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Q&A

0:00 What is source of the prohibition not to cause self harm and to what extent does this apply? 4:45 The Mishnah Berurah fowns upon the custom of not wearing a tallit gadol. What should a person do regarding this halacha? 8:55 Should we pronounce hebrew according to a different a minhag if believe that minhag is more authentic? 14:15 Can you rent out glass plates for venues with the intention of kashering them before each use? 15:10 Why can we make the bracha on shabbat candles today if the main pleasure of illumination come from electric lights? 19:14 Who are the Gedolim and what qualifies a Gadol? 22:45 Did Rashi's daughters wear tefillin? 33:25 What is the purpose of the resurrection of the dead if the dead are receiving their reward now in olam haba? 37:45 If limud of Torah is the main way to connect to Hashem why are women not chiyav to learn Torah? 45:05 Is there an inyan to grow peyot and a beard? 51:15 Why is a secular education frowned upon by religious communities? 55:15 Rav Elchanan says emunah in Hashem should be so obvious because a person can clearly see that Hashem is evident everywhere. Is this a universally accept hashkafa? 1:05:15 How does the Ramban define olam haba and how does that differ from the Rambam?

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