Q&A - Sacrifices, Tests, and Grammar of Blessings (Rabbi Dovid Gottleib) (Jewish Philosophy)

0:00 How does sacrifice correspond to prayer? 3:00 Did the temple amplify chessed? 7:00 How do we know that Moshe told us the truth? 12:00 Why does Hashem test us if he already knows if we will succeed or fail? 15:00 Does G-d choose where we live? 20:00 Why does G-d give us tests He knows we will fail? 23:00 Why didn't G-d birth religious skeptics into religious families? 26:00 Why do blessings start in second and move to third person? 31:00 The whole system of reality is set by Hashem, so where is there room for free will? 34:00 Hashem created Adam and Eve, so how does He not know what they are going to do? 36:00 Do kings lack free choice? 40:00 How did Hashem create a being with free will? 43:00 Why is the prayer for bread longer than for other foods? 49:00 How should a person push themselves to fulfill their spiritual potential? 55:00 Why is gehinnom a place of self accounting? 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​ or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!