Q&A: Taxes, Drunkenness & Costumes
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Dedicated for the elevation of the neshama of Moshe Yaakov ben Asher Zelig, z"l, Dr. Alexander Kratz, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, sponsored by Elizabeth, Zippy, Hannah and Asher Kratz.
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00:00 - Is it permitted to speak Loshon Horo about someone who does not keep Shabbos?
07:56 - Should we abandon democracy seeing as the Torah commands that the Jewish
people have a king and makes no mention of democracy
18:45 - What was Rachel doing with idols four days after leaving Lavanās house?
21:15 - Why do people overstate their expenses in their tax return if the income for the year
is pre-determined?
26:25 - Why does the Torah go to such lengths to describe the construction of the
Mishkan?
31:28 - If the generations since leaving Eretz Yisrael are going down in kedushah then why
do we still have such big physical challenges?
37:09 - How should one react to extremist statements from Gedolim?
42:20 - What is the extent of the obligation not to emulate the other nations?
50:00 - When does the heter of inaccessibility end in regard to separating psoles from
ochel?
54:55 - How can one best prepare for Purim and use his drunkenness to connect to
Hashem?
01:02:05 - Can one charge to learn with someone?
01:04:45 - What is the Rabbiās view of women dressing up on Purim?
01:07:55 - What determines when we encourage the use of loop-holes?
01:14:55 - How do people on 12-step programmes deal with Purim?
01:17:00 - If Moshe received the Torah at Sinai does that mean that he knew everything that
would happen later in the Midbar?
01:18:40 - If one has an opportunity to do a mitzvah should he stop learning to engage in
it?
01:22:39 - If Rambam says sacrifices were only a concession to human nature why do we
daven for them?
01:26:50 - How can someone know whether to interpret a diļ¬culty as a sign to change or
persevere?
01:30:10 - Why do we need the instructions to build the utensils of the Beis Hamikdash
101:34:50 - Does Hashem listen to the Shliach Tziburās first shmoneh esrei?
01:37:53 - Why does Shmuel in the Gemara not get a title?
01:40:10 - Can one sell a product that could cause harm?
01:43:00 - How does the principle of lack of agency for sin integrate with secular law?
01:44:40 - What is Nekudas HaBechirah?
(3-5-25)
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