Q&A: Hostages, Army Manpower Shortage & Chareidi Feminism (HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz)

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00:00 Might there be concerns over endangering hostages through excessive response?
11:19 What constitutes tzedakah nowadays, and what is its relation to korbanos?
17:12 What is the nature of machlokes?
37:58 How can we guarantee an accurate transmission from Moshe to Mishnah?
44:16 What exactly is the Shechinah?
48:36 Why are kohanim today forbidden from coming near corpses if we assume everyone is already tamei meis?
57:50 Would a new, proven, scientific fact uproot a ruling of a Rishon?
1:06:55 What is the halachic international date line?
1:14:36 Is the authority of midrash equivalent with that of Mishnah?
1:17:11 Can foreign currency in a tzedakah box be reallocated to the currency's country of origin? Can one make change from a tzedakah box?
1:18:38 Since hashkafa often determines halacha, are they really different things?
1:24:35 Why did we trust Moshe's signs if we don't trust the signs of later prophets?
1:27:32 Is a service extension of drafted soldiers or a raising of the age limit of reservists enough of a manpower shortage for Haredim to serve in the military?
1:34:08 What are yichudim in Kabbalah?
1:38:44 Does it matter whether the menorah's branches are straight or curved, and is archaeology treated differently than the science in halacha?
1:41:49 Because we have archaeological evidence of an amah, can we end the debate over the size of an amah?
1:43:19 Is the recent trend of 'Haredi feminism' a good thing?
1:48:22 How applicable today is the heter of lashon hara in front of three people?
1:49:54 How does the Ramban explain the equivalence of 150 days to 5 months with the lunisolar calendar?
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