{"podcast":{"title":"The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast","slug":"the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457","podcast_index_feed_id":457457,"rss_url":"https://qawithrabbibreitowitz.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://ohr.edu/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/0/8/f/108fcde6cc3c327c/rbreitowitz_jpg.jpg","author":"Z Kaufman (On behalf of Ohr Somayach)","episode_count":381,"summary":"Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz's weekly Question and Answer sessions at Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem. A Project of Ohr.edu Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear from you at: Podcasts@ohr.edu","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T02:17:18.674242+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457"},"episode":{"title":"Q&A: Alien Intelligence, OCD & Animal Free Will","slug":"q-a-alien-intelligence-ocd-animal-free-will","published_at":"2026-02-01T10:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457/q-a-alien-intelligence-ocd-animal-free-will","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457","url":"https://qawithrabbibreitowitz.libsyn.com/qa-alien-intelligence-ocd-animal-free-will","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qawithrabbibreitowitz/RB-QA-1-28-26MASTER.mp3?dest-id=1426997","summary":"Sponsored by the Kolatch Family in honor of the 10th Yahrzeit of Dr. Robin Goldman, Riza bas Tzvi Yaakov 🎙️ 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: podcasts@ohr.edu Q&A 0:15 Where is the international date according to Halacha? 6:10 What is tumah and its ramifications? 12:30 Why do we bow three times at the end of the amida? 14:31 Do kever tzaddikim convey tumah? 16:35 Where did the base-10 number system originate, and is there any relationship between its development and Jewish thought or practice?\" 18:05 Whats the source for putting a letter into the Kotel? 22:15 The 13 principles of faith says you have to believe in all the words of prophets, so why does Moshe have his own principle that you have to believe his words if he is a prophet also? 27:00 Why is 3rd and 4th meal of Shabbat not view as important as 1st and 2nd meals of Shabbat? 32:25 When does the Torah decide to hyperbolize the sins of the Tzadikim? 36:25 Is there an heter to tell lashon hara to your wife, since a wife is considered like oneself? 39:42 Whats the Jewish perspective on extraterrestrials? 43:13 Why is there no Halacha of shechting fish? 44:50 How to avoid Meshane HaTeva being used as an argument against us? 52:47 Why is there a discrepancy between how old is the world according to science and Torah? 55:18 If a person fulfill the Torah can a person assume he has achieved life's purpose? 58:35 Can a person solve certain social disorders through the Torah? 1:01:25 Does Mussar induce OCD? 1:04:28 Is it allowed to take motivation from Goyim? 1:08:12 In the times of Mashiach, how is it possible that certain animals will be kosher to eat if the Torah can never chang…","meta_description":"Sponsored by the Kolatch Family in honor of the 10th Yahrzeit of Dr. Robin Goldman, Riza bas Tzvi Yaakov 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457/episodes/q-a-alien-intelligence-ocd-animal-free-will/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457/q-a-alien-intelligence-ocd-animal-free-will.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}