Covid III - End of Life Issues | Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz Podcast

Genetics I- Premarital Genetic Screening: Why it is so important? What are we screening for? What type of screening to do? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

26 min listen

Shavuos III - Celebration of the Torah: Why is Torah the focus of jewish identity? What’s the difference between the oral law and the written law? What is “gemara”? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

17 min listen

Shavuos I - Counting the Omer: What does counting down achieve? The torah says count 50 days, why do we not count the 50th day? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

15 min listen

Covid II - Triage Problems: How do we decide who gets treated when we simply don’t have the resources to treat everyone? Do we ever prioritise for example treating many vs a few somewhere else? Young over old? Men vs Women? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

22 min listen

Shavuos II - The Sinai Experience: What really happened at Sinai? What is real faith and how was it established there? Was that only for the Jews? How about the non-jewish nations, what’s their purpose? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

16 min listen

Marriage II - Choosing a Partner: How important is it to be similar to one's partner? What if he/she is nearly perfect but something disturbs you? How long should one date before marriage? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

17 min listen

Covid III - End of Life Issues: If a patient is terminally ill with Covid or another disease- is treatment always required? Can treatment ever be withheld or withdrawn - let’s say if the patient doesn’t want it? Can one take strong drugs for pain that could potentially be dangerous? ... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

20 min listen

Covid I - Science, Evidence and Conspiracies: How are we supposed to trust the pharmaceutical companies? Should we be worried about the risks of the vaccine? How does medical intervention and halcha work together? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

26 min listen

Marriage III - Finding & Keeping a Marriage Partner: Is it important to have an intelligent partner? Are previous traumas, broken relationships damaging? What is the main ingredient necessary for a beautiful and loving marriage? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

24 min listen

Marriage I - Background & Principles: Why should one get married? Is it biblical commandment? What are the non negotiables when seeking a marriage partner? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

20 min listen

Chinuch III - Q & A: How should one navigate sibling rivalry? If a child is struggling and lives at home, how to shelter other children? Should one move country for better education? + many more... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

30 min listen

Marriage IV - Bonus Q & A: Why are there less divorces among ultra orthodox if they know each other for much less time than secular? At what point in seeking a partner should you contemplate compromising? The marriage is very difficult- at what point can/should one contemplate div... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

37 min listen

Chinuch II - Loving Your Child & Reward: What are the qualities of character most important to instill in one's children? How does one make children feel loved? How should one reward children? Why do schools not physically punish anymore? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

22 min listen

Individuality I- The Theory: Is Judaism a system designed to produce clones? Must everyone be the same? Is every human being absolutely necessary for the world to function? Why has art and music overtime moved from structured to chaos? Has learning Torah become more difficult overti... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

24 min listen

Chinuch I - Background & Discipline: The background of raising children (Chinuch). How does one healthily discipline children? What to do if you don't agree to the schools methods of chinuch? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

24 min listen

Genetics II - Preventing Genetic Diseases: Amazing new developments in Genetics Technology. Can families with known genetics diseases be helped? Is it morally incorrect to produce children with disadvantages? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

31 min listen

Individuality II - What is your role in life?: How should parents bring our their children's uniqueness? What if someone feels bland and talentless? Can one change completely in later life? etc... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

29 min listen

Genetics IV- The Jewish Gene: Can we all be traced back to one mother? Can people be identified on a population basis? Where we come from? Can snippets of bones be taken to prove a Jewish body? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

29 min listen

Genetics III - Identifying Criminals & Family: Can one use DNA to identify remains? To allow a married woman to get remarried? Can we incriminate based on DNA? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

19 min listen

Adar- Does Judaism Have a Sense of Humour?: What is the purpose of humour? The Torah has many references to laughing- why? Why do Jews have a good sense of humour? Why is Purim a time of hilarity and laughter? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

25 min listen

Transplants I- Organs from Living People: Is one allowed to receive an organ transplant from a non kosher animal? If one receives an ovarian transplant, who's children are they? If one transplants a head or a brain, who are you?! If a person didn't have a heartbeat and comes back to life after C... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

25 min listen

Autonomy- Whose life is it anyway?: Does God allow us to make decisions about our life? If someone doesn't want medical treatment, can one treat without their will? What happens when Jewish Law disagrees with Medical Law? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

29 min listen

Transplants II - Organs from Deceased Donor: What should we make of near death experiences? Can one desecrate a body to save a life? Can one break shabbat to restore someones sight? Hearing? Organs like the heart that needs to be taken when still beating, can one transplant if they're legally dead?... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

40 min listen

T’shuva - Recreating the Personality: What is t'shuva? How does it work? What are the steps required for a full repentance? Does t'shuva undo an action? Why do sins become merits after tshuva? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

35 min listen

The Maharal of Prague: One of the most important teachers of Jewish Thought in the last 500 years. Hear about his life, his writings and his philosophy, in a new 2-part series. Plus an exciting opportunity to join Rabbi Tatz for 4 days in Prague this November '22! Link to epi... by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

2 min listen

Royalty Today - A Special Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

16 min listen

Rosh Hashana - New Year, New You: Why are we coronating God as King on the day of judgement? Why do we do tshuva on Yom Kippur after judgement has been decided? What should we be focusing on on Rosh Hashana? by Conversations with Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

28 min listen

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