Q&A: Slavery, Suffrage & Sheitels (HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz)

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00:00 - 6:30 What is the spiritual benefit of Lot keeping the Mitzvah of Matzah?
6:31 - 8:50 If a person is benching on a cup can someone else drink it?
8:51 - 25:39 If slavery is deemed immoral why did the Torah permit it?
25:40 - 30:17 What is the Torah’s view on the women’s right to vote?
30:18 - 35:55 Why is it that sometimes when people learn Torah it doesn’t reflect their characteristics?
35:56 - 41:52 What happened to the Kotzker Rebbe?
41:53 - 47:31 There are aveiras mentioned by Chazal that will not be atoned until one’s death, what does this exactly mean?
47:32 - 1:00:40 How do we rectify the rule that a Kohen needs to divorce his wife if she is violated?
1:00:41 - 1:04:30 If a young person who feels rejected and alone, what does Hashem expect from them and how can they get the strength?
1:04:31 - 1:09:04 The concept of the ‘four elements’, are they indigenous to Jewish or Greek principles?
1:09:05 - 1:13:54 How do we understand Rav Ovadiah Yosef’s psak on sheitels?
1:13:55 - 1:16:55 How do we understand the idea of ‘gilgul’ - reincarnation?
1:16:56 - 1:20:44 Is it proper to have so many children despite not being able to financially support them?
1:20:45 - 1:23:27 Does the Torah address the idea of hitting one’s children?
1:23:28 - 1:25:32 Is birth control permitted according to Rabbeinu Tam?
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