Q&A: Leaving Gehenom, Resurrection & Gender

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Episode Highlights – Full Timestamps (1-8-25)

• 00:00 - Intro

• 00:40 - What is Bishul Akum? Can a Ger keep their cooking equipment after converting?

• 06:20 - Is there a problem using a faucet because the water might be taken from beyond the techum?

• 07:50 - Can people like Yashka ever come out of Gehinom?

• 12:20 - How could Chazal institute brachos if they might lead to saying Hashem’s name in vain?

• 17:05 - If I’m davening in a minyan with a different Nusach, what should I say in my personal prayer?

• 18:40 - If all talents are from Hashem, why should I have self-worth?

• 21:10 - Do non-Jews get resurrected?

• 25:50 - What is the purpose of ‘Sheilos uTeshuvos min HaShamayim’?

• 44:13 - Can business discounts count as maaser?

• 47:17 - Why is Hallel a separate mitzvah and not part of tefillah?

• 54:45 - Why is it logical to say there is only one creator?

• 01:01:35 - Why does Hashem need Malachim?

• 01:04:10 - How often should one tear Kriah at the Kotel?

• 01:09:50 - How do we understand ethno-centric statements in Chazal?

• 01:16:40 - Can a Ger ever lose their Jewish status?

• 01:20:30 - Is there a difference in how we treat non-Jews and non-religious Jews?

• 01:23:18 - How can you respond to someone who says, “I’m Reform, I don’t do that”?

• 01:25:25 - How can a book from questionable moral origins, like plagiarism, have intellectual value?

• 01:29:30 - When does Tinok sheNishbah apply?

• 01:32:18 - What is the proper attitude towards politics and the news?

• 01:36:40 - What does the Rambam mean by saying anyone can join Shevet Levi?

• 01:38:40 - Where does the concept of respecting elders come from?

• 01:40:40 - Why does the Torah describe Hashem as male?

 

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