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May a Kohen Soldier Duchen? Rav JB Soloveitchik Takes on the World
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The prosecution cannot become the defendant: This is how we know that Hashem agreed to Moshe breaking the Luchos. Yechezkel asked to ch…2 years, 1 month ago
Suicide, Korach's Cohorts, and the Most Controversial Sefer in Halacha
Episode 114
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Did Korach and the 250 people with him know they would die? If yes, why did they go through with it?Is suicide considered murder? One Gem…2 years, 1 month ago
Stirring the Pot of Machloikes: Righteous Act or Sin?
Episode 112
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Yalkut Shimoni brings some of Korach's clever arguments. Rameh M'panu says that husband and wife in story of Bava ben Buta and R' Meir w…2 years, 1 month ago
Come Let a Mysterious Mystic Blow Your Mind Away
Episode 111
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Zohar - Moshiach will first appear in the Galil.Gemara - Sanhedrin moved to Teveriah and the Geulah will begin in Teveriah.R Meir referre…2 years, 1 month ago
Liability by Proxy? A Journey Through the Responsa of the Ages
Season 1 Episode 110
Source Sheet Why did Moshe only daven for Yehoshua? Why is there a mitzva to pay on time? An unpaid Shliach is a basically a borrowed human? Ramban's…
2 years, 1 month ago
Birkas HaTorah: the Students of the Vilna Gaon Debate on Whether They Can Debate With Him
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Is Birkas Hatorah Deoraisa? If Deoraisa, is it a separate mitzva? Do you need a Brocho to think Torah? Is thinking like speaking? Is wr…2 years, 2 months ago
A Kabbalist, a Litvak, and a Chossid, Walk Into a Bar on Shavuos Night
Season 1 Episode 108
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When did the Minhag to stay up shavuos night start Amazing stories with the kabbalists (R' Yosef Karo, R' Shlomo Elkabatz, R' Chaim…2 years, 2 months ago
The Heated Controversy of Restoring Authentic Smicha
Season 1 Episode 107
Sunday Kollel Shiur (Class given in 5782)
2 years, 2 months ago
The Chasam Sofer Battles With the Reform Movement in Hungary
Season 1 Episode 106
Placement of the Bimah and the Torah in Shul.
Does it need to be in the middle because of convenience or halacha? May one daven in a shul where it…2 years, 2 months ago