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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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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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“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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The Shabbos Elevator Controversy

May 19, 2023

1:16:40

The most popular Shavuos night program in the worldbit.ly/scpchallengeWhat 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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 SSACan 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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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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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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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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Dovid Lichtenstein gives keynote address at Kinus Hashluchim

Oct 2, 2022

29:05

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

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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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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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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 TefillosHear from some of the greatest thinkers and Mashpiim our generation

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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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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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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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DUI in Halacha

Aug 12, 2022

1:30:58

The alcohol epidemic in our community, what are the repercussions?If a person gets arrested due to a DUI incident is there a Mitzva of Pidyon Shevuim?If a person gives alcohol to legal minors, can he be held culpable?Can a person be held accountable for giving excess drinks to adults?Can a persom who gives alcohol to legal minors be turned over to the authorities?A person who endangers the public can he be turned over to the authorities?Hear an in-depth Halachic and legal analysis from renowned Rabbonim and lawyers

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Parenting - What makes “successful” children? What are common mistakes which should be avoided?

Aug 4, 2022

1:27:38

What are the most important character traits we should teach our children?What’s the main challenge in raising children?How do we teach kids how to wake up, and generally be independent?How about to be compassionate and caring people?How has parenting changed over the past 30 years?

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The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned? Hear from the grandson of Reb Menachem Zemba's lookout

Jul 29, 2022

1:30:36

The history of the ghettoIs it a form of Kiddush Hashem to go down fighting rather than getting killed passively?Are you allowed to resist when you technically won’t win: Is it a form of suicide?Are you causing others to get killed?The controversy surrounding Reb Menachem Zemba’s viewAre leaders obligated not to abandon their flock or do thet have to leave to save their lives?

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The Halachic Challenges of living at home with a non-religious child or spouse

Jul 22, 2022

1:48:48

If your spouse is irreligious, can she trusted to say she went to the Mikvah?Can you allow your son to stay in your house if he insists on staying there with his girlfriend?Can you eat from the food they bring you?Do you have to be afraid they’ll make your oven, microwave, and dishes Treif?If they cook is it Bishul Acu”m?If they touch wine does it become Yayin Nesech?Can you give them food and drink if they won’t wash their hands or make a Brocha?Are they מצטרפף לזימון ?What happens if they bring Chametz into your house on Pesach?If the air conditioner shuts off on Shabbos and they turn it on do you have to leave the house?If they turn on a light on Shabbos can you use that room?

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Beis Din in contemporary society

Jul 15, 2022

1:10:40

What type of cases come before Beis Din These days?How does Beis din differ from an abitration panel?What can you do to avoid Dinei Torah?How are matrimonial cases (including Sholom Bayis) dealt with in Beis Din?The role of lawyers and Toyanim in Beis Din

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What should a wife do if she simply has had it with her husband? Plus, revisiting the “Surrendered Wife” and responding to those who complained about the earlier show

Jul 7, 2022

2:16:34

Are friends a replacement for a therapist?What’s appropriate to discuss with friends, and what’s not?How should a wife handle when her husband lives a lifestyle she does not approve of?How should the husband handle his wife “being on his case”?Can a non-Jewish book be used for Shalom Bayis?Is there a Torah hashkafa in how to handle Shalom Bayis issues?What if the wife is the problem?

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The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next?

Jul 1, 2022

1:14:20

When a Yeshiva is compelled by the government to take action that is K’Neged HaTorah, are they obligated to shut down in lieu of complying?Does the Yeshiva have to split off from the University and re-open as a separate new and independent Yeshiva?If the Yeshiva follows the government’s orders, is one permitted to continue teaching there?Is the University institute permitted to remain open if it is forced to take action that is K’Neged HaTorah?How should Orthodox Jewry as a whole react even if their own Yeshiva is not affected?Is this reminiscent of the closing of Yeshivas Volozhin?

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Test Video Upload

Jun 29, 2022

58:07

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Mechitzas - When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim)

Jun 24, 2022

1:57:33

Simchas: Chupa, Chasuna, Sheva Brochos Do any of them need a Mechitza? Does a concert need to have a Mechitza or is mixed seating/family seating allowed? Why is a Mechitza not mentioned in Shulchan Aruch The only Charedi Yeshivah that has a music room

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“Off MY Derech” (but still “On THE Derech”) – When children turn out more observant - or less observant - than their parents had hoped

Jun 16, 2022

2:00:28

What are the major areas of tension between parents and children regarding religious observance?How should the issues be handled by both parent and child?Are there differences between baalei tshuvah, modern orthodox and yeshivish in this regard?Does Kibud Av Ve’eim mean that the child needs to fulfill the desires of the parents, even when the child disagrees?Must children eat by parents when the children have stricter standards of Kashrus?Can parents eat by children who have laxer standards?

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