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Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz
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Q&A- Sheidim, Cloning & Finding Your Purpose
• 96 minDedication 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! 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 00:00 Why is there a distinction between kri and kesiv? 05:02 Do plates that become treif need to be buried? 07:55 Can one turn a light off on Shabbos if the power is off? 09:45 Did R' Chaim Vital want his seforim published? 14:42 Which kaddish is best to say if there is no mourner in the minyan? 18:35 When Chazal describes certain sins as equivalent to murder, is that considered in halacha? 25:13 Should we pray for a people like ISIS, considering that Avraham prayed for Sodom? 29:!5 If a pregnant woman is sentenced to death, do we postpone the execution until she gives birth? 30:31 Could one bring the ashes of a Jewish person to Israel and bury them? 33:05 What exactly are sheidim? 37:13 Why is there not a unified Jewish minhag now that we're all mixed together in a global community? 48:26 Why was the Chief Rabbi of England allowed to attend the coronation? 54:58 What is the origin of kissing the hand of a Rav? 56:58 How can we be held accountable for not accomplishing our purposes since we no longer have prophets to inform us of our purposes? 1:04:27 Is Sodom really localized evil? Are there not spiritual effects caused by their sins? 1:06:56 What is the source for placing rocks on graves? 1:09:21 Why bother to be a tzadik if a tzadik is held to a higher standard? 1:14:28 If scientists would eventually be able to print human DNA and place it in an artificial cell in an artificial womb, thus creating an artificial human, would this be considered a human in halacha? 1:19:22 What is the source for pidyon nefesh? 1:23:03 Why is Terumah-Tetzaveh out of chronological order? 1:25:32 Why does the manslaughterer go free when the kohen gadol dies? 1:30:03 Is headstone a halacha or a minhag? 1:31:48 How could Tamar be burned at the stake if it's not a method of execution in the Torah? 1:34:16 How is a chacham greater than a prophet? 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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