35 Did R Hai Gaon and the Chasam Sofer give a date for the War of Gog and Magog?   1:13:39 Might Haredi opinions regarding Zionism change because of the war?   1:21:13 Is there a serious concern of lashon hara among baalei teshuva who casually mention their family situations?   1:26:53 Would conditional divorces be effective to prevent agunot in today's war?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

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Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   00:00 Is there any effect on one's wish by telling people what you wished/prayed for?   03:10 Is it true that a bigger tzadik has a bigger yetzer hara?   06:33 Is one allowed to break Shabbos to prevent a chilul Hashem?   09:19 Is there any situation wherein suicide or assisted suicide is allowed?   17:22 How much doubt constitutes a safek?   22:44 Why are wigs so nice-looking if the point is to cover nice-looking hair?   32:27 What is the mazinka and what is its source?   34:33 Would Chazal approve of tenuous analogies from their teachings to contemporary halachic problems?   40:35 Is the story of the man who stole visa papers to escape the Holocaust a proper application of chayecha kodmin?   49:20 Is sleight-of-hand forbidden? Is speaking to the dead forbidden?   54:35 How should one spend the extra time on Rosh Hashanah?   1:01:14 What should we learn from the lynching of Emmett Till?   1:02:57 Can one use zip ties to keep the schach taut if one holds like the Chazon Ish?   1:08:01 How can there be a safek regarding something so common as blowing shofar?   1:16:57  Is there a problem with saying Machnisei Rachamim or even singing it as a song?   1:20:08 Is hope considered a good thing in Judaism or is it considered foolish?   1:25:20 Will there still be new births after techiyas hameisim?   1:27:27 If bitachon already assumes that everything God does is good, then what purpose is prayer?   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Sponsored in honor of Yeshivas Ohr Somayach & HaRav Breitowitz shlit"a   Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   0:00 - Can we defeat our enemies before Moshiach? 2:00 - Do my motives/emotions effect my Mitzvos? 6:00 - What are are the major positions on Tzimzum? 10:00 - What to do about ego in davening? 18:00 - In terms of physical contact, what do we do regarding secular female family members? 27:00 - Concerns with the Mitzvah of shofar blowing? 30:00 - How do we approach potential false beliefs in Judaism? 35:00 - Can women take on positions of authority in Judaism? 43:00 - Why is there such a gulf between Haredim and the Modern Orthodox/Dati Leumi?  54:00 - How should we approach discrimination against arabs? 58:00 - Why does the Yeitzer HaRah return old problems to us over and over? 01:02:00 - Which way/sect to go for in Judaism?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

This episode is dedicated in honor of Kobe Gross's upcoming Aufruf and marriage to Faigy Shenker, may they be Zoche to build a Bayis Ne'eman B'Yisroel.   Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   00:00 Should one underpay or overpay when neither party remembers the proper amount of debt?   04:01 What does it mean that there is a human-parallel in the sea?   7:08 Why did Chazal seemingly create such a complex system for the berachos on food?   12:12 If Hashem is omniscient, how does free will exist?   23:41 Is there a policy not to adopt minhagim from non-halachic origins, despite the minhagim not being problematic in and of themselves?   31:08 Could the Rav give book recommendations on Hilchos Borer?   34:16 Why did God have the intention of revelation followed by concealment?   39:08 When a rabbi in the gemara disagrees with a quoted rabbi, is he disagreeing with the quoter or the author?   43:22 Why is resurrection such a great praise of Hashem if every tanna and amora could do it?   48:41 Does one listen to the majority against his Rav, even if his Rav is the gadol hador?   52:13 What are some halachos of ad hoc minyanim?   55:43 What qualities are most important for a man to develop before marriage?   59:18 Why does Judaism go through the mother, whereas the tribe goes through the father?   1:08:22 What exactly is ervah? There is a seeming contradiction in Berachos.   1:17:14 Are train cars considered different rooms for the purpose of ohel?   1:19:06 A few questions regarding maaser kesafim.   1:25:58 Is one allowed to test Hashem, and if so, when?   1:29:00 What does it mean that the first rule of the Torah is not to be foolish?   1:38:10 If there's din v'cheshbon every day, why is Rosh Hashanah different?    1:41:08 Why does Rambam single out Erev Yom Kippur for vidui so that one doesn't die before doing teshuva?   1:44:55 What does one do when he is overwhelmed during davening by people asking for tzedakah?   1:49:40 How does one come to feel that Torah is more important than anything?   1:52:53 How does one improve their middos?   1:58:07 How does one guard one's eyes in today's world?   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

This Tisha B'av, join Rabbi Breitowitz reading and explaining Kinnos followed by a day of Shiurim at ohr.edu   Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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   00:00 A few questions about Reuven and Gad's request in Parshas Mattos.   05:02 Why do both 'mateh' and 'shevet' mean both 'staff' and 'tribe'?   11:42 If Moshiach would come during the 3 weeks, what haftaros would we read?   14:50 What are the parameters of tofel, and how might those apply to ice cream cones and other such foods?   21:48 If all the questions will be answered when Moshiach comes, what will be the purpose of learning Torah, and will there still be chiddushim?   26:39 Why does Tisha B'Av not have tachanun?   31:11 How do we tell the difference between halacha and hadracha?   38:30 Why do we try to name our children with matching English and Hebrew names?   46:30 Why does Rashi sometimes contradict himself?   50:59 How often should one check one's tefillin?   53:01 Why should tzadikim who have natural talents get more Olam Haba because of those talents?   1:00:43 How does one keep the inspiration one feels as a new baal teshuva as one delves deeper into the halachos and the standard Jewish world?   1:07:41 What is the argument, from both sides, on wrapping tefillin in the street?   1:12:31 Should one have his tefillin checked if they were bought before one paid close attention?   1:15:33 What should the relationship be between a Rav and a halachically well-versed individual?   1:19:19 Can a girl have a bar mitzvah? Can she have a bat mitzvah?   1:23:14 Should Jews boycott German products, particularly those brands associated with the Nazi Party?   1:30:30 How much does our free will affect the world at the expense of the power of God's plan?   1:35:20 Is it better, in order to become a well-rounded learner, to focus on gemara then branch out or to diversify one's learning?   1:40:26 How does one ration time for all his responsibilities?   1:42:39 What should one do with family or friends who disparage Judaism?   1:44:27 Should one cut ties with such family/friends?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

This Tisha B'av, join Rabbi Breitowitz reading and explaining Kinnos followed by a day of Shiurim at ohr.edu. For dedication opportunities email [email protected]   This episode is dedicated as a zechus for the health and well being of Yehuda Ben Miriam and Victoria   00:00 Why are Zimri and Cozbi only mentioned as an afterthought, and why is the vav of 'shalom' incomplete?   07:08 How would Jews calculate zmanim in a submarine, and if there had been Jews on the Titan, would their wives have been allowed to remarry?   14:28 Why is spirituality so delicate and vulnerable?   20:19 How could an entire species be forbidden because of idolatrous use, as in the case of cocoa when it was first discovered?   24:37 What is the story of the Ten Lost Tribes?   32:56 When the gemara says that nothing treif comes from heaven, does that include the creations of heaven?   34:03 What is a possible source for yoetzet halacha?   42:55 How could the Benjaminites take women from Shiloh and Yavesh Gilead?   46:52 Is it bitul Torah to travel, and will Jews in the Messianic Era take vacations?   54:04 How does the Ramban understand the gemara that Israel heard 611 mitzvos from Moshe?   58:35 Is one allowed to enter a Buddhist temple?   1:01:05 How were nusachot made, and can one do so today?   1:08:30 How did those at the time of Chazal know when the zmanim were?   1:11:11 Why not start our mourning period from the 9th of Tammuz?   1:15:35 What is the source for long peyos, and why do so many do it?   1:16:52 What is the heter for contraception?   1:20:50 How does one maintain kavana in our fixed davening?   1:23:27 Why do we use the word 'rabbi'?   1:24:42 Is it worth discouraging intermarriage if there's a 50/50 chance of acceptance?   1:25:42 Can we use the recent innovations in torat hanefesh that come from the non-Jewish world?   1:32:17 How does one capitalize on moments of inspiration, motivation, and connection to God?   1:34:15 Since there are so many opposing ideas in mussar, how do we know when to be pulled by one force and when to be pulled by its opposite?   Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

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Episode dedicated: L'iluy nishmas Yisroel Meir Shalom Ben Yaakov Aaron   Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   00:00 Are there problems of borer in playing card games?   03:55 Why don't we find very young Torah prodigies anymore?   09:27 What would the Rav say to one who chooses to keep only the d'Oraisos of Shabbos?   18:16 Why does the Megillah need to belabor the extravagance of Ahasuerus' party?   20:21 Does tinok shenishba apply to the Noahide laws?   25:14 Are chumros a cause or an effect of yeridas hadoros?   32:49 Could the Rav explain the moral proof of God?   41:21 How can there be trees older than the Flood?   43:35 How do we navigate the pressure to constantly grow?   50:59 What is the meaning of the Mishnah in Pirkei Avos, that Sages bite and sting?   53:51 What is the Jewish opinion on affirmative action?   57:51 How is our mitzvah to kill even the babies of Amalek different than those terrorists who have a religious rule to kill us?   1:03:35 What learning should someone who has left yeshiva focus on?   1:08:36 What exactly is Chasidus and what is its masorah?   1:17:09 What should we do about house parties and other forms of mixed-gender interactions?   1:22:40 If one misunderstands a teaching of Torah for a generally positive meaning, is another obligated to correct them?   1:24:46 Is slavery in the Torah moral?   1:28:18 How do we understand the last line of Psalm 137?   1:30:30 Why do some say "gaal Yisrael" out loud and even say the first few words of the Amidah out loud?   1:34:02 Considering modern science, how do we understand the saying of Chazal regarding when the seeds of man and woman are released?   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study in israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   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, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS