Q&A- Shovavim, Missionaries & the Omicron Variant (Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz)

00:00 Where were the bodies from the graves in the cave of Rebbe Yehuda HaNassi taken? 01:36 Why is V’shamru considered an inturruption in some minhagim? 06:09 Why can a blood avenger kill someone with no penalty? 12:18 What are the levels of Tumah? 17:38 What are insights of Shovevim?  26:21 What did Levites who didn’t live near the Temple do?  29:20 Can you break Shabbos to save the life of a non-frum person?   33:34 Can you invite your non-religious Jewish friend to a Shabbat meal if you know he is going to drive? 41:42 How does one be empathetic to others’ problems without having the problems harm themselves? 46:36 When Chazal say “you must say…” how literally should we take this? 49:04 Why do people still hold to night D’Rabbeinu Tam? 58:54 Is bein Hashmashot an inherent safek?  1:05:07 How should we be reacting to the Omicron variant of Covid? 1:08:26 War, plague, famine were things that affected the world and made people cleave to Hashem. We don’t have those same exact issues today, so how do people cleave to Hashem now?  1:12:34 What advice would you give to people when it comes to making decisions in life? 1:19:04 Why is the Torah strict on things that don’t seem so bad (such as homosexuality) and then doesn’t address things that seem much worse (such as rape)?  1:25:46 How should we act toward gay people and gay Jews in particular? 1:31:23 What is the significance of wanting Rabbeinu Tam tefillin when you get married?  1:34:32 What is the halachic source of working on one’s middos and is it doraisa or drabanan?  1:39:50 Is it ok to bring a Christian missionary into a (non-orthodox) synagogue to speak?  1:41:56 How has the litvisha world change after WWII?  1:46:24 What is the element of Judaism that is passed down through matrilineal descent? 1:47:36 What is the bread of shame? Would taking money to learn Torah count under this? Comments? Feedback? Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : [email protected] https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu ! Produced by: Cedar Media Studios