Jan 26, 2023
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00:00 If Bnei Yisrael was only obligated in korban Pesach once
they entered the land, why does Rashi say that Bamidbar doesn't
start with korban Pesach because it was only done once in the
midbar?
03:21 Should a ger say "shelo asani goy"?
04:05 What is the Jewish view of acupuncture, qi, etc?
13:12 Is it heretical to say that God needs us?
19:17 Why can't a worker, since he could quit, keep an object
he found on the job?
23:38 If the firstborn has a natural spiritual power, why are
so many important ancestors (Yitzchak, Yaakov, Yehudah, Moshe)
younger brothers?
28:40 What is the source of tefillas hageshem, and why does it
say to remove the yetzer hara?
32:28 How does bitachon work with the Rambam's view of
hashgacha pratis?
38:00 Can a ger fulfill the commandment to honor one's
parents?
40:32 How do we explain to those in the secular world that we,
in yeshiva, learn Gemara all day?
47:55 Why is there a difference between when a human baby is
born and when an animal baby is born?
52:21 What is the Torah opinion on mental health issues that
inhibit a person's ability to interact with the world?
54:18 Who was Ovadiah the prophet?
57:26 What is the significance of the different spellings of
mezuzzah in the Shema?
58:47 What is the source for the verses for peoples' names,
and why are there different verses for the same names?
1:01:48 Why would God create someone who won't do
teshuva?
1:03:49 Wouldn't the Egyptians notice so many Israelites were
missing after the plague of darkness?
1:05:15 Rambam seems to define apikoros in two different ways.
Are they contradictory?
1:09:22 Why does the Sephardi nusach have "chayim tovim",
whereas the Ashkenazi nusach has just "chayim"?
1:13:59 If one does teshuva on a certain sin, but falls into
that sin later, is the original teshuva nullified? Does teshuva
take a set amount of time?
1:16:33 What is the importance of physical beauty?
1:21:00 Should one eat while learning?
1:23:36 How do we respond to the argument that because the
Jews were oppressed, we should support homosexuals and Palestinians
and the like?
1:25:36 Can one pray regarding an event that happened already
but has an unknown outcome?
1:29:05 Is there such a thing as a legal coup?
1:32:00 How could the Day of Judgment, filled with fear, fall
on Shabbos, filled with rest?
1:33:40 Why didn't the Baal Haggadah give the Torah's answer
to the wicked son's question?
1:36:41 Should a religious person commit tax evasion in
Israel?
1:39:56 What are the halachic considerations of moving a
parent into a nursing home?
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