Nov 13, 2022
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00:00 What kind of changes in Halacha or otherwise will happen
after Mashiach comes?
08:18 What’s with saying G-d is of one name but He has more
than that?
13:02 What is the proper kavod for wearing the begged of
tzitzis outside your clothes?
17:16 What is special about Ashrei that we remove the letter
nun, when we don’t do that in other alphabetical
supplications?
21:22 Is technology something that ideally we wouldn’t have,
but now that we do, we have to use it responsibly with rules and
gedarim, or alternatively is it something we should embrace and
prefer, while being aware and alert of potential
consequences?
27:59 What is the source for a certain pasuk in sfarad
mussaf?
32:35 Is it permissible to associate with friends who are not
on the same Torah level as me? Should we try to be mekarev
them?
37:14 What should our attitude be towards area of halacha that
are seemingly less effective or suitable in a modern society
compared with today’s secular laws, specifically in regards to
contracts and financial matters. Should our attitude be that we are
not appreciating the halacha properly, or should we acknowledge
it’s not ideal and be extra hopeful for Mashiach to come so a
Sanhedrin can make some updates.
42:36 Why is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks not so accepted in the frum
world?
49:36 In uncensored Gemara Avoda Zara, it mentions that Jesus
was not real, is this true?
53:20: What is a heavenly decree and when exactly are they
made? How do we have the power to rip them up?
54:51 Is there a heter for a convert to use their biological
father’s name when called to the Torah?
56:37 How can someone tell when they are starting to burn out
in their learning?
59:55 Would it be halachally mutar to buy clothes at a store
in America and bring them back to Israel and sell them at a higher
price to bachurim or otherwise?
1:01:03 Should we use our YH to try to be better in
learning?
1:03:53 Gematria is incredible, but many seem to dismiss it as
fluffy. Is there practical gain from knowing it?
1:06:03 What do we do with Gematrias of politicians or
otherwise?
1:08:54 Are we allowed to calculate the messianic
timeline?
1:12:50 What is Rebbe’s view on reading secular books -
theoretically, alternatively, one could be reading a Jewish book
(even if not a Sefer); would it affect anything if there are
yesodos in human psyche and/or Etzahs on life? Especially if the
book has been held in a very high regard by society (a classic)?
For example: Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky (a classic), or, in
the other regard, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel
(life-changing)?
1:20:26 Can I rely on a leniency just to be convenient or for
pleasure?
1:21:12 Do halachos of shomer negia, yichud, etc. apply to
transgender people?
1:25:40 When we read the amida we pray for the return of the
Davidic dynasty, would it be possible to re-establish the kingdom
without mashiach?
1:30:20 How do we understand the malchus of Shaul when he was
from Binyamin?
1:32:08 Do we say amen to brachos said incorrectly?
1:33:07 Do we say brachos in order, even if I want to cover
something less chashuv than others?
1:34:11 Is being clean-shaven an issur d’oraissa?
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