Q&A- Saying Kaddish, Machshava Study & Ghosts

00:00 Why do we say Kaddish?

 

04:28 Could you please describe the Kabbalistic middah of Malchus? 

 

09:20 When did souls become “Jewish" souls? 

 

17:11 Does anyone say that the Jewish transformation happened at Mt. Sinai?

 

18:24 Why do we stand with feet together in the Amidah?

 

20:13 Why are there very few Levites?

 

24:07 If Hashem created Teshuva for all people, how can Elisha Ben Avuya say the Acher couldn’t do Teshuva? And how do we make Teshuva for “dead and gone” situations? 

 

29:34 How come we don’t know where the lost tribes are today?

 

35:48 If someone is traveling and they are looking for a shul, how do I know it’s a kosher minyan (e.g. if it were reform or conservative)? 

 

43:10 What does the Rambam mean when he says we shouldn’t do Mitzvos for the sake of reward? 

 

48:00 When does it become appropriate to study Kabbalah?

 

58:08 How does one know which voices to listen to inside oneself?

 

1:04:16 What is the Torah’s perspective on ghosts?

 

1:06:00 How do you explain learning Gemara to kids?

 

1:14:45 Are women allowed to learn Gemara?

 

1:20:53 Are there makhlosim between the Talmud Yerushalmi? Why is the Talmud Bavli more widespread if the Yerushalmi was written in a holier place?

 

1:30:58 Why is there not more of a push to learn Machshava in Yeshiva? 

 

1:35:30 How would the Rav describe the fundamental difference between a Jew and a non-Jew to someone who has no idea about Judaism?

 

1:39:15 How do we relate to Avoda Zara references or images in literature?

 

1:42:45 Why do some sects of Judaism not learn on certain days (non-Jewish holidays)?

 

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