We influence one another not only by our actions but also by our moods, thoughts and inner stature.
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In criminal matters the Torah doesn’t allow people to snitch on their relatives, doing so undermines the primacy of family
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Just as we can be contaminated by the negative energy of those we associate with, so can we be inspired and uplifted by their positive energy.
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There is a qualitative different between knowing something from memory and knowing it in the present either through experience or through conversation (which is also experience).
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Diplomacy need not come at the expense of truth. Rather diplomacy should be the coating of truth to help make it palatable, but never to dilute it.
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Words, especially in the Torah, can have multiple meanings – sometimes even contradictory. How do we manage them? 

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What is the role of the legal system now that we do not have semicha? Is it just to settle disputes or is it also to deter malice?

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We would have created a legal system even without the Torah’s instructions. The system in the Torah is much more than a bureaucratic legal system. It is a channel of Hashem’s presence into our communities. It judges rather than punishes.
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There are two different disciplines in the study of Talmud: Critical thinking and halachik decision-making.
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Can you look at women?

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