Popular Shows by Halacha Headlines

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2/14/26 – Shiur 548 – Semicha for Women?

Feb 12, 2026

1:37:08

Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance? Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah? Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 11:17 with Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, Esq. – kashrus professional and Chairman of the Rabbinic Circle at Coalition for Jewish Values – 39:53 with Rebbitzen Miriam Kosman – lecturer for Nefesh Yehudi, Author of "Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism" – 54:33 with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – lecturer and teacher, author of “Abled: Living with a Disability, a Torah View” – 1:16:24 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:29:55 מראי מקומות

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2/7/26 – Shiur 547 – Mental Health Challenges of Boys in Yeshiva & Girls in Seminaries

Feb 5, 2026

1:50:16

How does coming to Israel for yeshiva and seminary affect a student’s mental health? When do difficult emotional feelings cross the line from normal struggles to something that should be addressed? Should a student who believes another is emotionally unstable report that behavior to the school administration? What are the key similarities and differences in how boys and girls experience stress, anxiety, depression, or other emotional pressures? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 8:50 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 29:43 with Dr. Shmuel Harris – psychiatrist, author and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 29:43 with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:02:35 with Mrs. Debbie Fox – clinical social worker and author of Seminary Savvy – 1:02:35 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:40:40 מראי מקומות

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1/31/26 – Shiur 546 – The Ban on AI – Why was it banned? | Will Artifical Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim? When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak?

Jan 29, 2026

1:05:49

Do you need a human mind for Psak? Do you need Shimush? Do you need human emotion for Psak? Can a computer be called שופט שבימיך? And much more…… Why would there be a Kol Korah against AI? with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz – 6:27 with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU – 8:07 with Rabbi Yoni Levin – Rosh Yeshiva of South Florida, Assistant Rov of Aish Kodesh, Woodmere NY – 11:04 with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivah of Greater Washington Tiferes Gedaliyahu –18:48 with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt – Associate Rabbi of Young Israel of Woodmere – 45:18 with Rabbi Chezki Glatt – Magid Shiur Yehivah Toras Shraga, Founder of AI startup – 45:18 מראי מקומות

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1/24/26 – Shiur 545 – Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit

Jan 22, 2026

1:02:09

What practical strategies can help us reduce phone usage and establish healthy boundaries? Does someone need to stop usage fully or can partial solutions be effective? What behaviors can we change in as little as thirty days? Does it last? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rav of KLR in Raanana, Rosh Yeshiva of Semichas Chaver – 8:04 with Rabbi Duvi Rubin – Rav of Kehillas Ohr Yisrael, Baltimore – 8:04 with Mr. Richard Simon – author of Unplug: How to Break Up with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life – 35:19 Conclusions and Takeaways – 56:52 To sign up for the Headlines “30-day Phone Challenge”: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EAGHMhEm2mQ4ilA7FTNXby To donate for Rav Zev Leff’s Haggada Set - https://pay.banquest.com/mchonkisveiravzevleff; for donations in Israel https://nedar.im/BGEu; for more information contact Shimon Leff at [email protected]

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Discriminatory Racial Profiling

Dec 14, 2014

59:35

Are our school acceptance policies discriminatory?How to treat others

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2/17/24 – Shiur 456 – The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the IDF (צה"ל) – What did they really hold?

Feb 16, 2024

1:26:56

Hakaros Hatov to the soldiers Being Mevaker Choleh soldiers Being Menachem Avel these families Saying a Mi Shebeirach for the soliders with Rabbi Refoel Wolf – Gabbai of Reb Shach zt"l for over 30 years – 28:04 with Rabbi Yissocher Eichorn– Talmud Muvhak of Reb Meir Solovietchik zt"l, Rav of Kehilas Avreicihim in Yerushalayim, Mechaber Sifrei Pi Kohein – 38:10 מראי מקומות

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Using Torture as Means of Interrogation

Dec 20, 2014

1:00:28

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Are we preparing our children properly for marriage? The Message of Tu B’Av

Jul 24, 2021

1:39:00

Hear from the expertsWhy is the divorce rate in our communities escalating at an alarmimg rate? -Hear the astonishing numbersShould something be added in our children’s school curriculum to better prepare them?How to deal with a spouse that has changed? and much more…

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1/10/26 – Shiur 543 – How can you know an abuser (or other criminal) is no longer a threat? Is there a mitzvah of “Pidyon Shvuyim” to get a Jew out of jail when he was convicted of a crime?

Jan 9, 2026

2:16:15

Is it possible to determine that an abuser is no longer a risk? What’s the success rate of treating serious abusers? Why do community leaders sometimes advocate for the early release of an abuser? How does halacha view cases where a Jewish prisoner receives a disproportionate sentence? Should the community celebrate someone’s release from prison? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Dr. Gavriel Fagin – Director of Tikunim Counseling Services – 14:49 with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 50:20 with Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg – Rav of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst NY – 1:17:47 with Mrs. Nicole Meyer – advocate against abuse – 1:50:14 Conclusions and takeaways – 2:09:07 מראי מקומות

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Taking One’s Life in Halacha

Nov 25, 2022

2:14:49

Is there any Heter ever for taking one’s own life?Terminal illness? Extreme poverty? Mafia chasing him?How do we view someone who commits suicide due to mental health issues?How do we prevent this tragedy?

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3/2/24 – Shiur 458 – Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite?

Feb 29, 2024

2:17:19

What are the biggest challenges, struggles and difficulties confronting our girls today? How have things changed over the years? Should money be given to children if they will use it for the wrong purposes? What’s the impact that technology/smartphones/social media is having on the girls? What solutions do we have to inspire girls today? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – Posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 13:33 with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 38:27 with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:08:55 with Rabbi Daniel Mechanic – Director of Project Chazon – 1:36:48 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 2:07:21 מראי מקומות

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5/17/25 – Shiur 513 –Living Together — Worlds Apart — When spouses have different levels of observance

May 16, 2025

1:22:49

Can we trust the wife she did zayin nekiiim and went to the mikvah? Can we trust their kashrus if they say things are kosher or they didn’t make the utensiks treif? Does their food have a din of פת עכו"ם ובישול עכו"ם? Is the wine they touch יין נסך? Can we serve them food knowing they won’t make a brocha or wah their hands – לפני עור? Things they cooked on Shabbos is it Assur like ?מעשה שבת If they have chametz in the house on Pesach do you have to get rid of it? Is it Assur because of חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח? Making Brochos if they aren’t dressed properly? If they want to send the childrens to ireligous schools, camps etc Can you impose your chumros on your spouse? with Rav Yosef Shusterman – Rav Chabad of Beverly Hills – 10:22 with Rabbi Benjy Goldschmidt – Rav Altenu Synagogue NY – 37:38 with Rabbi David L. Seidemann Esq –Matrimonial Law Expert – 59:20 מראי מקומות

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How not to go to jail

Mar 24, 2023

1:37:47

Learn how to keep away from legal troubleHow to make the right choicesWhat are commom mistakes people make?What’s the best way to avoid them?What to do if you already made them, what steps should you take?What effect does incarceration have on the families?

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8/24/24 – Shiur 480 – Is therapy good or bad? Has the mental health industry lost its mind?

Aug 22, 2024

2:18:09

Why are people getting psychologically sicker and sicker despite there being more therapists and more mental health awareness? How does having experienced “trauma” when younger impact one’s Bechirah Chofshis and being responsible for your own actions? Do therapists focus too much on “trauma”? Should podcasts, shiurim, etc. have “trigger warnings” to warn those with sensitivities that they should not watch/listen? Do we need to use someone’s chosen pronouns, even calling a man by “she/her” and a woman by “he/his”? What criteria should we use for finding a good therapist? Host: Ari wassermam with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 11:42 with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 38:35 with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned psychologist, author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:19:03 Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:08:28 מראי מקומות

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Ebola Virus: Can a Doctor Put Himself at Risk to Save Others?

Jan 3, 2015

1:00:11

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Bernie Madoff: Do Tzedaka Organizations Have to Give Back Buildings That He Donated?

Jan 10, 2015

52:05

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Do we sacrifice the few to save the many? – A Shiur at the Mir with Dovid Lichtenstein

Mar 1, 2022

1:06:02

Chaim Walder – Shaming public figures while damaging innocent family members, permitted or not?Do we allow collateral death of innocents when killing a terrorist?Families of other עברייניםTrolley problem and the Chazon Ish

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Stories and Psakim of Hagaon Reb Dovid Feinstein זצ׳ל

Nov 21, 2020

1:26:28

Posek who was the last word on life and death issues.Sampling of some of the shailos asked to him by Chai Lifeline.Stories of his humbleness and great kindness by his talmidim.

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The great Techeilis Debate – Hear from the Gedolei Hador and Gedolei Haposkim

Jun 5, 2021

1:23:16

Do we know what the Techeilis is – Is it the murex or the cuttlefish?Are you obligated to wear it because of Safek?

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Intimacy in Halacha

Aug 11, 2018

2:02:12

What does Halacha tell us on how to conduct our marriage? An In Depth Discussion

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Torah for Purim from R' Dovid Lichtenstein

Feb 28, 2018

24:36

4 short thoughts for Purim

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Music in Halacha

Jul 7, 2018

2:24:54

Music in 3 weeks and Downloading Copyright MusicKol Isha Ervah – On radio? In group? And more…

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Shidduchim & Dating during Corona – should they be put on hold? What changes are we seeing? | What’s a possible solution for distance learning during Covid?

May 23, 2020

2:00:02

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10/18/25 – Shiur 531 – Men & Women in a Mixed Workplace: What Are the Risks? Can We Stay Separate While Working together? | Plus, Thoughts and Memories in Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer, EVP of the OU

Oct 17, 2025

2:38:07

What are the risks and halachic concerns of a mixed gender workplace? Should conversations be limited to only what’s necessary for work? Can first names be used? What if a woman extends her hand to shake hands with a man? How can couples protect their shalom bayis when one spouse works in a mixed environment? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZT”L with Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph – Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, OU – 12:44 with Rabbi Avi Berman – Executive Director of OU Israel – 22:09 with Rabbi Chaim Gottesman – close friend and neighbor of Rabbi Hauer for 30+ years – 35:30 Men & Women in a Mixed Workplace with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 50:32 with Charlie Harary – Business Executive and author of “Unlocking Greatness” – 1:26:10 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and author of “You Revealed” – 1:26:10 with Harry Rothenberg, Esq. – partner at The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP (InjuryLawyer.com) and lecturer – 1:26:10 Conclusions and takeaways – 2:29:54 מראי מקומות

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11/22/25 – Shiur 536 – Chareidim in the IDF – Now that there's Frum Battalions is it an obligation to join? – Hear from the inside!!!

Nov 20, 2025

1:22:44

Now that there's a Frum brigade what's the justification of Frum people at least who aren't learning not to go to the army? If there's a shortage of soliders why wouldn't yeshiva bochurim be obligated to join – isn't Pikuach Nefesh Doche the whole Torah? If the Frum will become a majority in the country what will you do then? If Torah obligates hishtadlus, what is the minimum practical hishtadlus a nation must take to prevent harm? Can tefillah alone replace defensive capability? If the IDF ceased to exist tomorrow, what do you realistically foresee happening to Jewish cities like Bnei Brak, Ashdod, or Yerushalayim? with Yonatan - Father of 5 In Miluim for over 400 days – 15:41 with Rabbi Zev Leff - Rav of Moshav Mattisyahu, Renowned teacher and lecturer – 24:39 with Commander Amram Chivan – Commander of Chashmonaim Brigade – 57:39 with Rabbi Yehoshua Pffeffer – Rov in Yerushalayim, Head of Netzach Yehuda – 1:04:45 מראי מקומות

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11/29/25 – Shiur 537 – Sacred Roles, Serious Risks: When Rabbis, Male Therapists, and Kiruv Professionals Work With Women

Nov 27, 2025

1:36:45

What are the primary risks and the necessary gedarim? May a Rabbi teach Torah to women or girls? What about one-on-one? How should one handle a situation where women attending a class are not dressed modestly? What can be done about predators who exploit those they are being mekareiv? With Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, LCSW – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron, Teaneck, NJ – 9:19 With Rabbi Daniel Travis – Rosh Kollel Torah Chaim, Yerushalayim; Mechaber Takanas HaShavim – 43:59 With Rabbi Benzion Klatzko – National Director of College Outreach for Olami – 1:07:37 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:37:22 מראי מקומות

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12/27/25 – Shiur 541 – Are sheitels only b’deieved?

Dec 25, 2025

1:46:19

Why do married women cover their hair? Is a tichel preferable to a sheitel? Why do some women shave their heads after marriage? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Michoel Frank – Mora D'Asra of Kehilas Ohr HaTorah, Silver Spring, MD – 10:36 with Rabbi Dovid Genish – Rav of Kehillat Meam Loez, Ramat Beit Shemesh – 10:36 with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Rav of Linas Hatzedek in Boro Park, Director of Halacha and Technology for the OU – 59:43 Summary of the Above Poskim – 1:25:36 with Rebbetzin Shalvie Friedman – senior educator and seminary teacher – 1:29:57 מראי מקומות

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7/26/25 – Shiur 522 – Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?

Jul 24, 2025

1:38:08

Do any contemporary Poskim permit smoking? Is vaping halachically better than smoking? What’s the argument that smoking is permitted? What are the risks of second-hand smoking and vaping? If someone already smokes, do they need to quit? How far must a smoker distance himself from others? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job With Rabbi Yehuda Spitz – prolific author and Rosh Chaburah of the Ohr Lagolah Halacha Kollel, Ohr Somayach in Eretz Yisroel – 8:21 With Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt – Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere, Chairman, Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau – 36:21 With Rav Rafael Kleinman – smoker of 35 years – 54:20 with Rabbi Yossi Sprung – Rav of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Rosh Beis Medresh, Beis Medrash Govoha for Medical Halacha – 1:13:24 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:35:09 מראי מקומות

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Ozempic and weight loss injections – wonder drugs or a failure of our generation?

Aug 29, 2024

1:33:27

What causes someone to be unhappy with their looks?Are our bodies halachically our own, such that we can do what we want with it?Can we take medications when we don’t understand how they work and when there are serious side effects?Should weight-loss injections be used only after trying to diet and control eating?Can we suppress our appetite if it will take away from Oneg Shabbos and Simchas Yom Tov?If someone uses Ozempic to lose weight while dating, does it need to be disclosed?

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5/3/25 – Shiur 512 – How easy is it to “hit it big”? What are the pitfalls of starting your own business?

May 8, 2025

2:44:12

Is the belief among Yeshiva bochurim that making money is easy — fact or fiction? According to Halacha, what happens when business partners fail to discuss equity upfront? What if one partner works harder or originally came up with the business idea — how should that be handled? Can you start your own business while working for someone else — and what if it’s competitive? What does it really take to succeed as an entrepreneur? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ With Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington-Tiferes Gedaliah – 8:21 with Rabbi Dovid Grossman – Rosh Bais HaVaad, Lakewood, NJ – 19:46 with Dean Noam Wasserman – Dean, Sy Syms School of Business, and author of “The Founder’s Dilemmas” – 46:32 with Eli Langer – Host, Kosher Money Podcast – 1:15:06 with Avi Rubner – founder and CEO of https://flamingotech.co.il/ - 1:44:32 with Nick Esayian – Serial Entrepreneur – 2:09:53 Conclusions and Takeaways – 2:35:12 מראי מקומות

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Neurolinks and Shabbos, Alexa and Shabbos, Electronics and Shabbos

May 10, 2024

1:26:10

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What’s Shana Rishona about? Should it be spent in Ramat Eshkol/Yerushlayim on the parents’ tab?

May 4, 2023

1:50:44

What’s the source and reason for having a Shana Rishona?What are the halachic requirements? How should the year be spent?What are common issues that come up?What preparation can be done to make a Shana Rishona easier?What are the basic halachos of kavod to in-laws? What should in-laws be called?How does a new Kallah properly interact with her new brothers-in-law?How does a new Chosson interact with his sisters-in-law?

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8/31/24 – Shiur 481 – Ozempic and weight loss injections – wonder drugs or a failure of our generation?

Aug 29, 2024

1:33:27

What causes someone to be unhappy with their looks? Are our bodies halachically our own, such that we can do what we want with it? Can we take medications when we don’t understand how they work and when there are serious side effects? Should weight-loss injections be used only after trying to diet and control eating? Can we suppress our appetite if it will take away from Oneg Shabbos and Simchas Yom Tov? If someone uses Ozempic to lose weight while dating, does it need to be disclosed? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner – moreh d'asra of Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park – 9:30 with Dr. Diana (Miriam) Isaacs – Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic – 32:39 with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Psychiatrist, Rav and Maggid Shiur – 52:45 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:22:27 מראי מקומות

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8/3/24 – Shiur 477 – Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) | Lacetop Sheitels | Voting in Halacha

Aug 1, 2024

1:11:28

Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) Should you teach or them, or should you shield them from exposure? with Rabbi Moshe Aharon Kahane – Head of Machon Zichron Kehuna – 15:10 with Rabbi Yaakov Ephraim Forcheimer – Poseik of Lakewood – 15:49 Lacetop Sheitels in Halacha – Erase the Lace or Embrace the Lace? Is it a new question or an age old Machlokes? with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Renowned Poseik and Magid Shiur – 21:03 with Rebbetzin Rivka Slonim – Director Chabad at Binghamton University, renowned author and lecturer – 45:53 Voting In Halacha Can you vote for a candidate that’s personally immoral? Can you vote for a party that supports immoral values? Can you vote for a party that’s anti Eretz Yisroel? with Rabbi Yaakov Feitman – Rov of Bais Tzvi Yehuda in Cedarhurst, Prolific author – 54:33 מראי מקומות

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6/29/24 – Shiur 472 – What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight

Jun 27, 2024

1:31:37

When does conversation between parents go from “discussing difficult issues” to being offensive and prohibited speech? Should parents avoid all conflict in front of their children? If there is ongoing tension between parents, should they attempt to hide it from the children? What’s the impact of bad Shalom Bayis on children? How should children handle when parents regularly fight? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov, Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:05 with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author – 28:58 with Mrs. Blimie Heller – Noted parenting coach – 28:58 with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov – 1:01:42 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:20:00 מראי מקומות

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4/22/23 – Shiur 416 – Organ Donation in Halacha Is it an obligation, a prohibition, or a choice?

Apr 20, 2023

58:33

Donating organs from a live donor From a dead donor posthumously What are the types of organ retrieval after death? Is there a nafka Mina between them in Halacha? If a frum Jew decides to donate organs after death, is there anything different they should requests than the general public? Are you allowed to sign the back of your license to become a donor? If someone donates an organ against Halacha are you allowed to be a recipient of that organ? with Rabbi Binyomin Weiss – Chief Rabbi of Montreal – 10:39 with Rabbi Dr. Aharon Glatt – Associate Rabbi Young Israel of Woodmere – 28:56 with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Weiner – Rabbi of Cedar Sinia Hospital in LA – 41:51 מראי מקומות

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4/29/23 – Shiur 417 – Miscarriage in Halacha

Apr 28, 2023

1:02:23

Someone who had a miscarriage and is very vulnerable can her husband hold her in extreme situations or is it יהרוג ואל יעבור ? Is there a חיוב קבורה on the fetus and at what stage? Can you test the fetus to check for illnes? Is the fetus named – and at what stage? Do you say Kaddish for a fetus? Do you sit Shiva? After what type of miscarriage is there no Pidyon Haben? Does the lady have a Din of a Choleh regarding fasting on Yom Kippur? Regarding being Mechalel Shabbos? with Mrs. Dvora Entin – LCSW, PMH-C Specialist in Perinatal and Reproductive mental health – 15:12 with Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov – Posek Bais Horaah Bedatz Crown Heights – 43:05 מראי מקומות

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5/6/23 – Shiur 418 – What’s Shana Rishona about? Should it be spent in Ramat Eshkol/Yerushlayim on the parents’ tab?

May 4, 2023

1:50:44

What’s the source and reason for having a Shana Rishona? What are the halachic requirements? How should the year be spent? What are common issues that come up? What preparation can be done to make a Shana Rishona easier? What are the basic halachos of kavod to in-laws? What should in-laws be called? How does a new Kallah properly interact with her new brothers-in-law? How does a new Chosson interact with his sisters-in-law? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 7:41 with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Clinical Psychologist – 28:32 with Rabbi Doniel Frank – Licensed Marriage Therapist & Dating Coach – 1:02:35 with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist – 1:30:10 מראי מקומות

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5/13/23 – Shiur 419 – Baalei Aveirah in our midst – How to we deal with them?

May 12, 2023

1:11:04

Who’s a מומר? Someone who flaunts his Aveiros publicly - is he a מומר? Can a Baal Aveirah write an Ois in a Sefer Torah? If the Sofer writes the outline is it kosher? Can they get an Aliya? Can they Daven for the Amud? Are they Possul to be עדי קידושין? Can they make ברכת הזימון? Are we allowed to be Mechabed them or is it חנופה? Should we be ostracizing them from our community? Should we be Mekarev them? with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Yeshiva Community in Waterbury, Maggid Shiur of Oraysa – 13:06 with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun – Rov in Crown Heights, Member of the Beis Din of Crown Heights– 39:55 מראי מקומות

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5/20/23 – Shiur 420 – The Shabbos Elevator Controversy

May 19, 2023

1:16:46

The most popular Shavuos night program in the world bit.ly/SCPchallenge - 4:23 What are the issues with the Shabbos elevator? Is it a halachic shayla of a Hashkafic Shayla? What switched now? with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Rov in Boro Park, Poseik of the OU technology dept – 33:20 with Rabbi Yisroel Krengel – Rov in the Tzomet Institue – 50:24 If a Rov makes a mistake in Psak does he have to pay? What if he retracts his Psak due to Haskafic considerations? with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Perlman – Dayan on Beis Aharon – 1:07:33 מראי מקומות

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6/3/23 – Shiur 421 – “Living the Dream” – Spending Beyond Our Means

Jun 1, 2023

1:47:58

Why do people spend when they can’t afford to? Is it mutar to do so? What’s the concept of “keeping up with the Joneses”? What should we spend on and what should we not spend on? Is there a problem flaunting your perceived wealth? Posting it on social media?| How do you raise kids without their thinking they are underprivileged? For a wealthy person, is there any reason they should limit their spending? Does money buy happiness? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 15:57 with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Psychiatrist, Rav and Maggid Shiur – 37:30 with Professor Michael Norton – Professor, Harvard Business School – 1:00:14 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:14:32 מראי מקומות

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6/10/23 – Shiur 422 – Can AI Pasken ? Will Artificial Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim?

Jun 9, 2023

55:05

When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak? Do you need a human mind for Psak? Do you need a human emotion for Psak? [Is Psak dependent on the place, questioners situation etc[ Shouldn’t we rely on a computer when it’s more knowledgeable and doesn’t make mistakes? Can a computer be מדמה מילתא למילתא? Is knowledge enough for Psak? Can a child Pasken? Can a Goy Pasken? Can a woman Pasken? [if they knew all the Halachos] סייעתא דשמיא in Psak – is it needed? Can a computer have it? with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz - 17:53 with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU - 20:35 with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Former Magid Shiur in Belzer Yeshivah, editor of Otzar HaPoskim, mechaber of several Halachic Seforim: Habori Vehashemoh; Kol Boi on Eiruvin; And now is in print Milim shel Halacha - A dictionary of Halachic Words - 23:15 with Rabbi Yoni Levin – Rosh Yeshiva of South Florida, Assistant Rov of Aish Kodesh, Woodmere NY - 37:15 מראי מקומות

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6/17/23 – Shiur 423 – Daniel Penny VS Jordan Neely through the lense of Halacha / AI Paskening II

Jun 16, 2023

57:37

Overreacting in self defense, is it Muttar? Do you have have to try to be מציל באחד מאבריו when someone's attacking you? When unsure if someone is attacking what can you do to protect youself? (ספק רודף) Self defense against people who are mentally unstable - does a שוטה have a din of a rodef? with Rabbi Menachem Genack – Rov in Englewood, Head of OU Kashrus – 13:11 with Mr. Lou Shapiro – Superlawyer, defense lawyer - 27:26 AI Paskening II/ Self defense in Halacha with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rov, Rosh Kollel and Av Beis Din in Flatbush - 37:20 מראי מקומות

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6/24/23 – Shiur 424 – Segulos – Do they really work? Are they mutar and advisable or ineffective and prohibited?

Jun 22, 2023

1:39:36

How do we judge if a segulah is valid or not? Is the $1 given out by the Lubavitcher Rebbe meant as a segulah? Are the red bendel (bracelet) and Schlissel Challah actual segulos or prohibited? Is buying Kol Hanearim, Maftir Yona or Pesicha for Neilah effective? Are there any valid segulos for parnassah, shidduchim, health, Shalom Bayis and great children? How do fake segulos catch on? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Aharon Spivak – Rav, Author and Therapist – 8:35 with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU – 29:56 with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Maggid Shiur and prolific author – 58:11 with Rabbi Simon Jacobson – Renowned author and lecturer, Founder of the Meaningful Life Center – 1:20:38 מראי מקומות

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7/1/23 – Shiur 425 – HOT DEAL OR HOT AIR – Ponzi Schemes Proliferating – The Halachic, legal, and monetary ramifiactions

Jun 30, 2023

1:39:37

Is it Loshon Horah to say the name of the perperators? Is it Mesirah to report such people to the authorities? What is the proper way to deal with the families of the perpetrators? What’s the Halachic status of the returns that insvestors received from the swindlers? Is there a legal requirement to report fraudsters? How should someone invest? with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Rov of the Agudah and Poseik in Chicago – 16:27 with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Former Magid Shiur in Belzer Yeshivah, editor of Otzar HaPoskim, mechaber of several Halachic Seforim: Habori Vehashemoh; Kol Boi on Eiruvin; And now is in print Milim shel Halacha - A dictionary of Halachic Words – 22:44 with Mr. Ben Brafman – Famed defense attorney – 45:43 with Rabbi Ari Marbuger – Dayan in Lakewood – 56:22 with Mr. Eli Fried – The investment Guy – 1:15:49 מראי מקומות

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7/8/23 – Shiur 426 – After the BAN – Revisiting AI

Jul 7, 2023

1:33:10

What would be the reason to Assur AI more than filtered internet? Why's AI a bigger danger than google search? Can AI be filtered? Is there any positive uses in AI for Yiddishkeit? Will AI become a major necessity in most people’s lives/businesses like the internet? with Rabbi Yossi Strickman – CEO of Project Trust – 18:50 with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner – Rosh Kollel in Toronto – 49:58 with the founders of GYE – 1:09:23 מראי מקומות

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7/15/23 – Shiur 427 –Women Singers – Is it preferable that women attend a performance by a male or female singer?

Jul 13, 2023

1:38:18

Is there a prohibition of Histaklus of a woman staring at a man performing? What about “Kol Ish” in hearing a man sing? Is there a problem posting videos of women singing online? Does a “Kol Isha Warning” help? Do female performances not reflect “yiddishe values”? Where do we draw the line of Tznius in public? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Anthony Manning – head of a seminary and popular speaker – 14:27 with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher, London – 42:15 with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 1:05:15 with Mrs. Bracha Jaffe – popular performer – 1:21:41 מראי מקומות

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7/22/23 – Shiur 428 –TISHA B’AV All year round – The plight of mature singles and divorcees in our community

Jul 21, 2023

1:10:01

Listen and cry along and become inspired to help with Sori Zahler – 25:57 with Rabbi Yitzchok Reichman – Nasi Project – 45:57 with "Sori" – an older single – 1:01:02 מראי מקומות

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7/29/23 – Shiur 429 – Jewish Influencers: The Facts The Fears The Responsibilities

Jul 28, 2023

1:30:25

What responsibility does an influencer have to do due dilgience when endorsing a product or business deal? If an influencer didn’t do due diligence and people suffered financial loss is the influencer responsible? Not letting people know you’re getting paid for what you’re promoting is it גניבת דעת? Are you allowed to push people to live beyond their means or become envious? What responsibility does someone on social media have? Are influencers a danger to the influence of Rabbonim? with Rabbi Michoel Frank – Rav, Ohr HaTorah, Silver Springs, Maryland – 11:22 with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior Rabbi Boca Raton Synagogue – 35:36 with Chez Chaya – Top Influencer – 54:00 with Nachi Gordon – Meaningful People Podcast – 1:18:02 מראי מקומות

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8/5/23 – Shiur 430 – LGBTQ+ and “Pride Parades” – How is it impacting us? Should we explain it to our children?

Aug 3, 2023

2:29:31

How should I react when the “Pride Parade” goes by my home in Yerushalayim? How should I explain the rainbow flag to my 10-year-old? Are we being influenced by secular values? If so, how are we seeing those influences? How do we strengthen our own values? Is being active in the rainbow movement worse than Chilul Shabbos? Is it a chilul Hashem to go against the “enlightened” values of secular society? ***Guest Hosted*** by Ari Wasserman: Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 15:45 with Mr. Yitzy Mittel and Mr. Eli Sarfaty, Esq. – owner of the West Orange Bake Shop and his attorney – 44:23 with Rabbi Mayer Twersky – Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchok Elchanan – 1:06:59 with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned Psychologist, Author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:33:20 with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 2:13:19 מראי מקומות

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8/12/23 – Shiur 431 – Navigating the Halachic landscape of vacation

Aug 11, 2023

1:28:39

Kashrus on vacation: with Rabbi Sholom Fishbaine – Head of the CRC – 18:29 What can you buy in a store without a Hechsher? Halachos of Cholov Stam Summer Tznius Halachos: with Rabbi Gideon Weitzman – Rov of Peuah Institue – 45:43 Going mixed swimming with family Taking a walk on the boardwalk Sitting next to women on planes Visiting Kivrei Tzadikim: with Rabbi Doniel Neustadt – Rov of Pine River Village, Lakewood NJ – 59:12 Should you visit a Beis Hakvaros? Are you allowed to Daven to the dead or just in the Zechus of the dead? Can expectant ladies go to a Beis Hakvaros? Can a Kohein go to Kivrei Tzadikim? Putting on a Tallis and Tefillin by Kivrei Tzadikim מראי מקומות

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8/19/23 – Shiur 432 – Exclusivity or Community: The dilemma of school selection policies | The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT”L

Aug 18, 2023

1:58:16

Is having discriminatory school acceptance policies Halachically allowed? What damage are we doing to our children? Do we have a communal obligation to accept all children into schools? Is there a difference between a boys school and a girls school? Can schools force people to accept upon themselves Chumros, in order that their kids should be accepted? Can schools claim they hold themselves to certain standards, if they overlook these standards for affluent members of the community? Is this the first time in history there was an elitist attitude? Intro to School Acceptance - The issue - The facts on the ground - The view of the Gedolim: with Sori Zahler – 1:24 with Mr. Shlomo Yehudah Rechnitz – 2:31 with Rabbi Meir Hertz – Menaher of Tashbar, Lakewood – 10:29 with Rabbi Dovid Yosef - Rov, Mechaber Seforim & Member of Moetzes Chachmei HaTorah – 14:14 with Rabbi Nachum Eisenstein – Rov of Maale Dafneh, Close Talmid of Reb Eliyashiv ZT"L – 19:29 The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT"L - Hear a Fascinating firsthand account with Steve Rosenberg – Chairman of Greystone – 33:46 Firsthand report of the issue - The Halachos of School Acceptance - A historical perspective - Boots on the ground and how to navigate the system with a parent from Brooklyn – 46:40 with Rabbi Beirach Steinfeld – Rov in Flatbush, Longtime Menahel – 55:02 with Mr. Yehuda Geberer – Noted Historian – 1:15:33 with Mr. Shuli Halpert - School acceptance Askan – 1:34:30 מראי מקומות

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8/26/23 – Shiur 433 – Conflict in marriage – how to fight effectively

Aug 24, 2023

2:24:38

Are there Halachos on how spouses should engage in conflict? Do men and women fight differently? What are the top 3 things men complain about regarding their wives and vice versa? Should conflict be avoided or embraced? What are effective methods to deal with conflicts? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rosh Yeshiva at REITS, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham in Bergenfield – 13:21 with Rabbi Peretz and Mrs. Shoshana Segal – Marriage and Conflict Resolution Experts – 48:21 with Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 1:16:59 with Rabbi Doniel Frank – Licensed Marriage Therapist & Dating Coach – 1:47:39 with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist – 2:10:40 מראי מקומות

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9/2/23 – Shiur 434 – מי יחיה מי ימות Community organizations dealing with life and death issues daily and some of the שאלות that arise

Sep 1, 2023

1:22:36

For what type of situations should you be calling Hatzalah. How should you call Hatzalah – with a shinui etc ? Can you turn on outside lights to make it easier for Hatzalah to identify the house? If you have to go to the hospital on Shabbos what do you have to know – what can you take clothes, phone, wallet etc? Is it better to go with Hatzalah or drive yourself or go with uber? Do you have to go to the closest hospital or to a further one – out of the T’Chum Should you cancel Hatzolah if all is good and you don't need them anymore? If you madean early Shabbos should you be Matir Neder and then drive youself to the hospital? Who can go along with the patient? What can you or can’t you do in the hospital? When can you come back home on Shabbos and when not? Halachos of Pikuach Nefesh on Shabbos with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Poseik for Hatzolah, Rov in Toms River – 15:44 Fascinating Shailos and stories of Hatzolair with Eli Rowe – Founder and President of Hatzolair – 51:51 Combating abortion in the Chareidi community with Mr. Nir Salomon – Executive Director of EFRAT – 1:03:46 מראי מקומות

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9/9/23 – Shiur 435 – מי אנכי שאזכה להתפלל – The Halachos and beauty of Tefillah – The decorum in Shul

Sep 8, 2023

1:18:52

If a person knows that he only if he Davens everything he won't have Kavanah & he Davens less he'll have can he skip anything? If yes which parts can he skip? If a person can't have Kavanah because he doesn't understand the language should he Daven in English? Should a person Daven at length at the expense of learning Torah? If a person can compose his own Tefilah is that better than davening the standard (more personal & heartfelt when coming from the composer- more than he can relate to Chazal's Tefillos). Where's the source(s) of not talking during davening? If the only minyan he has is one which they talk in is it better to Daven Byechidus? Is it better to Daven with a Minyan without a hat and jacket or B'Yechidus with a hat and jacket? Is there any reason to daven Pesukei D'zimra with a minyan or come to Shul for Borchu? Likewise Kabbalas Shabbos with a minyan or just come for Maariv? Someone who's not dressed properly for Davening but if he waits until he gets his clothing he won't have a minyan should he daven with the minyan dressed as is or wait? Someone is on the beach with only a bathing suit and it's getting night and he didn't Daven Mincha and by the time he gets clothes it'll be too late to Daven? If someone is traveling and doesn't have a siddur and he doesn't remember all the words of Shemone Esrei just most can he Daven with skipping some words? (Also Tefilas Haderech) Someone is not feeling well and is sleeping should they be woken up to say Krias Shma and Daven before the Zman? What takes precedence if you can't do both Tefillah BTzibbur or Krias Hatorah? A Shul doesn't say Tachnun for no good reason do you have to say afterwards by yourself? That was it says in Shulchan Aruch to give Tzedaka before Davening does this include Tzedaka to non-Jews? with Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits – Author Tefillah with Meaning and many other Seforim – 17:32 with Rabbi Yosef Vigler – Rov, Poseik and Rosh HaKollel of Mayan Yisroel – 41:49 with Reb Alter Rabinovich – Director Keren Tosfos Yom Tov, No Talking Initiative – 1:08:55 מראי מקומות

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9/16/23 – Shiur 436 – Making 5784 into “THE YEAR”

Sep 14, 2023

2:36:38

What’s your favorite Yamim Noraim devar Torah? What’s your advice for improving ourselves? What’s worked for you? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein – popular teacher and prolific author – 16:57 with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 30:02 with Rabbi Yissocher Frand – Rosh Yeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore – 40:18 with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher – 51:33 with R’ Charlie Harary – management consultant and noted speaker – 1:06:50 with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:20:39 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:32:36 with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Mara D'asra of Beis Haknesses, North Woodmere – 1:40:53 with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham, New Jersey – 1:53:11 with Mrs. Sivan Rahav-Meir - media personality, prolific author and lecturer – 2:02:15 with R’ Harry Rothenberg – noted speaker and partner, Rothenberg Law Firm - 2:12:51 with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 2:22:02 with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 2:30:16 מראי מקומות

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9/30/23 – Shiur 437 – Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles

Sep 29, 2023

1:23:03

Hilchos Daled Minim Common Shailos of Daled Minim Does spending a lof of money on an esrog take precedence over buying a wife a dress? With Rabbi Aharon Twerski – Rov Albert Shul in Lakewood – 25:38 How to shop for an Esrog What to look for when buying an Esrog? What’s the minimum to be Yotzei and what’s a Hiddur? What’s the difference between the different types of Esrogim? What does the Hechsher on the Esrog box mean? and much more… With Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap – Esrog Moicher from Queens – 34:28 Mitzvos of building and sitting in a Sukkah What to be careful about when making a Sukkah? What mats are Kosher for Schach? What to do if your mat rolled up on Yom Tov? Can you go on a trip to a place that doesn’t have a Sukkah? Is someone who’s sleeping obligated in the Mitzvah of Sukkah? and much more… with Rabbi Shlomo Francis, Mechaber: The Laws Of Eruv, Sukkah Expert – 55:04 מראי מקומות

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10/14/23 – Shiur 438 – עת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע – The Torah outlook and our responsibility

Oct 13, 2023

1:19:46

Should we be sending our Bochurim to Yeshivos and our daughters to seminaries in Eretz Yisroel? Can a Doctor go to Eretz Yisroel to help the war effort How can we help the war effort from America? How should we act in such times? How do we show empathy with the Yidden in Eretz Yisroel Should we be toning down our simchas and lifestyle in general? How should we improve? How are the Yidden in Yerushalayim dealing with the situation? Words of Chizzuk The Torah view on the situation And much more...... with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik and Rov of the Agudah in Chicago – 14:47 with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshiva in Silverspring, Maryland – 28:23 with Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Senter, Rosh Yeshiva In Yerushalayim – 49:59 with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Prolific author and renwoned speaker, Rov in Cedarhurst – 1:02:19 מראי מקומות

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10/21/23 – Shiur 439 – Israel at War – Halachos of warfare, “collateral damage,” prisoner swaps, refusing medical treatment to terrorists, and much more

Oct 19, 2023

2:14:13

Sign up here to learn Mishnayos (בלי נדר) for the soldiers, injured and captives, by the 10th of Kislev, November 23rd: Mishnayos audios available here Do we need to worry about “collateral damage” when bombing Gaza? Can a Jewish doctor refuse to treat an injured terrorist? What does halacha say about having a death sentence for terrorists? Are prisoner swaps permitted, if Israel exchanges many more prisoners than it receives? How can we process the trauma we are experiencing? What can we do to be there for families directly affected? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 16:50 with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 28:21 with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 56:58 with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:17:28 with Rabbi Daniel Wasserman – Rabbi in Ashdod, Israel – 1:35:32 with Professor Claude Berrebi - Terrorism Expert at Hebrew University – 1:52:29 מראי מקומות

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10/28/23 – Shiur 440 – Guns in Shuls | Burying the Kedoshim – Hear from the front lines

Oct 27, 2023

1:41:44

How are the Kedoshim being buried How to make a Kiddush Hashem in the army with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Head of Semichat Chaver, Rav of the Chevra Kadisha in the army – 13:26 Should we train people in every Shul to carry guns ? Should there be armed security guards in Shuls and schools? Are guns Muktza? Are you allowed to carry a gun in a place that doesn't have an Eruv? Is it against the Torah Hashkafa to carry a gun? What message would carrying guns give over to children? with Harav Nochum Eisenstein – Talmid Muvhak of Reb Eliyashiv, Rov of Maale Dafneh, Head of Geirus Beis Din – 27:17 with Rabbi Moshe Revah – Rov in Chicago, Rosh Yeshivah of Skokie, Mechaber Seforim – 54:50 How do carry weapons in Shuls responsibly with Yoni Burstyn – Firearms instructor from Chicago – 1:28:29 מראי מקומות

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11/4/23 – Shiur 441 – Prisoner Exchange in Halacha | Hear from a brother of one of the hostages

Nov 2, 2023

59:54

Are you permitted to pay for captives more than their worth? Are you allowed to release terrorists in exchange for prisoners? Can you put other people’s lives in Sakanah to save a life? How many more deaths were caused historically by terrorosts released by prisoners swaps? Can you wage war to save hostages at the expense of more lives than the ostages themselves? Are the settlers putting their life and the life of others in danger? with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Prolific author and renwoned speaker, Rov in Cedarhurst – 10:20 with Rabbi Shlomo Aviner - Rosh Yeshiva Ateres Cohanim, Poseik, Mechaber Seforim – 33:28 Share in the pain of the hostages and become inspired to help with Leon Yanai – Brother of one of the hostages – 54:43 מראי מקומות

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11/11/23 – Shiur 442 – Antisemitism at Harvard and elite universities – how could such smart people be so stupid?

Nov 9, 2023

2:06:45

Where did all of the antisemitism on university campuses come from? Should it be a concern to our community? Can anything be done? If a student is feeling threatened, when can he take off his Kippah? Tuck Tzitzis in? Remove a Mezuzah from his front door? What did Chazal mean when they said that it’s a “halacha” that Esav hates Yaakov? Are there any halachic or hashkafic reasons to counter-protest? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with JJ Kimche – PhD Candidate, Harvard University – 25:39 with Rabbi Yonason Sacks – Rav of the Agudas Yisroel of Passaic – 44:35 with Jacob Birman – student at Binghamton University – 1:09:37 with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein - Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center – 1:17:10 with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 1:17:10 with Yitzy Tanner – student at the University of Pennsylvania – 1:52:43 with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 2:00:14 מראי מקומות

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11/18/23 – Shiur 443 – Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos? | Halacha Perspective on Warfare

Nov 17, 2023

1:01:55

Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos? Does the conflict in Gaza qualify as a מלחמת מצוה according to הלכה? In this case, is there a duty for individuals to join from distant locations? Are students from ישיבות required to participate? Concerning unintended harm in warfare, such as civilian casualties: if a terrorist uses a taxi as a getaway vehicle, is it permissible to target the vehicle, risking the driver’s life? What is the stance on targeting buildings? Is there a חיוב to bury terrorists according to Jewish law? Laws of war according to the Geneva convention with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov of Hatzalah of Central Jersey – 12:48 with Rabbi Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai, Rebbi at Yeshivas Hakosel, Mechaber Seforim – 19:25 with Professor Eugene Kontorovitch – Legal Scholar International Law – 39:20 מראי מקומות

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11/25/23 – Shiur 444 – Rally or not to Rally? ”Chazir Treif” or Kiddush Hashem

Nov 24, 2023

1:44:53

Was the Rally in Washington correct? In Galus do we keep our heads low, or do we try to garner support? Do we do Hishtadlus or just Daven? Do we join in rallies with people who don’t have the same belief system as ours? Historically, what was the approach of the Gedolim? with Malcolm Hoenlein – Executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations – 32:50 with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha program in YU – 1:02:19 with Rabbi Moshe Don Kestenbaum – Rosh Yeshiva Ohr Yitzchok, Author, Lecturer – 1:15:44 with Rabbi Henoch Plotnick – R"M Kanfei Yonah, Chicago – 1:23:47 מראי מקומות

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12/2/23 – Shiur 445 – Is “Zionism” a bad word? Where do Satmar and Neturei Karta disagree?

Nov 30, 2023

1:57:49

What’s the original Samtar Rav’s argument against the State of Israel? Has the concept and definition of Zionism changed over time, and what does it mean today? How are Satmar and Neturei Karta similar, and how do they differ? Is there a prohibition of publicly going against the consensus view of Klal Yisrael? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 16:26 with Rabbi Pini Dunner – British Rabbi in Los Angeles, lecturer, historian and author – 44:28 with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:06:06 with Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold – Rosh Kollel in the Yeshiva of Greater Washington – 1:24:46 with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 1:46:21 מראי מקומות

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12/9/23 – Shiur 446 – Daas Torah In Halacha and Hashkafa

Dec 8, 2023

1:25:05

Is there a Torah idea called Daas Torah? Can it override doctors? Does the "Daas Torah" have to know the facts? Can it override Shulchan Aruch? Even if it's not in contradiction with Halacha, must we listen to it ? Is there such a thing as saying blanket statements without proofs that must be listened to? Are we supposed to be using our heads? If someone questions "Daas Torah" should he be explained the position or be branded a Kofer? Do we believe in infallibility of Gedolim? Can there be two "Daas Torah's"? Are two different people allowed to have different views, or is it my way or the highway? How should we treat someone who disagrees with us? with Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshiva of yeshivah Gedolah of Greater Washington – 25:55 with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Poseik of the Yeshivah Community of Waterbuty Connecticut – 1:00:15 מראי מקומות

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12/16/23 – Shiur 447 – Zionism – Is today’s Zionism the same movement that caused so many religious to leave their roots and become irreligious?

Dec 16, 2023

2:09:26

Before WWII a lot of Gedolim were opposed to Zionism, what were their reasons? After the war did a lot of the attitudes switch? Why did they switch? Is Zionism a danger to religion nowadays? with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro – Author of The Empty Wagon, A book against Zionism – 13:56 with Rabbi Yehuda Geberer – Noted Historian – 53:33 with Dr. Einat Wilf – Former Member of Knesset, Author of numerous books on Zionism – 1:16:51 with Professor Derek Penslar – Historian, Author, Professor of Jewish history in Harvard – 1:37:51 with Rabbi Shnayor Burton – Prolific Author – 1:55:47 מראי מקומות

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12/23/23 – Shiur 448 – Is Israel an “occupier” of Palestinian land? Who owns “from the River to the Sea”?

Dec 21, 2023

1:44:03

Is there such a thing as the country of “Palestine”? What are the halachic borders of Israel? Is it mutar to give the Gaza Strip back now that Israel has retaken possession of it? Is there a mitzvah to be buried in Israel? To make Aliyah? To exhume a body to Israel? What does international law say about the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of REITs, Poseik of the OU – 16:15 with Professor Eugene Kontorovitch – legal scholar of international law – 48:40 with Dr. Henry Abramson – historian and a Dean of Touro College – 01:12:39 מראי מקומות

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12/30/23 – Shiur 449 – Of course there should be Hakaras Hatov to the IDF soldiers. A response to a small minority who think otherwise. Does Torah-learning fully protect us, or is an army necessary?

Dec 28, 2023

2:20:33

Is Hakaras Hatov a halachic requirement, or just a nice thing to do? Do we just feel gratitude, or do we need to say “thank you” or more? Historically, did the Gedolim show Hakaras Hatov towards the soldiers of the IDF? Why have a few Roshei Yeshiva said they are concerned about showing gratitude? If Torah learning protects, why does Israel need an army? Does the Israeli army enable those in Yeshiva to learn? Do those learning in Yeshiva enable the army to have military success? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi YY Jacobson – world-renowned educator and lecturer – 24:19 with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 53:55 with Rabbi Doniel Haymann – Rosh Kollel, author of Hakaras Hatov L’Halacha – 1:26:59 with Rabbi Joshua Friedman – founder of Israel Select https://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=WA – 1:53:32 Clip from Rabbi Baruch Rosenblum – educator, author, and popular magid shiur – 2:16:47 מראי מקומות

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1/6/24 – Shiur 450 – Amazon in Halacha

Jan 4, 2024

1:52:13

Hear from the trenches – How are the Kehilos and families in Eretz Yisroel Managing with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rav in Ranana, Head of Semichat Chaver Program, Head of Chevra Kadish in the IDF – 3:58 Shabbos: Is it permissible to place an order with one-day delivery on a Friday? If a package arrives on Shabbos, is it permissible to open and use it? Is it permissible to make an online purchase on Friday when it is already Shabbos in the seller's time zone, knowing the seller is Jewish? Is it permissible to keep an Amazon account active during Shabbos and Yom Tov? Ratings: Is it permissible to leave negative reviews on products? Is it permissible to create positive, but fictitious reviews for your own products to enhance sales? Can one purchase items during the nine days (items like clothes and Keilim that is forbidden to buy in those days), to be delivered after tisha b'av? Can one purchase item prior to the nine day to be delivered during the nine days? Can one purchase items on Chol Hamoed (that are forbidden to purchase on Chol Hamoed) to be delivered after Yom Tov? Can one purchase Chometz on Chol Hamoed to be delivered after Pesach? with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish Hatorah – 36:50 with Rabbi Yosef Kushner – Dayan in Beis Havaad, Lakewood, Author of Commerce and Shabbos – 42:40 with Rabbi Tsvi Heber – Halacha Coordinator for COR – 1:32:30 מראי מקומות

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1/13/24 – Shiur 451 – What’s really going on in the Gaza battlefield. In Memory of Yakir and David HY”D – “Chavrusas in life, Chavrusas in death, Chavrusas in Olam Habah”

Jan 11, 2024

1:21:06

How to handle the stress of having a close relative fighting in Gaza and the loss of a loved one killed in battle. Is there a halachic requirement that the IDF bury dead Hamas terrorists? Other Gazans? What are the IDF soldiers experiencing? What about their parents, wives, and close friends? Is it okay for soldiers to use the homes of Gazans without consent? Can soldiers use the food of Gazans left in their pantries and cook in their pots? What are some of the unique halachic questions being asked by soldiers, their wives, and their families? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon – Rosh Yeshiva, Jerusalem College of Technology – 17:33 with Professor Yisrael Aumann – recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, his son was killed in battle while serving in the IDF – 41:53 with Rabbi Mordechai Becher – popular lecturer and author, with two sons in the IDF – 59:59 מראי מקומות

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1/20/24 – Shiur 452 – Dealing with traumatic times – how to dig out of a rut

Jan 18, 2024

2:03:20

What’s currently causing us the most trauma? The war? The captives? Antisemitism? Something else? What’s the implication of not getting a body back from Hamas, and therefore no Kevura and no closure? Is hearing the news and looking at war images helpful or hurtful? How are students from out of Israel who are studying in Yeshivos and Seminaries in Israel handling the war? How can we turn our current plight into a growth opportunity? Will we have “Post-Traumatic Stress” or “Post-Traumatic Growth” from the war? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi YY Jacobson – world-renowned educator and lecturer – 11:47 with Rabbi Aviad Goldvicht – a “Rav Tzvaii,” a rabbi/businessman serving in the IDF as a Rabbi – 35:26 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:04:55 with Mrs. Batya Widowsky BSW – social worker and volunteer for the psycho-trauma unit of Ichud Hatzalah – 1:35:56 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:52:30 מראי מקומות

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1/27/24 – Shiur 453 –The Shulchan Aruch of war

Jan 25, 2024

1:32:54

Abortion of a fetus conceived through rape Women tying tzitzis Sheva brachos without the chosson or kallah Returning home before Shabbos if one knows they will be called up on Shabbos Returning home while one's wife is niddah if he doesn't think he'll be able to withstand the temptation to hug A hug before a spouse leaves for battle if the wife is Niddah Burying blood-soaked cars Pidyon Haben when the father or kohen is not present Shortening the taharah process for a Niddah during wartime Saying shehecheyanu when one will not light or even see Chanukah candles Eating homemade foods sent to the front Matzah bakery that ran into a shelter in middle of making Matzos Running to a shelter in middle of Shemone Esrei or Krias HaTorah Yichud in a shelter Rewriting Kesubos for people in the North or South who evacuated their homes A Kohein entering an Ohel Hameis for shelter during a siren with Rabbi Chaim Jachter – Rav of Sha’arei Orah in Teaneck, Dayan on the Elizabeth Beis Din, Mechaber Seforim – 23:25 with Rabbi Elli Fisher – Talmud of Reb Osher Weiss – 36:10 with Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer – Av Beis Din and Rov of Heichal Ho'raah in Yerushalayim, M'Gedolei Haposkim in Eretz Yisroel – 1:01:30 מראי מקומות

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2/3/24 – Shiur 454 – Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world

Feb 7, 2024

1:49:05

How much should parents do for their children? What are parents’ financial obligations to their children? Is there a maximum? What causes a child to be spoiled? Is it detrimental to grow up with less than your peers? Do we need to treat all of our own children the same when buying them items? What are the implications of having a spoiled child when they grow up? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 13:12 with Dr. David Pelcovitz – Renowned Psychologist – 37:37 with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author – 1:00:31 with “Leah” – a twelve-year old girl giving her wise insights – 1:29:26 with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rav, author, historian and lecturer – 1:36:50 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:40:47 מראי מקומות

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2/10/24 – Shiur 455 – Getting over our fears - in dating, marriage, religious observance, of failure and more

Feb 15, 2024

2:11:35

What are the most common fears that people have? How do we get over those fears? What is “Jewish Mindfulness” and how can it help? What are the most common fears in dating and marriage? Can anxiety or OCD ever make a person patur from mitzvos? Is it permitted to take experimental/homeopathic/Chinese medication treatments? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 12:37 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:03:23 with Rabbi Avraham Willig, MSW – Rav, lecturer and psychotherapist – 1:23:00 with Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Epstein – psychologist and author of Living in the Presence – 1:40:00 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:58:27 מראי מקומות

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2/24/24 – Shiur 457 – Avoiding the #1 reason for divorce - how to stay connected with your spouse and not drift apart

Feb 22, 2024

2:08:58

What are the halachic obligations spouses have to each other? How does a relationship change over the course of a marriage? Are there differences in how to stay connected at the beginning of marriage, in the middle and later in life? What causes spouses to disconnect from each other? Can you reconnect once you have already disconnected? What’s the impact of social media on marriages? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham, New Jersey – 12:43 with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 32:00 with Rabbi Shmuel Maybruch, LCSW – psychotherapist specializing in dating & marriage – 55:21 with Mrs. Sara Yoheved Rigler – bestselling author and inspirational teacher – 1:26:26 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:48:19 Reflections on the levaya of Maoz Ben Eitan Morell – 1:59:47 מראי מקומות

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3/9/24 – Shiur 459 – The Haredi Dilemma in Military Conscription | Scaling Tradition: Reevaluating the Chazon Ish's Conscription Exemption | Study Time Required for והגית בו יומם ולילה

Mar 8, 2024

1:50:58

Yeshiva Bochurim in the IDF | Is it possible to be Frum in the IDF? Don’t we have an Achrayus הַאַחֵיכֶם יָבֹאוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה וְאַתֶּם תֵּשְׁבוּ פֹה? What difficulties – if any – do Frum soldiers face in the army? What would a Frum army look like? When a majority of Eretz Yisroel is Frum what will become of the army? with Rabbi..... – Rov, Talmid of Tifrach, Reb Shmuel Auerbach, Chevron, 20 Years in the army – 17:46 with Rabbi Pinchas Friedman – Rosh Hakollel of Belz Kollelim, Mechaber Shvilei Pinchos – 42:47 with Naftoli Pudell – Solider – 55:04 with Rabbi Yehosua Pfeffer – Rav in Yerushalayim, Head of Netzach Yisrael – Nachal Chareidi – 1:01:47 והגית בו יומם ולילה – All day and night? Are you obligated to learn every spare second you have? Does it depend on someone’s health, wealth or stamina? with Rabbi Moshe Aharon Friedman – Maggid Shiur in the Mir – 1:26:58 מראי מקומות

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3/16/24 – Shiur 460 – זכרון לנצח – Preserving the memory of Fallen Soldiers Through Posthumous Retrieval of זרע for Procreation

Mar 14, 2024

1:36:28

Is it permitted, forbidden or a Mitzvah? Are you מקיים פריה וריבה? Does it exempt you from חליצה? Is there an issue of ניוול המת? Is there an issue of הנאה ממת? Is there an issue of ביטול מצוות קבורה? Are there any moral issues? with Rabbi Shlomo Brody – Renowned Lecturer and Author – 15:00 with Irit Rosenblum – Attorney, Founder & Executive Director of New Family – 46:11 with Rabbi Gideon Weitzman – Director of the Puah Institute – 1:07:26 מראי מקומות

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3/23/24 – Shiur 461 – Everyone should be a shadchan – how to set up a shidduch

Mar 21, 2024

2:48:02

Should each of us be setting up Shidduchim? What are the biggest challenges and difficulties? Is the “shadchanus” fee only paid to a professional Shadchan, or even to beginners? What does the Shadchan need to do to earn the fee? Can you set up two non-observant Jews? One frum and one not frum? Two non-Jews? What advice do professional Shadchanim have for amateurs? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** , Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 13:41 with Rabbi Dovid Schoen – Av Bais Din for The Bais Din of Florida – 39:16 with Mrs. Miriam Levitan – Noted Shadchan, Eretz Yisroel – 1:09:49 with Shlomo Lewenstein – Noted Shadchan, Lakewood – 1:09:49 with David Katzoff – “amateur” shadchan – 1:49:11 with Noah and Ruchama Tradonsky – “amateur” shadchanim – 2:09:53 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 2:32:20 מראי מקומות

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3/30/24 – Shiur 462 – What are our “Yeshiva bochers” struggling with nowadays?

Mar 28, 2024

2:07:34

What are the biggest challenges, struggles and difficulties confronting our boys today? How do those challenges differ from those of the girls? What impact are technology and alcohol consumption having on the boys? Should Gemara be the focus of yeshiva learning? What’s holding the boys back from performing at their best? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** with Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld – Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Dovid and posek of Kav Halacha Beis Hora'ah – 9:43 with Rabbi Naftali Kaplan – zekan hamashgichim B'Eretz Yisrael, mashgiach of Yeshivat Netiv Ha’Da’at – 33:05 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 50:09 with Rabbi Daniel Mechanic – Director of Project Chazon – 1:09:30 with Rabbi Aharon Spivak – Rav, Author and Therapist – 1:33:53 Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:58:32 מראי מקומות

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4/6/24 – Shiur 463 – Revisiting Bachurim in the IDF: Is Shevet Levi Patur from Milchemes Mitzvah? Are all Bochurim Shevet Levi?

Apr 5, 2024

1:25:40

Does Eretz Yisroel need an army or can it totally rely on Torah protection? Do we have responsibility to serve - besides the learning protection - like we find previous generations? The Bochurim who aren't learning should they go to the army? Can we have Frum battalions run according to Torah? What's are we going to do when the Chareidim are a majority? with Rabbi Nachum Eisenstein - Talmid Muvhak of HaRav Eliyashiv ZT"L – 22:54 with Yossi Levy – Nachal Chareidi Officer – 48:08 with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rosh Kollel and Av Beis Din of Shaarei Ezra – 1:00:51 מראי מקומות

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4/13/24 – Shiur 464 – Pesach – Great Divrei Torah for your Seder and beyond. Plus, lessons for today from Lavan’s attempt to destroy K’lal Yisroel

Apr 11, 2024

1:57:26

What's your favorite Pesach Devar Torah? Is there something unique you do at your seder? What do you do to prepare for Pesach? Is there something memorable that has happened to you at a seder? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rabbi and Rosh Beit Midrash at the Young Israel of Woodmere – 14:16 with Rabbi Binyomin Wolff – shul rav and popular magid shiur in Yerushalayim – 33:48 with Rabbi Aron Moss – rabbi of the Nefesh Community in Sydney, Australia – 45:04 with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 53:42 with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:02:48 with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 1:12:12 with Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein – popular teacher and prolific author – 1:22:26 with Rabbi David Foreman – noted lecturer and founder of Aleph Beta – 1:32:03 Conclusion and Takeaways - 1:49:52 מראי מקומות

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4/20/24 – Shiur 465 – Achdus - does “Achdus” mean I am supposed to embrace Jews I really don’t agree with?

Apr 18, 2024

2:27:50

Is Achdus a Halachic imperative, a Hashkafic concept or something else? What’s the definition of “Achdus”? Is it different from “Kiruv”? Can we outwardly express our disagreements? Should we look to have Achdus with groups and movements of Jews who have values that are antithetical to Torah? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 15:32 with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rabbi and EVP of the Orthodox Union – 43:09 with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Shul Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 1:01:43 with Yoni Alon – Reservist in the IDF and works in the field of education – 1:36:16 with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rabbi and Rosh Beit Midrash at the Young Israel of Woodmere – 1:50:17 Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:15:08 מראי מקומות

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5/11/24 – Shiur 466 – Neurolinks and Shabbos, Alexa and Shabbos, Electronics and Shabbos

May 10, 2024

1:26:10

Electronics activated through brainwaves is it permissible to use them on Shabbos? Electronics activated through voice is it permissible to use them on Shabbos? with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov in Waterbury, Maggid Shiur for Oraysa – 13:33 Using a whoop strap or a Fitbit What is the issur of electricity? Is there an Issur of increasing current to exisitng electricity? What’s called a מעשה regarding מלאכת שבת? Binyan in Keilim with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Head of Shabbos technology Dept for the OU, Rov of Linas Hatzedek in Boro Park – 44:39 מראי מקומות

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5/18/24 – Shiur 467 – Un-Lavish Living – why are we embarrassed to live below our means?

May 16, 2024

1:46:47

What keeps us spending when we can’t afford it? What’s the impact on children when parents have an expensive standard of living? Is there an obligation to refrain from looking at materialism which may tempt us? Can we spend on luxuries when people need tzedakah? What are the minimums required to celebrate a bar/bas mitzvah and a wedding? Can having a low-budget bar/bas mitzvah or wedding hurt our children longer-term? Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 10:52 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 44:29 with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned Psychologist, Author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:03:13 מראי מקומות

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1/18/25 – Shiur 498 – Should each community have a “Rebbetzin” to teach, advise and inspire the women?

Jan 16, 2025

1:27:30

Are women’s learning programs motivated by feminism and the desire for “equality”? Are women required to learn any Torah? Can they learn Zohar and Gemara? It is preferable that women teach women? Can men attend the shiurim as well? Does a connection need to be achieved through learning Torah, or do Chesed and Tehillim groups work better? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 7:51 with Rabbi Moishe Bane – President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union – 29:39 with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher – 51:45 with Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff – popular teacher, author and lecturer – 51:45 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:20:44 מראי מקומות

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9/6/25 – Shiur 527 – We are the REAL DEAL – The Torah's obligation to hold oneself higher in business

Sep 4, 2025

1:22:03

Kiddush Hashem in the workplace Can you make make without cutting corners? Is there a concept of not doing Mitzvos in public that will cause non jews to ridicule us? And Much more...... with Rabbi Naftoli Horowitz – Managing Director at J.P. Morgan and acclaimed author and Lecturer – 15:10 with Rabbi Daniel Feldman – Rov, Ohr Saadya Teaneck – 37:18 with Rabbi Mordechai Farkash – Chabad Seattle – 50:18 with Rabbi Yossi Gordon – CEO of Chabad on Campus International – 1:08:53 מראי מקומות

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8/30/25 – Shiur 526 – The “Epstein Files” – Do we have the right to know if someone is a threat to our community —whether a pedophile, abuser, or swindler?

Aug 28, 2025

2:07:35

What level of proof is required before sounding the alarm? When risks are identified, should they be broadcast widely, or kept within a limited circle? What happens when victims are silenced, ignored, or when abuse is covered up? How can we, as a community, ensure that abuse is never minimized or swept under the rug? What role do journalists, news outlets, and podcasts play in exposing the truth and safeguarding the public? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 12:24 with Rabbi Yosef Blau – Member of the Baruch Lanner Beis Din and Mashgiach Ruchani at REIT’s for almost 50 years – 46:53 with Mrs. Nicole Meyer – advocate against abuse – 1:26:12 with Avi Schick, Esq. – partner at Faegre Drinker international law firm – 1:44:50 Conclusions and takeaways – 2:00:29 Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview – Recalling his first day at work - 2:06:06 מראי מקומות

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8/23/25 – Shiur 525 – UnKosher Competition – The Four Halachic Red Lines in Business You Can’t Cross | Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview | The Headlines Quit Smoking Challenge

Aug 21, 2025

1:55:00

Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview – educating our youth who don’t want to listen with Rabbi Wein – Renowned Rov, Author and Lecturer – 16:03 The Headlines Quit Smoking Challenge – featuring David Kopciel, Stamford Hill, London with David Kopciel – 9:35 UnKosher Competition – The Four Halachic Red Lines in Business You Can’t Cross When is it prohibited to interfere with someone else’s pending transaction? (“Ani Hamehapech B’chararah”) When is it prohibited to capitalize on someone else’s groundwork? (“Ani Hamenakef”) Beis Din in Action: • Outbidding someone for an apartment • Poaching a long-term client • Taking a business idea and running with it with Rabbi Mendy Weinberger – Sgan Rosh Bais Din, Bais Din Maysharim –25:16 with Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman – Rosh Chaburah and Senior Lecturer, Greater Washington Community Kollel – 50:55 with Rabbi Dovid Schoen – Av Bais Din, The Bais Din of Florida – 1:18:22 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:43:37 מראי מקומות

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8/16/25 – Shiur 524 – Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization

Aug 14, 2025

54:41

Can you own intellectual property? Can it be stolen if it's not tangible and there's no act of theft? Do you have to pay for enjoyment? Dina D'Malcusa Dina Aveida M'Daas And much more..... with Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky – Dayan, Beis HaVaad – 10:10 with Rabbi Chaim Jachter – Rav of Sha’arei Orah in Teaneck, Dayan on the Elizabeth Beis Din – 32:39 מראי מקומות

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8/9/25 – Shiur 523 – Tznius Standards: Clear Halacha or Personal Interpretation? What’s Required and Why It’s Being Ignored

Aug 4, 2025

2:25:12

What are the minimum requirements of Tznius when it comes to women’s dress? Are the reactions by girls/women when taught Hilchos Tznius any different than for Hilchos Shabbos and the like? What specific things are more difficult for certain women to be responsive to? How should Hilchos Tznius be taught so that it will be accepted? Can up to a Tefach be shown? Long skirts worn? Denim clothing? Slits in skirts? Should shul Rabbanim speak up against the lack of modest dress and prohibited interactions between the genders? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 14:11 with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 37:08 with Rabbi Anthony Manning – Jewish educator, author and speaker – 1:04:56 with Rabbi Larry Rothwachs – Rabbi at Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, NJ – 1:43:24 Conclusions and takeaways – 2:18:17 מראי מקומות

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7/19/25 – Shiur 521 – Jew vs. Jew: The Housing Fight Tearing Rockland Apart

Jul 17, 2025

1:18:57

Is it permissible according to Halacha to establish communal guidelines or enactments that restrict the sale or purchase of homes within a defined radius of the community? May a Jew purchase property in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood with the intent to rent it out to non-Jews? Does it matter what type of tenants are placed in the property—for example, individuals of questionable character, multiple families, or undocumented immigrants? If such tenants are likely to negatively impact the spiritual atmosphere of the neighborhood, is that a legitimate halachic concern that should be weighed? Can one invoke the principle of kim li in a way that causes harm to others—for instance, to justify behavior that may otherwise be morally questionable? with Rabbi Shlomo Perlstein – Rav in the Summit Park shul ,Rosh Kollel of the Choshen Mishpat Kollel of Monsey, as the Rosh Chabura for the Kollel in Yeshiva Or Yisroel (Monsey), Moreh Horaah for the Kav Halacha in Yerushalayim – 11:53 with Rabbi Elie Moskowitz – Neighbor – 35:45 with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, and Mechaber Seforim – 49:31 מראי מקומות

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7/12/25 – Shiur 520 – When is competition allowed and when does it violate “Hasagas Gevul”?

Jul 10, 2025

1:33:30

Can a second business open up next to another and compete? What if the second business will hurt or destroy the first business? What does a Beis Din do when potential Hasagas Gevul issues come before it? How does Hasagas Gevul apply in our modern, large cities nowadays? Is the prohibition of Hasagas Gevul only on the new competitor, or also on those who purchase from him? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rov of Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere and Head of Semicha at RIETs – 12:02 with Rabbi Dovid Schoen – Av Bais Din for The Bais Din of Florida – 35:32 with Rabbi Dovid Grossman – Rosh Bais HaVaad, Lakewood, NJ – 1:00:48 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:25:54 מראי מקומות

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7/5/25 – Shiur 519 – Hashgacha Pratis: is Hashem watching over you every minute..

Jul 3, 2025

1:18:21

The Shitos in the Rishonim The Baal Shem Tov and the Gra's Shita If you hold like the Rambam and the Ramban's Shita are you an Apikorus according to the Gra and Baal Shem Tov Is Hashem busy with the animal kimgdom? Can you do something to someone if it wasn't preordained? Why do bad things happen in the world? What's the point of Hishtadlus if everything is preordained? What does Hester Panim mean? with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rov in Raanana, Rosh Yeshiva of Semichas Chaver – 11:57 with Rabbi DovBer Pinson – Rosh Kolel of the IYYUN Yeshiva/Kolel, is the Marah D’asra of 84 Viola, Mechaber Seforim – 20:51 with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – R'm in Yeshivas Shalavim, Mechaber Sefer on Hashgacha Pratis – 39:54 מראי מקומות

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6/28/25 – Shiur 518 – Into the Danger Zone? The risks of being in Israel during a time of war. When is risk-taking permitted?

Jun 26, 2025

1:28:07

Can you visit Israel during a war due to the danger? How do hospitals deal with patients during missile alerts? Is there an obligation to go to a bomb shelter while you are learning Torah? Is it permitted to travel to and from Israel via Egypt, Jordan or Cyprus when Ben Gurion Airport is closed? Can someone in Yerushalayim travel to Bnei Brak or Tel Aviv where it’s more dangerous? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Anthony Manning – Jewish educator, author and speaker – 12:22 with Dov Kram – general contractor and project manager in Israel – 39:15 with Rabbi Yossi Sprung – Rav of Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Rosh Beis Medresh, Beis Medrash Govoha for Medical Halacha – 49:31 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:21:46 מראי מקומות

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6/21/25 – Shiur 517 – The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines

Jun 19, 2025

1:45:58

Is it prohibited to go to Minyan when the “Home Front Command” and Chief Rabbis say not to go? Can you carry a phone on Shabbos to hear the warnings of incoming missiles? Can you leave on the news (radio, TV, Internet) on Shabbos to hear what’s going on? Should we say Hamapil before sleep, since we may need to immediately head to the bomb shelter? Do you need to wash Netilas Yadayim before heading to a bomb shelter in the middle of the night? Does the IDF need to be concerned that the bombing of nuclear reactors could cause “collateral damage” to millions of Iranian citizens? What’s life like right now living in Israel with regular Iranian missile attacks? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 18:42 with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 45:06 with Mrs. Sivan Rahav-Meir - media personality, prolific author and lecturer – 1:02:58 with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai, author of “Ethics of Our Fighters” – 1:16:04 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:37:00 מראי מקומות

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6/14/25 – Shiur 516 – When a non-religious person touches or pours your wine – Is it prohibited?

Jun 11, 2025

58:33

Why is wine touched by a non-Jew prohibited? Does this prohibition apply to a non-Jew who’s not an idol worshipper? Is this extended to a nonreligious Jew who doesn’t keep Shabbos? What is the status of someone who desecrates Shabbos but goes to shul or makes Kiddush? What is the law of someone who’s embarrassed to desecrate Shabbos in front of a prominent person? Do you need witnesses to testify in front of Beis Din to deem someone a Mechalel Shabbos? Are you allowed to give non-religious Jews wine for them to drink? Does touching a bottle of wine prohibit the wine? with Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz – Senior Rabbinic Coordinator of the OU and a Rov in Boro Park – 16:48 with Rabbi Beirach Steinfeld – Rov of Khal Dover Tov in Flatbush and Head of Dover Tov Kashrus – 39:28 מראי מקומות

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5/31/25 – Shiur 515 – Is A Psychedelic Trip the Derech HaShem?

May 29, 2025

2:11:26

Is using psychedelic drugs to get close to Hashem a Mitzvah or Aveira? What about for therapeutic and recreational purposes? How do psychedelics affect people and what are the side effects? Are people in the frum world really using these drugs and, if so, how broadly? How should we think about Rabbanim who use - and advise others to use – psychedelics? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 12:08 with Rabbi Akiva Dershowitz – Rosh Kollel, Toras Efrayim Shlomo, Yerushalayim – 44:07 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 44:07 with Mrs Sarit-Chen Kreutoro – Social Worker and Teacher for Maalot Bakodesh (To donate to Maalot click here)– 1:18:36 with Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Epstein – psychologist and author of Living in the Presence – 1:40:28 Conclusions and Takeaways – 2:03:24 מראי מקומות

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5/24/25 – Shiur 514 – Should Boys and Girls Turn to Friends for Dating Advice? Is it Helpful or Harmful?

May 22, 2025

1:54:15

Should a boy consult with his friends, like his roommate or chavrusa, if they think he should date a given girl? Is there a problem discussing the attractiveness of a potential Shidduch with friends? Have promising Shidduchim been ruined by what friends have said? Should parents be involved in the Shidduch process? And, what if the child does not want his/her parents involved? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ The Semichas Chaver Shavuos program with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht https://bit.ly/SCPchallenge – with Rabbi Shimon Finkelman – Rebbi, Darchei Torah, prolific author – 21:28 with Rabbi Daniel Feldman – Rabbi of Ohr Saadya in Teaneck, Rosh Yeshiva at REITs – 35:51 with Mrs. Aleeza Ben Shalom – international shadchan, relationship coach and author – 1:00:19 with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – emotionally focused couples therapist – 1:21:56 with Mrs. Adina Galbut, MSW – dating coach – 1:21:56 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:45:07 מראי מקומות

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5/3/25 – Shiur 511 – Fraud in Frum Clothing: The Eretz HaKodesh Conspiracy. When the Conservative Movement infiltrated the Chareidi world — what really happened?

May 1, 2025

1:14:05

Did Conservative activists violate Geneivas Daasand Lashon Hara by secretly steering the WZO election? Is it ethical for Chareidi media to be paid to promote an anti-Eretz HaKodesh agenda? Should frum magazines vet who’s behind their ads? Can you trust a "Psak" when you don’t know the full story? How should our leaders respond now that the truth is out? What are the long-term political risks for the Chareidi community? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job You can order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 8:54 with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein – Host, “Two Rabbis, Three Opinions” podcast and the Cross-Currents blog – 43:15 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:08:20 מראי מקומות

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