Q&A: Pacifism, Dogs & Violence

Dedicated In honor of Elie Pieprz's birthday from his parents, wife and children. May he have lots of nachat and הצלחה עד120 Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? [email protected]   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a   Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos   00:00 - 1:36 Can a woman be given a bracelet to get married instead of a ring? 1:37 - 3:47 What is the Torah's perspective on Pacifism? 3:48 - 8:00 Why does the father receive the fine if a girl is violated according to Halacha? 8:01 - 16:46 How does a person know how much Bitachon and Hishtadlus they should have? 16:47 - 22:10 What is the Rav's perspective on going up to the Temple Mount today? 22:11 - 25:05 Why is a dog our "go to" animal to decide if something is allowed or not? 25:06 - 25:44 What is the source for Taanis Dibbur (refraining from speaking)? 25:45 - 31:10 If a person's family is not financially stable but he wants to learn Torah all day by relying on the public, would it be halachically permitted to do this? 31:11 - 40:50 Is extreme sports like bungee jumping and skydiving halachically permitted? 40:51 - 45:50 Why did Chakira (philosophy) disappear from Judaism? 45:51 - 49:12 Within the secular education of frum schools, is it halachically permitted to study stories of Greek mythology such as plays from the Odyssey? 49:13 - 54:20 If Yishmael grew up in the house of Avraham why is it many of his descendants commit violence? 54:21 - 55:50 How is it we can say we have a unbroken mesorah yet, we don't have the ten tribes today?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS