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00:00 Why is it not forbidden to block roads for
Shabbos?
05:53 Does serendipity or coincidence have significance?
09:36 Why not make the beracha on smelling fruits?
12:01 Should a ger still honor his biological parents if they
disowned him?
14:49 How severe is wasting seed and how does one do teshuva
for it?
19:14 Why does a mashgiach need to believe in God? How does
one do teshuva for causing others to sin?
27:41 Why exactly is electricity forbidden on Shabbos?
40:27 Is learning how to read Hebrew and Aramaic still
important today?
49:07 Could the Rav expound on the idea that those born on
Shabbos have new souls?
50:44 Should a son of a non-Jew wish his parent a 'Merry
Christmas'?
54:05 Why did God choose crazy people and children to have
prophecy nowadays?
56:47 How can one trust kol kores?
1:05:34 Why did Yosef work to fulfill his prophecy? Don't
those come true anyway?
1:13:40 Is there chilul Hashem by davening in a minyan on an
airplane?
1:17:34 How does one balance one's own self-esteem?
1:21:55 What is the order of the world of souls, the
resurrection, the world to come, etc.?
1:26:42 Does the idea that chilul Hashem and kiddush Hashem
only exist in front of ten Jews dilute the importance of good
middos?
1:29:30 Is it forbidden to interlock one's fingers in front of
one's chest?
1:31:43 Why would God make 'praise machines' a.k.a.
angels?
1:33:44 Is one allowed to learn a martial art if it involves
hitting a Jew?
1:37:13 If poskim argue about everything, is there really an
objective Judaism?
1:42:04 Is marijuana completely forbidden?
1:45:32 For someone with no background, is gemara the best
priority?
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