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Q&A: Esav, Soldiers & Dying al Kiddush Hashem
Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu 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! 00:00 Why do we say the paragraph of "vayechulu" three times on Friday night? 05:56 Is there any case of a two-man beis din other than prozbul and cancellation of a divorce? 07:09 How far can one take the idea of sufferings being messages from Hashem? 12:11 Are there too many English books that people don't learn Hebrew? 20:18 Are there particular chumros one should or should not take on? 25:24 What is the historical background of the different styles of peyos? 29:16 Why didn't Noach just look out the window? 30:31 What kind of tefillin were worn before Rashi? 36:09 When some commentators argue with Chazal about some interpretations, do they understand Chazal literally and still disagree, or do they interpret the Chazal not to be pshat? 39:53 Why do some topics have so many sugyos, while other topics don't? 44:56 Why does God judge the king before his people, if God already knows the sins of the people? 49:36 What does Rivka's question mean? 53:01 Do irreligious soldiers die al kiddush Hashem? 58:41 Should one prepare oneself for a rodef situation? 1:02:07 How could Esav have been the fourth patriarch if he was already moving towards the idolatrous temples while in the womb? 1:06:15 How do we know we haven't moved from the original count of Shabboses? 1:08:41 Can gedolim do aveiros, and if so, why do commentators try to minimize the sins in the Tanakh? 1:12:50 Should one use Torah phrases for commercial purposes? 1:15:55 Why is the beracha of hatov v'hametiv so uncommon? 1:20:30 Is the concept of Binyamin's mountains being close to Hashem still applicable today? 1:23:52 How could one say that Yitzchak didn't know about Esav when Esav had idolatrous wives? 1:27:07 Is it possible that the wicked ones in Tanakh are wicked on their levels, just as the sins of the righteous are only sins on their levels? 1:29:09 Are the faults of the followers a chisaron to the gadol? 1:32:44 Why don't we pray for the resurrection of the dead? 1:35:33 Can the word 'toldos' in Bereishis refer to evolution? Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
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