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https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 00:00 How is Torah's quality that it's difficult to learn without already knowing Torah a unique quality to Torah, and does not apply to secular studies? 09:33 What does it mean that certain Amoraim only learned a few of the orders of Mishnah? 11:19 Is it possible for a Torah-observant Jew to not get married? 16:03 Is it possible to learn between tasks, and if so, how? 20:45 Are Rebbeinu Gershom's 1000 years up? Were his takanos really universal? 29:20 Must one defend his beliefs, or can one rely solely on emunah? Is relying on emunah a weaker form of belief? 38:49 Is the Sephardic minhag to separate fish and milk nullified by modern medicine? 43:15 How can great rabbis respond to sin with midas hadin and not midas harachamim (kiruv)? 47:51 Could the Rav expound on the two types of emunah and their relative strength? 52:33 Why are angels depicted as complainers so often? Don't they only do Hashem's Will? 55:32 What is the importance of biography and history in learning a commentator? Aren't their words all that matter? 1:00:51 Do goyim have hashgacha pratis? Do they have reason to pray? 1:03:20 What are the origins of the different pronunciations of tav/sav? 1:07:46 How can a bachur keep Shabbat and kashrut in a non-kosher environment? 1:11:03 Does someone have to do a pidyon haben on himself if his parents didn't? 1:11:29 Is there any significance to the number 666? 1:13:22 What is an academic-Jewish work, and do they have a place in limud hatorah? 1:17:26 Why did God create pain? 1:22:47 If we're supposed to give and not take, why shouldn't we give gifts to non-Jews? 1:25:44 Can I put myself in danger to save another? 1:30:05 If there's an issue of engaging danger to protect others, how could one be a policeman at all? 1:31:39 Why is the Rambam so often a daas yachid? You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms.
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