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The War of the Eighth

 

00:00 Should we proselytize at all to our parents?  

03:03 Three practical questions about saying Tehillim.

 

07:08 What situation would obligate one to leave Israel?

 

09:46 How does one balance joy from learning with pain from the war?

 

20:00 Is one of the arguments against joining the IDF now disproven?

 

34:47 Since the Islamist Palestinian enemy also prays for success and has many spiritual merits, how can we be confident in our prayers for their failure?

 

44:33 Are there any special effects of doing many more interpersonal commandments than commandments between man and God?

 

49:50 What are the obligations of a Jewish state regarding captives and POWs?

 

59:00 Does Hashem 'seeing' the light was good imply that He perceived post facto-- that the goodness was not guaranteed?

 

1:02:37 Why is the major separation between light and dark in time, not in space?

 

1:04:23 Is there a practical, spiritual difference between learning in Israel and learning in Chutz Laaretz?

 

1:07:03 How do Biblical literalists explain the age of human artifacts that are seemingly older than 5784 years?

 

1:11:35 Did R Hai Gaon and the Chasam Sofer give a date for the War of Gog and Magog?

 

1:13:39 Might Haredi opinions regarding Zionism change because of the war?

 

1:21:13 Is there a serious concern of lashon hara among baalei teshuva who casually mention their family situations?

 

1:26:53 Would conditional divorces be effective to prevent agunot in today's war?

 

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