The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast Q&A: Light Unto The Nations, Animal Pain & Wishing Wells
Episode dedicated by Harold and Gilla Saltzman in appreciation for the Torah learned from Rav Breitowitz over the years.
Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!Q&A Timestamps 7 May
00:00 - How do Hareidim balance being reclusive and being a light to the nations?
03:55 - Why do we have a modern-day obligation to give Maaser on money when the Torah
only refers to it in regard to agricultural produce?
10:35 - Is there an issue of Tzar Baalei Chaim to tag the ears of cattle? What about piercing
a person's ear?
17:35 - What caused the Mussar movement? Did they not need Mussar before that?
29:15 - Why is it forbidden to use electricity on Shabbos?
44:28 - Can someone lose his status as a Jew?
51:00 - What is the status of Amen?
56:34 - Is sirloin steak worse than pork?
01:06:22 - Why do we permit listening to music?
01:10:47 - In the Haftorah: when Dovid HaMelech made a mistake in how he transported
the ark why should Uza be punished; how could he give such rebuke to Michal?
01:15:55 - Are wishing wells considered Avodah Zara and could one take the coins from
them?
01:17:55 - Why is Birchas Cohanim in Loshon Yochid?
01:21:55 - Why should it be permitted to go on a ship on shabbat but not a train or a car?
01:27:34 - How is it that disparate people converge on the same interest?
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