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**The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast**

Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz’s weekly Question and Answer sessions at Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem.
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Q&A: Womens Suffrage, Self Help & Grave Decomposition Nov 03, 2026

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0:00 What do the similar terms in Kel Melech Rachamim mean? 3:10 What was the halachic and haskafic issue with women voting? 12:53 Was the split of the Kingdom of Israel already alluded to in sefer Shmuel? 19:00 Why can't we come close to Hashem through secular knowledge? 31:35 Does the word Vayashkem mean Tefillah or Keriat Shema? 33:52 Are secular self help books advisable to use for correcting middot? 43:10 Is there a concept of eternal damnation in Judaism? 53:47 Do the bodies of tzadikkim decompose in grave? 58:30 Why is there so much repetition in davening?

10-21-26

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Q&A: Stealing Land, Sharia Law & IDF Frumkeit Oct 31, 2026

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0:00 In Sefer Shoftim a nation claims that we stole their land and the gemara gives a teretz that is different than the first comment of Rashi on Chumash. 4:30 Why don't we follow the medical advice of chazal today 9:30 When certain Islamic countries where Sharia law is broken harsh punishment is administered and this is typically looked down upon, but doesn't the Torah administer similar punishments to someone who breaks Torah law? 16:12 Does an event like October 7th change certain stances that the gedolim of the previous generation took? 29:00 Is the adoption of techelet an attempt to change the social norm? 35:00 Does the IDF actively try to make a person not frum? 43:35 Was R'Hirsch against all musicaly instruments being used during davening or just the use organ/piano? 51:30 Why doesn't sefer Hachinuch list any mitzvot in Parsha Noah? Q&A 10-14-26

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Q&A: Choosing a Rabbi, Halachic Process & Noahide Laws Oct 12, 2026

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This episode is sponsored in appreciation for HaRav Breitowitz's support for the Tosfos project.

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0:00 Tosfos & Bris story 5:35 How do we understand that Yom Kippur atones on its own 9:28 Does toil in Torah be considered kapparot for Teshuva 10:11 Does Teshuva count if a person repeats the same sin again? 15:03 How much Teshuva does a peson need to do? 19:53 How to know which halachic opinions to follow? 21:03 Is any nation in the world following the Noahide laws? 24:35 What's the machlochet on Emunah and Bitachon between Novardik, Slabodka, and Chazon Ish? 37:09 How much do you need to have a Rabbi? 44:28 Can a gentile daven for a Jew? 46:33 What is special about the children of Israel?

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Q&A: Musical Slichos, Shofar on Shabbos & The Messianic Process Sep 10, 2026

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This episode is dedicated in honor of the Baruch Dvinsky family

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0:55 Is music allowed during the davening services? 9:00 Does the Shach's claim on the Terumat HaDeshen manufacturing his questions have any practical ramifications? 16:45 Can you blow the shofar on Shabbat? 22:45 Who is judged for having a bad thought, who are only judged for doing a bad action? 25:00 Purim is considered to such a holy day, but seemingly all we do is eat and drink and not so much learning. Seems like an obvious contradiction. 28:55 How do we have drashas and roshe tevot that allude to the names of the months, if the months were named later in history? 34:00 When it come to ben adam l'chavero are mezid and shogeg judged equally? 37:20 Is the establishment of Israel apart of the Messianic process? 43:35 Do only Jews have Teshuva? 47:15 Why is the bechirah Yisrael not part of the 13 principles of Faith? 52:28 Does Hashem change his mind? 55:35 Can a Rav promote his haskafa and put down another Rav's haskafa and would it be considered lashon hara? 58:57 Why do people read Shir HaShirim before Shabbat?

9-3-26

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Q&A: Hating Gifts, Destroying the Wicked & Mixed Davening Sep 06, 2026

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This episode is sponsored & dedicated in memory of the 2nd yartzeit of Marshall Friedman (Mutya Yecheskel ben Shimon) by Mark and Tammy Friedman

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0:00 What does the pasuk mean that a person who wants to live should hate gifts? 7:55 Can you curse wicked people? 23:20 How does Hashem have middot? 33:35 Why did the girsa for the bracha of minim in the Amida change over time? 42:40 At the Kotel sometimes there is so many people that there is a mix of men and women davening in the plaza. It that allowed? 47:54 Should a person learn "What's bothering Rashi?" 53:44 When Mashiach come will there be different nusachs and minhags or only one? 56:54 What is the origin of thought? 58:15 How much is free will a product of your past experiences?

8-26-26

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The Selichos Service Sep 05, 2026

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The Mitzvah Of Blowing The Shofar Aug 28, 2026

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Q&A: Antisemitism, Kabbalah & Conversion Aug 25, 2026

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Sponsored by ComputerRabbis.com and 613.deals, lzecher nishmas Brocha bas Reb Leib.

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0:00 Can man, who has not fulfilled the mitzvah of peru urevu marry a women, who is unable to give birth and does having a medical procedure to have a child affect the din? 3:40 Can a person wear slides or crocs during davening? 6:20 How is it possible that in times of the mishna the times that the korbanot were offered were forgotten if it had only been one generation after the destruction of the Bet HaMikdash? 8:40 Why is the Ashkenaz minhag to make borei mine vesamim on all spices regardless of the type of spice for havdallah? 15:40 When should a person start learning kabbalah? 21:50 Where does the halacha of someone who is undergoing conversion is obligated to violated shabbat? 31:00 Did the Avot keep the Torah? 44:24 Should we actively fight anti-semitism? 50:15 Does a Bet Midrash have the same din as a Shul in terms of using it as a shortcut? 52:15 Where was the wall of the Kotel located in the times of Bet HaMikdash? 55:35 What's the main objective of Rashi on The Chumash and Gemara? 1:08:02 Significance of the five spaces between the fingers of the Kohanim during birkat cohanim? 8-19-26

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Q&A: Erev Rav, Ruach HaKodesh & Learning During Chazaras HaShatz Jul 17, 2026

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Sponsored In honor of Harav Breitowitz sponsored by ComputerRabbis.com and his many listeners out in New York.

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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

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SPECIAL: Parshas Mattos-Masei Jul 09, 2026

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