Q&A: Shana Rishona, Birth Control & Haskamos

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0:00 thoughts on Shavuot
1:25 how different should shana rishona be to other years of marriage
6:30 why does the Torah want Shmita to cancel loans
16:10 how should we navigate our divine purpose today without any Neviim
27:50 is birth control evil, do some poskim permit it?
36:00 why dont we see women taking on the option of making a zimmun together
43:25 under what circumstances can Chazal make multiple drashot from one pasuk
47:15 to what extent should secular education be allowed
57:35 what was the curriculum of Shem’s yeshiva
1:00:00 why did there need to be different shvatim and what will their role be in the future
1:07:05 did people in chutzla aretz have to keep 2 days of Yom Kippur for not knowing when Rosh Hodesh Tishrei was declared
1:11:05 why did the rishonim write so much on Seder nazikim
1:19:25 origin of dikduk in lashon hakodesh
1:28:00 do any of the agricultural laws of Eretz Yisrael apply to produce in Chutzla Aretz
1:30:10 is the shmoneh esrei bracha taken from parashat kodshim
1:31:35 is tanning a problem of beged isha
1:32:50 are there problems with haskamas given to sefarim

 

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