Q&A: Musical Slichos, Shofar on Shabbos & The Messianic Process

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0:55 Is music allowed during the davening services? 
9:00 Does the Shach's claim on the Terumat HaDeshen manufacturing his questions have any practical ramifications?  
16:45 Can you blow the shofar on Shabbat?
22:45 Who is judged for having a bad thought, who are only judged for doing a bad action?
25:00 Purim is considered to such a holy day, but seemingly all we do is eat and drink and not so much learning. Seems like an obvious contradiction. 
28:55 How do we have drashas and roshe tevot that allude to the names of the months, if the months were named later in history? 
34:00 When it come to ben adam l'chavero are mezid and shogeg judged equally? 
37:20 Is the establishment of Israel apart of the Messianic process? 
43:35 Do only Jews have Teshuva? 
47:15 Why is the bechirah Yisrael not part of the 13 principles of Faith? 
52:28 Does Hashem change his mind?
55:35 Can a Rav promote his haskafa and put down another Rav's haskafa and would it be considered lashon hara? 
58:57 Why do people read Shir HaShirim before Shabbat?

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