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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?

402

Tuition crisis solutions and Halacha

Jul 25, 2020

1:37:26

Paying tuition with maaser, priorities, and much more…

403

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…

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“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?

405

Buying and Selling Stocks in Halacha

Jul 4, 2020

1:23:12

Schar Shabbos, Ribbis, M’achalos Assuros, Pesach, and much more…

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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…

407

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?

408

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?

409

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…

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What should a person focus on in his learning | Shavous Torah from Reb Dovid Lichtenstein

May 30, 2020

1:04:31

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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?

May 23, 2020

2:00:02

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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…

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Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach

May 9, 2020

1:54:57

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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…

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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

416

“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?

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Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona

Apr 7, 2020

33:34

Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona

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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

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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

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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…

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“Heter Kiruv” - Can we permit Issurim in order to do Kiruv? Does the end justify the means?

Mar 14, 2020

3:03:37

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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…

423

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?

424

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!!!

425

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…

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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…

427

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?

428

Checking for Bugs | Clarifying the status of Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jan 25, 2020

2:26:28

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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?

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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…

431

Lashon Horah | Hear the stories of the recent tragic terror attacks

Jan 4, 2020

2:02:51

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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?

433

Keeping Shabbos in a 24/7 World

Dec 21, 2019

2:12:35

E-commerce, Amira L’Akum, Schar Shabbos, Contracts and Partnerships

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“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?

435

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

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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?

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“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?

438

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…

439

Women’s Hatzolah Ezras Noshim

Nov 9, 2019

1:05:37

Is it good or is it putting women’s lives at risk?

440

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…

441

Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox

Oct 26, 2019

1:25:59

Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox

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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…

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Contemporary Sukkos Shailos Everyone Needs to Know | Using the Yom Tov Oven

Oct 12, 2019

2:03:38

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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

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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

446

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…

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Tefillah: Halachah, Machshavah and History | Uman, leaving Israel and home: Is that appropriate?

Sep 14, 2019

2:31:02

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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

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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

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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

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