📍 About Yeshivat Ohr Somayach Located in the heart of Jerusalem, Ohr Somayach is a premier institution for young, English-speaking Jewish men. Whether you're new to Jewish learning or already proficient in Gemara and other original sources, we offer tailored programs to meet your needs.
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0:00 why are LED lights not ok on Shabbat for not being in the spirit of Shabbat? 7:30 do we have to be careful on Sun-Tues not to michshol secular Jews who don't say havdala in being mehalal Shabbat mederabban? 12:10 how do you know when a thought is coming from the yetzer hara or yetzer tov? 18:20 would Hashem want one to interrupt his tefilahs when an ani approaches him for tzedakah? 24:35 do we assume that disputable hashkafas that became accepted became so according to divine will? 29:00 when or how did lashon hakodesh come into use? 35:20 that modern phsychology avoids classifying human behavior by a yetzer hara or tov 47:15 does Hashem have desires but not needs? 47:30 why is the lashon in selichot very challenging? 52:30 The Ramban's view on the creation of matter? 54:10 is one held accountable for averahs that are beyond one's bechirah? 55:00 what's the idea behind the fact that the world survives on the merit of 36 tzadikim? 59:00 how did the avot metaken tefilot without a Sanhedrin? 1:02:50 regarding a maaseh in the Gemara about one half of a chavruta pair who decided to leave to make a parnaseh? 1:09:40 does G-d feel emotions and what does it mean for him to love? 1:13:20 why did Yehoshuah marry Rachav who used to be a prostitute? 1:16:45 did the Rav know Rav Moshe Hauer ztl?
