Q&A- Dor Yesharim, Sefer Refuos & Purim

00:00 How much can Dor Yeshorim play a part in the inhibition of engagement ahead of time? 05:08 (Follow-up) Can we only test for Tay-Sachs 08:38 Some people wear techeilis and others don’t. Why is that? 1747: With regard to investing using an app, does one need to pay meiser if it is immediately reinvested? 21:43 There are practices we have to differentiate ourselves from heretics, so why do Ashkenazim avoid kitnios if kararites also do this? 26:10 We know of seforim that are lost (e.g. Sefer Refuos) on purpose. Are there other withdrawn books? 33:50 Does the halacha change when new seforim are discovered? 36:15 Why does the Torah say by malchos that it is 40-1, i.e. not just 39? 40:08 Why is that in parashas Mishpatim that the master of a Jewish slave and a goyishe maidservant, and keep the children as slaves? 46:00 When klal Yisroel was given the Torah sha’b’ksav it was accepted freely, but it is also considered to represent midas haDin. How could this be? 48:50 Daf yud gimmel in maseches Niddah mentions that gerim prevent the coming of Mashiach. Besides the pshat of Rashi there, I was wondering what other explanation there could be? 52:13 Regarding Purim, it has mishnayos and the megillah, and yet it is associated with Chanukah despite the disproportionate treatment. Is this because of the Hashmonaim? 56:30 If the malchus of the Hashmonaim is regarded as a failure, why do we say Hallel? ________________________   Rabbi Dr Yitzchak Breitowitz, of Ohr Somayach Jerusalem, discussing the most common questions about Judaism.   To submit questions, feedback or for sponsorship opportunities, contact us at: [email protected] TERUMA 5781 (Produced by: CedarMediaStudios Podcasts)