Questions and Answers Category: Hashkafa

Music to Relieve Stress

If a person is under a lot of stress and is listening to kosher music is that considered bitul Torah? The Leviim used to sing songs at the holy bet hamikdash and they were the teachers of klal Yisroel. So if they would take time to sing instead of learning what does that show? Also it was an important aspect of the avodah in the bet hamikdash. Also Dovid Hamelech used to sing.. Whats the Ravs take on this?

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Mixed Seating

Is mixed seating mutar if there might be a chance that 1 woman might come dressed not tzniut? If there’s a doubt, can a person attend such things?

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Compensation for a Mitzvah

If a shadchan gets compensation for making a shiduch does he lose some of his reward in olam Haba? Does a Rebbi get reward for teaching Torah if he is getting a salary?

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Evolution and the Torah

Kvod harav, according to the Torah how old is earth, and is there an opinion that we only count from the creation of Adam, but before that the earth existed? Was everything created at once, is everything the same age? Also are there any books on this(english)

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