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0:15 Where is the international date according to Halacha?
6:10 What is tumah and its ramifications?
12:30 Why do we bow three times at the end of the amida?
14:31 Do kever tzaddikim convey tumah?
16:35 Where did the base-10 number system originate, and is there any relationship between its development and Jewish thought or practice?"
18:05 Whats the source for putting a letter into the Kotel?
22:15 The 13 principles of faith says you have to believe in all the words of prophets, so why does Moshe have his own principle that you have to believe his words if he is a prophet also?
27:00 Why is 3rd and 4th meal of Shabbat not view as important as 1st and 2nd meals of Shabbat?
32:25 When does the Torah decide to hyperbolize the sins of the Tzadikim?
36:25 Is there an heter to tell lashon hara to your wife, since a wife is considered like oneself?
39:42 Whats the Jewish perspective on extraterrestrials?
43:13 Why is there no Halacha of shechting fish?
44:50 How to avoid Meshane HaTeva being used as an argument against us?
52:47 Why is there a discrepancy between how old is the world according to science and Torah?
55:18 If a person fulfill the Torah can a person assume he has achieved life's purpose?
58:35 Can a person solve certain social disorders through the Torah?
1:01:25 Does Mussar induce OCD?
1:04:28 Is it allowed to take motivation from Goyim?
1:08:12 In the times of Mashiach, how is it possible that certain animals will be kosher to eat if the Torah can never change?
1:09:17 In Eretz Yisrael we have had more rain this year than prior years. Is there a meaning to this?
1:11:23 Is it better for a Goy to be a Noahide or convert to Judaism?
1:14:35 Why do unmarried Ashkenazim Jews not wear a Tallis?
1:16:43 Can an animal be a rasha?
1:18:40 Does a person have the free will to kill another person without heaven permitting it?
1:20:30 Is there a halachic basis to prohibit a younger sibling from getting married before an older sibling?
1:22:17 The Nefesh HaChaim that says that every action a person does impacts the spiritual and physical worlds. How does a person not become crazy from such a concept?
1:27:32 Is a person allowed to change his minhagim if it affects his shalom bayis?

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📍 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.

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0:00 What will happen in the times of Mashiach to individuals that don't have a shevet?
2:15 How to understand the statement Talmud Torah keneged kulam?
5:50 What did Sarah see in Yishmael that he had to be removed?
10:10 Why in davening do we pray that Hashem not bring us to sin?
15:30 Where did Teferet Yisrael get the Midrash that Moshe should've been a cruel person by nature?
22:25 How did Shimon marry his sister Dina?
28:25 What is the origin of Kol Ishah?
38:02 How do we understand ayin hara?
44:08 Why do some frum married women not cover their hair?
51:33 How did we decide the girsa to use for our Gemara?
55:00 What is an aveira lishmah?
59:47 How to understand the relationship between psychology/therapy and mussar?
1:02:23 How do define baseless hatred?
1:04:30 How does tznius work when different communities have different understands?
1:10:22 Why in the Gemara did a father pray for his daughter to die, so other people will not sin because of her beauty?
1:15:40 What is special of the weeks Shovavim?
1:17:24 When in comes for co-ed events can we ever say that the good outweighs the bad?
1:23:20 Is emunah a mixture of emotion and intellect?
1:27:15 Whats the difference between chinuch at home compared to chinuch at school?
1:29:07 Since they have been tragedies in the last few demonstrations is it a sign that Hashem is not in favor of them?
1:32:02 Why does a person daven for change if everything Hashem does is for the good?
1:36:34 Why did Yosef not try to contact Yaakov when he became viceroy?

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