Halacha Headlines
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10/10/20 - Shiur 292 - Masks and shuls; what should we be doing for Simchas Torah and going forward?
10/10/20 - Shiur 292 - Masks and shuls; what should we be doing for Simchas Torah and going forward?
Oct 7, 2020
1:55:57
Important conversations about the halachos and hashkafos of wearing masks during davening, shaming those that don’t, shul policy, what is the din for someone who killed someone with Covid unintentionally, much more...with Rabbi Yonason Sacks - Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash vaTalmud, Rav of Agudas Yisroel, Passaic - 18:34with Michael Israel - President and Chief Executive of Westchester Medical Center - 53:39with Renee Garrick - Chief Medical Officer of Westchester Medical Center - 53:39with Josh Ratner - Resident of Monsey - 53:39with Rabbi Michoel Green - Author, Shliach of Central Massachusetts - 1:12:59מראי מקומות
402
Sukkos during corona; Showering on yom tov
Sukkos during corona; Showering on yom tov
Oct 3, 2020
1:14:50
Fascinating discussions on – Showers on yom tov with cold water, hot water; should we be davening this year in shul even with a mask; wearing gloves by lulav; pop up sukkos; meal of meat outside sukkah; shaming people without masks; and much more…
403
Chalav Stam today; Rav Moshe’s Heter
Chalav Stam today; Rav Moshe’s Heter
Sep 26, 2020
1:32:53
Mirsas: Is it applicable today?During aseres Yemei TeshuvahMilk from Treifos
404
Seminary in Eretz Yisrael – Is it worth it?
Seminary in Eretz Yisrael – Is it worth it?
Sep 12, 2020
1:13:09
Please take our survey about your experiences at http://seminarysurvey.comThe high cost of attending seminary in Eretz YisraelWhat are the primary reasons to send a girl to seminary?Should a girl attend seminary for shidduchim reasons?The fascinating history of Sara Schenirer’s Bais Yaakov and seminaries
405
Donor Eggs in Halacha | Divide in Ger Part 2
Donor Eggs in Halacha | Divide in Ger Part 2
Sep 5, 2020
2:01:34
406
What happens if the Democrats win
What happens if the Democrats win
Aug 29, 2020
1:23:49
Do we all move to Israel? Should we be aligned with Republican/Democratic Party, or the Torah-party? Should Israel be used as a political weapon? Should we be voting for an Immoral candidate who addresses our needs or should we be אור לגוים?
407
The Israel-UAE Accord: What Happened and Why is it Important?
The Israel-UAE Accord: What Happened and Why is it Important?
Aug 22, 2020
1:57:11
Was it worth giving up sovereignty? What is the Torah approach to this issue? Which important players have been overlooked? And other fascinating questions…
408
Vacation Halachos
Vacation Halachos
Aug 15, 2020
1:00:14
What can you buy without a hechsher? Swimming with family, yichud, and much more…
409
Divide in Ger; a Hashkafic and Historical understanding
Divide in Ger; a Hashkafic and Historical understanding
Aug 8, 2020
1:21:27
Political or hashkafic?, P’shischa to Kotz to Ger – the differences, B’iyun or Bekius what changed, and much more…
410
Mashiach: What’s it all about?
Mashiach: What’s it all about?
Aug 1, 2020
1:59:50
What are we davening for? Will our personal problems go away? What are the signs of Mashiach’s arrival? Are we seeing them now? Who will be Mashiach? Could it be someone who already passed away? What does it mean to “believe” in Mashiach? What does it mean Ikvisa D’mishicha?
411
Tuition crisis solutions and Halacha
Tuition crisis solutions and Halacha
Jul 25, 2020
1:37:26
Paying tuition with maaser, priorities, and much more…
412
Life Insurance and Bitachon
Life Insurance and Bitachon
Jul 18, 2020
2:01:04
Can one buy a policy? Must you buy a policy? How much? Al Tiftach P’eh, priority, and much more…
413
“Women at Risk” and being married to someone “At Risk”
“Women at Risk” and being married to someone “At Risk”
Jul 11, 2020
2:48:11
What could cause a woman to feel disconnected from Yiddisheit? How and why does “at risk” behavior happen? Does a Rabbi or therapist need to tell the spouse? Does teaching Emunah help or is it risky? Is there a difference between married and single women? How to deal with at risk behavior halachically, hashkafically and psychologically? Is there any hope for Shalom Bayis?
414
Buying and Selling Stocks in Halacha
Buying and Selling Stocks in Halacha
Jul 4, 2020
1:23:12
Schar Shabbos, Ribbis, M’achalos Assuros, Pesach, and much more…
415
Slavery and Racism: The Torah view
Slavery and Racism: The Torah view
Jun 27, 2020
1:26:58
Why and in what circumstances did the Torah permit slavery? Is the Torah pro-slavery? What’s the Torah’s Hashkafa? Frum history of slave ownership, and more…
416
Being Frum in Politics
Being Frum in Politics
Jun 20, 2020
1:59:13
Halachic challenges of being Frum in politicsBehind-the-scenes stories and dilemmas from the halls of powerWhat is the opinion of the gedolei Yisroel on frum people in politics?Why are many going to secular parties?
417
What people fight over in Shul and how to resolve the machlokes, plus: SHOCKING Gabbai stories from the trenches
What people fight over in Shul and how to resolve the machlokes, plus: SHOCKING Gabbai stories from the trenches
Jun 13, 2020
2:22:02
Two Aveilim want the Amud, someone’s not keeping his corona mask on, Tzedakah collectors during corona, he’s in my “Makom Kavua”, he’s davening too loud, the Chazan is too slow, close the window, it’s cold!!, open the window, it’s hot!, this shul is Nusach Ashkenaz!How do “out-of-town” Shuls compare to “in-town” Shuls? What issues do women deal with in shul?
418
Hafganos and Racism in Halacha and Hashkafa
Hafganos and Racism in Halacha and Hashkafa
Jun 6, 2020
2:03:36
Are Hafganos effective? Damages? When is it ok? Rioting?Racism on African American Jews, protests in America, and much more…
419
What should a person focus on in his learning | Shavous Torah from Reb Dovid Lichtenstein
What should a person focus on in his learning | Shavous Torah from Reb Dovid Lichtenstein
May 30, 2020
1:04:31
420
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
421
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…
422
Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach
Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach
May 9, 2020
1:54:57
423
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…
424
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
425
“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?
426
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
427
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
428
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
429
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…
430
“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
431
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…
432
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?
433
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!!!
434
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…
435
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…
436
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?
437
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
438
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?
439
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…
440
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
441
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?
442
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
443
“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?
444
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
445
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?
446
“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?
447
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…
448
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?
449
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…
450
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
Oct 26, 2019
1:25:59
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox