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Halacha Headlines — 647 episodes
SIMCHOS IN HALACHA – MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED SHAILOS
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RAV!! – Hear things you'll never see in writing – A peek behind the curtain
Jews in America 1776 - Jews in America 2026 - Anti Semitism In America
The Biggest Mistakes Bochurim (and Parents) Make During Bein Hazmanim
The Battle Over Mixed-Gender Combat Units in the IDF
Extreme Sports and Halacha| How to have a successful marriage
Stock Market Investing: How Much Risk Is Too Much?
The New Gambling Epidemic: Sports Betting, Kalshi, Day Trading, and Halacha
Should You Move to Israel? What about trying it for a year?
Modern Orthodox, Dati Leumi, and Charedi: Are the Differences Halachic or Hashkafic?
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?
Finances 101 – financial conflict in marriage
Hear the Skinny on Ozempic in Halacha
Are our young men and women "ready for marriage"? How are we preparing them and where are we failing them?
What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency?
Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business?
What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah?
From the Shul to the Shelter: Rabbanim in Israel Reflect on Life During Wartime
What is a Neshamah Yeseirah, and do calories really not count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Plus, join the Headlines 30-days exercise challenges!
Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it? To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?
Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground
Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions?
How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce
THANK YOU HASHEM FOR THE EMESDIKE TZADDIK!!
Semicha for Women? | Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?
Mental Health Challenges of Boys in Yeshiva & Girls in Seminaries
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?
Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit
Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use
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?
Are you taking medication? Are you seeing a therapist? These are Seminary Application questions
Are sheitels only b’deieved?
“Leil Shishi” & Friday “To’ameha” – Do they enhance Shabbos or detract from it?
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
Ponevezh Yeshiva: Understanding the Machlokes and is it finally over?
Sacred Roles, Serious Risks: When Rabbis, Male Therapists, and Kiruv Professionals Work With Women
Chareidim in the IDF – Now that there's Frum Battalions is it an obligation to join? – Hear from the inside!!!
Online Dating in the Orthodox World
Bullying by children and adults – Who Bullies? Who Gets Bullied? How Should It Be Handled?
NYC EXCLUSIVES: THE ERUV CONTROVERSY | NY ELECTIONS
Men & Women Working Together: The Frum Woman’s Perspective: | Risks, Concerns, and Practical Solutions
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
Is Charlie Kirk in Gan Eden? Who really gets in? | How do we navigate the Issur of לא תחנם?
Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5786 into “The Year”
“The Voice of Awe” – Halachic Debates on Chazanus and the Yamim Noraim
Kosher Kitchen, Treif Business?
The “Epstein Files” – Do we have the right to know if someone is a threat to our community —whether a pedophile, abuser, or swindler?
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
Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization
Tznius Standards: Clear Halacha or Personal Interpretation? What’s Required and Why It’s Being Ignored
Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?
Jew vs. Jew: The Housing Fight Tearing Rockland Apart
When is competition allowed and when does it violate “Hasagas Gevul”?
Hashgacha Pratis: is Hashem watching over you every minute..
Into the Danger Zone? The risks of being in Israel during a time of war. When is risk-taking permitted?
The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines
The irreligious and Yayin Nesech: Clearing up common misconceptions
Is A Psychedelic Trip the Derech HaShem?
Should Boys and Girls Turn to Friends for Dating Advice? Is it Helpful or Harmful?
When One Spouse Becomes Less Religious or Irreligious
How easy is it to “hit it big”? What are the pitfalls of starting your own business?
Fraud in Frum Clothing: The Conspiracy Against Eretz HaKodesh. When the Conservative Movement infiltrated the Chareidi world — what really happened?
Revisiting the WZO controversy | The Tzedaka Generation – But what are our priorities?
“Free Money” – Taking money from the government (food stamps, welfare, Medicaid, etc.) to stay in Kollel
What does “Daas Torah” really mean and does it have anything to do with the WZO Election?
The YU Settlement: Does the Torah agree to it? | How to prevent children from being left in cars
The Battle over the Character of Israel – supporting progressive values or supporting Torah. How to handle Reform Judaism’s attacks against Torah observance
Purim – Fascinating Sources for our Minhagim | Bringing Simcha into our lives – The stories behind "Bardak" and Suki & Ding
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
“Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation
“Recharging Ambition”: How We Can Inspire an Un-Motivated Generation
Trump's disengagement plan for Gaza – Is Gaza Halachically part of Eretz Yisroel?
Roommates – what are the major areas of conflict? Are there ways to resolve them?
“Every shul has one” – dealing with the person who disturbs everyone
The Hostage Ransom – Negotiation or Capitulation?
Should each community have a “Rebbetzin” to teach, advise and inspire the women?
"Gentle Parenting” is in, discipline is out - Should parents discipline their children, or is that only for prior generations?
The Halachos of Heter Meah Rabbanim – An Agunah for over a decade – Hear both sides of the story
How should we behave in Galus? Should we try to blend in and keep a low profile?
How to not lose our children – and ourselves – to peer pressure
What it Takes to release an Agunah | Presidential Pardon – Pardons in Halacha – The Torah approach to pardons
The new initiative to draft Chareidim into the army. Should Yeshiva boys draft into the all-Charedi “Chashmonaim” Brigade?
Do we need to give when collectors ask for Tzedakah? What if it’s during davening, or a solicitation via mail or email?
Can a Rav ever be Meikil on an עבירה to prevent a more serious עבירה?
How long should you date before getting engaged? How long does it take to get to know the other person?
Tattoos in Halacha: Is microblading permitted? | The Real Deal- avoiding legal trouble
Should Rabbanim be teaching girls and women?
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?
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
Ayin Hara – is it a real thing? Should we be concerned? How does it relate to Rosh Hashana and Tashlich?
Do women have a Yeitzer Hara? Does Shmiras Einayim also apply to girls and women? Or, is it only a male problem?
Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | EL AL Price gouging
Ozempic and weight loss injections – wonder drugs or a failure of our generation?
Is therapy good or bad? Has the mental health industry lost its mind?
Real Estate Syndications: Quick easy buck or risky pot luck
Extremism – What causes Chareidi extremism? Is it a bad thing? What about Hilltop Youth extremism against Arabs?
Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) | Lacetop Sheitels | Voting in Halacha
What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world?
Assassinations and Targeted Killings in Halacha – Donald Trump, Mohammad Deif, etc.
Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
Supporting a son or son-in-law in learning – is it a good investment?
What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight
Electricity on Shabbos - Are you really keeping Shabbos? | Is there a difference between a Ben Torah and an Orthodox Jew?
Learning Torah when it’s nearly impossible
Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon
Conflict with the In-Laws – what causes it, how to deal with it
Un-Lavish Living – why are we embarrassed to live below our means?
Neurolinks and Shabbos, Alexa and Shabbos, Electronics and Shabbos
Achdus - does “Achdus” mean I am supposed to embrace Jews I really don’t agree with?
Pesach – Great Divrei Torah for your Seder and beyond. Plus, lessons for today from Lavan’s attempt to destroy K’lal Yisroel
Revisiting Bachurim in the IDF: Is Shevet Levi Patur from Milchemes Mitzvah? Are all Bochurim Shevet Levi?
What are our “Yeshiva bochers” struggling with nowadays?
Everyone should be a shadchan – how to set up a shidduch
זכרון לנצח – Preserving the memory of Fallen Soldiers Through Posthumous Retrieval of זרע for Procreation
Balancing אמונה and Service: The Haredi Dilemma in Military Conscription and Torah Study Commitment | Scaling Tradition: Reevaluating the Chazon Ish's Conscription Exemption in a Growing Community | Study Time Required for to be מקיים והגית בו יומם ולילה
Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite?
Avoiding the #1 reason for divorce - how to stay connected with your spouse and not drift apart
The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the IDF (צה"ל) – What did they really hold?
Getting over our fears - in dating, marriage, religious observance, of failure and more
Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world
The Shulchan Aruch of war
Dealing with traumatic times – how to dig out of a rut
What’s really going on in the Gaza battlefield. In Memory of Yakir and David HY”D – “Chavrusas in life, Chavrusas in death, Chavrusas in Olam Habah”
Amazon in Halacha
Of course there should be Hakaras Hatov to the IDF soldiers. A response to a small minority who think otherwise. Does Torah-learning fully protect us, or is an army necessary?
Is Israel an “occupier” of Palestinian land? Who owns “from the River to the Sea”?
Zionism – Is today's Zionism the same movement that caused so many religious to leave their roots and become irreligious?
Daas Torah In Halacha and Hashkafa
Is “Zionism” a bad word? Where do Satmar and Neturei Karta disagree?
Rally or not to Rally? "Chazir Treif" or Kiddush Hashem
Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos? | Halacha Perspective on Warfare
Antisemitism at Harvard and elite universities – how could such smart people be so stupid?
Prisoner Exchange in Halacha | Hear from a brother of one of the hostages
Guns in Shuls | Burying the Kedoshim – Hear from the front lines
Israel at War – Halachos of warfare, “collateral damage,” prisoner swaps, refusing medical treatment to terrorists, and much more
עת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע – The Torah outlook and our responsibility
Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles
Making 5784 into “THE YEAR”
מי אנכי שאזכה להתפלל – The Halachos and beauty of Tefillah – The decorum in Shul
מי יחיה מי ימות Community organizations dealing with life and death issues daily and some of the שאלות that arise
Conflict in marriage – how to fight effectively
Exclusivity or Community: The dilemma of school selection policies | The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT"L
Navigating the Halachic landscape of vacation
LGBTQ+ and “Pride Parades” – How is it impacting us? Should we explain it to our children?
Jewish Influencers: The Facts The Fears The Responsibilities
TISHA B’AV All year round – The plight of mature singles and divorcees in our community
Women Singers – Is it preferable that women attend a performance by a male or female singer?
After the BAN - Revisiting AI
HOT DEAL OR HOT AIR – Ponzi Schemes Proliferating – The Halachic, legal, and monetary ramifiactions
Segulos – Do they really work? Are they mutar and advisable or ineffective and prohibited?
Subway Chokehold - Daniel Penny VS Jordan Neely through the lense of Halacha | AI Paskening II
Can AI Pasken ? Will Artifical Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim?
“Living the Dream” – Spending Beyond Our Means
The Shabbos Elevator Controversy
Baalei Aveirah in our midst – How to we deal with them?
What’s Shana Rishona about? Should it be spent in Ramat Eshkol/Yerushlayim on the parents’ tab?
Miscarriage in Halacha
Organ Donation in Halacha Is it an obligation, a prohibition, or a choice?
Is it good or bad that many young men don’t have a “plan” for parnassah? Should they have one?
The most common Pesach Shailos answered by the world’s leading Rabbonim – Hear some new fascinating Shailos
How not to go to jail
What makes for Effective Dating?
Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L'pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmuah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach
What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden?
Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS?
Looking out for Shemiras Einayim - How to deal with the scourge of pornography
Kashrus in home establishments | How do you know if you're really eating Kosher?
Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant?
Whom should you marry?
Adoption in Halacha
Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it?
Women’s role in society - Has our Halachic attitude towards women shifted over the years?
To discuss or not to discuss - That is the Question
Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done?
Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim in all Kehilos | Eight Chanukah Riddles - Win a Chanukah gift !!!!!!
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?
Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our Communities
Taking One’s Life in Halacha
Life Before Divorce – How do we stop the upward trend of divorce in our communities?
“Being in the box” – have we made the “box” into a coffin? Is “the derech” too narrow?
Hear from the wife of someone who has SSA – Is there life after divorce?
Mental Health in Halacha – Learn how to recognize it and deal with it
Do we need to be a shmata when dealing with difficult people?
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
Dovid Lichtenstein gives keynote address at Kinus Hashluchim
The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan | The New York State Board of Regents vote regarding Yeshivos
Quick Retirements – Should it be our goal to retire as quickly as possible? Is retirement a good idea?
Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos
Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim? Is it about time we brought up Reb Nachman’s Kever to Eretz Yisroel?
Back to School - Do we need to adhere to all school rules? If we don’t, can we sign the school handbook?
My child was not accepted into any school!!! School Acceptance Policies - Discrimination
DUI in Halacha
Parenting - What makes “successful” children? What are common mistakes which should be avoided?
The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned? Hear from the grandson of Reb Menachem Zemba's lookout
The Halachic Challenges of living at home with a non-religious child or spouse
Dealing with Internet Addiction and Pornography
Beis Din in contemporary society
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
The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next?
Test Video Upload
Mechitzas - When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim)
“Off MY Derech” (but still “On THE Derech”) – When children turn out more observant - or less observant - than their parents had hoped
Jewish Missionary: Should We Be Trying to Improve the World? Help Them Be Mikayem Sheva Mitzvos Bnai Noach?
The sound of Music Part II – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music
The sound of Music Part I – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music
Is tznius dressing all about insuring the men don’t look? Does overly strict enforcement in schools cause trauma for years to come?
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
Roe v. Wade – What’s the Torah’s approach? It might be a lot different than you think
Hello - 123
What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided?
5/7/22 Shiur – 369 – What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided?
What time can you count Sefiras Haomer? | Chametz after Pesach – What are the issues? | Can we rely on our Shabbos and hotel Hashgachos?
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?
Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? | A checklist for the Korban Pesach
4/16/22 – Shiur 367 – Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? | A checklist for the Korban Pesach
Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos?
4/9/22 – Shiur 366 – Manipulative Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos?
The State of World Orthodox Jewry 2022 Interviews with International Askanim
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
Tznius for men - skin-tight pants, bicycle clothing, blue shirts, colorful socks and more
WAR in Russia and Ukraine: What is our obligation?
Do we sacrifice the few to save the many? – A Shiur at the Mir with Dovid Lichtenstein
An eye on Eretz Yisroel - Answer the call
When Torah and science clashes
Lavish Living, private planes and extravagance; flaunting wealth and building larger homes than others in your community – what’s okay and what’s not?
Let’s take a dip into the Mikva – Contemporay Shailos of Tevillah, Chatziza | Dealing with OCD related to Tevillah
Who owns a yeshivah? Who owns a Shul?
Hashkafic Outlooks | Tackling Literacy and Mental Health in our High Schools
What’s happening with some of our great Baal Habatim? Smoking hookah and freshly rolled cigars, vaping, drinking expensive alcohol, and more
Don’t waste a tragedy; Chaim Walder exposé and death
Living in a new world – Security Cameras everywhere
1/1/22 – Shiur 352 – Living in a new world – Security Cameras Everywhere
“Rabbis at Risk” – Rabbinic and Leadership Scandals – How can it happen? Coming to terms with when our leaders fail us
12/25/21 – Shiur 351 – “Rabbis at Risk” – Rabbinic and Leadership Scandals – How can it happen? Coming to terms with when our leaders fail us
Parenting – Why do you need a license for everything besides being a parent?
12/18/21 – Shiur 350 – Parenting – Why do you need a license for everything besides being a parent?
Shidduchim - what should you be looking for, and how do you know you made the correct choice?
12/12/21 – Shiur 349 – Shidduchim; What should you be looking for, and how do you know you made the correct choice?
Why do some people lie, or cover up information, when being a shidduch reference? What happens when information is not disclosed and the couple gets married?
12/04/21 – Shiur 348 – Why do some people lie, or cover up information, when being a shidduch reference? What happens when information is not disclosed and the couple gets married?
Yiddishkeit and The Modern World - should we embrace it or remain insular?
11/27/21 – Shiur 347 – Yiddishkeit & The Modern World; Should we embrace it or remain insular?
When a Chassidus splits...
11/20/21 – Shiur 346 – When a Chassidus splits......
Should wives be submissive and subservient to their husbands?
11/13/21 – Shiur 345 – Should wives be submissive and subservient to their husbands?
The Internet in our homes and lives - accept it and work with it, or keep it out?
11/6/21 – Shiur 344 – The Internet in our homes and lives; Accept it and work with it, or keep it out?
11/01/21 – Dovid Lichtenstein gives keynote address at Kinus Hashluchim
Take a dip into the Halachos of Mikvaos
10/30/21 – Shiur 343 – Take a dip into the Halachos of Mikvaos
Dress Code and Tznius Enforcement in Girls’ Schools
10/23/21 – Shiur 342 – Dress Code and Tznius Enforcement in Girls’ Schools
Kiruv – Hear from the boots on the ground – what‘s being done and what YOU can do
10/16/21 – Shiur 341 – Kiruv – Hear from the boots on the ground – What‘s being done and what can YOU do
The Sandwich Generation – Balancing taking care of elderly parents and children, Estate planning, Health Proxy
10/9/21 – Shiur 340 – The sandwich generation – Balancing taking care of elderly parents and children – Estate planning – Health Proxy
Should a husband always give in to his wife’s requests? Is the husband always to blame when there are Shalom Bayis problems? Can we change our spouses when something bothers us?
9/18/21 – Shiur 339 – Should a husband always give in to his wife’s requests? Is the husband always to blame when there are Shalom Bayis problems? Can we change our spouses when something bothers us?
9/11/21 – Shiur 338 – Sukkos II – How to fufill the mitzvos of the Yom Tov properly (Sukkah, Lulav & Esrog, Simcha) – The Halachos of Chol Hamoed ; The power of a Yochid, Rabbi Avi Schnall
Sukkos Part 2 – How to fufill the mitzvos of the Yom Tov properly (Sukkah, Lulav and Esrog, Simcha), The Halachos of Chol Hamoed ; The power of a Yochid, Rabbi Avi Schnall
Sukkos Part 1 – How to shop for the Daled Minim, How to make a Sukkah, The Mitzvah of sitting in a Sukkah
9/4/21 – Shiur 337 – Sukkos I – How to shop for the Daled Minim – How to make a Sukkah – The Mitzvah of sittng in a Sukkah
Shidduch Research – How much should be researched before agreeing to a shidduch?
8/28/21 – Shiur 336 – Shidduch research – how much should be researched before agreeing to a shidduch?
ELUL – What is the message?
8/21/21 – Shiur 335 – ELUL – What is the message?
Shemittah – Can you observe it if you don’t live in Eretz Yisroel?
8/14/21 – Shiur 334 –Shemittah – Can you observe it if you don't live in Eretz Yisroel?
Is Kashrus just on the food? (the Ben & Jerry’s saga) | Reb Moshe Feinstein & Jackie Mason
8/7/21 – Shiur 333 – Is Kashrus just on the food? (the Ben & Jerry's saga) – Reb Moshe Feinstein & Jackie Mason
Should birthdays be celebrated? Is having a birthday cake and candles a problem of Chukos Hagoyim? Can they be blown out?
7/31/21 – Shiur 332 – Should birthdays be celebrated? Is having a birthday cake and candles a problem of Chukos Hagoyim? Can they be blown out?
Are we preparing our children properly for marriage? The Message of Tu B’Av
7/24/21 – Shiur 331 – Are we preparing our children properly for marriage ? The Message of Tu B'Av
Har Habayis – Can we enter Har Habayis nowadays? If not, what should be done with it?
7/17/21 – Shiur 330 – Har Habayis – Can we enter Har Habayis nowadays? If not, what should be done with it?
Ratings on Amazon and other online platforms – Are they permitted Halachically? | Lace Top Sheitels Part 2 – Rabbi Cohen’s Chiddush examined
7/10/21– Shiur 329 – Ratings on amazon and other online platforms – Are They permitted Halachically? – Lace Top Sheitels Part II – Rabbi Cohen's Chiddush examined
The Miami Tragedy – Champlain Towers Collapse
7/3/21– Shiur 328 – The Miami Tragedy – Champlain Towers Collapse
Female Rabbis - A problem of Halacha, Mesorah, or even worse?
6/19/21– Shiur 327 – Female Rabbis - A problem of Halacha, Mesorah or even worse
Lace Top Sheitels – Are they permissible?
6/12/21– Shiur 326 – Lace Top Sheitels – Are They permissible?
The great Techeilis Debate – Hear from the Gedolei Hador and Gedolei Haposkim
6/5/21– Shiur 325 – The great Techeilis debate – Hear from the Gedolei Hador and Gedolei Haposkim
Comparing In-Town and Out-of Town Rabbanus and communities - How are they the same? How do they differ?
5/29/21 – Shiur 324 – Comparing In-Town and Out-of Town Rabbanus and communities. How do they differ? How are they the same?
Dealing with children who are struggling with religion or OTD - Hear from the experts
5/22/21 – Shiur 323 – Dealing with children who are struggling with religion or OTD - Hear from the experts
The Meron Tragedy - How should we view it?
5/15/21 – Shiur 322 – The Meron Tragedy - How should we view it?
Are there Halachic ways to eliminate debt?
5/8/21 – Shiur 321 – Are there Halachic ways to eliminate debt?
Should we change the way we make Chasunahs? | Why do we discriminate against the handicapped (בעלי מום) in the Beis Hamikdash?
5/1/21 – Shiur 320 – Should we change the way we make Chasunahs? Why do we discriminate against the handicapped (בעלי מום) in the Beis Hamikdash?
Sefirah and Lag Baomer - All you need to know
4/24/21 – Shiur 319 – Sefirah and Lag Baomer - All you need to know
How has Rabbanus (being a shul Rabbi) changed over the past 40+ years?
4/17/21 – Shiur 318 – How has Rabbanus (being a shul Rabbi) changed over the past 40+ years?
Yom Hashoah - Should we commemorate?
4/10/21 – Shiur 317 – Yom Hashoah - Should we commemorate?
Pesach Inspiration
3/27/21 – Shiur 316 – Pesach Inspiration
Got the picture? – Shidduch pictures in Halacha and Hashkafah
3/20/21 – Shiur 315 – Got the picture? – Shidduch pictures in halacha and Haskafah
Governor Cuomo Scandal – How does the Torah view allegations
3/13/21 – Shiur 314 – Governor Cuomo Scandal – How does the Torah view allegations
Pesach Hotels
3/6/21 – Shiur 313 – Pesach Hotels
Can we buy and sell the schar of Mitzvos? A portion in Olam Haba? Does Michael Steinhardt owe Dovid Lichtenstein $100k?
2/27/21 – Shiur 312 – Can we buy and sell the schar of Mitzvos? A portion in Olam Haba? Does Michael Steinhardt owe Dovid Lichtenstein $100k?
Brisk : Reb Dovid Soloveitchik ZT”L
2/20/21 – Shiur 311 – Brisk : Reb Dovid Soloveitchik ZT"L
Jewish Media
2/13/21 – Shiur 310 – Jewish Media
The Torah view of Alternative lifestyles, Liberalism, and Progressivism
2/6/21 – Shiur 309 – The Torah view of alternative lifestyles, Liberalism and Progressivism
To Vax or not to Vax, Debate about the Covid Vaccine, Halachic status of doctors
1/30/21 – Shiur 308 - To Vax or not to Vax – Debate about the Covid Vaccine - Halachic status of doctors
Midwinter Vacations - Flaunting our wealth
1/23/21 – Shiur 307 – Midwinter Vacations - Flaunting our wealth
Eating meat in Halacha and Hashkafa; is vegetarianism a treif Hashkafa?
1/16/21 – Shiur 306 – Eating meat in Halacha & Hashkafa; is vegetarianism a treif hashkafa?
Is Starbucks kosher?
1/9/21 – Shiur 305 – Starbucks kosher?
What Halachically is a good (or bad) use of our time?
1/2/21 – Shiur 304 – What halachically is a good (or bad) use of our time?
Secular Holidays in Halacha
12/26/20 – Shiur 303 – Secular Holidays in Halacha
Should we take the Covid Vaccine?
12/19/20 – Shiur 302 – Should we take the Covid Vaccine?
Legalization of Marijuana
12/12/20 – Shiur 301 – Legalization of Marijuana
Divorce process; Why is divorce so contentious
12/5/20 – Shiur 300 – Divorce process; Why is divorce so contentious
You’ll be surprised at the many Issurei Ribbis you may have been Oiver | Kashrus & Mesorah of Turkey
11/28/20 – Shiur 299 – You’ll be surprised at the many Issurei Ribbis you may have been Oiver; Kashrus & Mesorah of Turkey
Stories and Psakim of Hagaon Reb Dovid Feinstein זצ׳ל
11/21/20 – Shiur 298 – Stories and Psakim of Hagaon Reb Dovid Feinstein זצ׳ל
How much (or little) should a husband help at home?
11/14/20 – Shiur 297 – How much (or little) should a husband help at home?
America in chaos
11/7/20 – Shiur 296 – America in chaos
Mesira in Halacha
10/31/20 – Shiur 295 – Mesira in Halacha
Police and Police Enforcement; what if it’s discriminatory
10/24/20 – Shiur 294 – Police and Police Enforcement; what if it’s discriminatory
Being in the Headlines - Did we forget we are in Galus?
10/17/20 - Shiur 293 - Being in the Headlines - Did we forget we are in Galus?
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?
Sukkos during corona; Showering on yom tov
Chalav Stam today; Rav Moshe’s Heter
Seminary in Eretz Yisrael – Is it worth it?
Donor Eggs in Halacha | Divide in Ger Part 2
What happens if the Democrats win
The Israel-UAE Accord: What Happened and Why is it Important?
Vacation Halachos
Divide in Ger; a Hashkafic and Historical understanding
Mashiach: What’s it all about?
Tuition crisis solutions and Halacha
Life Insurance and Bitachon
“Women at Risk” and being married to someone “At Risk”
Buying and Selling Stocks in Halacha
Slavery and Racism: The Torah view
Being Frum in Politics
What people fight over in Shul and how to resolve the machlokes, plus: SHOCKING Gabbai stories from the trenches
Hafganos and Racism in Halacha and Hashkafa
What should a person focus on in his learning | Shavous Torah from Reb Dovid Lichtenstein
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?
Opening up the world again, how many can we allow to die for the sake of normalization? A Halachic discussion
Technology in Halacha and Hashkafah | Hesped on Chabad Shliach
Understanding the Halachic Process - How much do personal situations and feelings affect the psak?
Divorces and Parent Alienation: What’s the Halacha and Hashkafic Approach
“Adults at Risk” – How common is it? How do we deal with the issues?
Timely Messages and Torah for Pesach During Corona
Pesach in times of Corona
Contemporary Corona Halacha questions
Covid 19; pressing Halachic and hashkafic questions discussed
“Heter Kiruv” - Can we permit Issurim in order to do Kiruv? Does the end justify the means?
Coronavirus: Should we be going to Shul, Purim mesibos; What the Halacha tells us to do
Should a student ever be expelled from school?
World Zionist Organization, Once in a lifetime opportunity to join, Or a rejection of 120 years of our Mesorah?
Yerushah and Nepotism in our Mosdos Hatorah in Halacha, Hashkafah, and History
Alternative Medicine: Halacha and Hashkafa
Checking for Bugs Part 2
Checking for Bugs | Clarifying the status of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Is it Mutar to go to Secular College
Medical School in Halacha, Practicing Medicine on Shabbos
Lashon Horah | Hear the stories of the recent tragic terror attacks
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
Keeping Shabbos in a 24/7 World
“Quick Divorces” after marriage. Why are they happening? Can they be avoided?
How do you define Kiddush Hashem?
Dealing with corruption and abuse of Toanim in Beis Din
“Broken Engagements” in Halachah, Hashkafah and Psychology
Beis Din - Do Toanim serve a Purpose?
Women’s Hatzolah Ezras Noshim
Employment Law in Halacha
Is Open Orthodoxy Orthodox
Sukkos Joy: Understanding Simchas Yom Tov
Contemporary Sukkos Shailos Everyone Needs to Know | Using the Yom Tov Oven
Today’s Teshuvah is different than past generations: Find out how
Preparing for the best year of your life
Financial challenges of the workplace, and how to stay out of the “headlines”
Tefillah: Halachah, Machshavah and History | Uman, leaving Israel and home: Is that appropriate?
Understanding the differences in Hashkafah between the Litvish and Lubavitch worlds
Choshen Mishpat in the Workplace – how clean do we need to be? Remaining Ehrlich - what is allowed and what’s not?
Safety in Halacha
Summer Halachos: Visitng Beis Hakavoros & Kivrei Tzadikim, What to know about Kashrus when you are away, Shabbos in hotels and much more
Tisha B’Av, Galus and the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash
Maran Harav Shach and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: 30 years later, understanding their Hashkafic and Halachic differences
Gedolim and Jewish Leaders
Pets in Halacha and Hashkafah
Ethiopian Jews’ Protests Challenge Racism in Israel
Sports in Halacha
Rabbis’ Sons Syndrome: Chessed and Kiruv at what cost?
Global warming & environmental issues. What are our halachic requirements if any?
Challenges faced by women in the workplace
The partnership of Yissachar Zevulun, The state of Anti-Semitism Today
Extremist groups and extreme Chumros in Halacha, Hashkafa and historically
Extremism and Fringe Groups Part 1
Training and Arming our Shuls in Halacha and Hashkafah
Kibbud Av in Halacha
Fundraising and Giving Tzedaka in Halacha
Whiskey and other contemporary Chometz She’avar Alav HaPesach issues you must know
Genetics in Halacha; can we determine who is a Jew? Resolve mamzer cases? Be used in Beis Din?…
Pesach Shiur
Obesity in the Frum World, The Rambams diet vs. the Atkins diet, Health, exercise & nutrition in Halacha
Women: Should they learn? If yes, what should they learn? How to stay connected
Credit card miles and points: Swiping for rewards, buying and selling miles, is it Assur and a Chillul Hashem or a great way for a side Parnassah?
If you have a limited amount of time, What should you be learning? Daf Yomi? Halacha? Chumash? Chassidus? Hashkafa?... | Is YU making their own Siyum Hashas? | A surprising testimony of the Skverer Rebbes on giving away Down Syndrome children
Kiruv Rechokim in a Politically Correct World: How to do Kiruv today in Halacha and Hashkafah
Dealing with children with disabilities in Halacha and Hashkafah
Marrying for money in Halacha and Hashkafah, and Preparing for a successful marriage
Contemporary Bishul Akum and Yoreh Deah questions
Leaving Kollel: When is the right time?
Kashrus In Eretz Yisroel and Kashrus Part 3
Being Frum in Academia: How to make it work
Kashrus Expose Part 2
Kashrus today
Rabbonim discuss the movement towards Chassidus
New York State Education Bill, Dealing with the Danger - How much, if any, secular studies should we have?
A Conversation with Ben Shapiro: How Orthodox Jews Should Act Politically
Gambling in Halacha
Dealing with criminals and scandals: What wasn’t discussed at the Agudah Convention
Bais Din Challenges Today
Vaccinations Part 2
Vaccinations
The Pittsburgh Tragedy: A discussion of the correct approach and its lessons, A Halachic analysis of guns on Shabbos and in Shuls
Dating in Halacha
Marijuana in Halacha
Brett Kavanaugh - What would Halacha say on rumors and removing a Dayan or Rav?
Psychology vs. Torah Hashkafah - Does it Shtim? 3 Professional Views
Contemporary Sukkos Shailos Everyone Needs to Know
A Fascinating New Approach to the י”ג מדות של רחמים: How to Forgive
Navigating the Yomim Noraim - A New Approach
Shalom Bayis: Hear our Greatest Experts
Chinuch Habanos - Today’s Pressing Shaalos
Racism in the Frum World: What does Halacha and Hashkafah say?
Intimacy in Halacha
Hilchos Maaser
Being frum in the Workplace: Halachic Issues
The Holocaust: Why? The Different Shittos
Hilchos kibbud Av Va’Eim: How much and when?
Music in Halacha
Vacations in Halacha
Geirim - Should we accept them or is the Syrian edict the correct model?
Talking to your Children about Summer Camp (and Life) Dangers
Shechitah today: Chassidisher, Bais Yosef and Litvish
Owning Businesses in Halacha and Hashkafa
The Great 250 Year Machlokes about Torah Lishma
The Torah Hashkafah of Dealing with People with Alternative Lifestyles
Hilchos Tzniyus and Hair Covering
The Return of the Shaitel Controversy Part 2
The Return of the Shaitel Controversy
The Big Beer Controversy in the Tri-State Area - Is it Chametz Shevar Alav HaPesach?
Torah thoughts on Pesach from Dovid Lichtenstein - What is the proper Shiur of a Kezayis?
The Best of Headlines on Pesach | Family Planning Part 2
Gun Control in Halacha
Shavers and Beards Part 2| Teaching Controversial Subjects in Yeshivos
Beards and Shaving in Halacha
Torah for Purim from R' Dovid Lichtenstein
Feminism in Hashkafa & Halacha
Secular Subjects in Yeshivos Part 2 | Curriculum in Yeshivos and Seminaries: Are parts of the Torah not meant to be taught to our youth?
One Thousand Dollar Sandwich - Is it Kosher? | Secular Subjects in Yeshivos
Simcha: Should happiness be our end goal?
When to go to a Rav & when to a Therapist: Preparing Future Rabbonim
Genetic Testing in Halacha
Halachos of Birchas Hagomel, Rubashkin: Is all the celebrating appropriate?
Kevurah in Eretz Yisroel
Kiddush Hashem, Nachal Chareidi Part 3
Nachal Chareidi Part 2
Divrei Zikaron of Rav Shteinman, Zatzal, Nachal Chareidi, Rav who donated a kidney
Organ Donation and Brain Death, a Halachic Debate
Mesira today
Vegetarians in Halacha
Mesira in Halacha
Kashrus and Animal Cruelty, Kashrus of Foie Gras and Veal
Mental Health in Halacha Part 2
Mental Health in Halacha
Peleg's Day of Rage
Is There a Shidduch Crisis?, How much should a Shadchan be paid?
The Shidduch Crisis and Lashon Hara in Shidduchim
Smoking according to Halacha
Aliya L'Har Habayis, and Aliya Liregel B'zman Hazeh
After the Shofar, the Silent Cry in our Community, hear from Rabbonim and abuse survivors
Family Planning, a Halachic View | Should financial and other considerations play a factor in having children?
Satmar and Zionism Part 2
Satmar and Zionism | Giyus and the Situation in Eretz Yisroel
Alcohol epidemic in our community
Dealing with Internet Addiction and Pornography
Genetic Testing in Halacha
Tragic story of mother who lost her son | Importance of drug education in today’s day and age | What does it take to expel a child from school?
Throwing kids out of school
Self driving cars in Halacha | Staying spiritually safe in the workplace and on business trips | Stem Cell Meat in Halacha
The great Techeiles Debate
Hilchos Geneivas Akum and Dina Dimalchusah | Tahor app - Is it Tahor? | Government involvement in our curriculum
Lakewood and government programs — Is there a heter of karov limalchus to break Shabbos?
Self-assisted suicide in Halacha and other contemporary medical Shailos
Techeiles
Visiting the Pope in Halacha
Halachos of Parnassah and the Tuition crisis
Kohanim flying to Eretz Yisroel | Checking your Tefillin and Mezuzos
Parnassah: Dealing with the challenge of life after Kollel (rerun)
Lag Ba’omer and Shabbos implications | Lag Ba’omer - Meaning and history | Advice for A Ben Torah in the workplace
End of life issues | Yoetzet; having lady Poskim for Women’s Halacha
For People whose Emunah has been shaken by science, listen to the worlds leading scientists and come away with renewed faith
For people whose Emunah has been shaken by science, listen to the worlds leading scientists and come away with renewed faith
What medicines, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals need a hechsher for Pesach? | When is using machine matzoh better then hand?
Tznius Questions | Hapeles Yerushalayim protests, explained from their perspective
Is your Pesach hotel really Kosher L’Pesach?
Tznius
New Fertility Issues in Halacha | End of Life Issues Part 2
Kashrus of Sherry Casks and Whiskey (rerun) | Dangers of drinking on Purim
Social Media in Halacha: Loshon Hara? Tznius? etc
Treating a Terminal Patient and DNR
Solutions to the Shidduch crisis, Dealing with Criminals, Chazal and Science
Our Relationship with Chabad, The Importance of a Secular Education in our Yeshiva System
Do we still love a child that has become an apikorus?, Secular studies in Mesivta - Chiyuv or Bitul Torah? | How happy and adjusted are children of single women who have elected to have a child via a sperm donor?
Revisiting our relationship with Lubavitch, Can an older single woman fearful of never getting married become a mother thru IVF?, West Bank Settlers: Putting your family in danger?
What Halachic Compromises, if any, can we make for the sake of Kiruv?, Should we be wearing Techeiles?
Halachic Applications of Amazon Echo and Similar New Technologies | How to Raise our Children to be Talmidei Chachomim
Dealing with Criminals in Our Community
Kabbalah and Segulos Today, Using them to market Tzedakah | What needs a Hechsher? part 2
A Tour Through a Supermarket
Shabbos Around the World | Dealing with Fertility and Related Issues
Avoiding Mekach Ta’os, Geneivas Da’as, and Ona’ah in Today’s Competitive Retail Environment
Creating a Better Shul Experience
Transgender, a Halachic Perspective
Victims and Prevention Part 2
Victims, Prevention, and Dealing with criminals in our midst Part 1
Teaching Emunah to Children part 2
Rerun from previous shows about appliances on Shabbos and Yom Tov
Checking bugs | Bliyos | Rating Jewish business | Hilchos Daled Minim
How are we Mechanech our children in Emunah & Bitachon
Geirus, Part 2
A Matter of Life or Debt: When Is It Kosher To Steal?
Geirus in Halacha
Refrigerators and Ovens on Shabbos
Shailos and Teshuvos with Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl
Elul Messages and Hissorirus
Today’s issues and controversies in the Kashrus world
Open Orthodoxy Opens up about its beliefs part 2
The History of Tisha B'av and Practical applications | Inyanei Tisha B'av
Open Orthodox Opens Up On Its Beliefs
Choshen Mishpat Shailos
Shailos and Teshuvos with Rav Moshe Shternbuch
Commerce on Shabbos
DNA & Kohein gene
Vaccinations | Kashrus of Sherry Casks | Going up to Har Habayis
Techeiles in Modern times | Can you listen to shiurim from someone who sins?
Metzitzah B’peh
Zika Virus and Halacha
Kabbalah & Segulos
Talmidim of Rabbi Belsky zt’l discussing p’sakim of the Rosh Yeshiva
Dealing with kids in crisis | Is it permissible to report molestors to the authorities?
Pesach messages from our Gedolim
Medicine on Pesach and Medicine in Halacha | Shmura Matzah vs. Machine Matzah
OCD in Halacha
Alcohol addiction | Kashrus of wines, beers, gins, bourbons and other alcoholic beverages
Kashrus of Sherry Casks and whiskey | Dangers of drinking on Purim
Tzedakah questions from previous shows
Going to a corrupt Bais Din, Inviting non religious on Shabbos if they will drive, Caring for pets on Shabbos, and some other topics
Yeshiva world / Chabad: Does the importance of kiruv overide kollel
Shailos V’teshuvos with Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch
Parnassah, Bitachon and Higher Education
Do Party Planners need Hashgacha?
Priorities in Tzedakah; your childrens Rabbeim | Dealing with Crisis in Halacha and Hashkafa | Reporting a Molester to the Police
Revolutionary and Controversial Ben Pakua Shechita
Halachos of Kiruv | Loshon Hora and the Chareidi Blogs
Science and Halacha
Hishtadlus and Bitachon | Chush
NY State GET law
Do you marry your Bashert?
Shailos and Teshuvos: Special one year anniversary show with the Gadol Hador the Raavid of the Eidah Hacharaidus, Hagaon Hagodol Harav Moshe Shternbuch Shlita
Parnassah: Dealing with the challenge of life after Kollel
Loshon Hora
Confidentiality in Halacha | Copyright in Halacha | Hafka’as kiddushin
Discrimination and the situation in Israel today | Vaccination in Halacha | Alternative Lifestyles | Smoking in Halacha | Elana Silber of Sharsheret
Shooting to Kill Terrorists | Being Mafkia a Kiddushin
Is Someone Who Goes to Har HaBayis a Rodef? | Daas Torah and Emunas Chachomim
The Agunah Crisis (rerun)
Reporting Abuse to Authorities and Ayin Hara | Using the Yom Tov Oven
Vaccination in Halacha | DNA in Halacha
End of Life Issues
Reporting Abuse Cases to Authorities
Going to Hotels for Rosh Hashana and Succos | Halachic Shalom Bayis Questions
Financial Considerations and the Mitzvah of Pru U’Revu | E-Cigarettes in Halacha
The BRCA gene and Genetic testing
The Kosher Switch | Going to secular court
Daas Torah in Halacha | Implication in the frum world on the supreme court ruling
Practical Tzedakah Questions
OCD in Halacha
The Mamzerus Crisis & Solutions
School Vouchers and Metzitzah B’Peh
Priorities in Tzedakah
Happy Families | Starbucks: Is it Kosher? Part II
Starbucks: Is it Kosher? Part I
Ein Mazel L’Yisroel: Does Mazel Play a Role in Halacha?
The Kosher Switch
Kabbala & Segulos: Are They Relevant Today or Are They Being Misused?
Bankruptcy in Halacha | Internet and Your Teen: Looking for a Practical Solution
Vaccinations in Halacha I Parenting Children in a Consumerism-Obsessed Society
Jewish Missionary: Should We Be Trying to Improve the World? Help Them Be Mikayem Sheva Mitzvos Bnai Noach?
Using Torture as Means of Interrogation | Divorce Crisis in Our Community: How Do We Create Happier Marriages?
Tinok She’Nishba in Today’s Society & the 13 Principles of Faith
Shaalos V’Teshuvos on Hilchos Pesach
Dealing with Kids at Risk: Do We Keep Them at Home or Send Them Away?
Shaking Hands with the Opposite Gender, Business as Usual or Yeherag Vaal Yaavor?
Bashert: Can You Miss Yours? What’s The Difference Between First Zivug and Second Zivug? Can You Be Married to the Wrong Person?
Dealing with People Who Have Alternative Lifestyles
Chinuch of Our Children & the Respective Roles of Parents and Yeshivas: Joint Effort, Separate but Equal, or the Sole Responsibility of the Parents?
Motion Detectors & Cameras on Shabbos: They’re All Over - How Do We Deal with Them?
The Agunah Crisis: What, If Anything, Can Be Done? Is a Prenuptial Agreement Halachically Condoned?
Shidduchim: What Are We Obligated to Reveal and What Not to Reveal?
Bernie Madoff: Do Tzedaka Organizations Have to Give Back Buildings That He Donated?
Ebola Virus: Can a Doctor Put Himself at Risk to Save Others?
Hacking into Computers
Using Torture as Means of Interrogation
Discriminatory Racial Profiling