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00:00 Could one say that kedusha is merely the
thoughts evoked by a holy object?
05:30 What is the source for making a scratch on
challah before saying the bracha?
06:51 How much do our actions affect G-d and His
emotions?
12:59 Can one encourage atheists to become
Christianity?
20:49 If someone today would earn the death penalty
according to halacha, would that impact the obligation to save
their life?
24:03 Why did G-d create sleep and all other
"wastes of time"?
27:20 Is there a halachic forbiddance against
racism?
36:16 Is a righteous person still subject to
unforeseen natural dangers like asbestos?
42:45 Is one allowed to give a non-Jew a bracha of
"of blessed memory"?
48:38 What is the difference between R Moshe
Feinstein's and the Satmar Rav's methods to psak?
56:54 When David said, "My sin is always before
me," does that contradict the essence of teshuva?
1:02:02 What is the meaning of "These and those are
the words of the Living G-d"?
1:13:00 Is saying "I don't want to jinx it" a
lesser form of idolatry?
1:17:53 What is the permissibility of David's
warmer, Avishag?
1:21:53 Is the argument that God wouldn't harm the
Jewish people who got the vaccine because it was a majority still
true?
1:28:11 Are alternative medicines permitted?
1:31:40 Would a resurrected person be able to testify in
court?
1:36:05 What allows the rabbis to change the law, and is it a
problem that we can't do it today?
1:42:00 Is a chain beged isha, and is there room to be lenient
on Purim?
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