July 2, 2023 · 01:36:51
Episode dedicated: L'iluy nishmas Yisroel Meir Shalom Ben Yaakov Aaron Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? [email protected] 00:00 Are there problems of borer in playing card games? 03:55 Why don't we find very young Torah prodigies anymore? 09:27 What would the Rav say to one who chooses to keep only the d'Oraisos of Shabbos? 18:16 Why does the Megillah need to belabor the extravagance of Ahasuerus' party? 20:21 Does tinok shenishba apply to the Noahide laws? 25:14 Are chumros a cause or an effect of yeridas hadoros? 32:49 Could the Rav explain the moral proof of God? 41:21 How can there be trees older than the Flood? 43:35 How do we navigate the pressure to constantly grow? 50:59 What is the meaning of the Mishnah in Pirkei Avos, that Sages bite and sting? 53:51 What is the Jewish opinion on affirmative action? 57:51 How is our mitzvah to kill even the babies of Amalek different than those terrorists who have a religious rule to kill us? 1:03:35 What learning should someone who has left yeshiva focus on? 1:08:36 What exactly is Chasidus and what is its masorah? 1:17:09 What should we do about house parties and other forms of mixed-gender interactions? 1:22:40 If one misunderstands a teaching of Torah for a generally positive meaning, is another obligated to correct them? 1:24:46 Is slavery in the Torah moral? 1:28:18 How do we understand the last line of Psalm 137? 1:30:30 Why do some say "gaal Yisr