Q&A #22: Why Are You Orthodox, Chavrusa Off-Days, Side-Stepping Perfection, Concealing Observance

Length: 45 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (3/24/23), in our Friday Q&A, we spent the first 25 minutes on an excellent question posed by Rabbi Scott Kahn: (1) "Why are you Orthodox?" Everyone gave their own answers, which we discussed and debated, and then I gave my own answer. In the remaining 20 minutes we tackled three more questions: (2) What should you do if you and your chavrusa are having an "off-day"? (3) What ought to be our attitude towards the increasing number of ways to use technology to side-step the perfection of the mitzvos? (e.g. lab-grown meat and cheese, Shabbos lamps), and (4) To what extent should I or shouldn't I conceal my observance of halacha in my non-Jewish workplace?
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Referenced Materials:
Rabbi Israel Chait, Torah from Sinai
Rabbi Pesach Chait, On Scientific and Halachic Thought
Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss, Seltzer Theories vs. Jam Theories
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