Q&A- Choosing a Rebbi, Land for Peace & The Meaning of Life

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00:00 Was there any mention in Tanakh or elsewhere of the order of the return of any particular shvatim coming back?

4:20 Modern advances and translations make Halacha very accessible, what qualities does one look for in a flesh-and-blood Rabbi post-yeshiva?

9:12 If HaShem knows what’s good for us, why would we have to daven?

12:25 The Vilna Gaon can argue with a rishon, but who gave him the rule?

15:54 A shechted animal conveys tahor, so would someone who died al kidush HaShem be tahor?

18:02 Would goyim have to eat kosher meat?

20:48 In the 9th perek of brachos it mentions that a bad interpretation of a dream will result in negative consequences, and conversely with positive interpretations. Is this true today? 

25:12 How can we comprehend the importance of talmud Torah?

34:26 How does one work on appreciating the goodness of oneself?

39:37 What is the halachic background for “Land for Peace”

45:15 The way of coming to truth is to way arguments, so how much should we bring in all views for discussions of Judaism? 

57:42 if someone thinks that Torah is truth and the way to a deepest connection to Hashem, so why should be avoid evangelize? eg Would the Rambam want Aristotle to become Jewish given how much he revered him?

1:01:43 In the Torah, if someone steals and needs to repay double, but why can’t we carry this out without a Sanhedrin? 

1:05:52 When speaking to people less observant, how does one bring up issues of ichud or other possibly controversial issues?

1:08:00 drinking is not allowed in excess, but may be allowed in small quantities. Why then are some things like cannabis totally asur?

1:11:39 What’s the meaning of life—is it a paradox?

1:14:00 Now we have so many cameras, do we still have yiush?

1:16:20 The Gemara often uses 60 or 1/60. What is the significance of this number?

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