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What is a women’s role in this world and how do they obtain Olam Haba?

00:00:00·8 minEmunah & GodMashiach & End Times

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Should a person be involved full time learning or be working and supporting Torah?

00:08:32·5 minTorah & Learning

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Can a person make a bracha when smelling perfume and cologne?

00:14:15·2 minHalacha & Practice

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why is Torah always emphasized as equal to all the Miztvot when there are other Miztvot that have the same reward?

00:16:52·7 minTorah & LearningEmunah & God

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why do Rabbinical Miztvot like Hannukah have so many halachot and details?

00:24:22·7 minModern & Current Issues

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why do a lot of people not learn the Torah Temimah?

00:31:56·4 minTorah & Learning

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is the bracha on a granola bar?

00:36:17·5 minHalacha & Practice

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How does a person apply Ahavat Yisrael to a person that takes others away from Torah Judaism?

00:42:07·6 minTorah & LearningEthics & Interpersonal

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why did the Chida write Shem HaGedolim?

00:48:20·5 minHistory & Gedolim

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Who divided the Tanach to parshas, chapters, verses, etc?

00:53:39·12 minGeneral

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How can Hillel and Shammai say it would’ve been better that man should not have been created?

01:05:55·4 minModern & Current Issues

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

When a child becomes bar mitzvah is there a big change within a child that makes him into an adult?

01:10:22·5 minHalacha & Practice

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Can a person learn a book where the author has a different hashkafa than himself or Yeshiva?

01:15:55·7 minHashkafa & PhilosophyTorah & Learning

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Can a person have a dog and are they good animals?

01:23:23·3 minEmunah & God

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why did the Gra put Hassidim in cherem?

01:27:12·8 minGeneral

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why do people have the custom not learn Hilchot Aveilut?

01:35:53·0 minTorah & Learning

Q&A: A Womans Role, Granola Bars & Dogs | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Can you take the figs that are on the trees at the Yeshiva and would you have to give Terumah and Maaser?

00:00:05·2 minHalacha & PracticeTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is the difference between a Bas Kol, Ruach Hakodesh and Neuva?

00:03:00·4 minGeneral

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is the halacha regarding asking someone for forgiveness for speaking lashon hara about him?

00:07:00·3 minHalacha & PracticeEmunah & God

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How did the Tanna R’Elisha ben Avuha become a heretic and was it possible for him to do a teshuva?

00:10:42·10 minGeneral

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Is the average person under the haschaha pratis or haschaha klalis?

00:21:33·8 minGeneral

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is Daas Torah and why should we go to them for life advice?

00:29:47·10 minTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How to differentiate between a valid opinion and a heretical one?

00:40:32·3 minGeneral

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How to understand the passages in the Gemara that says that certain Rabbis attribute their greatness in Torah to seeing a great Rav of the previous generation?

00:43:50·4 minHashkafa & PhilosophyTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How was Rebbi allowed to write down the Oral Torah?

00:48:30·6 minHalacha & PracticeTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why don’t Yeshivas teach Jewish philosophy such Moreh Nevuim and Kuzari?

00:55:06·4 minHashkafa & PhilosophyTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

When Masiach comes do bechorim become Kohanim?

00:59:55·6 minGeneral

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Are Goyim able to build the Beit Hamikdash?

01:06:25·2 minConversion & Non-Jews

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

If you daven a different nusach than the tzibbur and they don’t have a siddur with your nusach should you daven from memory or daven the nusach of the tzibbur?

01:08:25·5 minHalacha & Practice

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

There are certain communities that only follow the Halacha of the a certain Rav like the Rambam or Gra exclusively. Is it proper to follow a single Rav’s Halacha even if goes against the mainstream Halacha?

01:13:35·5 minHalacha & PracticeModern & Current Issues

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Gemara speaks highly about tefillah, but also says that a person shouldn’t daven for a long period of time. How can we answer this contradiction?

01:19:30·2 minHalacha & PracticeTorah & Learning

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Can a person have a girlfriend if she makes him have a stronger connection to Judaism?

01:22:10·2 minModern & Current IssuesConversion & Non-Jews

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

There a some concepts in Kabbalah that seem very similar to other religions. Is it possible that other religions were influenced by Jewish Kabbalah?

01:24:33·5 minHashkafa & PhilosophyKabbalah & Mysticism

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Does Hashem answer our prayers before we daven?

01:29:48·3 minHalacha & PracticeEmunah & God

Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

During the 9th month of pregnancy, it is the minhag for the husband to open the Aron Hakodesh. What is the source of this minhag?

00:00:05·3 minHalacha & PracticeGender & Family

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

In some Shuls the Aron Hakodesh is not in the same direction as the Beit Hamikdash, so in which direction should he daven?

00:03:10·3 minHalacha & Practice

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why is a black hat and jacket such an important uniform for some communities?

00:06:25·3 minGeneral

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Is it allowed to live in the Judah Samaria area of Israel?

00:10:00·2 minHalacha & PracticeIsrael & Zionism

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why does Yeshivah put such a strong emphasis on Gemara?

00:12:12·4 minTorah & Learning

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is meant by the statement that all the tragedies that occurr is because of the loss of the Beit Hamikdash?

00:16:40·6 minGeneral

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Why don’t religious Jews have dogs?

00:23:10·4 minGeneral

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

In Gemara Makkot it says that the 365 negative commandments in corresponding to 365 days in a year. Why did Hashem choose to link the commandments to a solar calendar, which we do not use?

00:27:50·5 minTorah & LearningEmunah & God

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

How to love a fellow Jew who spreads lies of about the Jewish people?

00:33:37·7 minEthics & Interpersonal

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Does a person have to work for a living when Mashiach comes?

00:41:15·4 minMashiach & End Times

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What is the Halacha regarding Jews living on government assistance, for example Food stamps, medicaid, receiving help with heating/cooling costs, etc? Is it OK temporarily rely of government assistance or is it better to rely on our own communities when we need help?

00:45:32·6 minHalacha & PracticeIsrael & Zionism

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

It says the following generations will be on a lower level than the previous ones. Does this concept apply to Goyim?

00:51:45·3 minHashkafa & PhilosophyEmunah & God

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

Does Divine Providence apply to Goyim and is it similar to the Divine Providence that the Jews receive?

00:55:05·5 minEmunah & GodConversion & Non-Jews

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

What does it mean when Chazal says “without Divine assistance we would not able to overcome our evil inclination”?

01:00:40·3 minEmunah & God

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

When Gedolim attribute tragedies to a certain reason how should we relate to this?

01:03:40·3 minHistory & GedolimModern & Current Issues

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz

It says, R’Yochanan Ben Zakkai would always greet people first, even Goyim, should we be emulating this character trait?

01:07:15·2 minModern & Current IssuesConversion & Non-Jews

Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka | HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz