Q&A- Killing with Kindness, Slavery & Mourner's Kaddish

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00:00 What is the source for rounded luchos, and why is this rejected?

02:58 Does a baal teshuva have to give up certain hobbies? If he doesn't, should he hide them from his children?

18:40 When is someone who is brain dead considered halachically deceased?

27:04 How can one appreciate the concept of slavery in the Torah?

34:40 Does a double amputee have to keep tznius for their prosthetic legs?

37:04 What is the chiddush of the "like maaseh kedera" beraisa, according to Rav and Shmuel?

38:13 Would Hitler have a defense in a beis din from ain shliach ledavar aveirah? Was the Eichmann trial halachically valid?

46:06 Why is there a distinction between singular and plural in the beracha of tevilas keilim?

47:39 What is the proper response to someone who might be asking about Judaism only to disparage it, but might be asking honestly?

52:26 Is it possible to "kill one's enemy with kindness"?

56:39 Is milk added to coffee covered by a beracha made before the milk was available?

58:04 What is the Torah's view on non-Jews who never knew monotheism?

1:00:26 What are the ancestral origins of humans native to other continents?

1:03:36 What is the proper etiquette for mourner's kaddish for multiple mourners?

1:08:44 Why are women pasul for testimony?

1:10:02 How does Torah explain items carbon-dated to a time before 6000 years ago?

1:12:53 How do we deal with Reform converts who are not halachically Jewish?

1:14:20 Can one make aromatic berachos on spices and such used for food, like coffee? Can that coffee be used for drinking afterward?

1:15:42 In Az Yashir of Shacharis, why do we say the Aramaic translation of Hashem yimloch twice?

1:18:58 Can someone be a talmid chacham by reading Mesivta or Artscroll?

1:19:58 What is the halachic justification for saying Tehillim in the graveyard a violation of loeg lerash?

1:22:49 Can you bring the name Yisrael into the bathroom? What about the two-yod abbreviation?

1:24:26 How can one appreciate Shabbat from a rationalistic perspective?

1:27:15 Why are there so many Amoraim with names derived from "rav"?

1:27:58 How is it possible for someone to follow the mitzvos but be a disgusting person?

1:30:50 Are empty buildings part of the techum of Shabbat?

1:32:50 How do we define "kedushat Shabbat"?

1:33:55 Can a tattoo of Hashem's name be erased if the tattoo artist is a goy?

1:34:46 Is learning Torah to not feel empty lishmah?

1:35:50 Is it true that when one isn't feeling up to it, one can postpone davening?

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