Q&A- Unanswered Prayers, Aliens & The Divorce Rate

Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu 00:00 How can one be okay with prayers not being answered? How might one "improve the returns", so to speak? 07:01 Is there a source for souls choosing their parents before birth? 11:47 How can we pray if Hashem won't change His mind? And is it possible for Adam & Eve to be a parable? 24:22 Do we introduce all halachos at once to someone interested in Judaism, or do we withhold some and introduce slowly? 30:42 Is it preferable for the only Levi to quicken his Amidah to wash the cohanim's hands, or to forego washing in favor of a better Amidah? 32:25 How can the Zohar claim that there is no teshuva for zera levatala, whereas the Talmud Yerushalmi says that is true only for bitul Torah? 35:23 Is there a source for Lev Tahor's dress code, and how should we react to it? 38:23 If someone is given an interim set of tefillin by the tefillin repair shop, and he has already paid for his fixed tefillin, what type of shomer is he? 40:46 Do the laws to respect the wishes of the dead apply even to those executed by the court? 42:48 What does Judaism say about alien life or the multiverse? 46:07 Does Korach have a share in the World to Come? 47:59 If one regrets his own purchase, does gam zu letovah apply? 52:15 Why do some wait to repeat Vayechulu with another, if they finished the Shabbat Amidah late, while some don't? 54:08 How should one treat non-Jewish family members by intermarriage? 1:00:25 A person younger than 20 suffers-- is this attributed to future sins, the sins of the parents, or a gilgul? 1:04:28 Where does tikkun klali come from, and are there similar formulas? 1:06:45 What mitzvos can one forego for the sake of kiruv, or to what degree can one sacrifice his own spiritual growth for kiruv? 1:16:05 How many praying people can one walk in front of in order to do a mitzvah? 1:18:41 What is the cause of the rise in divorce rate, and how can one avoid divorce? 1:24:50 How did the Sanhedrin communicate their takanos and gezeiros? 1:27:06 What exactly is the sin of complaining in Chukas? And why should a copper snake be a cure? 1:34:26 Are the rules of saying amen from Berachos still applicable today? 1:35:23 Should a baal teshuva start with new growth or with old regret? What about day-to-day? 1:40:24 Was Tosfos' expectation that we know all of Shas before learning Tosfos? 1:45:17 Are there many references to Bar Kochba in Chazal? 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 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