The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast

Join us in Jerusalem for Ohr Samayach's Inaugural Yarchei Kallah event from July 7th to 9th, 2024! Featuring HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz shlit"a & HaRav Asher Weiss shlit"a and more Click here for more information. Dont miss this one of a kind experience! ---------------------------------------------------- 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 30 April 00:48 - Can a Jew go somewhere without sunset and sunrise such as the Arctic circle? 05:58 - The scientists say that the universe will end. Is there such an idea in Torah thought? 09:13 - Is it a Jewish concept to attach sentimental value to physical items? 12:43 - If you cross the international date line to the previous day would you daven again? 25:23 - How would you deal with someone who attacks Orthodox Judaism based on the behaviour of Jews? 28:40 - Does Judaism require that we look at the Torah as historical fact? 36:00 - What would be the status in Kashrus of something cooked entirely by a robot? 38:23 - Does putting one's finger in his ear, nose or mouth require cleaning his hands before learning? 41:13 - And what about socks? 42:12 - What does it mean when Rishonim say L'Halacha v'Lo L'Maaseh? 46:23 - How do we understand refining oneself for a self-serving purpose? 53:25 - What if someone is an atheist based on trauma? 55:23 - Is one's consciousness and his neshama the same? 56:20 - Should one be able to identify what mitzvah he is doing at each moment? 01:03:58 - Rambam says we should look at the maasim of Hashem to bring us to awe and love of Him. Does that mean we should study science? 01:08:53 - What is the best way to make use of the Omer period to prepare for Kabbolos HaTorah? 01:12:11 - Why do we discuss the difference between Magen Avraham and Gra for Sof Zman Krias Shema but not by Sof Zman Tefillah? Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 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. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS

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Dedicated by Anonymous in Honor of Rav Breitowitz 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos Q&A Timestamps 26 March 00:00 - Could the Rav speak about some of Rav Schiller's central ideas? 14:30 - How does one fight the feeling that he could be learning something better? 18:44 - How did we lose certain Mesoras? 24:13 - Does the Rav have tips for raising children to be strong in their Yidishkeit? Why do the children of good parents go off the derech? 41:12 - How much is Hashem involved in raffles? 54:20 - Why is it so hard to find healthy family relationship in Tanach? 56:20 - Why do we not have a tribal structure anymore? 1:01:30 - How would the Rav prove the existence of God? 01:11:19 - Could the Torah have been written by man and given to the 'Jewish' nation? 01:15:05 - Advice on how to prepare for Pesach 01:20:50 - What is the relationship between Yiras Hashem and Chochmah? 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!

Sponsored by Anonymous in Honor of Rav Breitowitz 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos Q&A Timestamps 19 March 00:00 - What is the argument for the Neturei Karta position? 03:27 - Could you make the case for why the Hareidi hashkafa is superior to all other Orthodox hashkafas? 05:21 - Is there a good way to take the best parts of all the different haskafas? 11:38 - How does one choose who to take as a Rebbe? 17:47 - How do we know Hashem didn't make the offer to replace the Jewish people to prophets other than Moshe? 23:55 - How could we arrive at the same questions that the great genius rabbis of the generations asked? 28:00 - Where does the custom to learn Pirkei Avos between Pesach and Shavuos come from? 30:44 - How does an Ashkenazi know when he can use a Sefardi Halachah? 34:25 - Could the Oral Torah exist without the Written Torah? 37:00 - How can one deal with other people being more successful than him? 47:00 - Was the pin test really practiced and what are other similar feats of memory? 54:30 - Which nation is the final one before Machiach? 01:02:10 - Could the Rav elaborate on the discrepancy between the Jewish history time-line and Secular history time-line. 01:12:20 - Why haven't Klal Yisrael recreated real Smicha as according to the Rambam? 01:17:50 - Should one always accept humiliation without retaliation? 01:24:20 - How should one react to others when they treat him badly? 01:27:55 - Can an Ashkenazi eat in a Sephardi restaurant? 01:31:55 - What din of reshut is a large man-made canal? 01:32:51 - Why doesn't the Torah go in chronological order? 01:33:45 - Why do we have an Oral Torah? 01:34:50 - What is the authority of Chazal to uproot a Torah mitzvah? 01:37:00 - When someone davens for a shidduch should he have a list of desirable qualities in mind? 01:37:55 - What is the Jewish view of astrology? 01:40:24 - Can one pet an dog on Shabbos 01:43:00 - Should I put on a black hat? 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!

Episode dedicated in honor of Rav Breitowitz by anonymous 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. (3-12-25) 00:00 - Words about the Rosh Yeshiva zt''l 05:37 - Why would Hashem create a situation in which there was a need to write the Oral Torah down? 14:00 - Even the Goyim were aware of the prophecy that the Temple would be rebuilt within 70 years 22:08 - What is the Halachic status of communal acceptance? 34:30 - How do we deal with the Haggadah's treatment of the wicked son or the way the Mishnayos in Yevamos deal with women? 50:40 - There is a difference between the abbreviated form of the 13 principles of faith and the unabridged version. Why? 01:12:30 - Why didn't the Jewish people ask Aharon to be their new leader rather than the Golden Calf? 01:17:30 - What is important about getting dead-bodies back and praying at a grave? 01:23:16 - Should one actively do a small aveirah to avoid doing a bigger aveirah passively? 01:31:00 - The Torah says all males need to go to the Temple. How would this function economically or spatially? 01:34:25 - Is there a hierarchy in mitzvos? 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!

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Dedicated for the elevation of the neshama of Moshe Yaakov ben Asher Zelig, z"l, Dr. Alexander Kratz, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, sponsored by Elizabeth, Zippy, Hannah and Asher Kratz. 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 00:00 - Is it permitted to speak Loshon Horo about someone who does not keep Shabbos? 07:56 - Should we abandon democracy seeing as the Torah commands that the Jewish people have a king and makes no mention of democracy 18:45 - What was Rachel doing with idols four days after leaving Lavan's house? 21:15 - Why do people overstate their expenses in their tax return if the income for the year is pre-determined? 26:25 - Why does the Torah go to such lengths to describe the construction of the Mishkan? 31:28 - If the generations since leaving Eretz Yisrael are going down in kedushah then why do we still have such big physical challenges? 37:09 - How should one react to extremist statements from Gedolim? 42:20 - What is the extent of the obligation not to emulate the other nations? 50:00 - When does the heter of inaccessibility end in regard to separating psoles from ochel? 54:55 - How can one best prepare for Purim and use his drunkenness to connect to Hashem? 01:02:05 - Can one charge to learn with someone? 01:04:45 - What is the Rabbi's view of women dressing up on Purim? 01:07:55 - What determines when we encourage the use of loop-holes? 01:14:55 - How do people on 12-step programmes deal with Purim? 01:17:00 - If Moshe received the Torah at Sinai does that mean that he knew everything that would happen later in the Midbar? 01:18:40 - If one has an opportunity to do a mitzvah should he stop learning to engage in it? 01:22:39 - If Rambam says sacrifices were only a concession to human nature why do we daven for them? 01:26:50 - How can someone know whether to interpret a difficulty as a sign to change or persevere? 01:30:10 - Why do we need the instructions to build the utensils of the Beis Hamikdash 101:34:50 - Does Hashem listen to the Shliach Tzibur's first shmoneh esrei? 01:37:53 - Why does Shmuel in the Gemara not get a title? 01:40:10 - Can one sell a product that could cause harm? 01:43:00 - How does the principle of lack of agency for sin integrate with secular law? 01:44:40 - What is Nekudas HaBechirah? (3-5-25) 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!

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🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 (2-26-25) 00:00 - What is the significance of being honest in business over keeping Shabbos or other Mitzvos? 07:00 - How could people have learnt Torah or kept mitzvos during the period of the Neviim when Idol-Worship was so wide-spread? 13:20 - What is the difference between the Animal Soul and the Evil Inclination? 22:35 - How do we classify what Erva is? 33:20 - Why do we say 'Mazal Tov' if the Mazalot have no power over Am Yisrael? 42:50 - Why can't the Amoraim argue on the Tanaim? 51:05 - If there is a psak based on a scientific reality and I believe I understand the science better can I disagree with the psak? 01:08:32 - Are there limits on which activities create a Chazaka? 01:12:25 - How does the concept of zealotry apply in today's age? 01:20:18 - If someone mistakenly believes he is Jewish does he receive reward? 01:22:15 - Is incentivised learning on the same level as un-incentivised learning? 01:24:40 - What can someone say to someone who is angry at God on account of the wickedness of Hamas? 01:29:33 - Is it better to listen to clean English music that you understand or unclean Hebrew music that you don't understand? 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!

🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133 🎧 Subscribe to Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast: Don't miss out! https://plnk.to/rbq&a 📝 Submit your questions for Rabbi Breitowitz: https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Explore more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos 💡 Find Ohr Somayach Programs Anytime, Anywhere: 📲 Download the Ohr Somayach app on Apple & Google Play, or visit us at ohr.edu. Note: Please do not watch or listen to this content on Shabbos or Jewish Holidays. 🎙️🎥 Produced by: Cedar Media Studios 🌟 Join, subscribe, and share!