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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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Dedicated In honor of Elie Pieprz's birthday from his parents, wife and children.

May he have lots of nachat and הצלחה עד120

00:00 - 1:36 Can a woman be given a bracelet to get married instead of a ring?

1:37 - 3:47 What is the Torah’s perspective on Pacifism?

3:48 - 8:00 Why does the father receive the fine if a girl is violated according to Halacha?

8:01 - 16:46 How does a person know how much Bitachon and Hishtadlus they should have?

16:47 - 22:10 What is the Rav’s perspective on going up to the Temple Mount today?

22:11 - 25:05 Why is a dog our “go to” animal to decide if something is allowed or not?

25:06 - 25:44 What is the source for Taanis Dibbur (refraining from speaking)?

25:45 - 31:10 If a person’s family is not financially stable but he wants to learn Torah all day by relying on the public, would it be halachically permitted to do this?

31:11 - 40:50 Is extreme sports like bungee jumping and skydiving halachically permitted?

40:51 - 45:50 Why did Chakira (philosophy) disappear from Judaism?

45:51 - 49:12 Within the secular education of frum schools, is it halachically permitted to study stories of Greek mythology such as plays from the Odyssey?

49:13 - 54:20 If Yishmael grew up in the house of Avraham why is it many of his descendants commit violence?

54:21 - 55:50 How is it we can say we have a unbroken mesorah yet, we don’t have the ten tribes today?

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9 October 2024

00:00 - 7:06 Should I always tell someone that they’re Jewish if they had not known?

7:07 - 12:30 What is the explanation of the Khazar people?

12:31 - 20:00 Why are Jews so successful in the world, yet having such a small population?

20:01 - 25:48 How do we know the passing down of the Oral Torah is legitimate?

25:49 - 30:40 How do we know the prophecies of the ‘new temple’ refers to the Messianic Redemption, perhaps it was referring to The Second Temple?

30:41 - 37:30 Why is it so important to Daven to Hashem through the Nusach of the Siddur?

37:31 - 42:30 If my free will is restricted as a result of my sins, how can I be punished for decisions made beyond the point of restriction? Are any future sins the will of God?

42:31 - 47:05 If I have free will and everyone else has free will then how can there be divine providence?

47:06 - 50:22 What is the range of my free will?

50:23 - 56:10 Why don’t Chabad sleep in the Sukkah?

56:11 - 01:00:00 Why do we continue to apply some Takanos of Chazal but not others?

01:00:01 - 01:05:22 What is the origin of having a party at age 13, a bar mitzvah?

01:05:23 - 01:08:00 Do we still practice Halitzah even if the woman has to wait many years to receive it?

01:08:01 - 01:11:00 How can I enjoy Gemara more?

01:11:01 - 01:14:55 How can we have faith in difficult times?

01:14:56 - 01:18:50 How do techiyas hamesim and olam haba work?

01:18:51 - 01:21:35 When I answer questions about Judaism should I answer truthfully or modify my answer to accommodate their beliefs?

01:21:36 - 01:23:54 What is the significance of a kvitel(prayer-note)?

01:23:55 - 01:29:30 The Mesilas Yesharim says teshuva can only work from chesed. How can it be that Hashem overlooks the reality of what happened?

01:29:31 - 01:32:22 Can we build the third temple without Gog uMagog etc?

01:32:23 - 01:36:25 What did the European Rabbis tell people to do before the holocaust in regard to fleeing to America?

01:36:26 - 01:39:00 Why are Drashos D’Oraissa if they were not commanded by God?

01:39:01 What is the Avodah of Yom Kippur and Shabbos?

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