Q&A: Leaving Israel, Hostages & Conditional Divorce

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel ​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today! Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7 Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos The War of the Eighth 00:00 Should we proselytize at all to our parents? 03:03 Three practical questions about saying Tehillim. 07:08 What situation would obligate one to leave Israel? 09:46 How does one balance joy from learning with pain from the war? 20:00 Is one of the arguments against joining the IDF now disproven? 34:47 Since the Islamist Palestinian enemy also prays for success and has many spiritual merits, how can we be confident in our prayers for their failure? 44:33 Are there any special effects of doing many more interpersonal commandments than commandments between man and God? 49:50 What are the obligations of a Jewish state regarding captives and POWs? 59:00 Does Hashem 'seeing' the light was good imply that He perceived post facto-- that the goodness was not guaranteed? 1:02:37 Why is the major separation between light and dark in time, not in space? 1:04:23 Is there a practical, spiritual difference between learning in Israel and learning in Chutz Laaretz? 1:07:03 How do Biblical literalists explain the age of human artifacts that are seemingly older than 5784 years? 1:11:35 Did R Hai Gaon and the Chasam Sofer give a date for the War of Gog and Magog? 1:13:39 Might Haredi opinions regarding Zionism change because of the war? 1:21:13 Is there a serious concern of lashon hara among baalei teshuva who casually mention their family situations? 1:26:53 Would conditional divorces be effective to prevent agunot in today's war? You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS