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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

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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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Jun 29, 2022

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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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Jewish Missionary: Should We Be Trying to Improve the World? Help Them Be Mikayem Sheva Mitzvos Bnai Noach?

Jun 15, 2022

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The sound of Music Part II – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

Jun 10, 2022

1:19:07

Dealing with the celebrity statusBalancing family life and singingShould young aspiring singers go into singing?What are the red lines for venues not to sing in?

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The sound of Music Part I – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

Jun 7, 2022

1:21:28

Hear a firsthand report how Reb Aharon Leib Steinman ZT”l encouraged concertsHear how music is keeping our youth from falling away How has Jewish music evolved over the years?What makes a song Jewish?What’s the point of music entertainment or inspiration? The new style of Jewish music – Is it Jewish?Is the Jewish music style these days real or just a passing fad?

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Is tznius dressing all about insuring the men don’t look? Does overly strict enforcement in schools cause trauma for years to come?

May 26, 2022

2:13:03

Should a man/Rabbi teach tznius to girls?Is it true that “Tzinus for women is just like Torah learning for men”?What are the consequences of tznius PTSD on the girl, her family and her Avodas HaShem?What’s the impact of social media and frum print media on how girls and women dress?What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? How can we improve?

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Roe v. Wade revisited - Should we be debating it? | Impacts made by individuals – Recollections from the lives of Harav Nota Greenblatt Zt”l & Reb Zecharia Wallerstein Zt”l

May 20, 2022

1:36:58

The Chafetz Chaim on debates with ApikorsimHear about the man who preserved Kedushas Yisroel for the last seventy yearsThe Shidduch initiative – A glimpse into the life of Reb Zecharia Wallerstein

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Roe v. Wade – What’s the Torah’s approach? It might be a lot different than you think

May 12, 2022

1:34:48

Is there ever a Heter to do an abortion?Here from the greatest Poskim alive

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May 10, 2022

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What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided?

May 7, 2022

2:00:20

What’s the most important ingredient to have a successful marriage?What are significant issues that are easy to resolve? What are some common mistakes that spouses make?What can boys and girls in Shidduchim – or even earlier – do to prepare for a successful marriage?What should be done when a couple hits turbulence during marriage?How to handle disagreements over: money, having additional children, conflicting minhagim, where to send kids to school and more

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5/7/22 Shiur – 369 – What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided?

May 5, 2022

2:00:20

What’s the most important ingredient to have a successful marriage?What are significant issues that are easy to resolve?What are some common mistakes that spouses make?What can boys and girls in Shidduchim – or even earlier – do to prepare for a successful marriage?What should be done when a couple hits turbulents during marriage?How to handle disagreements over: money, having additional children, conflicting minhagim, where to send kids to school and more*** Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of “Making it Work,” “Making it ALL Work” (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayimwith Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rosh Yeshiva at REITS, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham in Bergenfield – 8:44with Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 38:32with Dr. David Lieberman – internationally renowned speaker and author – 1:02:15with Rabbi Paysach Krohn – noted maggid – 1:25:46מראי מקומות

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What time can you count Sefiras Haomer? | Chametz after Pesach – What are the issues? | Can we rely on our Shabbos and hotel Hashgachos?

Apr 30, 2022

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4/30/22 – Shiur 368 – What time can you count Sefiras Haomer? | Chametz after Pesach – What are the issues? | Can we rely on our Shabbos and hotel Hashgachos?

Apr 29, 2022

1:23:50

If you Daven Maariv after Plag or after Shkiah can you count Sefirah? How to count of you're making early Shabbos? If a Rov forgot to count can he continue to count with a Brocha? And much more?with Rabbi Chaim Jachter - Rov, Shaarei Orah of Teaneck, Beis Din of Elizabeth – 16:42Was your Chametz really sold? Are your cookies really baked after Pesach? Can you have sourdough made after Pesach? How do the have pizza immediately ater Pesach? Can you but whiskey in duty free shops? And much more.....with Rabbi Yudel Shain – Rov, Poseik and renowned veteran Mashgiach – 36:07Can you rely on Shabbos and hotel Hashgachos? Hear the stories....with Rabbi Mordechai Shain – Noted Mashgiach – 56:10מראי מקומות

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Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? | A checklist for the Korban Pesach

Apr 16, 2022

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4/16/22 – Shiur 367 – Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? | A checklist for the Korban Pesach

Apr 14, 2022

1:19:18

Can we bring Korbanos these days: Tumah, Techeilis, Kohanim - Can we rely on the Kohein DNA chromosone? The place of the Mizbeach - can it be proven archaeologically? Bigdei Kehuna, and much more...with Rabbi Shimshon Nadel – Rov of Zichron Yosef in Har Nof, Rosh Kollel Sinai Kollel – 18:57How to bring a Korban Pesach - A checklistwith Rabbi Binyomin Feldman –Mechaber Machon L’Dvir Baisacha – 55:53מראי מקומות

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Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos?

Apr 9, 2022

2:18:10

Do the halachos and secular laws regarding false advertising apply to organizations raising tzedakah?Are promises by the charity a permitted form of advertising?Should a charity require a minimum payment in order to get a beracha?Is it better to daven for yourself, or have someone else daven for you?Do the ends justify the means? Can puffery/manipulation be used in ads for the purpose of raising tzedakah for the genuinely needy?

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4/9/22 – Shiur 366 – Manipulative Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos?

Apr 7, 2022

2:18:10

Do the halachos and secular laws regarding false advertising apply to organizations raising tzedakah?Are promises by the charity a permitted form of advertising?Should a charity require a minimum payment in order to get a beracha?Is it better to daven for yourself, or have someone else daven for you?Do the ends justify the means? Can puffery/manipulation be used in ads for the purpose of raising tzedakah for the genuinely needy?Do the following claims (for example) violate Halacha and/or secular law?Those who donate $480 “Will marry off their own children with Ease, with Health, Nachas and Great Simcha.”“They should be saved from all hardship and disease. They and all their family should have long lives and an abundance of parnassah, easily.”“It should protect them from all hardships. Their income should be doubled. And they should have nachas from all of their descendants.”with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 17:35with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Popular lecturer and maggid shiur at a number of yeshivos – 40:44with Mrs. Linda Goldstein – respected FTC/advertising attorney – 1:04:34with Mr. Moshe Caller – Founder and CEO, The Marcal Group – 1:39:05with Rabbi Yair Hoffman – prolific author and Posek – 2:06:02מראי מקומות

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The State of World Orthodox Jewry 2022 Interviews with International Askanim

Apr 2, 2022

1:53:04

The Orthodox community, Security, economics, Issues we are dealing with EREV PESACH from around the globe

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UKRAINE – NAZI GERMANY: Do we hold on to last generations atrocities, or do we let go? | REB CHAIM KANIEVSKY ZT”L, Hear from the inside

Mar 25, 2022

1:07:24

UKRAINE Do we Daven for their success or do we remember…The massacres: The Cossacks ת”ח ות”ט , Massacre of Uman 1768, Odessa Pogrom 1821, 1851, 1871, 1905, Kiev pogrom 1881, 1905, Mass killing of Jews during Russian civil war 1918-1923.Collaboration of Ukrainians with the Nazis killing 900,000 Jews during World War II – Massacres and mass shootings of: Bila Tserkva, Odessa, Babi Yar, Dniepropetrovsk, Drobytsky Yar, Feodosiya, Ivano-Frankovsk, Kamenets-Podolskiy, Klevan, Lviv, Lwów professors, Mezhirichi, Mizoch, Nikolaev, Olyka, Pliskov, Terebovl, ZhytomyrGERMANYWould you buy a Mercedes or BMW?The Germans killed out half of the Jewish people…Are grandchildren accountable for their grandparents’ sins?Reb Chaim Kanievsky Zt”l: Hear personal stories from inside his house

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Tznius for men - skin-tight pants, bicycle clothing, blue shirts, colorful socks and more

Mar 12, 2022

1:51:11

Why do women get hammered to dress modestly, while some men walk around with tight shorts and tank tops?What about super tight-fitting pants?White shirts vs. blue shirts?No socks? Colorful socks?Tight-fitting bike clothing?How do standards change over time?What about other areas of Tznius?Living above your means? Driving a car you can’t afford?

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WAR in Russia and Ukraine: What is our obligation?

Mar 3, 2022

1:06:36

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Do we sacrifice the few to save the many? – A Shiur at the Mir with Dovid Lichtenstein

Mar 1, 2022

1:06:02

Chaim Walder – Shaming public figures while damaging innocent family members, permitted or not?Do we allow collateral death of innocents when killing a terrorist?Families of other עברייניםTrolley problem and the Chazon Ish

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An eye on Eretz Yisroel - Answer the call

Feb 25, 2022

1:39:02

The battles against Yiddishkeit that are going on, and how you can make a differenceThe battle against the KoselChizuk from his life and the life of his wife – giving over her last will and testament to Klal Yisroel with Jonathan PollardJoin American Jewry in the battle – One Kosel CampaignPreserving Har HazeisimOn the political frontWhat was done, what’s being done and the goals for the future

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When Torah and science clashes

Feb 18, 2022

1:36:04

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Lavish Living, private planes and extravagance; flaunting wealth and building larger homes than others in your community – what’s okay and what’s not?

Feb 11, 2022

2:18:55

“Boys only” vacations, female personal trainers for men“Business trips” to Vegas and Atlantic CityConventions and conferences away from homeEarning quick money from loan sharking and other unclean sourcesCan a wife trust her husband when he travels

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Let’s take a dip into the Mikva – Contemporay Shailos of Tevillah, Chatziza | Dealing with OCD related to Tevillah

Feb 4, 2022

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Who owns a yeshivah? Who owns a Shul?

Jan 28, 2022

2:01:36

Who owns the money of a Yeshivah?Can a Rosh Yeshivah sell his Yeshivah in America and relocate the Yeshivah to Eretz Yisroel?Does the administration have a right to pocket the money if the Yeshivah folds, or does the money have to be given to another Yeshivah ?Does the donor get back his money or get to decide where the money goes?Do the legal laws of nonprofits apply to Yeshivos – Dina d’Malchusa Dina?Can a Rosh Yeshivah take a severance package? How much? Is 21 million dollars too much?What happened by the dispute of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s libary

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