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Q&A 
1:15: Can and should a Jew own a gun and would that be considered histadlut with the rise of antisemitism?
7:35 How many days of Yom Tov does an area that is not part of the State of Israel, but was part of biblical Israel keep? 
12:18 Does the Rav have a favorite Sefer?

13:25 Should we support that the State of Israel to have a law legalizing mandatory death penalty for terroist? 
26:00 Are Tzizits valid if they had the wrong amount of windings? 
26:58 Why did David try to send Uriel back to  his wife, Bat Sheva? 
39:15 Why does Hashem have to be limitless and uniformly one? 
44:15 Whats the significance and holiness of Rosh Chodesh?
51:10 What kavanah should a person have when they say Birkat minim in the amidah? 
56:02 How can Ester go back to Mordechai after she has been with Ahasuerus? 
1:03:20 Whats the purpose of the world according to the Ramchal? 
1:06:25 Why don't we give children original names anymore?
1:11:35 In the times of Mashiach we have to bring a sin offering for all our sins how would that be practically be fulfilled? 
1:12:45 Are we allowed to bring a korban Pesach today?
1:16:50 How does reimbursement of Shabbat and Yom Tov work if someone is given money for the honor of Shabbat and Yom Tov? 
1:19:00 What does the Gemara mean that blessing is only found in one's house because of the honor of one's wife
1:21:32 Why do we wait until Adar to go up in simcha? Shouldn't we always be b'simcha? 
1:23:50 Was Ester taken forcibly or voluntarily by Ahasuerus?
1:24:40 Are secular self-help books proper to read and apply? 
1:27:40 In the times of Messianic how do we know who is really of Kohen? 
1:28:30 What's the obligation of taking on stringencies? 
1:31:12 Can a person rely on those who darshan verses from nach to explain current events and the times of Mashiach? 
1:33:28 Should we continue to give shiurs in Yiddish? 
1:37:43 Why does the Torah repeat the building the Miskhan in detail multiple times throughout the Torah?