Listen "Q&A: Microdosing, Minhagim & AI Authorship"
Episode Synopsis
🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at: [email protected] 📍 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. 📚 Discover the perfect program for you: 🌐 Visit: https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel 📞 Call our placement specialist: +972 52-312-5921 Q&A 0:00 is there a difference between taking anxiety medication and micro dosing on hallucinogenics 3:45 how do we balance separating ourselves from secular people with the need to make a kiddush Hashem 9:30 is there any religious purposes to psychedelics 16:00 to what extent are traditional Jews held accountable for not being shomer mitzvot 22:15 why does the lack of a bet hamikdash absolve secular Jews for not attaining clarity 26:05 why didn't the lubavich rebbe come to eretz yisrael 31:20 what is the criteria for something to become a minhag on the community 40:00 how is a physical attribute like lust that's necessary for human procreation be so destructive at the same time 45:50 what's the point of creating a world of challenges rather than a world of angels 52:15 what is das Torah and has it been changed over time 59:05 is fitness important to making oneself a vessel more suited to receiving holiness 1:01:55 why is order in nusach Ashkenaz of the 2nd ashrei of shacharit different on weekday Torah reading days vs on Shabbat 1:04:40 were the sefarim of neviim and ketuvim all canonized at the same time 1:50:20 why can't we make a shofar from a parah and was Oct 7 connected to not being able to blow shofar that year 1:11:00 if everyone is using AI to cheat on academics, does it become permissible to do likewise to avoid a disadvantage 1:14:20 how does one navigate halachic disagreements of whether one must daven the nusach of the minyan he's in 1:16:30 what does the Rav make of tzedakah organizations that promote alleged tzedakah habits of gedolei yisrael Q&A 9-10-25 Email us at: [email protected] PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS
More episodes of the podcast The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast
Q&A: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah
07/12/2025
Q&A: Government Aid, Dogs & The Yanuka
24/11/2025
Q&A: Mamdani NYC, Chevron & Goyish Music
15/11/2025
Q&A: Negiah, Kabbalah & Smartphones
10/11/2025
Seeing The Love In The Tochacha
12/09/2025
Q&A: Reality, Customs & The Zohar
31/08/2025
Q&A: Wealth, Mashiach & Slavery
30/07/2025
Q&A: Gehenom, Non-Jews & Litvaks
21/07/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.