{"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: Figs, Heretics & Daas Torah","slug":"q-a-figs-heretics-daas-torah","published_at":"2025-12-07T19:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457/q-a-figs-heretics-daas-torah","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457","url":"https://qawithrabbibreitowitz.libsyn.com/qa-figs-heretics-daas-torah","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qawithrabbibreitowitz/QA-11-19-25MASTERPOD.mp3?dest-id=1426997","summary":"🎙️ 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 📍 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 🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Q&A 11-19-25 0:05 Can you take the figs that are on the trees at the Yeshiva and would you have to give Terumah and Maaser? 3:00 What is the difference between a Bas Kol, Ruach Hakodesh and Nevua? 7:00 What is the halacha regarding asking someone for forgiveness for speaking lashon hara about him? 10:42 How did the Tanna R'Elisha ben Avuha become a heretic and was it possible for him to do a teshuva? 21:33 Is the average person under the haschaha pratis or haschaha klalis? 29:47 What is Daas Torah and why should we go to them for life advice? 40:32 How to differentiate between a valid opinion and a heretical one? 43:50 How to understand the passages in the Gemara that says that certain Rabbis attribute their greatness in Torah to seeing a great Rav of the previous generation? 48:30 How was Rebbi allowed to write down the Oral Torah? 55:06 Why don't Yeshivas teach Jewish philosophy such Moreh Nevuim and Kuzari? 59:55 When Mashiach comes do bechorim become Kohanim? 1:06:25 Are Goyim able to build the Beit Hamikdash? 1:08:25 If you daven a different nusach than the tzibbur and…","meta_description":"🎙️ Dedicate a Shiur or Podcast Series: Opportunities available at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa 💬 Got Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? We'd love to hear f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5647,"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-figs-heretics-daas-torah/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-figs-heretics-daas-torah.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}