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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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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
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?
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”?
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?
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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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2/17/24 – Shiur 456 – The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the IDF (צה"ל) – What did they really hold?
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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2/24/24 – Shiur 457 – Avoiding the #1 reason for divorce - how to stay connected with your spouse and not drift apart
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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3/2/24 – Shiur 458 – Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite?
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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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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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?
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
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?
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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5/25/24 – Shiur 468 – Conflict with the In-Laws – what causes it, how to deal with it
5/25/24 – Shiur 468 – Conflict with the In-Laws – what causes it, how to deal with it
May 23, 2024
1:43:38
How do you handle a conflict between honoring in-laws and honoring your own parents? Are there times that married children need to listen to input from in-laws? Are there halachos about what to call your in-laws? What does a mother-in-law do when she sees deficiencies in her daughter-in-law? Are there typically father-in-law issues, and if so, what? What are healthy boundaries, and how do you establish them? Hosted by: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – COO OU Kosher, renowned Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur and Rov – 13:53 with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 45:32 with Dr. Michael Tobin – marriage and family psychologist for 50 years – 1:06:12 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:35:05 מראי מקומות
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6/1/24 – Shiur 469 – Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon
6/1/24 – Shiur 469 – Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon
May 31, 2024
1:43:44
Practical Halachos of Shemiras Einayim How to make Shemiras Einayim part of your life How to turn over a new leaf in your life Hosted by: Rabbi Shlomo Landau – Director of Mentorships, Olami with Rabbi Joey Haber – Renowned Speaker and Lecturer – 10:55 with Rabbi Ari Bensoussan – Chazak International LA – 34:40 with Anonymous – Someone whose life turned around – 1:06:56 with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov Khal Zichron Yechezkel in Toms River, Poseik of Hatzolah – 1:25:33 מראי מקומות Vayimaen Vayimaen Hotline: 1-718-970-7774
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6/8/24 – Shiur 470 – Learning Torah when it’s nearly impossible
6/8/24 – Shiur 470 – Learning Torah when it’s nearly impossible
Jun 6, 2024
2:11:20
What are valid reasons to cancel on your chavrusa or to miss your daily shiur? How can you concentrate on your learning when you are stressed about life and so distracted? How do you keep on learning over the long-term? What gets people off-track from learning when they leave Yeshiva? How can an IDF solider learn when fighting in Gaza or on the Lebanon border? Hosted by: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 17:52 with Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – renowned Rosh Yeshiva and prolific author – 46:42 with Rabbi Yehudah Auerbach – Director of JLIC at the University of Chicago – 1:00:57 with Rabbi Eitan Philips – Director of the M.D Katz JLIC at Tel Aviv University – 1:00:57 with Harry Rothenberg – noted speaker and partner, Rothenberg Law Firm – 1:32:16 with Dr. Shmuel Harris – adult psychiatrist and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 1:44:46 Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:03:21 מראי מקומות
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6/22/24 – Shiur 471 – Electricity on Shabbos - Are you really keeping Shabbos? | Is there a difference between a Ben Torah and an Orthodox Jew?
6/22/24 – Shiur 471 – Electricity on Shabbos - Are you really keeping Shabbos? | Is there a difference between a Ben Torah and an Orthodox Jew?
Jun 21, 2024
1:23:39
What's a Ben torah? with Rabbi Gershon Ribner – Rosh Kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah – 12:27 with Rabbi Yisroel Brog – Rosh Yeshiva Tiferes Avigdor – 17:15 with Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood, Rabbinic advisor of Ami Magazine – 20:34 with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior rabbi BRS – 29:50 Electricity on Shabbos Electric Water Meter Sump Pump (basement pump) Security systems Motion sensors With Rabbi Zvi Holland and Rabbi Chananya Jacobson – StarK Kashrus Administrators –33:04 מראי מקומות
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6/29/24 – Shiur 472 – What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight
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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7/6/24 – Shiur 473 – Supporting a son or son-in-law in learning – is it a good investment?
7/6/24 – Shiur 473 – Supporting a son or son-in-law in learning – is it a good investment?
Jul 4, 2024
1:47:45
Is there an obligation to support a son (or son-in-law) in learning? If the father (or father-in-law) commits to support, can he get out of it, for example when business is bad? Does living comfortably facilitate or get in the way of quality learning? Is it best to fund the strongest learner, the neediest person, or a relative? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 11:00 with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 37:34 with Rabbi Yechiel Greenblatt and Jordan Odinsky – founders of www.SmachZevulun.com – 58:31 with Boaz Feinberg – Tax Attorney specializing in non profits – 1:11:13 with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:20:24 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:33:34 מראי מקומות
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7/13/24 – Shiur 474 – Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
7/13/24 – Shiur 474 – Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
Jul 12, 2024
1:23:36
Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes? Is a smoker Possul Lei'dus? If your father asks you to buy him a pack of cigarettes are you allowed to listen? What would Reb Moshe hold about smoking based on the data with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik and Rov of Agudah in Chicago – 12:24 with Dr. Michael Zelefsky – Professor Of Radiation Oncology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, Musmach of Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT"L – 20:48 Would Halacha require an aging forgetful leader to step down? If the population loses their trust in the president (or leader) can they Halachically oust him? When a husband loses his sanity can his wife or children take away his business? When a father loses his sanity can his children take from his money for their wedding expenses? with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toen and Mechaber Seforim – 43:11 with Malkie Scher Esq – Guardianship Attorney, Moskowitz Legal Group Hewlett NY –1:11:43 מראי מקומות
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7/20/24 – Shiur 475 – Assassinations and Targeted Killings in Halacha – Donald Trump, Mohammad Deif, etc.
7/20/24 – Shiur 475 – Assassinations and Targeted Killings in Halacha – Donald Trump, Mohammad Deif, etc.
Jul 18, 2024
1:52:57
What’s the rationale to halachically permit targeted killings of Israel’s enemies? Is there any difference between a targeted killing during an active war and when there’s no active war being fought? What if there’s only a 10%, 20% or 30% chance that the target is where you think he is? Do you need to be concerned about collateral damage during a targeted killing? And, what if it could be significant? Is there a problem celebrating when our enemies are killed? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 10:33 with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Renowned Lecturer and Author of “Ethics of Our Fighters” – 30:46 with Professor Avi Bell – Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University and University of San Diego Law School – 50:35 with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Shul Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 1:10:05 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:39:07 מראי מקומות
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7/27/24 – Shiur 476 – What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world?
7/27/24 – Shiur 476 – What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world?
Jul 25, 2024
2:25:18
Do all non-Jews hate us? Does exposure to the non-Jewish world help or hurt our children when they grow up? What are the hazards of teaching children negative attitudes about non-Jews? What separations did Chazal institute between us and non-Jews? Why did Chazal feel that was necessary? Do we need to be concerned with causing “Aivah” (animosity) with non-Jews, even if we are doing nothing wrong? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 11:20 with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein – Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center – 42:19 with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 42:19 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:07:59 with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:31:09 with Rabbi Shraga Freedman – Educational Director of Living Kiddush Hashem Foundation –1:46:26 Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:10:48 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
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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8/10/24 – Shiur 478 – Extremism – What causes Chareidi extremism? Is it a bad thing? What about Hilltop Youth extremism against Arabs?
8/10/24 – Shiur 478 – Extremism – What causes Chareidi extremism? Is it a bad thing? What about Hilltop Youth extremism against Arabs?
Aug 8, 2024
2:05:25
What causes someone to become an extremist? Is extremism stronger now than 20-30 years ago? Are there similarities between Chareidi extremism, the Hilltop Youths and Leftists against Chareidim? If you don’t agree with a law, can you violate it? Are there times when extremism is warranted? Is being OTD another form of extremism? And are there ways to improve the system? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz – Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Toronto – 9:52 with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – head of the Iyun Institute, community Rav in Ramot – 29:18 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 58:19 with Dr. Shlomo Black – psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 58:19 with Nati Rom, Esq. – civil rights attorney representing “Hilltop Youth” and the founder of Lev HaOlam – 1:35:08 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:52:05 מראי מקומות
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8/17/24 – Shiur 479 – Real Estate Syndications: Quick easy buck or risky pot luck
8/17/24 – Shiur 479 – Real Estate Syndications: Quick easy buck or risky pot luck
Aug 16, 2024
1:19:11
Lacetop Sheitels – Response to callers – 12:47 Is a syndicator who is overly daring or reckless with their clients' money required to use their own funds to compensate for the losses? What questions should an investor be asking? with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Perlman, Av Beis Din Beis Aharon – 29:58 with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toen and Mechaber Seforim – 35:22 with Yitzy Friedman – CEO of TowerFive Real Estate Group – 53:14 with investor – 1:09:17 מראי מקומות
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8/24/24 – Shiur 480 – Is therapy good or bad? Has the mental health industry lost its mind?
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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8/31/24 – Shiur 481 – Ozempic and weight loss injections – wonder drugs or a failure of our generation?
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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9/7/24 – Shiur 482 – Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | El Al price gouging
9/7/24 – Shiur 482 – Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | El Al price gouging
Sep 6, 2024
1:03:56
El AL Price Gouging with Mrs. Tzippy Yarom – Noted Israeli Journalist - 1:50 Is there Kedusha on the har Habayis Nowadays? Can a טמא enter? Which טמאים can't enter? Is the Kosel the wall of the עזרה or the הר הבית? Can you put your fingers into the wall of the Kosel? Are you a Rodeif if you go up to the Har Habayis? with Rabbi Shlomo Aviner – Rosh Yeshiva Ateret Kohanim – 37:13 with Rabbi Nachman Kahane – Mechaber Mei Menuchos, Rav Chazon Yecheskel – 46:36 מראי מקומות
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9/14/24 – Shiur 483 – Do women have a Yeitzer Hara? Does Shmiras Einayim also apply to girls and women? Or, is it only a male problem?
9/14/24 – Shiur 483 – Do women have a Yeitzer Hara? Does Shmiras Einayim also apply to girls and women? Or, is it only a male problem?
Sep 12, 2024
1:32:57
Are the Halachos of Shmiras Einayim more lenient for women than for men, and if so, why? What’s the big deal about having thoughts, if they are only thoughts? Is it permitted for a woman to gaze at men? How – and from what age - should we educate our girls to stay away from inappropriate materials? Practically speaking, are the schools seeing this Shmiras Einayim problems in the girls? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 10:15 with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author https://get-intimate.mykajabi.com/SNS – 31:17 with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and/or Mashgiach Ruchani of three schools, Brooklyn – 59:06 with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 59:06 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:22:02 מראי מקומות
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9/21/24 – Shiur 484 – Ayin Hara – is it a real thing? Should we be concerned? How does it relate to Rosh Hashana and Tashlich?
9/21/24 – Shiur 484 – Ayin Hara – is it a real thing? Should we be concerned? How does it relate to Rosh Hashana and Tashlich?
Sep 19, 2024
1:37:57
How does Ayin Hara work, and what causes it? Is there a way to proactively protect yourself from an Ayin Hara? Is there a basis for the hand that people hang up for good luck, the red string or the blue eye? Does it help to say “bli ayin hara” and Poo Poo Poo? Are the services that are for hire to remove Ayin Hara legitimate, and how much do they cost? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Maggid Shiur and prolific author – 9:15 with Rabbi Zev Leff – renowned Rav, Posek, Author and Rosh Yeshiva – 33:31 with Rabbi from the Breslov Yeshiva – expert on removing Ayin Hara – 50:06 with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai, which deals with end-of-life and morality issues – 1:00:33 מראי מקומות
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9/28/24 – Shiur 485 – Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov? | Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos | Combating domestic abuse in our community
9/28/24 – Shiur 485 – Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov? | Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos | Combating domestic abuse in our community
Sep 27, 2024
1:24:03
Showering us with Brocha Three day Yom Tov – Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov? with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of CRC and Rosh Yeshiva and head of Semicha – 13:22 with Rabbi Mendy Abramson – Mechaber Bnei Avraham, Showering in Halacha – 30:00 לא תעמוד על דם רעך Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos With Rabbi Ahron Sorscher – Noted Talmud Chochom, Poseik and Oraysa Maggid Shiur – 46:10 תכלה שנה עם קללותיה Combating domestic abuse in our community With Dr. Shana Frydman, CEO Shalom Task Force – 59:08 מראי מקומות
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10/12/24 – Shiur 486 – What’s the role of a shul Rav during the Yomim Tovim? What are the most common and unusual questions being asked to our Rabbanim?
10/12/24 – Shiur 486 – What’s the role of a shul Rav during the Yomim Tovim? What are the most common and unusual questions being asked to our Rabbanim?
Oct 10, 2024
1:24:20
Are your responsibilities as a shul Rav any different during this time of year? What questions are people asking you? Is the war in Israel having an impact on you or your community? What unusual incidents have happened in your shul during Chagim? What’s your favorite Devar Torah for Yom Tov? Hosted by: Ari Wasserman Rabbi Shalom Rosner – Rabbi, Kehillat Nofei Hashemesh, Beit Shemesh, Israel – 9:55 Rabbi Moshe Elefant – Rabbi, Zichron Yosef Ohel Aryeh, Borough Park; Head of Kashrus for OU Kosher – 34:38 Rabbi Aron Moss – Rabbi, Nefesh Community, Sydney, Australia – 47:55 Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman – Rabbi, Congregation Ahavas Israel, Passaic, NJ – 1:01:47 Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Rabbi, Kehilas Tiferes Mordechai, Cedarhurst, New York – 1:09:32 מראי מקומות
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11/2/24 – Shiur 487 – Should Rabbanim be teaching girls and women?
11/2/24 – Shiur 487 – Should Rabbanim be teaching girls and women?
Oct 29, 2024
1:55:27
What are the pros and cons of a man teaching girls/women? If a Rav teaches girls/women, should there be a Mechitza? What if the Rav is not married? Can/should a Rav call female students by first name or a nickname? What Gedarim should a Rav institute for himself when teaching girls/women? How does the relationship a Rebbe has with his male students compare to that of his female students? Are there topics that women should not be teaching, like Halachah? Hosted: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Sadya Grama – Magid Shiur, Mesifta Keren Torah, Lakewood – 11:23 with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov, Yerushalayim – 36:02 with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and Mashgiach Ruchani of girls’ seminaries, Brooklyn – 59:40 with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 59:40 with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, Esq., M.Sc. – popular speaker, author and therapist – 1:18:13 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:45:35 מראי מקומות
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11/9/24 – Shiur 488 – Tattoos in Halacha: Is microblading permitted? | The Real Deal – avoiding legal trouble
11/9/24 – Shiur 488 – Tattoos in Halacha: Is microblading permitted? | The Real Deal – avoiding legal trouble
Nov 8, 2024
54:26
THE REAL DEAL – avoiding legal trouble with Eli Puretz – Real Estate Syndicator – 11:58 Is it microblading Assur because of tattooing? Does it have to be for Avoda Zorah? Does it have to be words or picture or a mark is enough? Does it have to be permanent? How many levels of skin does it have to penetrate? Would it be Mutar for medical reasons, Shidduch reasons or even cosmetic reasons? with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rav of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere – 29:02 with Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein – Rav and Poseik, Director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, Head of Home Study Semicha Program – 42:12 with Mrs. Toiby Fried – Skincare Specialist – 50:31 מראי מקומות
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11/16/24 – Shiur 489 – How long should you date before getting engaged? How long does it take to get to know the other person?
11/16/24 – Shiur 489 – How long should you date before getting engaged? How long does it take to get to know the other person?
Nov 14, 2024
1:58:15
What should be the goal of dating? What are the minimum interactions required by Halacha before engagement and marriage? What’s the downside of going too quickly? Of going too slowly? How clear do you need to be about what you are looking for in advance of dating? What are some great ways to get to know the other person? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov, Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 9:48 with Mrs. Aleeza Ben Shalom – international shadchan, relationship coach and author – 32:54 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:05:22 with Rav Shea Landau – Chasidish shadchan – 1:30:32 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:45:18 מראי מקומות
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11/23/24 – Shiur 490 – Can a Rav ever be Meikil on an עבירה to prevent a more serious עבירה?
11/23/24 – Shiur 490 – Can a Rav ever be Meikil on an עבירה to prevent a more serious עבירה?
Nov 22, 2024
55:16
Can a Rav ever be Meikil to prevent a more serious עבירה? Do ends ever justify the means? with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rov of Kehila of North Woodmere – 11:28 with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rav Cong. Ohel Moshe Brooklyn, Dayan, AskHalacha.com editor – 32:10 מראי מקומות
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11/23/24 – Shiur 491 – Do we need to give when collectors ask for Tzedakah? What if it’s during davening, or a solicitation via mail or email?
11/23/24 – Shiur 491 – Do we need to give when collectors ask for Tzedakah? What if it’s during davening, or a solicitation via mail or email?
Nov 28, 2024
1:22:49
Do we need to give Tzedakah to everyone who asks? Should we give to someone who refuses to work? What if you think the person asking does not look legit? What if he smokes? Or he’s an alcoholic or uses drugs? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Dr. Shlomo Black – Psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 13:47 with Rabbi Shimon Taub – Author of The Laws of Tzedakah and Maaser (Artscoll) – 40:40 with Shimshon Katz – Gabbai, Congregation Kahal Avreichim (the “Boat Shul”) in Toronto – 1:07:33 מראי מקומות
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12/7/24 – Shiur 492 – The new initiative to draft Chareidim into the army. Should Yeshiva boys draft into the all-Charedi “Chashmonaim” Brigade?
12/7/24 – Shiur 492 – The new initiative to draft Chareidim into the army. Should Yeshiva boys draft into the all-Charedi “Chashmonaim” Brigade?
Dec 5, 2024
1:48:36
What are the arguments that there’s an obligation to serve in the IDF? What are the arguments that there’s no obligation for someone learning Torah to join the army? What if the person is not learning, but is working or doing something else? What are the main challenges of a Chareidi boy/man joining the IDF? Can those issues be fully addressed? What initiatives are currently under way to address the concerns? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Nechemia Steinberger – Program Officer, The Maimonides Fund – 17:15 with Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon – Rosh Yeshiva, Jerusalem College of Technology – 48:47 with Dr. Shlomo Black – Psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 1:16:57 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:39:58 מראי מקומות
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12/14/24 – Shiur 493 – What it Takes to release an Agunah | Presidential Pardon – Pardons in Halacha – The Torah approach to pardons
12/14/24 – Shiur 493 – What it Takes to release an Agunah | Presidential Pardon – Pardons in Halacha – The Torah approach to pardons
Dec 12, 2024
1:12:32
How a Magen was forced to give a Get with Attorney Elad Zamir – Renowned Family Lawyer, Toein Rabbani – 17:10 How the torah would view the presidential pardon of his son Is there a concept of pardons in Torah Do we find pardons in Tanach? Do you always have to be Moichel someone who wronged you? When don't you? A fascinating conversation with Rabbi Chaim Angel – T’nach Expert RIETS – 32:00 with Rabbi Uri Tiger – Chavrusah and proofreader of Reb Chaim Kanievsky, Mechaber Seforim – 48:11 מראי מקומות
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12/21/24 – Shiur 494 – How to not lose our children – and ourselves – to peer pressure
12/21/24 – Shiur 494 – How to not lose our children – and ourselves – to peer pressure
Dec 19, 2024
2:05:47
How can a child withstand peer pressure Why do some kids give in easily to peer pressure and others don’t How should parents educate their children to withstand peer pressure What are the most common peer pressures in our yeshivos and girls’ schools Why do kids and teens involved in bad behaviors want to get their peers to join them Are we obligated to avoid negative influences and make Gedarim for ourselves Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham, Bergenfield, New Jersey – 15:13 with Rabbi Yisroel and Mrs. Elisheva Kamenetsky – Menahel of DRS and Rosh Yeshiva of HALB; Head of School of SKA – 52:14 with Dr. Debbie Akerman – Professor of social welfare and licensed clinical social worker – 1:27:52 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:52:25 מראי מקומות
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12/28/24 – Shiur 495 – How should we behave in Galus? Should we try to blend in and keep a low profile?
12/28/24 – Shiur 495 – How should we behave in Galus? Should we try to blend in and keep a low profile?
Dec 26, 2024
1:51:53
What did Gedolei Yisrael say about this and how did they behave? Should Menorah be lit in public? Should a yarmulka be worn at work? Should we wear black hats, shtreimels and other identifying marks? Wear talis and tefillin while walking to shul? Build a Succah in a public area? Should we remove Jewish and Israel references from our resumes when trying to get a job? What are the biggest religious struggles in the workplace and what is most damaging to a Ben Torah? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author and lecturer – 14:00 with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and author of “You Revealed” – 39:47 with Harry Rothenberg, Esq. – partner at The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP (InjuryLawyer.com) and a popular lecturer – 39:47 with Charlie Harary – Business Executive and author of “Unlocking Greatness” – 39:47 with Rabbi Michoel Stern – author of “Divinely Distinct - The Jewish Mission in a Diverse World” – 1:27:54 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:42:35 מראי מקומות Hear Dovid Lichtenstein being interviewed
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1/4/25 – Shiur 496 – The Halachos of Heter Meah Rabbanim – An Agunah for over a decade – Hear both sides of the story
1/4/25 – Shiur 496 – The Halachos of Heter Meah Rabbanim – An Agunah for over a decade – Hear both sides of the story
Jan 1, 2025
1:54:28
Can you ever make a Heter Meah Rabbanim without leaving a Get in Beis Din? Is a Beis Din ever allowed to withhold the Get from the woman? In order to get the husband visitation To get the husband financial compensation To get the woman to drop criminal charges To get the woman to drop lawsuits How easy is it to get a court to deny visitation from the father? And much more... with Shaul Cohen – Lawyer for husbands Rov – 27:59 with Rabbi Moshe Schwartz – Friend of the husband – 42:19 with Elad Zamir – Lawyer and Toein Rabbani for the wife – 1:16:40 with Rabbi Zalman Graus - Renowned Dayan, Toyein and Borer, Mechaber Sefarim – 1:28:19 with Martin Friedlander - Renowned family lawyer – 1:39:49 מראי מקומות
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1/11/25 – Shiur 497 – Gentle Parenting” is in, discipline is out - Should parents discipline their children, or is that only for prior generations?
1/11/25 – Shiur 497 – Gentle Parenting” is in, discipline is out - Should parents discipline their children, or is that only for prior generations?
Jan 10, 2025
1:50:58
How has parenting changed over time? What lessons do we learn from Tanach? Should a parent discipline a child when the child will ignore the parent? How does a parent stay calm when the kids are misbehaving and not listening? What if the husband and wife are not on the same page when it comes to parenting? Should kids be brought to shul if they won’t behave? Can you discipline someone else’s child in shul? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Aharon Spivak – Rav, author and therapist – 14:34 with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Rav, psychiatrist, and maggid shiur – 32:30 with Dr. Ilyssa Bass, PhD – clinical psychologist and parent educator – 1:00:59 with Dr. David Lieberman – internationally renowned speaker and author – 1:23:16 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:43:41 מראי מקומות
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1/18/25 – Shiur 498 – Should each community have a “Rebbetzin” to teach, advise and inspire the women?
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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1/25/25 – Shiur 499 – The Hostage Ransom – Negotiation or Capitulation?
1/25/25 – Shiur 499 – The Hostage Ransom – Negotiation or Capitulation?
Jan 24, 2025
57:18
Is it Hatzalos Nefashos or is it encouraging more murder? How can you release murderers on the streets? Are you emboldening Hamas? Is it worth it to stay in good grace with the US? with Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus – MK Degel HaTorah – 25:05 with General Tziva Fogel – Israeli Security Expert, Advisor to Itamar Ben Gvir, MK Otzma Yehudit, Former brigadier general – 35:48 with Mr. Gedalia Guttentag – Noted Columnist, Editor of Mishpacha – 46:13 מראי מקומות
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1/25/25 – Shiur 500 – “Every shul has one” – dealing with the person who disturbs everyone
1/25/25 – Shiur 500 – “Every shul has one” – dealing with the person who disturbs everyone
Jan 30, 2025
1:43:53
What would cause someone to regularly disturb in shul without regard to upsetting others? How should those who disturb be dealt with? Is it impatience or mental illness when someone always pushes the Chazan to go faster? Is it okay to pace for all of davening? To evict guests from seats? To collect the Seforim during davening? Should little children be brought to shul, knowing they may disturb? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of CRC and Rosh Yeshiva at REITs – 10:07 with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 37:53 with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:08:52 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:33:22 מראי מקומות
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2/8/25 – Shiur 501 – Roommates – what are the major areas of conflict? Are there ways to resolve them?
2/8/25 – Shiur 501 – Roommates – what are the major areas of conflict? Are there ways to resolve them?
Feb 6, 2025
1:26:59
What are the most common issues/controversies that come up between roommates? Are there any halachic requirements to keep your place clean? Do you violate Gezel Sheina when your alarm wakes up your roommate? Can you borrow your roommates’ pots, books, pillow, toothpaste, etc. without permission? What happens with the kitchen when roommates have different standards of Kashrus? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld – Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Dovid and posek of Kav Halacha Beis Hora'ah – 8:49 with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – Head of Kashrus for OU Kosher; Rabbi, Zichron Yosef Ohel Aryeh, Borough Park - 29:19 with Mrs. Debbie Fox – clinical social worker and author of Seminary Savvy – 47:43 with Rav Yitzchak Spivak – Dorm Counselor at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh – 59:11 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:13:26 מראי מקומות
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2/15/25 – Shiur 502 – Trump's disengagement plan for Gaza – Is Gaza Halachically part of Eretz Yisroel?
2/15/25 – Shiur 502 – Trump's disengagement plan for Gaza – Is Gaza Halachically part of Eretz Yisroel?
Feb 14, 2025
1:09:08
Terumos U’Maaseros Shmitta Mitzvas Yishuv Eretz Yisroel Kevura in Eretz Yisroel Historically did Yidden live in Gaza with Rabbi Yissochor Dov Krakowski – Mashgiach in Heichal Ha-Torah, Head of OU Kashrus Israel – 24:09 with Rabbi Ari Waxman – Mashgiach of Shaalavim, Tour Guide, Historical Expert – 49:20 מראי מקומות
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2/22/25 – Shiur 503 – “Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation
2/22/25 – Shiur 503 – “Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation
Feb 20, 2025
1:56:26
Is it stealing from your Kollel or employer if you regularly come late? How hard do you need to work on the job? Can you take personal phone calls, check the news, order your groceries, etc. while on the clock? Does this impact Shalom Bayis, divorce rates, shmiras ha’mitzvos and hasmada in Torah learning? How do we motivate those who don’t have motivation? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Rabbi Peretz Segal – Rosh Kollel Eitz Pri, international speaker and executive coach – 17:44 with Rabbi Akiva Dershowitz – Rosh Kollel, Toras Efrayim Shlomo, Yerushalayim – 41:30 with Dr. Ahuva Heyman – School Director Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore – 1:03:21 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 1:21:18 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:44:13 מראי מקומות
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3/1/25 – Shiur 504 – Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?
3/1/25 – Shiur 504 – Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?
Feb 27, 2025
1:26:40
What does Hamas hope to accomplish with their psychological warfare? Should we be swapping live Hamas terrorists for the bodies of captives? Does international law or world opinion halachically govern how the IDF acts? Do the Laws of War (e.g., avoid non-combatants) mean that you can never use a weapon of mass destruction? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges You can pre-order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Mayer Twersky – Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchok Elchanan – 10:15 with Itamar Marcus – Founder and Director of Palestinian Media Watch – 33:57 with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai and author of “Ethics of Our Fighters” – 50:57 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:20:26 מראי מקומות
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3/8/25 – Shiur 505 – Purim – Fascinating Sources for our Minhagim | Bringing Simcha into our lives – The stories behind "Bardak" and Suki & Ding
3/8/25 – Shiur 505 – Purim – Fascinating Sources for our Minhagim | Bringing Simcha into our lives – The stories behind "Bardak" and Suki & Ding
Mar 7, 2025
1:07:49
What's the most difficult Mitzvah? Fascinating sources for: Taanis Esther Costumes Purim Torah And more..... Hosted by Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood with Meni Wakshtock – Founder, Producer and Actor of "Bardak" – 19:45 with Dovid Nachman Golding – "Ding" of Suki and Ding – 48:10 מראי מקומות
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3/22/25 – Shiur 506 – The Battle over the Character of Israel – supporting progressive values or supporting Torah. How to handle Reform Judaism’s attacks against Torah observance
3/22/25 – Shiur 506 – The Battle over the Character of Israel – supporting progressive values or supporting Torah. How to handle Reform Judaism’s attacks against Torah observance
Mar 17, 2025
1:59:54
What is the WZO and why is the current election important? How do the Mizrachi and Eretz Hakodesh parties differ? How should we relate to Reform and Conservative Jews? Open Orthodoxy? What lawsuits have the Reform Movement filed against Chareidim, and what’s their motivation? 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 pre-order "Halachic Q & A on the Job” at https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachic-q-a-on-the-job/ with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC and Rosh Yeshiva at REITs – 14:45 with Rabbi Doron Perez – Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement – 38:32 with Rabbi Nechemia Malinowitz – Executive Director of Eretz Hakodesh and director of the Periphery Department of the WZO – 1:06:40 with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union – 1:30:08 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:51:47 מראי מקומות
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3/29/25 – Shiur 507 – The YU Settlement: Does the Torah agree to it? | How to prevent children from being left in cars
3/29/25 – Shiur 507 – The YU Settlement: Does the Torah agree to it? | How to prevent children from being left in cars
Mar 28, 2025
1:38:06
What is it? Does the Torah agree to it? Can we have groups in our yeshivos that we are forced to have or is it better to close down? Do ends justify the means? Joining up with Ovrei Aveira Is it diffrent than sitting on the Knesset or the WZO? Should we have public forums talking about our Yetzer Hora? Harav Mordechai Giftar – Rosh Yeshivah of Telshe – 17:26 Harav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik – Rosh Yeshivah YU – 21:24 Rabbi Meyer Twersky – Rosh Yeshivah YU – 25:26 with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah YU – 27:30 with Dov Pfeiffer – Student in YU on the board of Hareni – 34:17 with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Head of Semicha at RIETS (YU), Rov of Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere – 48:12 with Rabbi Pini Dunner – Rov of Beverly Hills CA, Noted Historian and Lecturer – 1:03:14 with Meir Moschel – Alumus and parent at YU – 1:19:00
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4/5/25 – Shiur 508 – What does “Daas Torah” really mean and does it have anything to do with the WZO Election?
4/5/25 – Shiur 508 – What does “Daas Torah” really mean and does it have anything to do with the WZO Election?
Apr 3, 2025
1:44:43
What is Zionism? Did it accomplish its goal? Is it good or bad for Jews? Assuming Zionism is wrong, can you vote in the WZO election? What’s the history of the concept of “Daas Torah” and what does it mean? When did the phrase and concept come into being? Why would one Gadol say it’s mutar to participate in the WZO election and another say it’s totally assur? 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 Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 16:16 with Rabbi Jonah Steinmetz – Rosh Kollel of the Nagel Community Kollel of Los Angeles – 35:13 with Mr. Gael Greenwald – Deputy Chairman of the WZO – 1:20:19 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:35:37 מראי מקומות
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4/12/25 – Shiur 509 – “Free Money” – Taking money from the government (food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, etc.)
4/12/25 – Shiur 509 – “Free Money” – Taking money from the government (food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, etc.)
Apr 10, 2025
1:17:22
Is it permitted to not disclose off-the-books income when applying for government benefits? What if there’s a colorable argument that you fit the criteria? Is that enough? Are there any Heterim to take funds when you don’t fit the eligibility requirements? Is putting yourself in a position that you need to take money from the government allowed? Is it le’chatchila to take government assistance in order to stay in Kollel? Is it a chilul Hashem if many frum people receive government assistance, when it’s not intended for those who can work? 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 – 9:23 with Mr. Raphael Grossman – C.P.A. representing individuals, families, corporations and numerous non-profits – 36:05 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:10:41 מראי מקומות
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4/26/25 – Shiur 510 – Revisiting the WZO controversy | The Tzedaka Generation – But what are our priorities?
4/26/25 – Shiur 510 – Revisiting the WZO controversy | The Tzedaka Generation – But what are our priorities?
Apr 24, 2025
1:28:21
Revisiting the WZO controversy What's the difference between this and joining the Knesset? Why’s this difference than the Moetzes pushing Avi Schnall to run specifically as a democrat? Is this the old age Hashkafic Machlokes between Satmar and Brisk VS the Agudah? Why did they stop second Seder in BMG for a political rally? with Rabbi Avi Shafran – Spokesman for the Agudah – 11:27 The Tzedaka Generation Have we lost our priorities to the glitz and the glamor? Are we giving large glamorous Tzedakahs at the expense of our local institutions? Should you give money to an out-of-town Yeshiva or Kollel when your son’s Yeshivah can’t make its budget? Should we be sending our daughters to seminaries due to the tuition prices? How much does a Frum Family need today to get by? with Reb Shalom Ber Sorotzkin – Premier Fundraising Rosh Hayeshiva of our generation – 29:41 with Mr. Yisroel Orzel – Longtime President, Yeshiva of Spring Valley – 43:50 with Rabbi Yitzchok Gottdiener – Executive Director, Yeshivah Torah Vodaas – 59:13 with Rabbi Shimon Taub – Author, Laws of Tzedakah and Ma’aser – 1:13:34 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?
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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5/3/25 – Shiur 512 – How easy is it to “hit it big”? What are the pitfalls of starting your own business?
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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5/17/25 – Shiur 513 –Living Together — Worlds Apart — When spouses have different levels of observance
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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5/24/25 – Shiur 514 – Should Boys and Girls Turn to Friends for Dating Advice? Is it Helpful or Harmful?
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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5/31/25 – Shiur 515 – Is A Psychedelic Trip the Derech HaShem?
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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6/14/25 – Shiur 516 – When a non-religious person touches or pours your wine – Is it prohibited?
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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6/21/25 – Shiur 517 – The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines
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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6/28/25 – Shiur 518 – Into the Danger Zone? The risks of being in Israel during a time of war. When is risk-taking permitted?
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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7/5/25 – Shiur 519 – Hashgacha Pratis: is Hashem watching over you every minute..
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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7/12/25 – Shiur 520 – When is competition allowed and when does it violate “Hasagas Gevul”?
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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7/19/25 – Shiur 521 – Jew vs. Jew: The Housing Fight Tearing Rockland Apart
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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7/26/25 – Shiur 522 – Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?
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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8/9/25 – Shiur 523 – Tznius Standards: Clear Halacha or Personal Interpretation? What’s Required and Why It’s Being Ignored
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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8/16/25 – Shiur 524 – Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization
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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8/23/25 – 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
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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8/30/25 – 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?
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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9/6/25 – Shiur 527 – We are the REAL DEAL – The Torah's obligation to hold oneself higher in business
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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Bernie Madoff: Do Tzedaka Organizations Have to Give Back Buildings That He Donated?
Bernie Madoff: Do Tzedaka Organizations Have to Give Back Buildings That He Donated?
Jan 10, 2015
52:05
296
Shidduchim: What Are We Obligated to Reveal and What Not to Reveal?
Shidduchim: What Are We Obligated to Reveal and What Not to Reveal?
Jan 17, 2015
58:07
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The Agunah Crisis: What, If Anything, Can Be Done? Is a Prenuptial Agreement Halachically Condoned?
The Agunah Crisis: What, If Anything, Can Be Done? Is a Prenuptial Agreement Halachically Condoned?
Jan 23, 2015
58:03
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Motion Detectors & Cameras on Shabbos: They’re All Over - How Do We Deal with Them?
Motion Detectors & Cameras on Shabbos: They’re All Over - How Do We Deal with Them?
Jan 31, 2015
59:51
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Chinuch of Our Children & the Respective Roles of Parents and Yeshivas: Joint Effort, Separate but Equal, or the Sole Responsibility of the Parents?
Chinuch of Our Children & the Respective Roles of Parents and Yeshivas: Joint Effort, Separate but Equal, or the Sole Responsibility of the Parents?
Feb 7, 2015
54:50
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Bashert: Can You Miss Yours? What’s The Difference Between First Zivug and Second Zivug? Can You Be Married to the Wrong Person?
Bashert: Can You Miss Yours? What’s The Difference Between First Zivug and Second Zivug? Can You Be Married to the Wrong Person?
Feb 21, 2015
55:28