Q&A- Dor Yesharim, Sefer Refuos & Purim

00:00 How much can Dor Yeshorim play a part in the inhibition of engagement ahead of time?

05:08 (Follow-up) Can we only test for Tay-Sachs

08:38 Some people wear techeilis and others don’t. Why is that?

1747: With regard to investing using an app, does one need to pay meiser if it is immediately reinvested?

21:43 There are practices we have to differentiate ourselves from heretics, so why do Ashkenazim avoid kitnios if kararites also do this?

26:10 We know of seforim that are lost (e.g. Sefer Refuos) on purpose. Are there other withdrawn books?

33:50 Does the halacha change when new seforim are discovered?

36:15 Why does the Torah say by malchos that it is 40-1, i.e. not just 39?

40:08 Why is that in parashas Mishpatim that the master of a Jewish slave and a goyishe maidservant, and keep the children as slaves?

46:00 When klal Yisroel was given the Torah sha’b’ksav it was accepted freely, but it is also considered to represent midas haDin. How could this be?

48:50 Daf yud gimmel in maseches Niddah mentions that gerim prevent the coming of Mashiach. Besides the pshat of Rashi there, I was wondering what other explanation there could be?

52:13 Regarding Purim, it has mishnayos and the megillah, and yet it is associated with Chanukah despite the disproportionate treatment. Is this because of the Hashmonaim?

56:30 If the malchus of the Hashmonaim is regarded as a failure, why do we say Hallel?

________________________   Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, discussing the most common questions about Judaism.   To submit questions, feedback or for sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: podcasts@ohr.edu

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