Q&A- Mussar, Heart Transplants & Paganism

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00:00 R Breitowitz follow up on AKIVA spelling and Ashkanazi skin color

 

03:05 How does one balance mussar books with new books ?

 

05:10 What does the Rav see occurring from the last Mishna in Sotah?

 

09:26 Can Jews who have strong emunah be sad and how do they react to seemingly tragic events if everything is for the good?

 

12:17 Are heart transplants halachically allowed?

 

17:31 How are performative arts historically viewed in Judaism?

 

22:28 If I have good intentions but do a sin, why am I punished when I’m not punished for intending to sin but not sinning?

 

29:42 What does it mean when one Beis Din doesn’t accept the decision of another Beis Din?

 

38:54 Why are some things halachically allowed but we don’t publicize it?

 

41:54 What should we focus on when learning Tanya or Mesilas Yesharim in terms of this world or the next?

 

44:09 Why does Hashem pay the “wicked upfront”?

 

47:43 Why can’t women wear tzitzis or tefillin?

 

55:20 What is the origin of gilgul and are there any textual allusions to it?

 

59:46 What are the mechanics of the clothing of women and men today?

 

1:02:00 Did the Brisker Rav hold that there is no hishtadlut in shidduchim?

 

1:04:04 What is the role of humor and jokes in Judaism?

 

1:08:05 Is Olam Habo is such a central part of Yiddishkeit, why is it not mentioned directly in the Written Torah?

 

1:12:15 How can Kol Isha be legal if everything has a purpose?

 

1:16:07 How do we understand the possible return of paganism from a Torah perspective?

 

1:21:05 Why can’t there be an option in the machloches in Bava Kamma about the wall of thorns in which both are chayev? 

 

1:22:23 What are some common mistakes that students make in learning Gemara and the like and how should we overcome them?

 

1:25:30 What significance is there in putting notes into the Kotel and are there mekoros for it?

 

1:26:41 What about mekoros for praying at kivrei tzadikim?

 

1:27:50 Are there any allowances of fortune telling?

 

1:29:39 What should one look for when making someone their Rabbi?

 

1:32:00 Is there a sin that one cannot do Teshuva on and can one return from kares?

 

1:34:50 How should a frum Jew conduct himself in regards to alcohol on Purim? 

 

1:38:43 Is it assur to get drunk any time?

 

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