KAJ & Morasha-Q&A Session with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

Q&A Session with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz organized by KAJ & Morasha (Olami) Berlin, November 15th 2023 Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz, world-renowned lecturer and rabbinic authority, is a frequent lecturer, bringing his unique depth and breadth of scholarship to bear on a wide range of topics, especially medical, business, professional and family ethics, and the interrelationship between halacha and the secular legal system. He is currently the Rav of Kehillas Ohr Somayach, at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem, and his famous Q&A podcasts on all the areas of Halachah and Hashkafah are listened to by thousands. 00:00-02:26 Intro 02:27-09:37 Question No.1 Obviously, we are following the events in Eretz Yisroel (and doing all we can to help). What should be our hashkafa regarding this war? 09:38-12:05 No.2 What is our attitude toward ‘revenge’ on Hamas? Of course we should act in self-defense, but is the feeling of revenge an appropriate one in Judaism? 12:06-19:00 Question No.3 How should one deal with deep grief and heartbreak? 19:01-25:38 Question No.4 Is it realistic today to ask young Jews to abstain from physical contact until marriage? If so, why and how? 25:39-33:15 Question No.5 In the Talmud, and even more so in the Achronim, the Tanaaim and Amoraim are often portrayed as perfectly rational people without human feelings and emotions. Was this really the case, and is this the ideal we're trying to achieve? 33:16-37:37 Question No.6 How much Torah do people (who mainly work for a living and come home late and exhausted) need to learn? 37:38-41:47 Question No.7 Children in Chutz L'Aretz are exposed to much more than in Eretz Yisroel. How do we raise them as sheltered as possible? 41:48-46:28 Question No.8 What is the halachic "modus operandi" regarding "spending money"; Why should I give tzdakah? Do mizvot affect my income? 46:29-52:34 Question No.9 How will we know the true mashiach?