Q&A- Land for Peace, Inheritance & Mesira

00:00 Is there any particular significance of acrostics in davening, tehilim, etc.?
1:51 Are we obligated or allowed to give land of Israel for peace?
9:26 For a Jew who was never exposed to Judaism, what is is Olam HaBa?
14:20 In the 9th perek of Bava Basra the daughters get support from inheritance and later 10% with men possibly losing out. Is there inconsistency with tumim?
19:27 Why did the Levi’im not become slaves in Mitzrayim and why couldn’t they rise against Mitzrayim?
28:41 How far does the prohibition of mesira (informing on Jews) go in and outside of Eretz Yisroel?
37:33 Why is Rosh Chodesh the first mitzva given to all Jewish people?
41:12 Is it a problem our Center beis and Main Beis are not facing the same way
44:17 If there is an emergency situation, can the chachomim change the laws?
48:30 Drinking water during bein hashmoshos is like stealing from the dead according to the Shulchan Aruch. Is this accurate?
50:55 Considering the numerous Internet resources, does it take away excuses from those who didn’t have it growing up?
54:12 What is the current status of the Eitz haChaim and Eitz haDas?
56:36 There are certain people who never died. What is their status?
57:27 Sometimes Tanakh references other books (e.g. Sefer HaYashar). Do we have it?

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Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, discussing the most common questions about Judaism.

 

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