Published by Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz
Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz's weekly Question and Answer sessions at Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem. A Project of Ohr.edu Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear from you at: Podcasts@ohr.edu
Listen on Apple Podcasts1 hr 24 min
Sponsored In honor of Harav Breitowitz sponsored by ComputerRabbis.com and his many listeners out in New York. 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 0:00 How is a person allow to learn during Chazarat HaShatz 11:15 Why did the erev rav have such a big influence on Klal Yisrael and not vice versa? 19:30 What is Tachunan and why are certain groups strict with saying it and others are leninent? 26:30 What does Shalom Bayit override Kibud Av Va'em 30:20 Why is allowed to say Elokai Netzor on Shabbat? 36:10 The Midrash says the portion of land of the Menashe was split as a punishment, while gemara say it was split for different reason. How do we resolve this contradiction? 45:00 When do we say amen if we are in the middle of an inyan? 53:12 Are taggim in a sefer Torah considered a hiddur mitzvah? Can you write a sefer Torah without all the stringency and hiddurim of soferim? 1:03:45 Do you choose who you marry or is it predetermined in heaven? 1:07:35 Do Gedolei Torah have Ruach HaKodesh today and if so can they make mistakes? 1:13:01 Why can you test Hashem with the mitzvah of Tzedakah? Q&A 7-8-26 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
48 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 22 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 0:00 What is pride and how is it different than self esteem? 10:45 Why was the parah chosen as the atonement for the golden calf? 14:20 Why aren't women taught Gemara? 26:45 Do we know the correct pronunciation of Hashems name? 34:00 How does a person know if his intention are pure? 39:45 Are we part of Hashem? 47:15 What are the mains problem with humanity today? 56:25 Is it worth fighting antisemitism? 58:30 What is lacking in the Kiruv world? 1:05:40 Why did Shimshon sacrifice his eye for reward in this world? 1:07:15 How did Hashem give the Oral Torah to Moshe? 1:15:40 Why is Olam Haba not mentioned in the Torah and is it a prerequisite of our faith? 1:17:55 Is there any importance on how a person dresses in Yeshiva? Q&A 6-17-26 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 9 min
Join us in Jerusalem for Ohr Samayach's 3rd Yarchei Kallah event from July 6th to 8th, 2026! Featuring HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz shlit"a & HaRav Asher Weiss shlit"a and more Click here for more information. Dont miss this one of a kind experience! ---------------------------------------------------- Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today! Q&A 0:00 What is source of the prohibition not to cause self harm and to what extent does this apply? 4:45 The Mishnah Berurah fowns upon the custom of not wearing a tallit gadol. What should a person do regarding this halacha? 8:55 Should we pronounce hebrew according to a different a minhag if believe that minhag is more authentic? 14:15 Can you rent out glass plates for venues with the intention of kashering them before each use? 15:10 Why can we make the bracha on shabbat candles today if the main pleasure of illumination come from electric lights? 19:14 Who are the Gedolim and what qualifies a Gadol? 22:45 Did Rashi's daughters wear tefillin? 33:25 What is the purpose of the resurrection of the dead if the dead are receiving their reward now in olam haba? 37:45 If limud of Torah is the main way to connect to Hashem why are women not chiyav to learn Torah? 45:05 Is there an inyan to grow peyot and a beard? 51:15 Why is a secular education frowned upon by religious communities? 55:15 Rav Elchanan says emunah in Hashem should be so obvious because a person can clearly see that Hashem is evident everywhere. Is this a universally accept hashkafa? 1:05:15 How does the Ramban define olam haba and how does that differ from the Rambam? Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
35 min
3RD Annual Yarchai Kallah in Yerushalayim July 6-8, 2026 📩 Reserve: bentzys@ohr.edu | https://bit.ly/OSYarchaiKallah Torah protects. Torah unites. Join the mission. See you there! 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 25 min
Support Ohr Somayach! https://causematch.com/osi/osp/ This episode is dedicated by anonymous in honor of HaRav Yitzchok Breitowitz & Yeshivas Ohr Somayach 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. Q&A 0:00 When the Shulchan Aruch says "a person should be machmir" are we obligated to follow this opinion? 5:40 Does music have spiritual power? 12:25 Are shedim and dibbuks what we call ghost today? 19:15 Does someone fulfill the mitzvah of Shiluach Haken if he doesnt use the eggs? 27:40 Is there any sources of the music and tunes sung by the leviim? 29:45 Why did R'Chaim Kanievsky holds that someone needs to wear a hat and jacket for davening? 37:40 What is the source for lighting fires on Lag BaOmer? 41:20 How are you allowed to dance today on Shabbat and Yom Tov? 43:50 Is there any legitimacy to the story of Shimon Kippah? 50:45 What does the statement "derech eretz come before Torah" mean? 1:01:00 Is there Zevulun and Yissachar relationship exit today and do they have to be a fifty-fifty split? 1:10:45 The Rambam says shevet levi are patur from all wars and this extends to Torah scholars, but it seems from the lashon that the Rambam holds this patur is only for Torah scholars that teach Torah and not just learns Torah? 1:13:00 Is there any issue saying certain names ? 1:15:10 Is there any truth to the saying the more influence one has the less free will that person has? 1:18:45 How are we to understand creation when time itself is also a creation? 1:21:10 Why do Haredi rabbis not recoqnize non-haredim rabbis? (5-6-26) 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
44 min
Support Ohr Somayach! https://causematch.com/osi/osp/ 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
43 min
Support Ohr Somayach! https://causematch.com/osi/osp/ 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER 📞 Call our program placement specialist: +1-254-981-0133
1 hr 29 min
Dedicated by Anonymous in honor of Rav Breitowitz & Yeshivas Ohr Somayach. 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Q&A 0:00 Why did all snakes lose their feet if only the nachash in the garden of Eden 2:00 Is it assur to listen to Non-Jewish music/tunes? 9:55 If someone is cutting onions and starts tearing up should they think of the Bet HaMikdash to do the mitzvah? 13:05 Is it allowed to do raffles for Tzedakah? 16:20 How does modern futility treatment affect yibum? 21:30 Is believing in an omen or superstitions assur? 24:33 What does Mazal Tov mean? 34:20 Can a person accept a gift from someone whose main source of income is assur according to the Torah? 38:30 What ksav Ivri? 43:13 How do we defend the Ralbag who says Hashem has no knowledge of the future? 53:20 How important is Mesorah today? 56:50 How was the Ramchal accepted today when he was so controversial in his time? 1:07:15 If a person thinks and tries to learn from a previous mistake would that not be a lack of bitochon? 1:13:11 How was Chassidim allowed to change their davening nusach? 1:17:15 How can women do bedika chametz today if the Gemara in Pesachim says the contrary? 1:20:30 If someone is davening the amida as part of an airplane minyan, should he move to let someone pass? 1:22:30 How are we allowed to use disposable plasticware since it's wasteful? 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 32 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available ! 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu Q&A 0:00 Is the war between the U.S. and Iran alluded to in the Torah? 3:30 Is it proper to talk to Hashem throughout the day? 6:45 How to reconcile the timeline of when the Mashiach can come? 9:25 Will the Sanhedrin annul the animal offering in the times of Mashiach? 17:40 What is the evil eye? 26:05 How could Shlomo HaMelech make a mistake if he was the wisest of all men? 29:48 How could the Avot keep the mitzvot derabbanan if they can be change in each generation by the Sanhedrin? 31:12 Can a Jew go to therapy? 37:45 Whats the custom of Upsherin? 42:55 Why do some have a minhag not to learn Hilchot Avilut? 47:20 What is a Mazel? 1:01:30 How was Mordechai allowed to take the royal position of Persia in exchange for his position on the Sanhedrin? 1:11:35 Why was Kabbalah kept a secret? 1:15:09 What makes a good chavruta? 1:19:00 Is Gemara more important than Tanach? 1:20:35 Why did Ester not give up her life when taken by Ahashverous? 1:24:47 Why did Hillel give the golden rule of the Torah in the negative language? 1:29:53 How do we explain the concept of yeridas hadoros when in the times of Purim they accepted the Torah on a higher madreiga? 2-25-26 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our program placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 40 min
This Wednesday's QA shiur is generously sponsored by Bernie Samet. In loving memory of his father, Yaakov ben Rachel, whose yahrzeit is on the 29th of Shevat; in memory of his mother, Chaya Sarah bas Gittel, whose yahrzeit is on the 26th of Shevat; in memory of his beloved wife, Baila bas Zlata, a"h; whose yahrzeit was on 13th of kislev and in memory of his sister's granddaughter, Rachael bas Rivka Tova, a"h, who was niftar on the 17th of Shevat. May the learning of this shiur serve as an aliyah for their neshamot. 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series! 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu Q&A 1:15: Can and should a Jew own a gun and would that be considered histadlut with the rise of antisemitism? 7:35 How many days of Yom Tov does an area that is not part of the State of Israel, but was part of biblical Israel keep? 12:18 Does the Rav have a favorite Sefer? 13:25 Should we support that the State of Israel to have a law legalizing mandatory death penalty for terroist? 26:00 Are Tzizits valid if they had the wrong amount of windings? 26:58 Why did David try to send Uriel back to his wife, Bat Sheva? 39:15 Why does Hashem have to be limitless and uniformly one? 44:15 Whats the significance and holiness of Rosh Chodesh? 51:10 What kavanah should a person have when they say Birkat minim in the amidah? 56:02 How can Ester go back to Mordechai after she has been with Ahasuerus? 1:03:20 Whats the purpose of the world according to the Ramchal? 1:06:25 Why don't we give children original names anymore? 1:11:35 In the times of Mashiach we have to bring a sin offering for all our sins how would that be practically be fulfilled? 1:12:45 Are we allowed to bring a korban Pesach today? 1:16:50 How does reimbursement of Shabbat and Yom Tov work if someone is given money for the honor of Shabbat and Yom Tov? 1:19:00 What does the Gemara mean that blessing is only found in one's house because of the honor of one's wife 1:21:32 Why do we wait until Adar to go up in simcha? Shouldn't we always be b'simcha? 1:23:50 Was Ester taken forcibly or voluntarily by Ahasuerus? 1:24:40 Are secular self-help books proper to read and apply? 1:27:40 In the times of Messianic how do we know who is really of Kohen? 1:28:30 What's the obligation of taking on stringencies? 1:31:12 Can a person rely on those who darshan verses from nach to explain current events and the times of Mashiach? 1:33:28 Should we continue to give shiurs in Yiddish? 1:37:43 Why does the Torah repeat the building the Miskhan in detail multiple times throughout the Torah? PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
41 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
42 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 31 min
Sponsored by the Kolatch Family in honor of the 10th Yahrzeit of Dr. Robin Goldman, Riza bas Tzvi Yaakov 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu Q&A 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? 1-28-26 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
40 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at podcasts@ohr.edu 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 40 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 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? Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS 1-14-26
43 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 36 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 📍 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. Q&A 0:00 What is a women's role in this world and how do they obtain Olam Haba? 8:32 Should a person be involved full time learning or be working and supporting Torah? 14:15 Can a person make a bracha when smelling perfume and cologne? 16:52 Why is Torah always emphasized as equal to all the Miztvot when there are other Miztvot that have the same reward? 24:22 Why do Rabbinical Miztvot like Hannukah have so many halachot and details? 31:56 Why do a lot of people not learn the Torah Temimah? 36:17 What is the bracha on a granola bar? 42:07 How does a person apply Ahavat Yisrael to a person that takes others away from Torah Judaism? 48:20 Why did the Chida write Shem HaGedolim? 53:39 Who divided the Tanach to parshas, chapters, verses, etc? 1:05:55 How can Hillel and Shammai say it would've been better that man should not have been created? 1:10:22 When a child becomes bar mitzvah is there a big change within a child that makes him into an adult? 1:15:55 Can a person learn a book where the author has a different hashkafa than himself or Yeshiva? 1:23:23 Can a person have a dog and are they good animals? 1:27:12 Why did the Gra put Hassidim in cherem? 1:35:53 Why do people have the custom not learn Hilchot Aveilut? (12-24-25) 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📱 WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/OhrRegister 📞 Call our program placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu Produced by : Cedar Media Studios
47 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
1 hr 34 min
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Q&A 11-19-25 0:05 Can you take the figs that are on the trees at the Yeshiva and would you have to give Terumah and Maaser? 3:00 What is the difference between a Bas Kol, Ruach Hakodesh and Nevua? 7:00 What is the halacha regarding asking someone for forgiveness for speaking lashon hara about him? 10:42 How did the Tanna R'Elisha ben Avuha become a heretic and was it possible for him to do a teshuva? 21:33 Is the average person under the haschaha pratis or haschaha klalis? 29:47 What is Daas Torah and why should we go to them for life advice? 40:32 How to differentiate between a valid opinion and a heretical one? 43:50 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? 48:30 How was Rebbi allowed to write down the Oral Torah? 55:06 Why don't Yeshivas teach Jewish philosophy such Moreh Nevuim and Kuzari? 59:55 When Mashiach comes do bechorim become Kohanim? 1:06:25 Are Goyim able to build the Beit Hamikdash? 1:08:25 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? 1:13:35 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? 1:19:30 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? 1:22:10 Can a person have a girlfriend if she makes him have a stronger connection to Judaism? 1:24:33 There a some concepts in Kabbalah that seem very similar to other religions. Is it possible that other religions were influenced by Jewish Kabbalah? 1:29:48 Does Hashem answer our prayers before we daven? Email us at: podcasts@ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
Apple Podcasts rankings supplied by Mato Topic Intelligence Platform.
Observed July 30, 2026.
Apple and Apple Podcasts are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.