The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast
4:20 Modern advances and translations make Halacha very accessible, what qualities does one look for in a flesh-and-blood Rabbi post-yeshiva?
9:12 If HaShem knows what’s good for us, why would we have to daven?
12:25 The Vilna Gaon can argue with a rishon, but who gave him the rule?
15:54 A shechted animal conveys tahor, so would someone who died al kidush HaShem be tahor?
18:02 Would goyim have to eat kosher meat?
20:48 In the 9th perek of brachos it mentions that a bad interpretation of a dream will result in negative consequences, and conversely with positive interpretations. Is this true today?
25:12 How can we comprehend the importance of talmud Torah?
34:26 How does one work on appreciating the goodness of oneself?
39:37 What is the halachic background for “Land for Peace”
45:15 The way of coming to truth is to way arguments, so how much should we bring in all views for discussions of Judaism?
57:42 if someone thinks that Torah is truth and the way to a deepest connection to Hashem, so why should be avoid evangelize? eg Would the Rambam want Aristotle to become Jewish given how much he revered him?
1:01:43 In the Torah, if someone steals and needs to repay double, but why can’t we carry this out without a Sanhedrin?
1:05:52 When speaking to people less observant, how does one bring up issues of ichud or other possibly controversial issues?
1:08:00 drinking is not allowed in excess, but may be allowed in small quantities. Why then are some things like cannabis totally asur?
1:11:39 What’s the meaning of life—is it a paradox?
1:14:00 Now we have so many cameras, do we still have yiush?
1:16:20 The Gemara often uses 60 or 1/60. What is the significance of this number?
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