The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast

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Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   00:00 What does the notion of writing BS"D on top of documents mean?   04:55 Can I throw away documents that have an image of the Temple?   06:38 Why does the chazan say the duchening bracha before the Kohanim?   10:10 What is the Rebbe's personal approach to kiruv rechokim?    17:00 Since the Torah f...

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   00:40 - How do we look at intergenerational guilt from the Holocaust? 5:15 - Why does the man study while the woman works instead of vice versa? 11:06 - If the husband is working, but the wife is still not satisfied with the amount of money coming in, how much more does he have to do? 14:45 - Can you...

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   00:00 Rav addresses possible controversial discussions   01:39 Why do we thank G-d for freeing us when He put us in Egypt in the first place?   06:09 Why do people say Baruch Shem Kavod in some capacities?   12:12 Why are there so many rules in Judaism?   19:38 How strict should someone be for checkin...

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Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu 00:00 Rav addresses asking controversial questions 00:39 What is Ramban's view on premarital sex? 04:42 How can Shlomo HaMelech send sheidim? Isn't that kishuf? 11:20 Why was Torah given so late if that was purpose of the world? 18:50 Did Yitzchak Avinu die during sacrifice or after? 22:30 How do we reg...

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We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 Why is there zero tolerance for pictures of women in the yeshiva world when there are such explicit depictions in Chazal?   06:05 What is the difference between a kofer and an apikores?   07:46 How do we understand the concept of kollel (work combined with learning)?...

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Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 Clarification about R Aryeh Kaplan and use of drugs    00:58 Is there a source for wars being prevented for learning Torah?   07:05 What is an appropriate response to answer a secular person about slavery in the Torah?   14:14 How do we visualize demons, what did they...

00:00 Clarification on psychiatric care comment and options for someone who has a same-sex attraction and parts of Torah that seem unimportant.    04:32 Does Hashem favor a socialist form of government?   06:05 What other garments would a Kohen wear besides the Bigdei Kehuna?   11:20 Why are songs acrostics of names? Why is this such a common theme?   12:47 What are the cases that "heaven does not...

00:00 What's the significance of listing Esav's family in the Torah?   06:12 What is the rebbe's personal view on the age of the universe?   17:20 Is it kavodik to say prayers under breathe while the Chazan chants?   23:45 Why are we not allowed to discuss the Divine Chariot?   29:47 What exactly does it mean to be created in the image of Gd? And what is the breath of Gd?   37:52 Is there a source...

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Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 Why do we say the language of "hamotzei lechem" if Hashem doesn't take out bread?    02:29 Can the Rav expound on Judaism's view of homosexuality?   10:10 How should Jews look at accounts of near-death experiences?    17:42 What is Rav Kook's position on korbanos?   2...

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 What is the basis of the Magen David?   01:46 What is the Torah view on liability of a self driving vehicle?   8:23 How important is pronunciation in the formula of tefilla? For example, many people don't pronounce a moving shvah (like in Kedusha or Kaddish), or they...

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 Could the Rav elaborate on the Gra's view that the days of creation correspond to millennia?   02:47 How does the Rav feel about the state messing with the Meron situation?   7:40 Is there an issur of Kol Isha in front of a gentile man, and likewise is there an obliga...

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series?   We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu   https://podcasts.ohr.edu/   00:00 Correction of nekudos from last week regarding Megillah.    01:03 How do we answer someone that asks "why should I marry a Jew?"?   5:30 Why do we have to repeat Shemona Esrei when we miss even one phrase or bracha?    10:29 Why are we not encouraged to put on tefilli...

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00:00 Are we allowed to smoke or vape in a beis Midrash?    05:17 Why would Hashem design a system of impurity at all?   09:39 Ramchal describes a spiritual energy of each day, so does this mean that negative events that occur on those days interfere with the energies?   15:34 Why was the punishment of R Akiva's students considered balanced in regards to their deeds (lack of respect to each other)...

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