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Shidduchim & Dating during Corona – should they be put on hold? What changes are we seeing? | What’s a possible solution for distance learning during Covid?
Shidduchim & Dating during Corona – should they be put on hold? What changes are we seeing? | What’s a possible solution for distance learning during Covid?
May 23, 2020
2:00:02
452
Opening up the world again, how many can we allow to die for the sake of normalization? A Halachic discussion
Opening up the world again, how many can we allow to die for the sake of normalization? A Halachic discussion
May 16, 2020
1:51:09
How much risk of danger is acceptable in Halacha? Time to open our Shuls and Yeshivos? Risk for Parnassah, and much more…
453
Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach
Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach
May 9, 2020
1:54:57
454
Understanding the Halachic Process - How much do personal situations and feelings affect the psak?
Understanding the Halachic Process - How much do personal situations and feelings affect the psak?
May 2, 2020
1:31:41
How do Poskim decide? What do they take into account? and more…
455
Divorces and Parent Alienation: What’s the Halacha and Hashkafic Approach
Divorces and Parent Alienation: What’s the Halacha and Hashkafic Approach
Apr 25, 2020
2:20:12
How should a person deal with deal with parental alienation? What mistakes are being made? Divorce in the frum community, protecting the children, Bais Din vs. secular court
456
“Adults at Risk” – How common is it? How do we deal with the issues?
“Adults at Risk” – How common is it? How do we deal with the issues?
Apr 13, 2020
2:16:45
What brings on “at risk” behavior? Once leaving Yeshivah, what can get someone off-track? Are schools to blame? Parents? Does teaching Emunah help or is it risky? Is there anything we can do to prevent adults at risk?
457
Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona
Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona
Apr 7, 2020
33:34
Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona
458
Pesach in times of Corona
Pesach in times of Corona
Apr 4, 2020
1:10:29
Cleaning for Pesach churros, kitniyos, tziruf liminyan, Kaddish and kriyas hatorah, Amazon Warehouses, tevilas keilim, hallel Pesach night, haircuts during sefirah, kedimah for ventilators and treatment, chasuanah less than a minyan
459
Contemporary Corona Halacha questions
Contemporary Corona Halacha questions
Mar 28, 2020
1:37:42
Paying playgroups and tuitions, deposits on hotels for Pesach and chasunos, mikvah and tevilas keilim, taanis bechorim, mattir kitniyos, selling chametz gamur and over phone, autopsies, Milah and metzizah b’peh, being moser on those not following govt guidelines
460
Covid 19; pressing Halachic and hashkafic questions discussed
Covid 19; pressing Halachic and hashkafic questions discussed
Mar 21, 2020
1:52:38
Minyan, mikvah, maaros, yotzei over phone, mesirah, rodeph, medical precedence, messages HKB”H is sending us, and much more…
461
“Heter Kiruv” - Can we permit Issurim in order to do Kiruv? Does the end justify the means?
“Heter Kiruv” - Can we permit Issurim in order to do Kiruv? Does the end justify the means?
Mar 14, 2020
3:03:37
462
Coronavirus: Should we be going to Shul, Purim mesibos; What the Halacha tells us to do
Coronavirus: Should we be going to Shul, Purim mesibos; What the Halacha tells us to do
Mar 7, 2020
2:34:25
Can you travel to Eretz Yisroel? Kissing a Sefer Torah? Doing Bikkur Cholim? Shaking hands? Going to hear Parshas Zachor or hearing the Megillah in shul? Adam hamazek? And much more…
463
Should a student ever be expelled from school?
Should a student ever be expelled from school?
Feb 29, 2020
2:41:33
What are valid reasons to expel a student? Doing drugs? Selling drugs? Tznius? Having a Smartphone? Unfiltered Internet at home? Torching the principal’s van? What happens when a student is expelled? How should it be handled by parents, teachers, the principal and others? What if your child is being negatively influenced by a classmate?
464
World Zionist Organization, Once in a lifetime opportunity to join, Or a rejection of 120 years of our Mesorah?
World Zionist Organization, Once in a lifetime opportunity to join, Or a rejection of 120 years of our Mesorah?
Feb 22, 2020
1:57:08
Listen to the fiery debate!!!
465
Yerushah and Nepotism in our Mosdos Hatorah in Halacha, Hashkafah, and History
Yerushah and Nepotism in our Mosdos Hatorah in Halacha, Hashkafah, and History
Feb 15, 2020
2:24:54
Should sons and sons in law be the Yoresh of a Chassidus, a Yeshiva, a Rabbanus, or should the Yoresh be the most qualified to replace? When did it change in our Yeshivos? What to do in a family business? Severance pay to children, and much more…
466
Alternative Medicine: Halacha and Hashkafa
Alternative Medicine: Halacha and Hashkafa
Feb 8, 2020
1:48:06
Are different types of alternative medicines permitted in halacha? Are holistic approaches more “Jewish”? Are hospital births safer or more dangerous than non-hospital births? and much more…
467
Checking for Bugs Part 2
Checking for Bugs Part 2
Feb 1, 2020
1:57:53
What did our forefathers do before lightboxes loops and microscopes? Can you use triple washed lettuce without a hechsher? Are these issues D’oraysa or D’rabanan? How much effort should we be putting into this?
468
Checking for Bugs | Clarifying the status of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Checking for Bugs | Clarifying the status of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jan 25, 2020
2:26:28
469
Is it Mutar to go to Secular College
Is it Mutar to go to Secular College
Jan 18, 2020
3:10:29
Coed dorms, bathrooms and classes; frats, drinking, and OTD risk; “orthodox” Jews mixed dancing parties at night and Shacharis the next morning; rampant anti-Semitism; extreme liberalism and Kefirah – is there any Heter?Are the Ivy League Schools worse than Brooklyn and Queens colleges? How does the situation in the U.S. compare to that of the U.K., South Africa and Australia?
470
Medical School in Halacha, Practicing Medicine on Shabbos
Medical School in Halacha, Practicing Medicine on Shabbos
Jan 11, 2020
2:24:11
Can a Frum Jew become a doctor? Can a Kohein become a doctor? What are some of the many Halachic challenges they face? Giving stitches on Shabbos, Working in a Hospital on Shabbos, and many more practical applications…
471
Lashon Horah | Hear the stories of the recent tragic terror attacks
Lashon Horah | Hear the stories of the recent tragic terror attacks
Jan 4, 2020
2:02:51
472
Horror Agunah Stories - Prenuptial Agreements: Halacha, Hashkafa and Practicality - Don’t get married or allow your child to get married without listening to this program
Horror Agunah Stories - Prenuptial Agreements: Halacha, Hashkafa and Practicality - Don’t get married or allow your child to get married without listening to this program
Dec 28, 2019
2:28:47
How to insure against the horrors of divorce or being left an aguna: The new Prenuptial that has the Haskamos of Gedolei HaPoskim. Horror Agunah stories that prenups would have helped. Is it a forced Get? Do they actually work? Can it solve the Agunah crisis?
473
Keeping Shabbos in a 24/7 World
Keeping Shabbos in a 24/7 World
Dec 21, 2019
2:12:35
E-commerce, Amira L’Akum, Schar Shabbos, Contracts and Partnerships
474
“Quick Divorces” after marriage. Why are they happening? Can they be avoided?
“Quick Divorces” after marriage. Why are they happening? Can they be avoided?
Dec 14, 2019
2:52:37
Why are “quick divorces” happening? What’s a good reason to get divorced quickly? Is “incompatibility” enough? What needs to be disclosed while dating? Addictions, mental disorders, abuse? How should references respond to Shidduch inquiries?
475
How do you define Kiddush Hashem?
How do you define Kiddush Hashem?
Dec 7, 2019
1:53:01
Is a Frum boy winning at Jeopardy a Kiddush Hashem? Israel sending aid to Haiti? Rallies for Rubashkin? An astronaut making Kiddush in outer space? Is Jewish success and or nationalism a Kiddush Hashem? Is learning in Kollel? And many more examples
476
Dealing with corruption and abuse of Toanim in Beis Din
Dealing with corruption and abuse of Toanim in Beis Din
Nov 30, 2019
2:59:13
Can one go to court when faced with a corrupt Toen or Beis Din? Should we allow Toanim in Beis Din? Is the system in Eretz Yisroel the correct model?
477
“Broken Engagements” in Halachah, Hashkafah and Psychology
“Broken Engagements” in Halachah, Hashkafah and Psychology
Nov 23, 2019
2:27:51
Why are there so many broken engagements nowadays? How can they be avoided? Does the one who breaks the shidduch get penalized? Do the ring, sheitel and other gifts need to be returned? Who pays the costs which were committed to (wedding hall, photographer, band, make-up artist)? Does the Shadchan need to return the Shadchanus?
478
Beis Din - Do Toanim serve a Purpose?
Beis Din - Do Toanim serve a Purpose?
Nov 16, 2019
1:41:39
Is there an affordable way to go to Beis Din? How do outcomes and costs compare to the court system? How to identify a reputable Beis Din vs. a rouge Beis Din…
479
Women’s Hatzolah Ezras Noshim
Women’s Hatzolah Ezras Noshim
Nov 9, 2019
1:05:37
Is it good or is it putting women’s lives at risk?
480
Employment Law in Halacha
Employment Law in Halacha
Nov 2, 2019
1:24:09
Is it ever Muttar to fire a Rav, a Rebbi or employee? Non competes, Contracts, Severance, How to hire employees, and much more…
481
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
Oct 26, 2019
1:25:59
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
482
Sukkos Joy: Understanding Simchas Yom Tov
Sukkos Joy: Understanding Simchas Yom Tov
Oct 19, 2019
1:18:20
How should we translate the word “Simcha”? Why is Simcha so central to Jewish Torah life? What is special about the Simcha of Sukkos? How does Simcha become an ethical imperative? and much more…
483
Contemporary Sukkos Shailos Everyone Needs to Know | Using the Yom Tov Oven
Contemporary Sukkos Shailos Everyone Needs to Know | Using the Yom Tov Oven
Oct 12, 2019
2:03:38
484
Today’s Teshuvah is different than past generations: Find out how
Today’s Teshuvah is different than past generations: Find out how
Oct 5, 2019
1:25:50
Today’s Teshuvah is different than past generations: Find out how
485
Preparing for the best year of your life
Preparing for the best year of your life
Sep 28, 2019
1:28:38
Yud Gimmel Middos: How does it work? Is it magic? What do they mean? A fascinating new understanding
486
Financial challenges of the workplace, and how to stay out of the “headlines”
Financial challenges of the workplace, and how to stay out of the “headlines”
Sep 21, 2019
2:25:05
Does the employer or employee get to keep the frequent flyer miles, is bathroom time on the clock, how sick do you need to be to take a “sick day,” taking personal calls on company time, using the company printer, and much more…
487
Tefillah: Halachah, Machshavah and History | Uman, leaving Israel and home: Is that appropriate?
Tefillah: Halachah, Machshavah and History | Uman, leaving Israel and home: Is that appropriate?
Sep 14, 2019
2:31:02
488
Understanding the differences in Hashkafah between the Litvish and Lubavitch worlds
Understanding the differences in Hashkafah between the Litvish and Lubavitch worlds
Sep 7, 2019
2:30:55
The incredible impact & Mesiras Nefesh of the Shiluchim – from all six continents
489
Choshen Mishpat in the Workplace – how clean do we need to be? Remaining Ehrlich - what is allowed and what’s not?
Choshen Mishpat in the Workplace – how clean do we need to be? Remaining Ehrlich - what is allowed and what’s not?
Aug 31, 2019
2:17:56
Getting double reimbursements, expensing a business class ticket and flying coach, leaving your jacket at work so nobody knows you left, and much more
490
Safety in Halacha
Safety in Halacha
Aug 24, 2019
1:21:02
Dina D’Malchusa, Texting and Driving, Chiyuv to wear a seatbelt, Halachically allowed activities, and many more shailos
491
Summer Halachos: Visitng Beis Hakavoros & Kivrei Tzadikim, What to know about Kashrus when you are away, Shabbos in hotels and much more
Summer Halachos: Visitng Beis Hakavoros & Kivrei Tzadikim, What to know about Kashrus when you are away, Shabbos in hotels and much more
Aug 17, 2019
1:47:26
Can we Daven to Meisim? What needs a Hechsher? Sensors and motion detectors on Shabbos
492
Tisha B’Av, Galus and the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash
Tisha B’Av, Galus and the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash
Aug 10, 2019
1:11:01
Understanding the Holocaust
493
Maran Harav Shach and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: 30 years later, understanding their Hashkafic and Halachic differences
Maran Harav Shach and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: 30 years later, understanding their Hashkafic and Halachic differences
Aug 3, 2019
1:56:00
Are they still relevant? Have things changed? Would they still hold their positions today?
494
Gedolim and Jewish Leaders
Gedolim and Jewish Leaders
Jul 27, 2019
1:59:38
Should we put them on a pedestal and deify them, or see them as human with the possibility of foibles and errors? Is infallibility a Jewish or Christian concept?A look back at the banned Sefer “The Making of a Godol”
495
Pets in Halacha and Hashkafah
Pets in Halacha and Hashkafah
Jul 20, 2019
1:45:44
Should we own a dog? The recent ban in Eretz Yisroel to dog ownership, Muktzah, Hotzaah, Feeding, Neutering, and many more Shailos
496
Ethiopian Jews’ Protests Challenge Racism in Israel
Ethiopian Jews’ Protests Challenge Racism in Israel
Jul 13, 2019
1:45:58
Why are they protesting? Why is the young generation going off the Derech? Understanding Rav Ovadia Yosef’s historic Psak in support of Ethiopian Jewish identity
497
Sports in Halacha
Sports in Halacha
Jul 6, 2019
2:11:30
Playing contact sports, going to games, following and cheering pro teams, idolizing sports heroes, Moshav Leitzim, and many other Halachos regarding sports
498
Rabbis’ Sons Syndrome: Chessed and Kiruv at what cost?
Rabbis’ Sons Syndrome: Chessed and Kiruv at what cost?
Jun 26, 2019
1:47:42
In Halacha and Hashkafah
499
Global warming & environmental issues. What are our halachic requirements if any?
Global warming & environmental issues. What are our halachic requirements if any?
Jun 22, 2019
1:29:35
What are our halachic requirements, if any?
500
Challenges faced by women in the workplace
Challenges faced by women in the workplace
Jun 15, 2019
2:16:12
Nivul Peh, social events, unwanted touching and conversation, and many other challenges discussed