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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)

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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)

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