Machshavah Lab

Q&A #04 - Al Cheit, Discerning Hashgachah, Trolly Problems, Birkas ha'Gomel, and Idyllic Torah Life

October 06, 2022 Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss Season 10 Episode 15
Machshavah Lab
Q&A #04 - Al Cheit, Discerning Hashgachah, Trolly Problems, Birkas ha'Gomel, and Idyllic Torah Life
Show Notes

This morning (10/6/22), in our Friday Q&A (bumped up to Thursday because I'll be leaving for Sukkos), we covered five questions, depending on how you count: (1) Why are there so many "Al Cheit"s in the Yom ha'Kippurim Vidui which pertain to speech? (2) How can one tell whether something is hashgachah pratis or not? (3) What does Judaism say about "the trolly problem"? (4) What are the parameters of Birkas ha'Gomel? and (5) How do we reconcile the reality we see with the Torah's portrait of the idyllic life we will enjoy when we keep the mitzvos?
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מקורות:
משלי יח:כא
 רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, סדר התפילה נג
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה פרק ה
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר זמנים, הלכות שבת ב:א-ג
רמב"ן - דברים יא:יג (which was not actually cited in the Q&A, but is the source of my answer to the last question)
The Metaphysical Implications of Stubbing Your Toe
Hashgachah Clarification from the Rosh ha’Yeshiva
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