{"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: Self Harm, Gedolim & Secular Education","slug":"q-a-self-harm-gedolim-secular-education","published_at":"2026-06-21T09:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457/q-a-self-harm-gedolim-secular-education","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-q-a-with-rabbi-breitowitz-podcast-457457","url":"https://qawithrabbibreitowitz.libsyn.com/qa-self-harm-gedolim-secular-education","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/qawithrabbibreitowitz/RB-QA-6-3-26MASTERPOD.mp3?dest-id=1426997","summary":"Join us in Jerusalem for Ohr Samayach's 3rd Yarchei Kallah event from July 6th to 8th, 2026! Featuring HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz shlit\"a & HaRav Asher Weiss shlit\"a and more Click here for more information. Dont miss this one of a kind experience! ---------------------------------------------------- Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at https://ohr.edu/donate/qa Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel ​whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today! Q&A 0:00 What is source of the prohibition not to cause self harm and to what extent does this apply? 4:45 The Mishnah Berurah fowns upon the custom of not wearing a tallit gadol. What should a person do regarding this halacha? 8:55 Should we pronounce hebrew according to a different a minhag if believe that minhag is more authentic? 14:15 Can you rent out glass plates for venues with the intention of kashering them before each use? 15:10 Why can we make the bracha on shabbat candles today if the main pleasure of illumination come from electric lights? 19:14 Who are the Gedolim and what qualifies a Gadol? 22:45 Did Rashi's daughters wear tefillin? 33:25 What is the purpose of the resurrection of the dead if the dead are receiving their reward now in olam haba? 37:45 If limud of Torah is the main way to…","meta_description":"Join us in Jerusalem for Ohr Samayach's 3rd Yarchei Kallah event from July 6th to 8th, 2026! Featuring HaRav Yitzchak Breitowitz shlit\"a & HaRav Asher Wei…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4169,"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-self-harm-gedolim-secular-education/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-self-harm-gedolim-secular-education.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}