Q&A- Psychedelic Drugs, Woman Ordination & Palestinians

Would you like to sponsor an episode? A series? We'd love to hear from you : podcasts@ohr.edu 00:00 Rav addresses asking controversial questions 00:39 What is Ramban's view on premarital sex? 04:42 How can Shlomo HaMelech send sheidim? Isn't that kishuf? 11:20 Why was Torah given so late if that was purpose of the world? 18:50 Did Yitzchak Avinu die during sacrifice or after? 22:30 How do we regard a figure like David Weiss HaLivni (who recently died) and the Union for Traditional Judaism in general? 27:10 What is the significance of Hashem's name "Shakai"? 32:40 What is the Rav's view on psychedelic drugs? 36:25 What was religion of people of Haran? 44:20 Why was Shlomo able to build multiple extra kruvim? 48:30 How did Baer Miriam make it to the kinneret? 50:45 What is the issur of woman ordination? 56:15 How do we address skeptics of Flood of Noach? 59:18 How do we understand when Chazal say that Rabbi Akiva was greater than Moshe Rabbenu? 1:01:30 What's the minimum you have to say of the pesukim for Krias Shema Al Ha Mitah? 1:02:10 Are there any proofs in Torah that prove its validity? 1:04:38 What is the origin of making a wish on a wish bone and is it avoda zara? 1:07:40 Does reading Zohar itself purify someone? 1:09:00 What does it mean the Pinchas is Eliyahu? What are practical implications? 1:14:10 Is there a fourth individual that lived eternally? Eliyahu, Chanoch, and Sarach Bat Asher are known. What is the commonality amongst them? 1:16:50 How can Iyov be listed as a non-Jewish prophet if we know it's only a minority opinion that he was a goy? 1:20:20 Do Jews who have only a Jewish mother have inheritance? Also will there status change at time of Messiah? 1:22:35 Why is the word Bar mitzvah in Aramaic and Bat Mitzvah in Hebrew? 1:24:07 Why do some halachos depend on looking at a Goyish majority? 1:27:42 What are the views on talking in the bathroom? 1:29:08 Should we respond to Palestinian treatment of Jews in a similar way as we did with the Soviets? 1:34:52 Is it morally wrong for a Cohen to be grateful for Chet HaEgel which gave him his kehunna? 1:36:50 When would shaking a hand with a woman be permissible? https://podcasts.ohr.edu/ Visit us @ ohr.edu Produced by: Cedar Media Studios