Popular Shows by Rabbi Yoel Plutchok יואל פלוטצ'וק
308 episodes
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Name
Release Date
Duration
1
The Shofar War Part 2.
The Shofar War Part 2.
Sep 8, 2026
29:54
2
Selichos: Making Sense of a Zman Mesugal
Selichos: Making Sense of a Zman Mesugal
Sep 6, 2026
31:31
3
The Shofar War Part 1
The Shofar War Part 1
Sep 3, 2026
23:36
4
Are There Only 613 Mitzvos?!
Are There Only 613 Mitzvos?!
Sep 2, 2026
32:17
5
A Community Torn Apart — Over Selichos?!
A Community Torn Apart — Over Selichos?!
Aug 30, 2026
31:44
6
Slichos Controversies Can Slichos Be Kefirah?
Slichos Controversies Can Slichos Be Kefirah?
Aug 23, 2026
27:55
7
Can Cruelty Be a Mitzvah? — The Shiluach HaKan Dilemma
Can Cruelty Be a Mitzvah? — The Shiluach HaKan Dilemma
Aug 26, 2026
39:32
8
Meron at All Costs — The Hidden Dangers
Meron at All Costs — The Hidden Dangers
Aug 16, 2026
32:08
9
Lag b’omer: The minhagim and the sources
Lag b’omer: The minhagim and the sources
May 7, 2023
35:50
•The Bekeshe that made you pay taxes. •May one dance around a Lag b'omer fire?
10
Reciting ”Leshem yichud” : A necessary preparation or a presumptuous declaration?
Reciting ”Leshem yichud” : A necessary preparation or a presumptuous declaration?
May 12, 2023
27:29
The Nodah Biyhudah's groundbreaking teshuvah A case study in greatness A missing line…..or hidden mastery?
11
The Magen Dovid symbol: An ancient secret or a modern invention?
The Magen Dovid symbol: An ancient secret or a modern invention?
May 12, 2023
28:32
Understanding the symbol The jailing and narrow escape of the Reyatz (the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe) The mystical menorah inside Dovid Hamelech's shield The sefiras haomer connection
12
IS GOING TO A DOCTOR ASSUR?
IS GOING TO A DOCTOR ASSUR?
Jun 2, 2026
31:20
13
The Kosel Controversy The Satmar Rov’s Firm Stance Explained
The Kosel Controversy The Satmar Rov’s Firm Stance Explained
Aug 9, 2026
31:23
14
Keeping Secrets: The Cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom
Keeping Secrets: The Cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom
Feb 8, 2026
30:00
15
Mosques, Churches & the Satmar Shitah Makomos HaKedoshim – Part 2
Mosques, Churches & the Satmar Shitah Makomos HaKedoshim – Part 2
Jul 26, 2026
33:11
16
Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
Sep 13, 2023
36:30
The Psak from the Rif, and the precedent of the Maasah Rav The fascinating history of Reb Akiva Yosef Schlesinger including: -His migration to Eretz Yisroel -The Zionists attempt to claim him as one of their own - His polarizing quest to blow shofer on shabbos
17
Explosive Disagreement, Unbreakable Respect
Explosive Disagreement, Unbreakable Respect
Sep 10, 2025
32:04
18
A Rosh Hashanah Bidding War
A Rosh Hashanah Bidding War
Sep 21, 2025
17:14
19
Banned(ish) Seforim
Banned(ish) Seforim
Dec 4, 2024
51:55
20
Partnering with evildoers?
Partnering with evildoers?
Mar 18, 2025
19:47
21
THE KOSEL IS NOT A TOURIST SITE
THE KOSEL IS NOT A TOURIST SITE
Jul 23, 2026
32:18
22
An Elusive Dream: Korbanos in Our Time (Repost)
An Elusive Dream: Korbanos in Our Time (Repost)
Mar 30, 2025
52:41
23
The Mekoshesh: A Chassidishe Twist on the First Chillul Shabbos
The Mekoshesh: A Chassidishe Twist on the First Chillul Shabbos
Jun 10, 2026
32:44
24
The Black Shabbos of 2004: The zebu discovery that rocked Eretz Yisroel
The Black Shabbos of 2004: The zebu discovery that rocked Eretz Yisroel
Nov 26, 2023
27:22
The gourmet mesorah dinner: A gathering to consume a smorgasbord of rare kosher food A cattle made for the Israeli landscape: In pursuit of the Zebu Understanding the consequential shitas haShach: the Chachmas Adam the Pri Migadim and the ensuing machlokes between the Chazon Ish and R Herzog Reb Elyashiv's psak and modern day distiction
25
The Final Parah Adumah: A harbinger of Mashiach?
The Final Parah Adumah: A harbinger of Mashiach?
Mar 16, 2025
29:18
26
Darwin, evolution, and the Torah, Our pride in the Mesorah
Darwin, evolution, and the Torah, Our pride in the Mesorah
Nov 3, 2024
32:34
27
Afraid of a lion - On animals and men
Afraid of a lion - On animals and men
Nov 6, 2024
31:00
28
Loopholes in Halacha? The Case of Mechiras Chometz
Loopholes in Halacha? The Case of Mechiras Chometz
Mar 29, 2026
33:48
29
The Impossible Shailah: The Riots of York
The Impossible Shailah: The Riots of York
May 14, 2023
30:22
The ballei Tosofos legacy of mesiros nefesh The kinnah of Kloinemes Hakatan Eyewitnesses report - kvar horah zaken
30
Klapping during krias hamegillah: The minhag
Klapping during krias hamegillah: The minhag
May 14, 2023
34:12
Shul decorum Music….talking Amsterdam…a Purim miracle
31
East to West Between Sefard and Ashkenaz: Part I
East to West Between Sefard and Ashkenaz: Part I
May 14, 2023
30:00
Minor or substantial The chief rabbinate and it’s dual leadership The chain of masorah Bavel and eretz Yisroel The 4 captives
32
East to West Between Sefard and Ashkenaz: Part II
East to West Between Sefard and Ashkenaz: Part II
May 14, 2023
33:24
The Mechaber and the production of the Shulchan Aruch The Rama, his heartbreak and great success Halacha kibasrai
33
The Kedoshim of the Holocaust The Chassidic Perspective
The Kedoshim of the Holocaust The Chassidic Perspective
Aug 5, 2026
28:39
34
To Die a Jew — The Eternal Badge of Honor
To Die a Jew — The Eternal Badge of Honor
Aug 2, 2026
33:12
35
The Munkatcher’s Quest to Bring Mashiach
The Munkatcher’s Quest to Bring Mashiach
Jul 12, 2026
32:58
36
Shabbos in America - Part III: The Satmar Rebbe leaves his mark
Shabbos in America - Part III: The Satmar Rebbe leaves his mark
Jul 9, 2023
31:32
Nightfall in Halacha The background and machlokes The minhag through the generations and the minhag today America the melting pot Elevating Shabbos
37
The Massacre That Rewrote Halacha
The Massacre That Rewrote Halacha
Jul 8, 2026
36:29
38
How the Crusades Changed Yiddishkeit
How the Crusades Changed Yiddishkeit
Jul 5, 2026
22:20
39
Can Mechiras Chametz Be Just a Halachic Loophole?
Can Mechiras Chametz Be Just a Halachic Loophole?
Apr 5, 2025
13:26
40
Napoleon‘s Court and the attempts to thwart the minhag Of Kitniyos
Napoleon‘s Court and the attempts to thwart the minhag Of Kitniyos
Mar 23, 2025
30:39
41
Square or Rounded? The Debate Over the Luchot’s Shape
Square or Rounded? The Debate Over the Luchot’s Shape
Mar 20, 2025
25:29
42
A City in Ruins: Rav Yisroel of Shklov’s Greatest Battle
A City in Ruins: Rav Yisroel of Shklov’s Greatest Battle
Jun 21, 2026
28:37
43
Kugel: A Holy Food?
Kugel: A Holy Food?
Jun 17, 2026
23:14
44
The Rambam: Master Physician, Master Posek
The Rambam: Master Physician, Master Posek
Jun 14, 2026
34:58
45
When Rabbonim Were Doctors: Is Being a Doctor a Mitzvah?
When Rabbonim Were Doctors: Is Being a Doctor a Mitzvah?
Jun 7, 2026
33:16
46
Crisis in Leadership — To Stay or To Go?
Crisis in Leadership — To Stay or To Go?
May 31, 2026
29:29
47
The mysterious journey of the menorah and where it stands today
The mysterious journey of the menorah and where it stands today
Dec 3, 2023
34:45
The depictions on the Arch of Titus: What happened next? The Peroiches and the Tzitz: R’ Shimon’s testimony The Radziner Rebbe’s Oddysey to find the Menorah: The Visigoths and King Alaric I The Menorah swap theory: A child's fable that gained traction The conscientious story behind the real gold menorah by the Kosel today Reb Akiva Eiger’s chassideshe Eidem and his Leichter The iconic angled menorah of Chabad: The Rambam’s depiction
48
Klapping during krias hamegillah: The minhag
Klapping during krias hamegillah: The minhag
Mar 11, 2025
34:12
Shul decorum Music….talking Amsterdam…a Purim miracle
49
A Heavyweight Battle. Shofar During Elul & Beyond
A Heavyweight Battle. Shofar During Elul & Beyond
Sep 22, 2024
29:19
50
Repost: Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
Repost: Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
Sep 25, 2024
36:30
The Psak from the Rif, and the precedent of the Maasah Rav The fascinating history of Reb Akiva Yosef Schlesinger including: -His migration to Eretz Yisroel -The Zionists attempt to claim him as one of their own - His polarizing quest to blow shofer on shabbos
51
HOW THE BAALEI TOSAFOS CHANGED ROSH HASHANAH
HOW THE BAALEI TOSAFOS CHANGED ROSH HASHANAH
Sep 29, 2024
32:37
52
The Golden Menorah of the Mekubalim
The Golden Menorah of the Mekubalim
Dec 14, 2025
25:29
53
Are “Moroccan Esrogim” Really Esrogim?
Are “Moroccan Esrogim” Really Esrogim?
Oct 8, 2025
29:44
54
Why Chabad Doesn't Sleep in the Sukkah
Why Chabad Doesn't Sleep in the Sukkah
Oct 5, 2025
27:11
55
A World Transformed: The Hidden Light of Yemos HaMashiach
A World Transformed: The Hidden Light of Yemos HaMashiach
Jul 27, 2025
19:31
56
Metzitza B’Peh — What Did the Chasam Sofer Really Hold?
Metzitza B’Peh — What Did the Chasam Sofer Really Hold?
Apr 26, 2026
25:32
57
The Holy Winter Nights
The Holy Winter Nights
Nov 12, 2024
30:14
58
Kiddush Ban: Rav Heinken’s Uncompromising Stand
Kiddush Ban: Rav Heinken’s Uncompromising Stand
Sep 7, 2025
28:42
59
Gebrochtz Unpacked: The Great Pesach Debate
Gebrochtz Unpacked: The Great Pesach Debate
Mar 22, 2026
35:26
60
The Besamin Rosh: Forgery, Controversy, and Halacha
The Besamin Rosh: Forgery, Controversy, and Halacha
Mar 15, 2026
31:23
61
Repost: Megillas Antiochos: The story about the Megilla we used to lein on Channuka
Repost: Megillas Antiochos: The story about the Megilla we used to lein on Channuka
Dec 30, 2024
29:24
Rabbi Shaul Lieberman: The conservative rosh yeshiva who wrote a Pirush on the entire Tosefta The history of the Karaim: Iraq circa 800 Turkey, Year 1500: The Psak of the R'em regarding Kariam The origin of Megillas Antiochos: R Saadia Goan's quest to immortalize the Chashmonaim Are we allowed to study the Book of the Maccabees? "Seforim chatzonim" in Halacha
62
The Scary Tzava’ah of Rabbi Yehudah HaChasid
The Scary Tzava’ah of Rabbi Yehudah HaChasid
Mar 12, 2026
23:04
63
Repost: The mysterious journey of the menorah and where it stands today
Repost: The mysterious journey of the menorah and where it stands today
Dec 29, 2024
34:45
The depictions on the Arch of Titus: What happened next? The Peroiches and the Tzitz: R’ Shimon’s testimony The Radziner Rebbe’s Oddysey to find the Menorah: The Visigoths and King Alaric I The Menorah swap theory: A child's fable that gained traction The conscientious story behind the real gold menorah by the Kosel today Reb Akiva Eiger’s chassideshe Eidem and his Leichter The iconic angled menorah of Chabad: The Rambam’s depiction
64
Exotic Shofars—Rhino, Kudu, and Other Horns
Exotic Shofars—Rhino, Kudu, and Other Horns
Sep 14, 2025
30:21
65
A Great Machlokes and its Chanuka implications
A Great Machlokes and its Chanuka implications
Dec 22, 2024
32:37
66
Haman's Jewish Grandchildren?! The Shocking Twist of Purim History
Haman's Jewish Grandchildren?! The Shocking Twist of Purim History
Mar 1, 2026
24:21
67
Should Sephardim Be Bound by Rabbeinu Gershom?
Should Sephardim Be Bound by Rabbeinu Gershom?
Feb 22, 2026
29:44
68
The Astonishing Tale of Techiyas HaMeisim & a Purim Shailah
The Astonishing Tale of Techiyas HaMeisim & a Purim Shailah
Feb 19, 2026
30:28
69
A Life-Altering Messy Divorce — Rabbeinu Gershom Part 2
A Life-Altering Messy Divorce — Rabbeinu Gershom Part 2
Feb 15, 2026
29:26
70
Dreams & Halacha
Dreams & Halacha
Dec 18, 2024
25:51
71
When Arrogance is needed
When Arrogance is needed
Dec 11, 2024
27:44
72
The Maharsham and His Astonishing Memory
The Maharsham and His Astonishing Memory
Feb 4, 2026
16:46
73
When Did Two Names Start?
When Did Two Names Start?
Feb 1, 2026
26:44
74
The 1848 Plague and Rabbi Yisroel’s Extraordinary Psak
The 1848 Plague and Rabbi Yisroel’s Extraordinary Psak
Sep 27, 2025
31:01
75
Freeing a Agunah through Ruach Hakodesh
Freeing a Agunah through Ruach Hakodesh
Dec 8, 2024
28:43
76
Bad Names, Bad Mazal?
Bad Names, Bad Mazal?
Jan 24, 2026
24:39
77
The Rivah’s Fast — Suicide?
The Rivah’s Fast — Suicide?
Sep 29, 2025
20:14
78
The Name Debate: Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Maharam Schick
The Name Debate: Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Maharam Schick
Jan 13, 2026
24:32
79
The Great Esrog Debates — Chavivas HaMitzvos
The Great Esrog Debates — Chavivas HaMitzvos
Oct 4, 2025
30:23
80
A Modern Day Navi
A Modern Day Navi
Nov 24, 2024
31:21
81
Reb Moshe’s Frightening Story & Jacob Frank
Reb Moshe’s Frightening Story & Jacob Frank
Nov 20, 2024
22:58
82
Dinosaur Bone Wars - Pride In Our Masorah Part. II
Dinosaur Bone Wars - Pride In Our Masorah Part. II
Nov 17, 2024
25:44
83
The Shofar of Mashiach and Its Confusing Effect
The Shofar of Mashiach and Its Confusing Effect
Aug 31, 2025
24:17
84
The Mechitzah Battles A fraught machlokes: Rav Moshe & Satmar
The Mechitzah Battles A fraught machlokes: Rav Moshe & Satmar
Nov 9, 2025
31:36
85
Double Murder or Lifesaver? The Halachic Debate Behind Modern Heart Transplants
Double Murder or Lifesaver? The Halachic Debate Behind Modern Heart Transplants
Nov 6, 2025
28:33
86
A Woman’s Role in Shul Kaddish, Participation, and the Mesorah of the Beis Knesses
A Woman’s Role in Shul Kaddish, Participation, and the Mesorah of the Beis Knesses
Nov 2, 2025
26:31
87
Halachically Sanctioned Murder?” — The Siamese-Twins Case and R. Moshe Feinstein’s Ruling
Halachically Sanctioned Murder?” — The Siamese-Twins Case and R. Moshe Feinstein’s Ruling
Nov 1, 2025
31:06
88
Nusach Ari - Yiddish, Ladino, and the Kabbalistic Nusach
Nusach Ari - Yiddish, Ladino, and the Kabbalistic Nusach
Oct 29, 2025
29:34
89
“Bais Yaakov+” — Limud Iyun for Women
“Bais Yaakov+” — Limud Iyun for Women
Oct 26, 2025
31:31
90
The Arizal: His Radiant Light and Its Mark on the Siddur
The Arizal: His Radiant Light and Its Mark on the Siddur
Oct 25, 2025
33:46
91
Reb Moshe’s Stern Rebuke: Is Abortion Ever Mutter?
Reb Moshe’s Stern Rebuke: Is Abortion Ever Mutter?
Oct 24, 2025
34:52
92
Are Beis Yaakovs Asur? — Feminism in Halacha, Part 1
Are Beis Yaakovs Asur? — Feminism in Halacha, Part 1
Oct 19, 2025
36:56
93
The Tiny Siddur Tweak That Sparked a Storm
The Tiny Siddur Tweak That Sparked a Storm
Oct 18, 2025
28:58
94
Can A Tefilla Be inappropriate?
Can A Tefilla Be inappropriate?
Jun 21, 2025
24:47
95
Shabtai Tzvi’s Minhag, and Other Duchening Anomalies
Shabtai Tzvi’s Minhag, and Other Duchening Anomalies
Jun 29, 2025
24:30
96
A Good Death & Why Does It Matter?
A Good Death & Why Does It Matter?
Jun 28, 2025
28:21
97
The Yeshivah On Fire
The Yeshivah On Fire
Jun 24, 2025
17:26
98
The Gr”a in prison - A Sign from heaven
The Gr”a in prison - A Sign from heaven
Jun 22, 2025
18:46
99
Are There Any Real Kohanim in Persia?
Are There Any Real Kohanim in Persia?
Jun 8, 2025
28:47
100
A Match Made in Heaven: Shabbos and the Torah
A Match Made in Heaven: Shabbos and the Torah
May 27, 2025
45:15