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What is the difference between torah shebiksav and shel ba'al peh? What is the nature of all halachos le'Moshe mi'Sinai? How does one fulfill the mitvzah of talmud torah? What is the nature of the two aspects of milah(arlah, priyah)? Can a beit din follow secular law? What is the source of kedushas yisrael? Can a rav paskin based on intuition, without hard proofs? What is the nature of "eilu ve'eilu divrei elokim chaim?" What qualities does a dayan need to possess? Why was Moshe chosen to be the law-giver? Which of the crowns is most important? If dayanim paskin incorrectly, when are they required to pay from themselves? Are we required to observe the torah because of Sinai? How can one succeed in studying the torah?