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I became aware that I indirectly caused a major accident today without actually being involved. I was on the freeway when I realized I was missing my exit and I rapidly served into the exit lane. The car behind me served to avoid hitting me. In a chain reaction, several other cars collided, and it tied up traffic for over an hour. I later saw it on the news. There were no fatalities. Legally, I am not responsible because my vehicle did not collide with anyone else’s. And there is no way for the authorities to track me down. But this crash caused monetary to several others and thousands of other people to sit through traffic, having possibly harmful effects on their lives I wouldn’t even know. This is all because of my decision to voice-text behind the wheel, which is legal to do, which caused me to lose focus of the road and nearly overshoot my exit and make this erratic move. I do it all the time and never realized this danger. Do I have any obligation to come forward to anyone?

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Dear Rabbi, My husband is a convert to Judaism. He went through the process of conversion according to Halacha many years ago because he wanted to marry me. Since then, he has half-heartedly observed Judaism. He wears a kippah and follows the rituals and guidelines, but he only does so because these are rules he was taught and doesn’t seem to feel anything in his heart. This never bothered me until recently. After what happened in Israel, he has taken the side of the Palestinians. He talks constantly among his relatives and mostly non-Jewish friends about the ‘atrocities’ of Israel. When anyone tries to talk to or argue with him, he is the better, more powerful arguer. He thinks any sources showing the real facts are fake. I find this so embarrassing. I don’t want to divorce him. My marriage to him is otherwise good and we have children and want to keep to our family stable, but I have trouble putting up with this and can’t take it anymore.

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I was curious rabbis why so many people accuse haredi and hasidic Jewish people of prioritizing Talmud Torah (Torah study) more than other things (such as having a non or serving in the IDF). Torah study is important, but presumably full time Torah study is not something most people except for a small group of scholars, rabbis, and poskim are meant for? What’s the hashkafa here?