Q&A: Baseless Hatred, Ayin Hara & Shovavim

2026-01-23

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0:00 What will happen in the times of Mashiach to individuals that don't have a shevet?
2:15 How to understand the statement Talmud Torah keneged kulam?
5:50 What did Sarah see in Yishmael that he had to be removed?
10:10 Why in davening do we pray that Hashem not bring us to sin?
15:30 Where did Teferet Yisrael get the Midrash that Moshe should've been a cruel person by nature?
22:25 How did Shimon marry his sister Dina?
28:25 What is the origin of Kol Ishah?
38:02 How do we understand ayin hara?
44:08 Why do some frum married women not cover their hair?
51:33 How did we decide the girsa to use for our Gemara?
55:00 What is an aveira lishmah?
59:47 How to understand the relationship between psychology/therapy and mussar?
1:02:23 How do define baseless hatred?
1:04:30 How does tznius work when different communities have different understands?
1:10:22 Why in the Gemara did a father pray for his daughter to die, so other people will not sin because of her beauty?
1:15:40 What is special of the weeks Shovavim?
1:17:24 When in comes for co-ed events can we ever say that the good outweighs the bad?
1:23:20 Is emunah a mixture of emotion and intellect?
1:27:15 Whats the difference between chinuch at home compared to chinuch at school?
1:29:07 Since they have been tragedies in the last few demonstrations is it a sign that Hashem is not in favor of them?
1:32:02 Why does a person daven for change if everything Hashem does is for the good?
1:36:34 Why did Yosef not try to contact Yaakov when he became viceroy?