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• Did Korach and the 250 people with him know they would die? If yes, why did they go through with it?
• Is suicide considered murder? One Gemara learns it from "Lo tirtzach" and another learns it from "Ach Es Dimchem" in Parshas Noach.
• What is the Nafka Minah between the 2?
• Does someone who commits suicide get Olam Habah? Does one do aveilus for them? Say kaddish?
• Can one put themselves in danger to save others?
• Was Shaul allowed to take his own life? (Rameh M'panu says Shaul was a gilgul of Lemech)
• Is one allowed to commit suicide as Teshuva?
• Can one take their life if they are suffering?
• R Shaul Berlin vs R Rephael HamburgerParshas Korach

Korach

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• Yalkut Shimoni brings some of Korach's clever arguments.
• Rameh M'panu says that husband and wife in story of Bava ben Buta and R' Meir were gilgulim of Korach and his wife.
• Rav says in Sanhedrin that one who is involved in Machlokes transgresses a Lav.
• Do you violate a Lav for being involved in a Machlokes?
• If yes is it De'oraysa or Derabanan?
• If yes, which Lav?
• Rambam vs Ramban
• Is it a Lav to challenge the Kehunah?

Parshas Korach

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• Zohar - Moshiach will first appear in the Galil.
• Gemara - Sanhedrin moved to Teveriah and the Geulah will begin in Teveriah.
• R Meir referred to himself as Moshiach.
• Machlokes between R Yehuda and R Meir if someone who does not act like a son is still a son or not.
• Story of Menashe and Yeshaya.
• Ben Ish Chai explains why was Yeshaya caught through his Tzitzis.
• Turnus Rufus vs R Akiva are the Yidden servants or sons of Hashem.
• Emes L'Yakov - Malach Michoel can only Pasken like R Yehuda and only Hashem can Pasken like R Meir.
• This is why R Meir is buried in Teveriah...

Parshas Sh'lach

Source Sheet Why did Moshe only daven for Yehoshua? Why is there a mitzva to pay on time? An unpaid Shliach is a basically a borrowed human? Ramban's letter. The Mordechai may argue or agree. Letters of Maharshal & Maharam. Destruction of Nov. Avner's death.Parshas Sh'lachL'zchus refuah shleima l'reb Avraham ben Chayah Rivkah

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• Is Birkas Hatorah Deoraisa?
• If Deoraisa, is it a separate mitzva?
• Do you need a Brocho to think Torah?
• Is thinking like speaking?
• Is writing like speaking?
• Can you write Sefiras Haomer?
• Can witnesses write their testimony?
• Do you need to say the words of Bitul Chametz?

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Shavuos

Sunday Kollel Shiur (Class given in 5782)

Placement of the Bimah and the Torah in Shul.

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Parshas Bamidbar

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