The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz

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00:00 What is the source for the custom to end an Aliyah on a "high note"?  
05:22 What are the holes in the Theory of Evolution, and is it more logical to believe it or not? 
 
13:20 Why is the tefillin shel rosh holier?
 
21:50 Why is the word "mitzvah" sometimes spelled with two vavs?
 
24:58 Why is there a yod in "achshav"?
 
26:24 Which religion should a Jew study if he is forced to learn about a different one? 
 
33:30 Would Rav Ovadia Yosef's psak on kol Isha change if she is dead?
 
37:58 Why don't we see more Avrahams etc in the Tanakh?
 
41:30 What is the significance of the kiddush cup with the names of the rivers of Eden?
 
43:56 What does it mean to 'daven' for something? 
 
46:17 Is there a place in Judaism for rabbis threatening another rabbi with herem?
 
50:50 What's the deal with the book Besamim Rosh?
 
56:21 Should one communicate nicely with non-Jews, or remain silent? 
 
1:01:31 Is the war a milchemes mitzvah, and what are gedolim thinking about it?
 
1:08:06 Should Israel accept Eritrean refugees? 
 
1:09:58 Are the Ethiopians and the Bene Israel of India Jews with valid traditions? 
 
1:13:22 How does a Levi prepare for the rebuilt Temple?
 
1:16:10 Does the prohibition of a son to sit in his father's seat apply even outside the house?

 
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00:00 If Purim is the holiest day of the year, how is the holiest day manmade?
 
03:57 How could Yochanan Kohen Gadol have embraced heresy?
 
13:18 When are certain violations permitted during medical school?
 
20:24 Is there a way to use lettuce for maror given how difficult it is to check for bugs?
 
27:24 How does one maintain a positive attitude despite hardships?
 
32:33 If learning Torah is equal to everything, why have the everything?
 
35:03 Can this be classified as a normal war if the government helps the enemy in some ways?
 
40:31 Is there still a rule against wearing red even though it is no longer distinctly non-Jewish?
 
42:33 Can a chutznik who keeps one day in Israel fly on the second day?
 
49:41 Why do we say the hyrax chews its cud when it really doesn't?
 
58:01 When will we stop saying Tehillim after davening?
 
58:51 Are there common interpretations for the vowels just as there are for the letters?
 
1:06:07 Why are there such strictures against one who breaks Shabbos publicly but we seem not to enforce any of them today?
 
1:14:49 What merited Og to survive the Flood?
 
1:18:08 Why do people mention the comparison between splitting the sea and making a shidduch if Rashi says that applies only to a second marriage?
 
1:21:03 Why does R Moshe Feinstein sometimes claim that an Acharon didn't say what he said?
 
1:25:30 Should one give to children on Purim, and is that counted towards maaser?
 
1:27:34 Could the Sanhedrin allow video evidence and such?
 
1:30:00 Is it better to give tzedakah earlier in davening if it's bothersome to do it at the particular pasuk in Pesukei dZimrah?

 
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00:00 What is the relationship between the Sanhedrin and the Men of the Great Assembly?
 
12:27 What are the issues with recognizing civil marriages?
 
28:50 Why not make the blessings of shofar during the repetition of Mussaf if those are the mitzvah?
 
31:11 What is the purpose in the creation of subjective and objective repulsions?
 
35:44 Does shoresh neshama have to be positive phenomena?
 
45:38 Why do some mishnayos repeat between tractates?
 
47:36 Do we stand for a Rav during another Rav's shiur?
 
50:09 Why are there so many days without Tachanun, and why is it without prostration?
 
55:36 Why do kiruv rabbis argue against evolution instead of explaining the compatibility with the Torah?
 
1:04:14 How do we explain preserved humans dating before supposed year zero?
 
1:07:21 Is it permissible to work as a day trader?
 
1:12:46 How are we supposed to emulate God's anger?
 
1:19:45 How do we connect to the Biblical preoccupation with avoiding and combating avodah zarah?
 
1:24:51 Did the sea split for Yosef's bones or Nachshon ben Aminadav?
 
1:27:18 What is the source of the segulah to put havdalah wine all over the body?
 
 What did Vashti do that was so evil?
 
 How do we understand the idea of one language before Bavel?
 
 How did life get to America after the Flood?

 
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Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!
 
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00:00 Are there any inyanim for doing a two-day Purim?
 
09:33 What exactly are the halachos of conquest of the land?
 
18:02 Is the Haredi exemption from the IDF sustainable?
 
31:07 If one doesn't believe they exited Yom Kippur with forgiveness, that's another sin, so should one instead lie to oneself?
 
35:01 Is one allowed to admire a church's architecture or enter a mosque during this war?
 
41:23 May one use a flashlight to do the search for chametz?
 
42:46 What exactly does Dumah watch over?
 
45:17 Does the law of the beautiful woman apply during this war, and are chutznikim obligated in a milchemes mitzvah?
 
50:38 Is a child considered Jewish if the mother converted during pregnancy?
 
55:24 According to the Ramban, is that considered a ger katan?
 
57:04 Why are both Rashi and Rashbam on Arvei Pesachim?
 
1:03:10 Why do we not say blessings on unusual looking people anymore?
 
1:07:26 What happened to Rav Shach's opinion on Chabad?
 
1:15:18 How can Western-educated religious Jews learn Kabbalah without applying strict Western thought?
 
1:21:13 What does 'the beginning of the redemption' refer to?
 
1:25:32 Should all yeshivos have open admission considering the events of Rabban Elazar ben Azariah's appointment to nasi?
 
1:31:25 Should we try to bring Moshiach by doing the things Chazal say comes before Moshiach?
 
1:32:44 Can a woman wear tefillin on Shabbos to bring them to a safe place?

 
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Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!
 
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Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!
 
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