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Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5787 Your Best Year Yet

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ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL – CHAREIDIM AND THE DRAFT | TZEDAKA QUESTIONS | MUSICAL SELICHOS

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Shofar Blowing – When Have We Fulfilled the Mitzvah?

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Correct Him - or Let It Go? When Should Mistakes in Shul Be Corrected?

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SIMCHOS IN HALACHA – MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED SHAILOS

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RAV!! – Hear things you'll never see in writing – A peek behind the curtain

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Jews in America 1776 - Jews in America 2026 - Anti Semitism In America

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The Biggest Mistakes Bochurim (and Parents) Make During Bein Hazmanim

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The Battle Over Mixed-Gender Combat Units in the IDF

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Extreme Sports and Halacha| How to have a successful marriage

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Stock Market Investing: How Much Risk Is Too Much?

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The New Gambling Epidemic: Sports Betting, Kalshi, Day Trading, and Halacha

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Should You Move to Israel? What about trying it for a year?

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Modern Orthodox, Dati Leumi, and Charedi: Are the Differences Halachic or Hashkafic?

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Shidduchim — What do you have to disclose? At what point does privacy become deception? At what point does “full disclosure” become cruelty, stigma, and impossible perfectionism?

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Finances 101 – financial conflict in marriage

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Hear the Skinny on Ozempic in Halacha

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Are our young men and women "ready for marriage"? How are we preparing them and where are we failing them?

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What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency?

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Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business?

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What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah?

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From the Shul to the Shelter: Rabbanim in Israel Reflect on Life During Wartime

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What is a Neshamah Yeseirah, and do calories really not count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Plus, join the Headlines 30-days exercise challenges!

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Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it? To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?

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Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground

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Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions?

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How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce

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THANK YOU HASHEM FOR THE EMESDIKE TZADDIK!!

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Semicha for Women? | Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?

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Mental Health Challenges of Boys in Yeshiva & Girls in Seminaries

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The Ban on AI – Why was it banned? | Will Artifical Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim? When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak?

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Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit

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Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use

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How can you know an abuser (or other criminal) is no longer a threat? Is there a mitzvah of “Pidyon Shvuyim” to get a Jew out of jail when he was convicted of a crime?

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Are you taking medication? Are you seeing a therapist? These are Seminary Application questions

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Are sheitels only b’deieved?

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“Leil Shishi” & Friday “To’ameha” – Do they enhance Shabbos or detract from it?

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Narco Terrorist being blown out of the water – How does the Torah view it ? | The fascinating saga of the Bochurim in Japan | Dealing with suicide in our community

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Ponevezh Yeshiva: Understanding the Machlokes and is it finally over?

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Sacred Roles, Serious Risks: When Rabbis, Male Therapists, and Kiruv Professionals Work With Women

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Chareidim in the IDF – Now that there's Frum Battalions is it an obligation to join? – Hear from the inside!!!

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Online Dating in the Orthodox World

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Bullying by children and adults – Who Bullies? Who Gets Bullied? How Should It Be Handled?

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NYC EXCLUSIVES: THE ERUV CONTROVERSY | NY ELECTIONS

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Men & Women Working Together: The Frum Woman’s Perspective: | Risks, Concerns, and Practical Solutions

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Men & Women in a Mixed Workplace: What Are the Risks? Can We Stay Separate While Working Together? | Plus, Thoughts and Memories in Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer, EVP of the OU

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Is Charlie Kirk in Gan Eden? Who really gets in? | How do we navigate the Issur of לא תחנם?

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Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5786 into “The Year”

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“The Voice of Awe” – Halachic Debates on Chazanus and the Yamim Noraim

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Kosher Kitchen, Treif Business?

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The “Epstein Files” – Do we have the right to know if someone is a threat to our community —whether a pedophile, abuser, or swindler?

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UnKosher Competition – The Four Halachic Red Lines in Business You Can’t Cross | Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview | The Headlines Quit Smoking Challenge

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Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization

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Tznius Standards: Clear Halacha or Personal Interpretation? What’s Required and Why It’s Being Ignored

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Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?

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Jew vs. Jew: The Housing Fight Tearing Rockland Apart

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When is competition allowed and when does it violate “Hasagas Gevul”?

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Hashgacha Pratis: is Hashem watching over you every minute..

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Into the Danger Zone? The risks of being in Israel during a time of war. When is risk-taking permitted?

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The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines

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The irreligious and Yayin Nesech: Clearing up common misconceptions

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Is A Psychedelic Trip the Derech HaShem?

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Should Boys and Girls Turn to Friends for Dating Advice? Is it Helpful or Harmful?

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When One Spouse Becomes Less Religious or Irreligious

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How easy is it to “hit it big”? What are the pitfalls of starting your own business?

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Fraud in Frum Clothing: The Conspiracy Against Eretz HaKodesh. When the Conservative Movement infiltrated the Chareidi world — what really happened?

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Revisiting the WZO controversy | The Tzedaka Generation – But what are our priorities?

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“Free Money” – Taking money from the government (food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, etc.) to stay in Kollel

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What does “Daas Torah” really mean and does it have anything to do with the WZO Election?

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The YU Settlement: Does the Torah agree to it? | How to prevent children from being left in cars

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The Battle over the Character of Israel – supporting progressive values or supporting Torah. How to handle Reform Judaism’s attacks against Torah observance

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Purim – Fascinating Sources for our Minhagim | Bringing Simcha into our lives – The stories behind "Bardak" and Suki & Ding

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Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?

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Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?

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Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?

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Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?

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Hamas’ (and Iran’s) depravity - when our enemies know no limits: Should We? Do we need to act morally when dealing with an immoral enemy?

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“Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation

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“Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation

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Trump's disengagement plan for Gaza – Is Gaza Halachically part of Eretz Yisroel?

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Roommates – what are the major areas of conflict? Are there ways to resolve them?

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“Every shul has one” – dealing with the person who disturbs everyone

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The Hostage Ransom – Negotiation or Capitulation?

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Should each community have a “Rebbetzin” to teach, advise and inspire the women?

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"Gentle Parenting” is in, discipline is out - Should parents discipline their children, or is that only for prior generations?

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The Halachos of Heter Meah Rabbanim – An Agunah for over a decade – Hear both sides of the story

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How should we behave in Galus? Should we try to blend in and keep a low profile?

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How to not lose our children – and ourselves – to peer pressure

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What it Takes to release an Agunah | Presidential Pardon – Pardons in Halacha – The Torah approach to pardons

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The new initiative to draft Chareidim into the army. Should Yeshiva boys draft into the all-Charedi “Chashmonaim” Brigade?

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Do we need to give when collectors ask for Tzedakah? What if it’s during davening, or a solicitation via mail or email?

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Can a Rav ever be Meikil on an עבירה to prevent a more serious עבירה?

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How long should you date before getting engaged? How long does it take to get to know the other person?

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Tattoos in Halacha: Is microblading permitted? | The Real Deal- avoiding legal trouble

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Should Rabbanim be teaching girls and women?

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What’s the role of a shul Rav during the Yomim Tovim? What are the most common and unusual questions being asked to our Rabbanim?

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Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov? | Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos | Combating domestic abuse in our community

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Ayin Hara – is it a real thing? Should we be concerned? How does it relate to Rosh Hashana and Tashlich?

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Do women have a Yeitzer Hara? Does Shmiras Einayim also apply to girls and women? Or, is it only a male problem?

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Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | EL AL Price gouging