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(2-12-25)

00:00 -When did Ashrei become Ashrei? (When did Tehillim 145 become prefaced with the

verse ‘Ashrei yoshvei etc.?)

02:27 - Can you explain all the distinctions that make Conservative Judaism heresy?

09:10 - How could one explain the importance of full time Torah learning to people who

don’t have Torah values?

18:20 - How can I connect with concepts in learning that are less relatable?

27:35 - What goes into giving a Hascama for a book?

32:44 - When did we start singing during Kedushah? Is it a problem halachically?

40:05 - If all the Jews left Mitzrayim together why are Jews so physically diverse?

44:10 - Which aspects of the scientific narrative of Creation does the Torah entirely reject?

58:00 - Would it be a lack of Bitachon to not accept reparations?

01:00:55 - Why do Sefardim wear tzitzit in and Ashkenazim out?

01:04:20 - Should one posthumously publish important works against the author’s wishes?

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00:28 – Introduction: The Bracha of the rain and Trump’s declaration of a Gaza occupation

 

04:30 – If you witness someone steal and he blames you, can you reveal that he was the one that stole?

 

05:48 – What is the source in the Torah for a constant obligation to learn Torah?

 

16:08 – What do you do when you have teshuvos with a couple different girsaos; two that are similar and one that is quite different—what should one do?

 

19:01 – Can someone kill an insect, hunt animals, or neuter animals?

 

30:58 – Is there any Halachic reason why a man cannot become a gynecologist?

 

37:58 – What are the limits of women’s leadership roles in Judaism?

 

42:37 – What is the Torah view of Freedom of Speech?

 

49:23 – What are the limits of how we can use our speech in debates with other Jews?

 

58:23 – Is it not true that the Dati Leumi movement allows for both religious observance and military service?

 

01:00:48 – Is one allowed to exercise on Shabbos?

 

01:01:38 – Are women allowed to learn Gemara?

 

01:12:08 – Is there an isur of plastic surgery or optional dental surgery?

 

01:16:58 – What’s pshat in the Rambam’s statement that angels have free will?

 

01:19:23 – How did we arrive at a place where Chassidish women have cosmetic surgery to do well in shidduchim?

 

01:23:28 – If one finds himself in a bad environment, how can he remain unaffected?

 

01:26:28 – What is the basis for the claim that the Mashiach will come by the year 6000?

 

01:33:28 – Can a mother teach a daughter Gemara?

 

01:33:53 – What is the role of Beged Ish in today’s age?

 

01:37:33 – Why do we value the opinions of historians who date the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash differently than Chazal?

 

01:39:26 – How was Tanach canonized?

 

01:42:48 – What part of Megillas Esther was divinely inspired?

 

01:43:18 – If everyone has a Chelek in Olam HaBo, then why do I need a guarantee of Olam HaBo by learning Halachos every day?

 

01:44:38 – Is the whole Torah about being a good person?

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(1-28-25)

00:00 - Can someone eat sushi in a non-kosher restaurant?

03:00 - Why did Hashem create Adam and Chava as adults and not children?

05:00 - What does Hashem Tzva-kot mean?

07:50 - What is a Rasha?

19:30 - In the Mesillas Yesharim it says that one should separate himself from worldly matters,

however in the Torah there are commandments that depend agriculture and physical labour. Is this a contradiction?

27:53 - If someone is about to do a mitzvah and someone else does it before him, does the first

party still receive a reward for the mitzvah?

30:20 - Why should Tamar have been burned?

38:52 - If slavery in Egypt was an atonement for the sin of selling Yosef, why would the tribe of Levi not be enslaved yet Yosef would? Levi was involved in the sale and Yosef was the victim.

42:30 - How can women say 100 blessings a day if she only prays once-a-day?

53:50 - What does the remembrance of Miriam signify?

56:30 - If one is eating food outside on Shabbos with seeds and a seed happens to fall on the

ground what should he do?

58:00 - What is one allowed to request on Shabbos?

01:05:10 - When does one need to say Bli Neder?

01:07:00 - Can a frum person become a doctor in this day and age?

01:09:50 - The medrash says that if I do Hesed to someone who does not appreciate it, it is as if I served idols. Does this mean that I should not do Hesed?

01:11:30 - What does the Rav think about frum women making films and plays with all-female casts for entertainment?

01:16:40 - How far ahead does a Jew have to plan?

01:20:20 - Can one delete Hashem’s name from a computer screen?

01:21:40 - Why are we not allowed to marry multiple women?

01:28:10 - What is the difference between Hachnaah and Anavah?

01:31:00 - What is the protocol if a Gadol becomes senile?

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Episode Highlights – Full Timestamps (1-8-25)

• 00:00 - Intro

• 00:40 - What is Bishul Akum? Can a Ger keep their cooking equipment after converting?

• 06:20 - Is there a problem using a faucet because the water might be taken from beyond the techum?

• 07:50 - Can people like Yashka ever come out of Gehinom?

• 12:20 - How could Chazal institute brachos if they might lead to saying Hashem’s name in vain?

• 17:05 - If I’m davening in a minyan with a different Nusach, what should I say in my personal prayer?

• 18:40 - If all talents are from Hashem, why should I have self-worth?

• 21:10 - Do non-Jews get resurrected?

• 25:50 - What is the purpose of ‘Sheilos uTeshuvos min HaShamayim’?

• 44:13 - Can business discounts count as maaser?

• 47:17 - Why is Hallel a separate mitzvah and not part of tefillah?

• 54:45 - Why is it logical to say there is only one creator?

• 01:01:35 - Why does Hashem need Malachim?

• 01:04:10 - How often should one tear Kriah at the Kotel?

• 01:09:50 - How do we understand ethno-centric statements in Chazal?

• 01:16:40 - Can a Ger ever lose their Jewish status?

• 01:20:30 - Is there a difference in how we treat non-Jews and non-religious Jews?

• 01:23:18 - How can you respond to someone who says, “I’m Reform, I don’t do that”?

• 01:25:25 - How can a book from questionable moral origins, like plagiarism, have intellectual value?

• 01:29:30 - When does Tinok sheNishbah apply?

• 01:32:18 - What is the proper attitude towards politics and the news?

• 01:36:40 - What does the Rambam mean by saying anyone can join Shevet Levi?

• 01:38:40 - Where does the concept of respecting elders come from?

• 01:40:40 - Why does the Torah describe Hashem as male?

 

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00:00 - Why do people value certain mitzvos more than others?

 

03:55 - Some people say that they do not engage with the state since it was founded by anti-religious people. Could they not accept that we have precedent that things of lowly origin can be elevated, for example, Dovid HaMelech?

 

13:45 - Could it be that the Sanhedrin was disbanded by Hashem in order that Halacha not become too cumbersome?

 

19:05 - Are there some foods that are less treif than others?

 

23:25 - Could someone who believes in the truth of Judaism believe in the elements of truth within other religions?

 

31:10 - Could we re-institute the Sanhedrin?

 

36:15 - Is someone believed to say they are Jewish?

 

39:14 - Is it better to struggle to keep almost all of Shabbat or keep all of Shabbat with ease? Does it make a difference that the former individual is violating Shabbat in order to visit his family?

 

44:35 - What is the best thing for one to learn who only has a short amount of time each day?

 

46:55 - How can one support the idea that wicked ideologies have an element of truth if the wicked ideologies themselves didn’t practically have a positive impact?

 

50:30 - What is the process that determines whether decrees remain or are absolved?

 

53:33 - How did wearing a Kippah or davening Maariv become accepted by Klal Yisrael?

 

55:15 - Does someone get reward for doing good things without belief in G-d?

 

01:01:14 - What is the reward for someone who neglects just one of Rambam’s 13 principles of faith?

 

01:03:55 - How does it work to say a bracha for an ascent of someone’s neshama? (L’Ilui Nishmas)

 

01:07:05 - What is the isur to pasken against Shulchan Aruch?

 

01:13:55 - How can a bachur balance learning and chesed?

 

01:15:55 - It says in the Chovos Levavos that someone who believes in chance is treated as such. Why is this so? Would it also apply to belief in a cruel G-d?

 

01:19:30 - The Imahot and other women in Tanach are described as beautiful. How should we understand this?

 

01:23:15 - What is the religious significance of the state of the world right now?

 

01:26:06 - How can we educate other people’s children in shul?

 

01:27:40 - It says the soul of Tamar’s first husband was to come down to the children of the second marriage. Did this actually take place?

 

01:30:05 - Does someone get reward for doing mitzvos for honour or money?

 

01:31:55 - How can we depict Hashem as loving and yet also punishing and exacting? Furthermore, how could He ‘desire’ to eradicate the entire Jewish people after the Sin of the  Golden Calf?

 

01:34:50 - How can Hashem be a giver if He is infinite?

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00:00 - What is the source for the prohibition against men and women touching? How can Yaakov have kissed Rachel?

 

05:25 - How can Satmer have a shita against Eretz Yisrael based on a piece of agadita? We do not generally pasken from agadita.

 

15:00 - What does it mean that Torah must be learned in the right way in order to refine one’s character?

 

21:40 - Why was Chazal selective in how brachos were assigned? When I eat food I make a bracha but I do not make a bracha on giving Tzedaka.

 

30:05 - Do what extent do sheidim or spirits have an impact on us and can we communicate with them?

 

33:15 - Why would Hashem allow shedim to have an impact on us?

 

36:20 - Can one trust anyone for Kashrus based on the Gemara that says that a single witness is enough for Isur vHeter?

 

43:50 - To what extent should one be concerned about Ayin Hara and how can one prevent it?

 

49:45 - Is there a source in the Torah for wearing a red string to avoid Ayin Hara?

 

54:35 - Are there any sins that a person cannot do teshuva for and how can someone know when his teshuva has been accepted?

 

57:05 - How can someone be anti-Israel if they live in Israel? How can Chareidim be against the army even for those who are not leaving yeshiva to go to the army?

 

01:06:00 - Why is there no reference to the next world in the Written Torah?

 

01:09:05 - Is it considered Avodah Zara to picture G-d when one prays to Him? How can it be that He is described visually in Nach?

 

01:12:35 - Is this war a Milchemes Mitzvah or not?

 

01:19:50 - The Rambam says the only reason we have korbanos is as a concession to Avodah Zara. What about korbanos before Avodah Zara stated?

 

01:24:00 - Is there a makor for Shlissel Challah?

 

01:27:00 - How could the Moreh Nevuchim be written for people who are actually perplexed? It seems too complex.

 

01:31:55 - What is the makor for Chanukah Gelt?

 

01:34:15 - What is the significance of birthdays in Judaism?

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