Popular Shows by Halacha Headlines: Page 6

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My child was not accepted into any school!!! School Acceptance Policies - Discrimination

Aug 19, 2022

1:24:29

Is having discriminatory school acceptance policies Halachically allowed?What damage are we doing to our children?Do we have a communal obligation to accept all children into schools?Is there a difference between a boys school and a girls school?Can schools force people to accept upon themselves Chumros, in order that their kids should be accepted?Can schools claim they hold themselves to certain standards, if they overlook these standards for affluent members of the community?

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Back to School - Do we need to adhere to all school rules? If we don’t, can we sign the school handbook?

Aug 25, 2022

1:50:21

What is the purpose of having a school handbook?Should the rules be realistic, or the ideal (but unrealistic) hopes of the school?Can parents lie about not having internet, texting, smartphones, etc.?What percentage of families violate school rules?Why would a school have parents/students sign the handbook?

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Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim? Is it about time we brought up Reb Nachman’s Kever to Eretz Yisroel?

Sep 2, 2022

1:22:08

Should we be bringing up Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel? [The Halachic analysis of exhuming remains]What is the mesorah in Breslov regarding bringing up Reb Nachman?What did Reb Moshe Feinstein say about bringing Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel?Do we really know which Kever is the Kever of Reb Nachman?Is it permissible to go to Uman this year due to the war in Ukraine? Is it a dangerous place? Hear from boots on the groundHear fascinating history about bringing up Gedolim to Eretz Yisroel

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Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos

Sep 8, 2022

1:56:41

Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos Hear from some of the greatest thinkers and Mashpiim our generation

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Quick Retirements – Should it be our goal to retire as quickly as possible? Is retirement a good idea?

Sep 19, 2022

1:52:20

Do you need to stop working when you have enough money to learn full time?How should a wife handle the husband being around? What’s the impact on the children?What happens when the husband traifs up the kitchen preparing his own lunch?How much money do you need to save to retire?When do you need to start planning for it?What’s the impact of retirement on our health and memory?

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The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan | The New York State Board of Regents vote regarding Yeshivos

Sep 23, 2022

1:16:02

The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese RestaurantAre our restaurants and Kosher establishments really Kosher?What can we do to ensure that these incidents don’t happen again? Yom Hadin comes early for our Yeshivos!!The New York State Board of Regents voteHow are we supposed to look at it?Hear both sides of the debate

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Dovid Lichtenstein gives keynote address at Kinus Hashluchim

Oct 2, 2022

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Link: https://www.chabad.org/5294581

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The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited | The court's decision regarding YU - What options do they have? | When a religous school hires a Transgender teacher what is their recourse? | Transgender in Halacha

Oct 6, 2022

1:38:57

The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited – Is it Loshon Horah to discuss or a Mitzva?The court’s decision regarding YU – What options do they have?When a religous school hires a Trans teacher what is their recourse?Transgender in Halacha

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Do we need to be a shmata when dealing with difficult people?

Oct 19, 2022

1:26:56

What are some strategies and tactics for dealing with difficult people?Can you reciprocate the negativity?What if it’s your boss, Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva or spouse?When does the prohibition of hating someone apply? What if he earned the hatred? Do people get crankier when they get older?How can someone tell if they are a difficult person?————— Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Upcoming Semichas Chaver EventsNY and Baltimore eventFlorida event

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Mental Health in Halacha – Learn how to recognize it and deal with it

Oct 27, 2022

1:50:53

How does Halacha view mental health?Can you be Mechalel Shabbos?How do deal with OCD and Mitzvah observance?When someone comes to therapy and is saying lashon Horah or talking bad about parents is that a problem? Especially when the therapist is encouraging it.Can you tell an eating disorder patient to eat on Yom Kippur?What to say when it comes to Shidduchim and you have privileged information?And much more…

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Hear from the wife of someone who has SSA – Is there life after divorce?

Nov 4, 2022

1:43:12

Is same sex attraction real? Hear about it in real life with “Sara” – A wife of someone who has SSA Can the mother have custody of the boys when the father has a Mitzvah to teach his children Torah?Are you allowed to say Loshon Horah when asked Shidduch information about your ex- spouse?Are you allowed to say the divorce wasn’t messy?Can you hide your assets to give less alimony?If a spouse is violating the divorce agreement and Beis Din can’t enforce it, are you allowed to go to secular court?If one of the spouses goes off the Derech how should it be dealt with?How are the ex-spouses supposed to communicate with each other?If one of the spouses remarries, how do they walk down to the Chuppah?

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“Being in the box” – have we made the “box” into a coffin? Is “the derech” too narrow?

Nov 10, 2022

1:55:07

What’s the definition of being on the “derech” and “in-the-box”?How have those definitions changed over time?Is the “derech” too narrow and the “box” too confining?Does being “out-of-the box” violate Halacha or just societal expectations and norms?Are there halachic requirements to: wear white shirts and black pants, always wear a hat, go into certain occupations, not play sports and music?

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Life Before Divorce – How do we stop the upward trend of divorce in our communities?

Nov 18, 2022

2:17:15

Does a wife have to take on her husband’s Chumros?Should you be your spouse’s Mashgiach?Is there a Mitzvah of כיבוד אב ואם when parents are meddling into the children’s lives?If a Chosson or Kallah teacher taught incorrectly and it lead to divorce, are they obligated to pay for damages?Why are there so many divorces these days?Are they all frivolous or necessary?Why are so many young people coming home so quickly? Are they immature, unwilling to put the work in?When is it time for therapy and when is it time to give up on therapy?Is therapy the problem or the solution?What is the solution?How can we stop this tidal wave?

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Taking One’s Life in Halacha

Nov 25, 2022

2:14:49

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

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Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our Communities

Dec 2, 2022

1:53:33

Should a Rabbi meet in his office with a woman?What’s enough proof to start warning other women? Do recordings suffice?When do we go to the police?When do we keep abuse quiet and when do we publicize the dangers?What’s going on in the head of an abuser? Is he not worried about getting caught?Why would followers of a Rabbi coverup his abuses?

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Seudas Shabbos – Eating out by others who have different Kashrus standards than you | Kiruv – Who should you and who shouldn’t you invite to your home?

Dec 9, 2022

1:48:22

Should you in invite guests/ Kiruv at your Shabbos Seudos or is at expense of your children’s Shabbos experience and your relationship with your children?If someone has different Kashrus standards than you can you eat in their house? What if they’ll be insulted if you don’t come?What type of a Chezkas Kashrus does a person need to eat by him? If you’re a bachur and someone you don’t know, in shul, invites you, what constitutes a Chezkas Kashrus?If you know your host is ‘modern’ for example he keeps Kashrus, Shabbos and Taharas Hamishpacha, can you eat there? What about if he tells you I bought the highest degree of kashrus for you, is he נאמן?

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Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim in all Kehilos | Eight Chanukah Riddles - Win a Chanukah gift !!!!!!

Dec 16, 2022

1:49:02

Marching down flower girls to the Chuppah – Is that a Jewish thing or is it חוקות הגוים?Standing up for the Chosson and Kallah when they walk down, is that a Jewish custom?Are you supposed to stand up during the recital of the Sheva Brochos?Walking down to the Chuppah – Should the parents walk down their child – or both fathers should walk down the Chosson, and both mothers the Kallah? What if they are divorced or one of the parents was Niftar?Are the Chosson and Kallah permitted to hold hands after the Chuppah?Should the Kallah come into the men’s side during the dancing?Does the Kallah have to wear a Sheitel by the Chasunah?The minhag by various Chasidim for the woman to shave her headMitzvah Tantz – What’s the Mitzvah? Or is it actually an Aveira?If there’s any conflict in Minhagim, whose Minhag is done the Chosson’s or the Kallah’s?

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Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done?

Dec 22, 2022

2:26:13

Is there something halachically wrong with using drugs? Alcohol? Vaping?Can you tell on a classmate who is using drugs or alcohol?What are the trends of drug and alcohol use in our high schools?How are teenagers able to afford and access drugs?Are we better – or worse – than secular society?What can be done by parents and the schools?

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To discuss or not to discuss - That is the Question

Dec 30, 2022

1:34:49

Should Headlines have Shiurim on sensitive issues?Is it better to educate the public, or is it exposing Bochurim and others to things that they shouldn’t be exposed to?Is it a lack of Tznius to discuss certain topics in public?Is there a way to balance Tznius VS public awareness?Does discussing certain issues promote wrong ideas?Is it Loshon Horah to publicize allegations against a specific person or is it הצלת נפשות?Should magazines and newspapers be running ads on these sensitive issues?

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Women’s role in society - Has our Halachic attitude towards women shifted over the years?

Jan 5, 2023

1:06:35

Making a Bas MitzvahWomen giving Shiurim and writing articles in Halacha and HashkafaWomen giving Hadracha and Paskening Shailos – Yoetzet HalachaWomen going to college and joining the workforceWomen’s Hatzalah

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Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it?

Jan 12, 2023

1:32:55

What preparation is necessary to leave yeshiva/kollel and start working?What skills do yeshiva graduates say would be helpful?What should a yeshiva consider as its goals and responsibilities towards it’s talmidim?How do you decide on an occupation?Should you study a trade or go straight into business?What are the primary challenges we need to be ready for nowadays?

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Adoption in Halacha

Jan 19, 2023

1:31:37

Is there a mitzvah for a childless couple to adopt?Are you מקיים פריה ורביה with adoption?Is there an obligation of חיוב כיבוד אב ואם towards an adopted parent?Balancing obligations to the natural parents VS the adoptive parentsDoes an adopted child say Kaddish for his adopted parents?How is an adoptive child called up to the Torah?Adopting non-Jewish children VS Jewish childrenIs there an Issur Yichud with adoptive parents? Hugging & kissing?Do you have to reveal they are adopted?

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Whom should you marry?

Jan 27, 2023

1:33:13

How Makpid should we be on names in marriage (father in law and son in law with the same names etc)?Can younger siblings get married before older siblings?Marrying for money?How important is the family (if there’s a sibling off the derech etc)?Marrying into a family of Baalei Teshuvos?Health in the family what do you have to divulge?How should people be dating?What common mistakes are they making?How do you know if you are getting bad advice?

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Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant?

Feb 2, 2023

2:10:13

What gets people to stick with their learning after many years?What’s a valid reason to miss your Kevius?Does someone who gets paid for learning or teaching additionally need to be Kovea Ittim?Can the Kevius change over time, like when more children are born?What if a wife needs her husband during his learning?Do you need to lose business/clients as a result of your learning?Should you answer calls from clients or your boss during learning?

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Kashrus in home establishments | How do you know if you're really eating Kosher?

Feb 9, 2023

1:46:07

If you make products at home and sell them, do you need a Hechsher?Why is it different than eating at someone else’s house that you don’t need a Hechsher?Is this Hechsher different than a Hechsher on a food establishment?How can you do spot checks in a person’s private home?There are hundreds of Hechsherim – How do you know what you really can rely on?What standards does a Kashrus need to have to really rely on them?

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Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS?

Feb 24, 2023

2:09:33

Is a Kippa enough for davening? For Kiddush and Bentching?Do secular styles impact what we wear and the halacha?What if your parents don’t want you to wear a hat?What if your parents want the hat and you don’t?Did Chasidish garb and the black stripes on our Taleisim come from the non-Jews?Minyan without a hat or daven be’ye’chidus with the hat?Should women wear hats for davening as well?

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What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden?

Mar 3, 2023

1:03:30

Would everything be run according to Shulchan Aruch?What about the things that according to Shulchan Aruch Beis Din can’t enforce nowadays?How do we deter people who steal if they get caught all they’ll have to do is return the theft?Is there a concept of jail for monetary damage?What if there’s no two kosher witnesses or no witnesses at all?Being that there’s no capital punishment nowadays, what would do to murderers?What would be done regarding all electricity on Shabbos?How do you run a government on Shabbos?How do you run a police force or army on Shabbos?How do you run hospitals on Shabbos?

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Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L'pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmuah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach

Mar 10, 2023

1:08:15

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What makes for Effective Dating?

Mar 16, 2023

1:55:51

Is it okay to date two pepole at the same time?Can you test your date’s middos, and if so, to what extent?What should be the goal of dating?What is the most important thing for a person to do when dating? Is love necessary?Is choosing from pictures and photo albums/catalogs effective in choosing who to date?What are current trends in dating? What types of singles events are being held?Are friends helpful or hurtful in getting dating advice?

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How not to go to jail

Mar 24, 2023

1:37:47

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

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The most common Pesach Shailos answered by the world’s leading Rabbonim – Hear some new fascinating Shailos

Mar 31, 2023

1:24:02

Maos ChittimSelling Chametz for someone who’s comatoseSiyum Bechorim on the telephoneSelling Chametz GamurE-Ciagrettes on PesachGastric Bypass – If you can’t drink Kosos and eat Matzah what takes precedenceLap-Band Surgery – Does the Shiur of a Kzayis switchWhat can you Kasher?Do cosmetics need a Hechsher?How much do you have to clean?Shiur of a KzayisSwitching your Minhag of GebroktsWhat should you use for MarorA Sephardi who married an Ashkenazi what do you do regarding kitniosAnd much more….

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Is it good or bad that many young men don’t have a “plan” for parnassah? Should they have one?

Apr 14, 2023

1:49:09

Should young men in yeshiva develop a plan for parnassa? If so, when?Does having a parnassa plan also apply to those going into teaching and rabbanus?Is “I want to learn” enough of a plan?Does having a plan apply to young women?Do girls in shidduchim ever ask “does he have a plan”?Do boys in shidduchim ask: “does she have a plan for supporting a family” or “does her family have money”?

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Organ Donation in Halacha Is it an obligation, a prohibition, or a choice?

Apr 20, 2023

58:33

Donating organs from a live donorFrom a dead donor posthumouslyWhat are the types of organ retrieval after death?Is there a nafka Mina between them in Halacha?If a frum Jew decides to donate organs after death, is there anything different they should requests than the general public?Are you allowed to sign the back of your license to become a donor?If someone donates an organ against Halacha are you allowed to be a recipient of that organ?

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Miscarriage in Halacha

Apr 28, 2023

1:02:23

Someone who had a miscarriage and is very vulnerable can her husband hold her in extreme situations or is it יהרוג ואל יעבור ?Is there a חיוב קבורה on the fetus and at what stage?Can you test the fetus to check for illnes?Is the fetus named – and at what stage?Do you say Kaddish for a fetus?Do you sit Shiva?After what type of miscarriage is there no Pidyon Haben?Does the lady have a Din of a Choleh regarding fasting on Yom Kippur?Regarding being Mechalel Shabbos?

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

May 4, 2023

1:50:44

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

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Baalei Aveirah in our midst – How to we deal with them?

May 12, 2023

1:11:04

Who’s a מומר?Someone who flaunts his Aveiros publicly – is he a מומר?Can a Baal Aveirah write an Ois in a Sefer Torah?If the Sofer writes the outline is it kosher?Can they get an Aliya?Can they Daven for the Amud?Are they Possul to be עדי קידושין?Can they make ברכת הזימון?Are we allowed to be Mechabed them or is it חנופה?Should we be ostracizing them from our community?Should we be Mekarev them?

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The Shabbos Elevator Controversy

May 19, 2023

1:16:40

The most popular Shavuos night program in the worldbit.ly/scpchallenge What are the issues with the Shabbos elevator?Is it a halachic shayla of a Hashkafic Shayla?What switched now? If a Rov makes a mistake in Psak does he have to pay?What if he retracts his Psak due to Haskafic considerations?

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“Living the Dream” – Spending Beyond Our Means

Jun 1, 2023

1:47:58

Why do people spend when they can’t afford to? Is it mutar to do so?What’s the concept of “keeping up with the Joneses”?What should we spend on and what should we not spend on?Is there a problem flaunting your perceived wealth? Posting it on social media?|How do you raise kids without their thinking they are underprivileged?For a wealthy person, is there any reason they should limit their spending?Does money buy happiness?

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Can AI Pasken ? Will Artifical Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim?

Jun 9, 2023

55:05

When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak?Do you need a human mind for Psak?Do you need a human emotion for Psak? [Is Psak dependent on the place, questioners situation etc[Shouldn’t we rely on a computer when it’s more knowledgeable and doesn’t make mistakes?Can a computer be מדמה מילתא למילתא?Is knowledge enough for Psak? Can a child Pasken? Can a Goy Pasken? Can a woman Pasken? [if they knew all the Halachos]סייעתא דשמיא in Psak – is it needed? Can a computer have it?

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Subway Chokehold - Daniel Penny VS Jordan Neely through the lense of Halacha | AI Paskening II

Jun 16, 2023

57:37

Overreacting in self defense, is it Muttar?Do you have have to try to be מציל באחד מאבריו when someone’s attacking you?When unsure if someone is attacking what can you do to protect youself?(ספק רודף)Self defense against people who are mentally unstable – does a שוטה have a din of a rodef?Are you חייב מיתה if you kill a שוטה?What preventive measures can you take to protect yourself from being harmed?

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Segulos – Do they really work? Are they mutar and advisable or ineffective and prohibited?

Jun 22, 2023

1:39:36

How do we judge if a segulah is valid or not?Is the $1 given out by the Lubavitcher Rebbe meant as a segulah?Are the red bendel (bracelet) and Schlissel Challah actual segulos or prohibited?Is buying Kol Hanearim, Maftir Yona or Pesicha for Neilah effective?Are there any valid segulos for parnassah, shidduchim, health, Shalom Bayis and great children?How do fake segulos catch on?

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HOT DEAL OR HOT AIR – Ponzi Schemes Proliferating – The Halachic, legal, and monetary ramifiactions

Jun 30, 2023

1:39:37

Is it Loshon Horah to say the name of the perperators?Is it Mesirah to report such people to the authorities?What is the proper way to deal with the families of the perpetrators?What’s the Halachic status of the returns that insvestors received from the swindlers?Is there a legal requirement to report fraudsters?How should someone invest?

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After the BAN - Revisiting AI

Jul 7, 2023

1:33:10

What would be the reason to Assur AI more than filtered internet?Why’s AI a bigger danger than google search?Can AI be filtered?Is there any positive uses in AI for Yiddishkeit?Will AI become a major necessity in most people’s lives/businesses like the internet?

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Women Singers – Is it preferable that women attend a performance by a male or female singer?

Jul 13, 2023

1:38:18

Is there a prohibition of Histaklus of a woman staring at a man performing? What about “Kol Ish” in hearing a man sing?Is there a problem posting videos of women singing online? Does a “Kol Isha Warning” help?Do female performances not reflect “yiddishe values”?Where do we draw the line of Tznius in public?

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TISHA B’AV All year round – The pight of mature singles and divorcees in our community

Jul 21, 2023

1:10:01

Listen and cry along and become inspired to help

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Jewish Influencers: The Facts The Fears The Responsibilities

Jul 28, 2023

1:28:50

What responsibility does an influencer have to do due dilgience when endorsing a product or business deal?If an influencer didn’t do due diligence and people suffered financial loss is the influencer responsible?Not letting people know you’re getting paid for what you’re promoting is it גניבת דעת?Are you allowed to push people to live beyond their means or become envious?What responsibility does someone on social media have?Are influencers a danger to the influence of Rabbonim?

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Navigating the Halachic landscape of vacation

Aug 11, 2023

1:28:39

What can you buy in a store without a Hechsher?Halachos of Cholov Stam Going mixed swimming with familyTaking a walk on the boardwalkSitting next to women on planesShould you visit a Beis Hakvaros?Are you allowed to Daven to the dead or just in the Zechus of the dead?Can expectenat ladies go to a Beis Hakvaros?Can a Kohein go to Kivrei Tzadikim?Putting on a Tallis and Tefillin by Kivrei TzadikimAnd much more……

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Exclusivity or Community: The dilemma of school selection policies | The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT"L

Aug 18, 2023

1:58:16

Is having discriminatory school acceptance policies Halachically allowed?What damage are we doing to our children?Do we have a communal obligation to accept all children into schools?Is there a difference between a boys school and a girls school?Can schools force people to accept upon themselves Chumros, in order that their kids should be accepted?Can schools claim they hold themselves to certain standards, if they overlook these standards for affluent members of the community?Is this the first time in history there was an elitist attitude?

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Conflict in marriage – how to fight effectively

Aug 24, 2023

2:24:38

Are there Halachos on how spouses should engage in conflict?Do men and women fight differently?What are the top 3 things men complain about regarding their wives and vice versa?Should conflict be avoided or embraced?What are effective methods to deal with conflicts?

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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’ChumShould 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?

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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?

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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?

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Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles

Sep 29, 2023

1:23:03

Hilchos Daled MinimHow to shop for an EsrogMitzvos of building and sitting in a Sukkah

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עת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע – The Torah outlook and our responsibility

Oct 13, 2023

1:17:54

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 effortHow 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 YisroelShould 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 ChizzukThe Torah view on the situationAnd much more……

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Israel at War – Halachos of warfare, “collateral damage,” prisoner swaps, refusing medical treatment to terrorists, and much more

Oct 19, 2023

2:14:18

Sign up here to learn Mishnayos (בלי נדר) for the soldiers, injured and captives, by the 10th of Kislev, November 23rdMishnayos 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?

556

Guns in Shuls | Burying the Kedoshim – Hear from the front lines

Oct 27, 2023

1:41:44

How are the Kedoshim being buriedShould 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?How do carry weapons in Shuls responsibly

557

Prisoner Exchange in Halacha | Hear from a brother of one of the hostages

Nov 2, 2023

1:01:08

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?

558

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?

559

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

560

Rally or not to Rally? "Chazir Treif" or Kiddush Hashem

Nov 24, 2023

1:46:43

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?

561

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?

562

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?

563

Zionism – Is today's Zionism the same movement that caused so many religious to leave their roots and become irreligious?

Dec 15, 2023

2:13:39

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?

564

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?

565

Should there be Hakaras Hatov to the IDF soldiers? 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?

566

Amazon in Halacha

Jan 4, 2024

1:52:13

Hear from the trenches – How are the Kehilos and families in Eretz Yisroel Managing 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?

567

In Memory of Yakir and David HY”D – “Chavrusas in life, Chavrusas in death, Chavrusas in Olam Habah” Experiencing the war: perspectives of the front line from parents and a Posek

Jan 11, 2024

1:20:58

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?

568

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?

569

The Shulchan Aruch of war

Jan 25, 2024

1:32:54

Abortion of a fetus conceived through rapeWomen tying tzitzisSheva brachos without the chosson or kallahReturning home before Shabbos if one knows they will be called up on ShabbosReturning home while one’s wife is a niddah if he doesn’t think he’ll be able to withstand the temptation to hugA hug before a spouse leaves for battle if the wife is NiddahBurying blood-soaked carsPidyon Haben when the father or kohen is not presentShortening the taharah process for Niddah during wartimeSaying shehecheyanu when one will not light or even see Chanukah candlesEating homemade foods sent to the frontMatzah bakery that ran ti a shelter in middle of making MatzosRunning to a shelter in middle of Shemone Esrei or Krias HaTorahYichud in a shelterRewriting Kesubos for people in the North or South who evacuated their homesA Kohein entering an Ohel Hameis for shelter during a siren

570

Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world

Feb 1, 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?

571

Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world

Feb 1, 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?

572

Getting over our fears - in dating, marriage, religious observance, of failure and more

Feb 8, 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?

573

The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the צה׳ל – What did they really hold?

Feb 16, 2024

1:25:21

Hakaros Hatov to the soldiersBeing Mevaker Choleh soldiersBeing Menachem Avel these familiesSaying a Mi Shebeirach for the soliders

574

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?

575

Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite?

Feb 29, 2024

2:16:42

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?

576

Balancing אמונה and Service: The Haredi Dilemma in Military Conscription and Torah Study Commitment | Scaling Tradition: Reevaluating the Chazon Ish's Conscription Exemption in a Growing Community | Study Time Required for to be מקיים והגית בו יומם ולילה

Mar 8, 2024

1:50:57

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?Are you obligated to learn every spare second you have?Does it depend on someone’s health, wealth or stamina?

577

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?

578

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?

579

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?

580

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?

581

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?

582

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?

583

Neurolinks and Shabbos, Alexa and Shabbos, Electronics and Shabbos

May 10, 2024

1:26:10

584

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?

585

Dealing with the In-Laws

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-lawAre there typically father-in-law issues, and if so, what?What are healthy boundaries, and how do you establish them?

586

Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon

May 31, 2024

1:43:44

Practical Halachos of Shemiras EinayimHow to make Shemiras Einayim part of your lifeHow to tun over a new leaf in your life

587

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?

588

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

Electric Water MeterSump Pump (basement pump)Security systemsMotion sensors

589

What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight

Jun 27, 2024

1:32:05

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?

590

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?

591

Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes?

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? When a president loses his sanity does he lose his staus as a president? 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?

592

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?

593

What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world?

Jul 25, 2024

2:25:20

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?

594

Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) | Lacetop Sheitels | Voting in Halacha

Aug 1, 2024

1:11:12

Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life)Should you teach or them, or should you shield them from exposure? Lacetop Sheitels in Halacha – Erase the Lace or Embrace the Lace?Is it a new question or an age old Machlokes? Voting In HalachaCan 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?

595

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?

596

Real Estate Syndications: Quick easy buck or risky pot luck

Aug 16, 2024

1:19:00

Lacetop Sheitels – Response to callers 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?

597

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?

598

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?

599

Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | EL AL Price gouging

Sep 6, 2024

1:03:56

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?

600

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?

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