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Q&A- Circumcision, Lips & "Every Yid's a Big Tzadik"

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00:00 Why was Moshe punished for not circumcising his son in the wilderness, while Bnei Yisrael didn't circumcise in the wilderness?
 
01:22 Is someone a tinok shenishba if they've tried Judaism?
 
09:53 Regarding gadolim, which came first: the middos or the Torah?
 
16:51 How does one discuss the death of a family member with a toddler?
 
20:53 What are some halachic details of washing hands?
 
24:57 What is daas Torah?
 
32:08 Is there a makor for daas Torah?
 
36:40 Who was Rav Pam?
 
38:11 What makes Jerusalem fitting for the Temple over other holy cities?
 
40:11 What is the most important Jewish value?
 
46:42 How do we understand stories in the Gemara that display a lack of kindness?
 
50:45 Why did Moshe keep asking about his "uncircumcised lips"?
 
53:44 If one is at a Shabbos meal, and the host's daughter sings along in zemiros, should one leave the table?
 
59:10 What should we think about the political party "Tes", or the Religious Zionist Party?
 
1:02:05 How does one take terumah and maaser on demai nowadays?
 
1:03:31 Can one sing "Every Yid's a Big Tzadik"?
 
1:06:30 Why is work such a taboo in charedi society?
 
1:14:11 What does Torah have that geula doesn't, to bestow menuchas ruach?
 
1:17:59 What does "until this very day" mean?
 
1:19:28 What is the source for the "cry of humanity"?
 
1:23:40 Why should a name be based on life events, eg. Reuven?
 
1:25:37 What is the source for the Big Three aveiros?
 
1:26:57 Now that helping someone across the world is so easy, does that take priority over helping someone locally?
 
1:29:17 How did Dathan and Aviram deserve to leave Egypt?
 
1:32:22 Will I have similarities to my namesake? Can I change my own name?
 
1:35:28 Is there a hashkafic reason why dati leumi carry more guns?
 
1:36:18 How can there be basheret when there is divorce?
 
1:39:23 How do daas Torah and ruach hakodesh differ?
 
1:41:57 How could Elisha call bears on teenagers?
 
1:43:30 Can one say lashon hara on non-Jews?
 
1:44:23 Can one do an aliyas neshama for a living person?
 
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