May 18, 2026
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Q&A
0:00 When the Shulchan Aruch says “a person should be machmir”
are we obligated to follow this opinion?
5:40 Does music have spiritual power?
12:25 Are shedim and dibbuks what we call ghost today?
19:15 Does someone fulfill the mitzvah of Shiluach Haken if he
doesnt use the eggs?
27:40 Is there any sources of the music and tunes sung by the
leviim?
29:45 Why did R’Chaim Kanievsky holds that someone needs to wear a
hat and jacket for davening?
37:40 What is the source for lighting fires on Lag
BaOmer?
41:20 How are you allowed to dance today on Shabbat and Yom
Tov?
43:50 Is there any legitimacy to the story of Shimon
Kippah?
50:45 What does the statement “derech eretz come before Torah”
mean?
1:01:00 Is there Zevulun and Yissachar relationship exit today and
do they have to be a fifty-fifty split?
1:10:45 The Rambam says shevet levi are patur from all wars and
this extends to Torah scholars, but it seems from the lashon
that the Rambam holds this patur is only for Torah scholars
that teach Torah and not just learns Torah?
1:13:00 Is there any issue saying certain names ?
1:15:10 Is there any truth to the saying the more influence one has
the less free will that person has?
1:18:45 How are we to understand creation when time itself is also
a creation?
1:21:10 Why do Haredi rabbis not recoqnize non-haredim rabbis?
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