Halacha Headlines

6/10/23 – Shiur 422 – Can AI Pasken ? Will Artificial Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim?

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?

with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz - 16:31
with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU - 19:13
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Former Magid Shiur in Belzer Yeshivah, editor of Otzar HaPoskim, mechaber of several Halachic Seforim: Habori Vehashemoh; Kol Boi on Eiruvin; And now is in print Milim shel Halacha - A dictionary of Halachic Words - 21:46
with Rabbi Yoni Levin – Rosh Yeshiva of South Florida, Assistant Rov of Aish Kodesh, Woodmere NY - 35:48

 מראי מקומות

 

6/3/23 – Shiur 421 – “Living the Dream” – Spending Beyond Our Means

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 15:57
with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Psychiatrist, Rav and Maggid Shiur – 37:30
with Professor Michael Norton – Professor, Harvard Business School – 1:00:14
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:14:32

 מראי מקומות

 

5/20/23 – Shiur 420 – The Shabbos Elevator Controversy

The most popular Shavuos night program in the world
bit.ly/SCPchallenge - 4:23

What are the issues with the Shabbos elevator?
Is it a halachic shayla of a Hashkafic Shayla?
What switched now?

with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Rov in Boro Park, Poseik of the OU technology dept – 33:20
with Rabbi Yisroel Krengel – Rov in the Tzomet Institue  – 50:24

If a Rov makes a mistake in Psak does he have to pay?
What if he retracts his Psak due to Haskafic considerations?

with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Perlman – Dayan on Beis Aharon – 1:07:33

 מראי מקומות

 

5/13/23 – Shiur 419 – Baalei Aveirah in our midst – How to we deal with them?

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?

with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Yeshiva Community in Waterbury, Maggid Shiur of Oraysa – 13:06
with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun – Rov in Crown Heights, Member of the Beis Din of Crown Heights– 39:55

 מראי מקומות

 

5/6/23 – Shiur 418 – What’s Shana Rishona about? Should it be spent in Ramat Eshkol/Yerushlayim on the parents’ tab?

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 7:41
with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Clinical Psychologist – 28:32
with Rabbi Doniel Frank – Licensed Marriage Therapist & Dating Coach – 1:02:35
with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist – 1:30:10  

 מראי מקומות

 

4/29/23 – Shiur 417 – Miscarriage in Halacha

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?

with Mrs. Dvora Entin – LCSW, PMH-C Specialist in Perinatal and Reproductive mental health – 15:12
with Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov – Posek Bais Horaah Bedatz Crown Heights – 43:05

מראי מקומות

 

4/22/23 – Shiur 416 – Organ Donation in Halacha Is it an obligation, a prohibition, or a choice?

Donating organs from a live donor
From a dead donor posthumously
What 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?

with Rabbi Binyomin Weiss – Chief Rabbi of Montreal – 10:39
with Rabbi Dr. Aharon Glatt – Associate Rabbi Young Israel of Woodmere – 28:56
with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Weiner – Rabbi of Cedar Sinia Hospital in LA – 41:51

מראי מקומות

 

4/15/23 – Shiur 415 – Is it good or bad that many young men don’t have a “plan” for parnassah? Should they have one?

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”?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 15:27
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Lecturer and Author – 40:16
with Mrs. Miriam Levitan – Noted Shadchan, Eretz Yisroel – 1:04:36
with Rabbi Nesanel (“Tani”) Lauer - Mashgiach Ruchani, Maarava Machon Rubin – 1:14:03
with Mrs. Bella Beer – Dating coach – 1:40:00

מראי מקומות

 

4/1/23 – Shiur 414 – The most common Pesach Shailos answered by the world’s leading Rabbonim – Hear some new fascinating Shailos

Maos Chittim
Siyum Bechorim on the telephone
Selling Chametz for someone who's comatose
Selling Chametz Gamur
E-Ciagrettes on Pesach
Gastric Bypass - If you can't drink Kosos and eat Matzah what takes precedence
Lap-Band Surgery - Does the Shiur of a Kzayis switch
What can you Kasher?
Do cosmetics need a Hechsher?
How much do you have to clean?
Shiur of a Kzayis
Switching your Minhag of Gebrokts
What should you use for Maror
A Sephardi who married an Ashkenazi what do you do regarding kitnios
And much more....

with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz - Zkan Haposkim of America – 23:14
with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva of YU, Poseik for the OU – 33:40
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov in Toms River, Poseik for Hatzolah of Central Jersey – 47:20
with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik, Rov of Agudah in Chicago – 1:11:51

מראי מקומות

 

3/25/23 – Shiur 413 – How not to go to jail

Learn how to keep away from legal trouble
How to make the right choices
What 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?

with Rabbi Levi Landa – Project 432 Director, Aleph Institute – 35:17
with Willie Rapfogel – 1:00:08
with Ms. Rochel Van Etten – CEO, Aleph Institute – 1:20:55

 

מראי מקומות

 

3/18/23 – Shiur 412 – What makes for Effective Dating?

Is it okay to date two women (or men) 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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 11:48
with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rov and EVP of the OU  – 34:54
with Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 50:15
with Dr. Avi Muschel – A Clinical psychologist specializing in relationship issues – 1:14:14
with Micah Friedland – shadchan and unofficial dating coach – 1:35:50

מראי מקומות

 

3/11/23 – Shiur 411 – Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L’pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach

Does Medicine need to be Kosher L'pesach?
Machine Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah at expense of other Pesach needs ie: a new dress for your wife

with Rabbi Dovid Heber – Expert in kosher pharmaceuticals for the Star K, Director of annual Passover Directory, Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore – 21:05
with Rabbi Gershon Bess – Rov and Poseik in LA – 39:00
with Rabbi  Boruch Hirschfeld – Renowned Rov, Rosh Hakollel and Poseik in Cleveland – 48:57
with Rabbi Yosef Veiner  Rabbi Yosef Veiner – Rav of Kehillas Sha'ar HaShamayim, noted author and lecturer – 52:00

Pesach Hotels - Is it better to stay at home?

with Rabbi Leizer Ginzberg – Rosh Kollel in Flatbush – 57:28

מראי מקומות

 

3/4/23 – Shiur 410 – What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden?

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?

with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Renowned Poseik and Lecturer, Rosh Kollel of Shaarei Ezra, Av Beis Din Shaarei Levanon – 25:32
with Rabbi Yisrael Krengel – Tzomet Institute – 42:25

מראי מקומות

 

2/25/23 – Shiur 409 – Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS?

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rav Yitzchak Spivak – Tanach expert – 16:19
with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Mara D'asra of Beis Haknesses, North Woodmere – 24:37
with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Popular lecturer and maggid shiur at a number of yeshivos – 50:01
with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah, Silverspring – 1:19:53
with Avrami Ellenbogen – owner of Hatbox – 1:58:38

מראי מקומות

 

2/18/23 – Shiur 408 – Looking out for Shemiras Einayim – How to deal with the scourge of pornography?

How to address this issue with our youth?
How to prevent it from becoming an issue?
What percent of Frum Yidden are struggling?
What should people who are struggling do?
Is this struggle unique in our generation?
How to get help on this taboo subject

with the founders of GYE – Guard Your eyes - 19:23
with Dr. Shlomie Zimmerman – Renowned Psycholoigist – Author of “From boys to men” - 50:43
with Rabbi Mendel Kessin – Renowned lecturer and world expert on the Ramchal - 1:12:33

מראי מקומות

 

2/11/23 – Shiur 407 – Kashrus in home establishments | How do you know if you’re really eating Kosher?

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?

with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – COO OU Kosher, renowned Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur and Rov – 36:03
with Rabbi Shloima Perl – Head Mashgiach of KCL - Lakewood Kashrus – 1:07:06
with Rabbi Beirach Steinfeld – Head of Kashrus organization, Rov Khal Dover Tov – 1:11:08

מראי מקומות

 

2/4/23 – Shiur 406 – Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant?

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?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Zev Cohen – Rav of Adas Yeshurun, Chicago – 21:08
with Mr. Mark Salamon – owner of A-1 Appliance Repair – 43:04
with Rabbi Ilan Halberstadt – Rav of Machzikei Hadas, London – 1:02:35
with Mr. Ira Lipsius – senior partner at Lipsius-BenHaim – 1:30:07
with Rabbi Doron Lazarus – director of Executive Sleep Consulting – 1:55:45

מראי מקומות

 

1/28/23 – Shiur 405 – Whom should you marry?

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?

with Rabbi Yaakov Berman – Rov Khal Beis Tefillah Lakewood, Av Beis Din Machon L'Gittin – 16:47
with Mrs. Bella Beer – Dating coach – 46:45
with Rabbi Dr. Jack Cohen – International dating coach – 1:05:35

מראי מקומות

 

1/21/23 – Shiur 404 – Adoption in Halacha

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 parents
Does 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 children
Is there an Issur Yichud with adoptive parents? Hugging & kissing?
Do you have to reveal they are adopted?

with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer– Rov, Maggid Shiur and Dayan in Yerushalayim – 13:25
with Dr. Zelig Schur – Founder, Jewish Children Adoption Network – 38:38
with Mr. Chaim Krausz – Expert on Frum Adoptions – 58:52

מראי מקומות

 

1/14/23 – Shiur 403 – Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it?

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?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshivah and Noted Author – 12:55
with Rabbi Binyamin Rappaport – Career Guidance Counselor – 35:53
with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 1:02:55

מראי מקומות

 

1/7/23 – Shiur 402 – Women’s role in society – Has our Halachic attitude towards women shifted over the years?

Making a Bas Mitzvah
Women giving Shiurim and writing articles in Halacha and Hashkafa
Women giving Hadracha and Paskening Shailos – Yoetzet Halacha
Women going to college and joining the workforce
Women’s Hatzalah

with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva of YU, Poseik of the OU – 24:51
with Rebbetzin Chana Henkin – Dean of Nishmat – 50:25

מראי מקומות

 

12/31/22 – Shiur 401 – To discuss or not to discuss - That is the Question

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?

with Rabbi Mayer Schiller – Noted Chasidishe Maggid Shiur, writer and lecturer - 14:20
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Rov of Boca Raton Synagogue, Rosh Yeshiva Yeshiva of South Florida – 33:29
with Rabbi Yitzchok Franfurter – Publisher of the Ami Magazine – 54:21
with Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov in Holliswood Queens – Noted writer –  1:11:13

מראי מקומות

 

12/24/22 – Shiur 400 – Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done?

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?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 15:40
with “Dovid” – a recent high school graduate – 40:34
with Mrs. Lianne Forman – founder and executive director of CCSA – 49:40
with Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser – Rav of Khal Bais Yitzchok, noted author and speaker – 1:18:06  
with Rabbi Daniel Feldman – Rosh Yeshiva at REITs, author of “False Facts and True Rumors” – 1:38:57
with “Sara” – a recent high school graduate – 1:57:42
with Dr. Debbie Akerman – Professor of social welfare and clinical social worker – 2:06:08

מראי מקומות

 

12/17/22 – Shiur 399 – Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim in all Kehilos | Eight Chanukah Riddles - Win a Chanukah gift !!!!!!

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 head
Mitzvah 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?

with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Waterbury, Maggid Shiur Of Oraysa – 14:14
with Rabbi Yona Reiss – Av Beis Din Of The CRC, S'gan Av Beis Din of America  – 36:00
with Rabbi Moshe Shmiel Rottenberg – Mora D’asra Bais Moshe Shmiel (Flatbush), Dayan, Shaarei Mishpat – 48:58
with Rabbi Yitzchok Feldheim – Renowned Lecturer – 1:12:47

 

Eight Chanukah Riddles – 1:18:15

 

מראי מקומות

 

12/10/22 – Shiur 398 – 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

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?

with Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer – Rov of the BJX Beis Medrash, Morah D'Asra of Brooklyn's Kiruv Center – 25:25

with Rabbi Mordechai Becher – Renowned Lecturer and author – 46:31

with Rabbi Mordechai Farkash – Rov in Bellevue Washington – 1:10:25

מראי מקומות

 

12/3/22 – Shiur 397 – Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our Communities

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?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

Audio from Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman – Av Beis Din of the Federation of Synagogues in London – 15:10
with Rabbi Gershon Bess – Rabbi of Cong. Kehilas Yaakov, Los Angeles – 23:12
with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline  – 47:29
with Mrs. Debbie Fox, LCSW – founder and executive director of Magen Yeladim – 1:24:30
with Rabbi Yona Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC, Chicago – 1:34:43

 מראי מקומות

 

11/26/22 – Shiur 396 – Taking One’s Life in Halacha

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?

with Rabbi Mordechai Twersky – Horonsteipel Rebbe – 27:13
with Tzvi Gluck – Director of Amudim – 43:00
with Mrs. Aliza Bulow – Mother of child who commited suicide, Founder of CORE – 1:05:06
with Dr. Chaim Nissel – Licensed Psychologist Yeshiva University Vice Provost, Senior trainer for American Association of Suicidology – 1:14:01
with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Wiener – Rov of Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Rov of Knesses Yisrael – 1:31:08

 מראי מקומות

 

11/19/22 – Shiur 395 – Life Before Divorce – How do we stop the upward trend of divorce in our communities?

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?

with Rabbi Yisroel Knofler – Av Beis Din Badatz of Lakewood – 19:03

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?
with Talli Rosenbaum – Individual and couple therapist and certified intimate therapist – 52:30
with Dr. Avi Muschel – A Clinical psychologist – 1:24:13
with Lisa Twerski – Author, International Lecturer on dating and marriage – 1:46:39

 מראי מקומות

 

11/12/22 – Shiur 394 – “Being in the box” – have we made the “box” into a coffin? Is “the derech” too narrow?

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?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Berel Wein - Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 11:28
with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 24:42
with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 31:48
with Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld – Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Dovid and posek of Kav Halacha Beis Hora'ah – 1:09:57
with Rabbi Gedalia Oppen – Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ateres Eitz Chaim – 1:30:39

 מראי מקומות

 

11/5/22 – Shiur 393 – Hear from the wife of someone who has SSA – Is there life after divorce?

Is same sex attraction real? Hear about it in real life 

with "Sara" – A wife of someone who has SSA - 22:23

Can 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?

with Rabbi Avrohom Kahan – Rav of Congregation Khal New City, Av Beis Din of the Bais Din Vaad Hadin V’horaah – 34:25
with Reb Yitzchok Gruenbaum – Concord Mediation Group – 1:16:26

Answers to last weeks riddles – 1:33:55

 מראי מקומות

 

10/29/22 – Shiur 392 – Mental Health in Halacha – Learn how to recognize it and deal with it

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......

with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of crisis intervention for Chai Lifeline – 20:40
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Licensed therapist, Renowned Rov for Hatzolah of Central Jersey and Ohr Yechezkel in Toms River – 1:25:25

 מראי מקומות

 

10/22/22 – Shiur 391 – Do we need to be a shmata when dealing with difficult people?

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?

Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 15:11
with Dr. Debbie Akerman – Professor of social welfare and clinical social worker – 39:02
with Dr. David Lieberman – internationally renowned speaker and author – 1:01:53
with Rabbi Berel Wein - Renowned Rav, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:19:07

 מראי מקומות

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht - Upcoming Semichas Chaver Events

NY and Baltimore event

Florida event

 

10/8/22 – Shiur 390 – The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited | The court’s decision regarding YU | Transgender in Halacha

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?
with Rabbi Michael Broyde – Professor of Law & Academic Director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University School of Law – 36:54

Transgender in Halacha
with Rabbi Eli Ozarowski  – Renowned Author, Teacher and Lecturer – 1:09:33

5 Riddles for Succos – 1:34:55

 מראי מקומות

 

9/24/22 – Shiur 389 – The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant | The New York State Board of Regents vote regarding Yeshivos

 

The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant
Are our restaurants and Kosher establishments really Kosher?
What can we do to ensure that these incidents don’t happen again?
with Rabbi Yudel Shain – Dayan and Renowned Kashrus expert, Lakewood NJ  – 16:30

Yom Hadin comes early for our Yeshivos!!
The New York State Board of Regents vote
How are we supposed to look at it?
Hear both sides of the debate

with Simcha Eichenstein – Assemblyman, State of NY – 33:34
with Avi Shick – Former deputy attorney general of New York, Partner at Troutman Pepper – 1:00:26

 מראי מקומות

 

9/17/22 – Shiur 388 – Quick Retirements – Should it be our goal to retire as quickly as possible? Is retirement a good idea?

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?

Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy – Posek and Rav of the Agudas Yisrael of Toronto – 14:05
with Dr. Ross Andel – expert in aging and brain function – 41:23
with Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 54:52
with Rabbi Yechiel Greenblatt and Jordan Odinsky – founders of www.SmachZevulun.com – 1:20:17
with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rav, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:43:47

 מראי מקומות

 

9/10/22 – Shiur 387 – Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos

Hear from some of the greatest thinkers and Mashpiim our generation
with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rov and Rabbinical Leader of the OU  – 20:58
with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky  – Renowned Rosh Yeshivah and Lecturer  – 34:41
with Rabbi Efrem Golberg  – Rov of Boca Raton Synagogue and Lecturer  – 1:04:24
with Rabbi Shay Schachter  – Rosh Beis Midrash in the Young Israel of Woodmere  – 1:21:34
with Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis-Wolff  – Renowned Author and Lecturer  – 1:36:16

 מראי מקומות

 

9/3/22 – Shiur 386 – Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim? Is it about time we brought up Reb Nachman’s Kever to Eretz Yisroel?

Should we be bringing up Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel? [The Halachic analysis of exhuming remains]
Do we really know which Kever is the Kever of Reb Nachman?
with Rabbi Ari Enkin – Rov, Maggid Shiur & Mechaber Seforim from Beit Shemesh – 13:24

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 ground
with Rabbi Moshe Azman – Chief Rabbi of Ukraine – 26:57

What is the mesorah in Breslov regarding bringing up Reb Nachman?
What did Reb Moshe Feinstein say about bringing Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel?
with Rabbi Nasan Maimon - Worldwide Breslover Mashpia – 35:44

Hear fascinating history about bringing up Gedolim to Eretz Yisroel
with Rabbi Yechiel Goldhabr – Historian and Mechaber Seforim – 1:04:16

 מראי מקומות

 

8/27/22 – Shiur 385 – Back to School - Do we need to adhere to all school rules? If we don’t, can we sign the school handbook?

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yisroel and Mrs. Elisheva Kamenetsky – Menahel of DRS and Rosh Yeshiva of HALB; Menaheles of SKA – 16:39
with Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy –  Renowned Posek, Rav of the Agudas Yisrael of Toronto – 38:58
with Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein – Popular lecturer, Author and Ram at the Gruss Kollel – 1:04:14
with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rosh Yeshiva, prolific author, Rav of Moshav Matisyahu – 1:30:13
with Rabbi Binyomin Kessler – Menahal of Yeshiva Ketana of Queens – 1:39:05

 מראי מקומות

 

8/20/22 – Shiur 384 – My child was not accepted into any school!!! School Acceptance Policies - Discrimination

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?

with Rabbi Berach Steinfeld – Rov of Khal Dover Tov, Flatbush, Halacha Columnist – 10:49
with Mr. Shuli Halpert – Extraordinary Askan head of Gesher L'Yeshivos – 31:19
with Mr. Yosef Shidler – Parent, Outspoken on school acceptance policies – 1:02:44

מראי מקומות

 

 

8/13/22 – Shiur 383 – DUI in Halacha

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

with Lou Shapiro – Superlawyer, Media legal commentator – 15:23
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toein and Mechaber Seforim – 27:56
with "Chaya" – Victim of  alcohol addiction – 53:20
with Reb Tzvi Gluck – Director of Amudim – 1:01:07
with Rabbi Yaakov Feitman – Rav of Kehilas Beis Yehuda Tzvi, Cedarhurst NY – 1:16:25

מראי מקומות

 

8/6/22 – Shiur 382 – Parenting - What makes “successful” children? What are common mistakes which should be avoided?

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 12:31
with Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 33:01
with Rabbi Avishai David – Rosh Yeshiva, educator and shul Rav – 1:02:27

מראי מקומות

 

7/30/22 – Shiur 381 – The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned?

The history of the ghetto
Is 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 view
Are leaders obligated not to abandon their flock or do thet have to leave to save their lives?

with Yehuda Geberer – Jewish Historian and Tour Guide, Jewish History Soundbites – 25:32
with Rabbi Reuven Brand – Rosh Kollel, YU Torah Mitzion Kollel, Chicago Illinois – 44:04
with Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Glatstein – Rov in Cedarhurst, Noted Speaker, Grandson of Reb Menachem Zemba's lookout in the uprising – 1:07:58

מראי מקומות

 

 

7/23/22 – Shiur 380 – The Halachic Challenges of living at home with a non-religious child or spouse

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?

with Rabbi Sholom Fishbane – Director, AKO and CRC, Chicago, Illinois – 17:54
with Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan – Mashgiach Ruchani at Yeshiva High School of Cleveland, Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) – 57:10
with Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis – Rosh Kollel Torah Chaim, Yerushalayim, Mechaber Takonos Hashovim and other Seforim – 1:25:36

מראי מקומות

 

7/16/22 – Shiur 379 – Beis Din in contemporary society

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

***Guest Hosted by Rabbi Yehoshua Wolfe *** Menahel of Bais HaVaad Rabbincal Court, Lakewood NJ

with Dayan Dovid Grossman – Founder and Rosh Bais HaVaad Rabbincal Court, Lakewood NJ – 6:25
with Rabbi Yaakov Siemiatycki – Dayan, Bais HaVaad Rabbincal Court, Lakewood NJ – 21:34
with Mr. Baruch Cohen esq – Trial Attorney, Los Angeles, California – 36:32
with Mr. Gary Snitow – Trial Attorney in NY and NJ – 53:07

מראי מקומות

 

7/9/22 – Shiur 378 – 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

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 13:55
with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, Esq., M.Sc. – popular speaker, author, therapist and podcaster – 41:58
with Dr. David Lieberman – internationally renowned speaker and author – 1:08:06
with Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier – veteran mechanech, relationships expert and author – 1:23:24
with Laura Doyle – best-selling author of the “Surrendered Wife” and more – 1:39:53

מראי מקומות

 

7/2/22 – Shiur 377 – The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next?

When a Yeshiva is compelled by the goverment 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 independent Yeshiva?
If the yeshiva follows the goverment's orders, is one permitted to continue teaching there?
How should orthodox Jewry as a whole react ? This ruling affects all Yeshivos
Is this reminiscent of the closing of Yeshivas Volozhin?

Rav Giftar on the YU clubs – 2:10
Rav Soloveichik on the Secularization of YU – 13:00
with Eric Baxter Esq – Becket Religous Freedom – Attorney for YU – 28:48
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior Rabbi Boca Raton Synagogue – 45:25
with Reb Yaakov Sasson - Mechaber of Shiurei Harav on Sanhedrin, Musmach of YU, Historian – 1:01:35

מראי מקומות

 

6/25/22 – Shiur 376 – Mechitzas - When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim)

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

with Rabbi Boruch Oberlander – Chief rabbi of Hungary, Av Beis Din of Budapest – 21:33
what the Lubavitcher Rebbe Had to say about Mechitzas by concerts – 42:07
with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rov of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha in YU - 43:10
with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rosh Kollel of Shaarei Ezra, Av Beis Din Ohel Moshe – 55:42

Hear a unique perspective how music furthers Avodas Hashem
The only Charedi Yeshivah with a music room
with Rabbi Baruch Chait – Rosh Yeshivah of Maaravah – 1:24:57

מראי מקומות

 

6/18/22 – Shiur 375 – “Off MY Derech” (but still “On THE Derech”) – When children turn out more observant - or less observant - than their parents had hoped

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?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael –  14:13
with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 39:22
with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – COO of the OU, Rov of Zichron Yosef Ohel Aryeh – 1:10:02
with Rav Yitzchok Lobenstein – head of Ten Tikva, guiding parents with their struggling teens –1:31:05 

מראי מקומות

 

6/11/22 – Shiur 374 – The sound of Music Part II – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

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

with Yaakov Shwekey – International singing star – 16:19
with Lipa Schmeltzer – Jewish Music’s Most Innovative Creator and Performer – 35:27
with Shulem Lemmer – International singing star – 1:01:43

מראי מקומות

 

6/4/22 – Shiur 373 – The sound of Music Part I – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

Hear a firsthand report how Reb Aharon Leib Steinman ZT"l encouraged concerts
Hear 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?

with Yossi Green – World famous composer for 45 years – 16:57
with Menachem Toker – Radio Kol Chai host, The music expert – 39:07
with Nachum Segal – America’s Jewish Music MC and Maven – 57:11
with Sheya Mendlowitz – World famous producer for 45 years – 1:04:43

מראי מקומות