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Shaylah of the Week - Yeshurun - Rabbi Zev Cohen — 231 episodes

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1

What happens to the Money that a Woman hid from her Husband after a Divorce?

2

Can someone whom is Makpid on Gebrukts Use a Matza that had Wine Spilled onto it as Lechem Mishna?

3

Can the Lender that Supplied a Pesach Suit Sale ask for his Family to get First Dibs?

4

Can a Zaidy be a Sandek for more than One Sibling - Part 2

5

Can a Zaidy be the Sandek for more than One Sibling?

6

Does One have to make a Zeichor for the Churban During Seudas Purim?

7

What is the “Make Up” of Birchas Erusin at the Chuppah?

8

Is the Chosson Allowed to make the Bracha "Al Ha'Arayos" at his Own Chuppah?

9

Accidently said "Al Ha'Eitz" for the Bracha Acharonah after Drinking Wine

10

A Shaylah that Pertains to Writing the Word "Isisah" in a Kesubah

11

What's the Recourse for Someone Ditching the Beis Din Date?

12

Can a Kesubah Prove either to Asur or Matir a Woman to a Kohen?

13

What to do when a Couple Finds their Original Kesubah after Writing a Replacement

14

A Bachur Sleeps in an Empty School on Chanukah (No Room at Parents House) Where does He Light the Menorah?

15

Is it Permitted to Kill Someone who is about to Embarrass Someone Else?

16

Are Women Obligated to Make 100 Brachos a Day?

17

Shorts and Flip Flops in a South African Bais Din

18

Shnayim Mikra V'Echad ArtScroll

19

The Israeli Repairman Shaylah - Part 2

20

Can an Israeli Repairman Fix a Refrigerator for a Ben Chutz La'Aretz on Yuntif?

21

(Old Shiur) The Tese Shaylah (Testicular Exploritory Sperm Extraction)

22

The Pidyon HaBen Coin Gemach Shaylah

23

Is a Goel Ha'Dam Allowed to Kill Nowadays?

24

What are considered "Arei Yehuda" and would Require Tearing Kriah upon Seeing?

25

What to do about Laundry when Take a Flight to Eretz Yisroel Immediately after Tisha B'av?

26

May a Person Take Ribis for a loan and Return it?

27

Should we Celebrate the Current Nissim Happening in Eretz Yisroel?

28

Forgot to make Havdalah and Now it's Shavuos Night! Part 2

29

Forgot to Make Havdalah and It's Now Shavuos Night! Part 1

30

Why do we Eat Milchigs on Shavuos?

31

When did we Start Leining Megillas Rus?

32

New Neighbors - A Shaylah Pertaining to Hezek Re'iah

33

How to be Saved by the Issur of Ribis when a Goy Married a Jew R"TZ

34

What NOT to Focus on at Leil Seder

35

What should I use for Lechem Mishnah on Shabbos Erev Pesach?

36

Underaged Boy Buys Beer and Lets the Store Keep the Change!

37

When Purim Falls out on Erev Shabbos (Part 2) - Why not Make a Morning Seudah?

38

When Purim Falls out on Erev Shabbos (Part 1) - When to Make the Seudah

39

Does one Bentch Gomel when Returning from the Bahamas?

40

Can one Watch the Hostage Release Clips that Were Taken on Shabbos?

41

Treatments that Cause Infertility - Part 1

42

Are Women Chayiv in Hallel on Chanukah?

43

A Woman Marries another Woman and Needs Money. Can the Rav Solicit Publicly Using her Name?

44

Why Don't we Make a Shehechianu on a Boy becoming Chayiv in a Minyan?

45

How can someone become a Dayan knowing that he will cause someone to Feel Bad? Part 2

46

How could someone become a Dayan Knowing that he will cause someone to Feel Bad? Part 1

47

How did Eisav Sell the Bechor (Davar Shelo Ba'olam) to Yaakov?

48

Mistakes made in a Raffle - Part 2

49

Is one able to use a Gorel (Lottery) to Divide a Property

50

Can a Yid be a Shutif (Partner) with a Goy?

51

Can a Korban with a Blemish be Brought for the Sake of Peace?

52

Does one need a Kinyan to be a Shutif?

53

Can one use a Frozen Challah for Lechem Mishnah?

54

He Says She Says - Complicated Divorce Shaylah

55

May 2 Women Sign the Kesubah after 2 Men already Signed

56

May one say Hamapil in the Beis Medresh and then walk Home to go to Sleep?

57

What is the Halachic Status of a Seat Taken in Shul?

58

Husband Runs Away from Israel to America to Avoid Giving a Get and His Wife Dies. What Should be Done with Her Inheritance?

59

Ponzi Scheme - Part 3

60

Should the Husband hand the Kesubah to his Kallah under the Chuppah?

61

Someone Splits a Bottle for his Friend for Purim. The Seller Sells on Condition that He only Drinks 4 Shots from the bottle.

62

97 Year Old Woman Always Goes to Sleep at 7pm. What Does She Do about Hearing the Megillah?

63

Does a Woman who had a Hysterectomy need to do Bedikos?

64

Yeshivas Bais Yisroel - Hilchos Ribis

65

Yeshivas Bais Yisroel - Strange Minhagim

66

May one fix his Tefillin Shel Yad if it Falls off During Shemoneh Esrei?

67

Yeshivas Bais Yisroel - Can one Fix his Tefiilin Shel Yad when it Falls off during Shemoneh Esrei?

68

Yeshivas Bais Yisroel - Blowing the Shofar During an Eis Tzara

69

Kiddush Levana - A Segulah for Teeth?

70

Which Bracha does One Make First, Asher Yatzar or Tzitzis?

71

Yerushalmi Minhag - Tallis and Tefillin Erev Shabbos Mincha every Taanis

72

Can a Soldier Light a Menorah in War?

73

Reuvain Builds on Land that is Disputed Between him and Shimon

74

Bochur's Vape containing Marijuana Fell from his Pocket when Dancing at a Wedding. Is there a Chiyuv to Return it?

75

Can one Order Something from Amazon to be delivered on Shabbos?

76

Should a Kid Wait Until his Bo Bayom to do Shnayim Mikra?

77

Is Tevillah Required on a Pan You Assemble? Part 2

78

Is Tevillah Required on a Pan You Assemble? Part 1

79

What is the Responsibility Between the Lender and the Borrower?

80

Chosson and Kallah Lose their Kesubah in the Hotel

81

A Boy Writes and Eats with his Right Hand but Throws a Ball with his Left Hand. Which Arm does he put his Tefillin on?

82

Is One Allowed to Shave for a Bris During the 9 Days?

83

On a 2nd Story Porch that has no exit but into the House What Side do I Put the Mezuzah on? (Part 2)

84

On a 2nd Story Porch that has no exit but into the House What Side do I Put the Mezuzah on? (Part 1)

85

Stuck in an Airport Hotel for Shabbos - Techumim

86

Various Ribis Shaylahs

87

Is a Buyer Obligated to Inform the Seller that He Could Make More Money?

88

Can a Dayan "Really" Say for Certain what the Din is?

89

Reuvain Subleases a Storage Facility to Shimon. Shimon doesn't pay for 3 months. Storage Facility puts it up for Auction. Does Reuvain have a Mitzva of Hashavas Aveidah?

90

Why Isn't there a Zecher for the Rechush Gadol at Leil Seder?

91

Heter Iska on a Loan with 2% Paid Up Front

92

The Ba'al Simcha is a Mechutin with the Eid Kiddushin

93

Kohen finds himself Stuck on an Airplane with Human Tissue inside a Box

94

Does One Bentch Gomel after Flying from Miami to Panama?

95

Is it Ribis for an Unpaid Rav to Daven in his Shul?

96

When does a Bar Mitzva Boy Light the Menorah Erev Shabbos of his Bar Mitzva?

97

Why Don't we make a Bracha of She'Asah Nissim Immediately After a Miracle Happens?

98

Mikadeish a Woman using Friends Money

99

Kesubah Destroyed during Hurricane Sandy

100

Shirts Came Back From the Cleaners Yellow. Owner Never Told Them it was Made out of Silk, are the Cleaners Responsible?

101

Bracha Acharona on Rice Krispy Treats

102

Carpool Dropout Requirements

103

Selling Fields to Non-Jews During Shemitta (Heter Mechira)

104

What are we Doing at the Chanukas Ha'Bayis and Hachnasas Sefer Torah?

105

Should one Use his Right Hand when Paying with a Credit Card?

106

Can one Wash a Non-Jews Clothing during the Nine Days?

107

Do Glass Doors that surround a Swimming Pool Need Mezuzos?

108

Mi Shenichnas Av M'Maitim B'Simcha - How Does one Take Away from Simcha in the Month of Av?

109

Lighting Candles Friday Night on Condition to Drive Afterwards - Part 2

110

Lighting Candles Friday Night on Condition to Drive Afterwards - Part 1

111

If the Employer Tells the Middle Man to Hire for 4 Dollars and the Middle Man Offers to Pay 3 Dollars Who Do you Listen to?

112

Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum

113

Mixed Seating and the Sanctity of the Synagogue

114

Cancelled Shidduch - What to do About the Plane Ticket

115

Non-Kosher Wine Taste Tester

116

Who Does Bedikas Chometz in a Rented House?

117

After Showering at Shkiyah is One Supposed to Put his Tzitzis on?

118

Can I Pick Up a Mezuzah that is Lying on the Floor on Shabbos?

119

Shvuyah (Kidnapped Person) Is Released. Is Music Allowed for Celebration if there are Still Hostages Left?

120

Is it Ribis to Replace a Borrowed Broken Item?

121

Davened Shemoneh Esrei Without a Yarmulka

122

Am I Allowed to Cook Corned Beef Over Night Leil Shabbos?

123

Going Back on an Agreement for Rabbi's Salary

124

Is Snow Muktza?

125

Do You Mention Your Wife or Parents First in a Mi Sheberach

126

Popular Author Accused - What Should be Done with the Books?

127

Can a Person Appoint a Shliach to Light the Menorah on Time?

128

Putting Salt on the Vegetables on Shabbos when Making a Salad

129

Does "The Bas Melech of the King" Have Anything to Do With Halacha?

130

Combination of Hilchos Shabbos and Ribis

131

Women who Missed Shofar Blowing During Rosh Hashana Davening Part 2

132

Women who Missed Shofar Blowing Durning Rosh Hashana Davening

133

Protecting the Money that the Children Bring into the Marriage - Part 1

134

Taking a Shower Erev Shabbos During the Nine Days

135

Is it Permitted for a Grandfather to Shave during the Three Weeks for a Grandsons Bris?

136

Stomach Ache during Davening Caused to Miss Shemoneh Esrei on Rosh Chodesh

137

Making a Bracha on the Atlantic Ocean and then a Month Later the Pacific Ocean

138

Ninja Line Between two Trees on Shabbos

139

Is it Muttar to Ask a Goy to Text a Colleague on 2nd Day Yom Tov?

140

Monetary Obligations Via the Kesubah

141

Onein Vs Avel in Regards to Tefillin

142

Why did we Stop Saying the Tefilla for Medina B'Chutz La'Aretz? (Country outside of Eretz Yisroel)

143

What to make Hamotzi on When Erev Pesach Falls out on Shabbos

144

Can one Listen to Krias Ha'Torah over the Phone/Hearing Aids?

145

When is the Yartzeit of a Death after Shkiyah?

146

If I am Ambidextrous What Arm do I Put Tefillin On?

147

When are Nicknames considered Onaahs Dvarim?

148

How do I Wear Tefillin if I Have a Cast on my Arm?

149

Should We Say Tikun Chatzos?

150

Are There Any Problems of Onaah (Cheating) Regarding Sales

151

What Disqualifies Somebody from being a Panim Chadashos

152

Mai Chanukah

153

Why Did the Greeks Force the Jews to Write on a Horn of an Ox?

154

Hilchos Ona'ah (Cheating with Money)

155

Eating Chicken Soup While Being an Onein

156

Working While Sitting Shiva

157

Mezuza Safek Bracha

158

Hataras Nidarim Alone

159

Hataras Nedarim Over Phone or Socially Distanced

160

How High Do you Lift your Kiddush Cup?

161

What is an animal in Halachic Terms

162

Pets on Shabbos

163

Mowing Lawns During the Nine Days

164

Selling Fruit Trees to Goyim - Part 3

165

Selling Fruit Trees to Goyim - Part 2

166

Selling Fruit Trees to Goyim - Part 1

167

Shaylah of the Week - Ponzi Scheme

168

When Opening Up the Shuls, Do We Make Up All Past Parshios?

169

COVID19 Salaries and Payment

170

How Does Sheluach Hakein Work?

171

Purchasing Air Rights of Condos and Skyscrapers

172

A Swing Set or Zip Line that Swings into the Neighbors Property

173

May I Practice Playing an Instrument During Sefira?

174

Can You Get a Haircut on Rosh Chodesh During S'fira?

175

Can You Answer a Bracha Over the Phone?

176

Is Medical Marijuana Permitted to Smoke on Yuntif?

177

Does one need to Read the Entire Masechta in Order to Make a Siyum?

178

Sanctity in the Makom Mikdash

179

Does a Kehillah Make a Shehechianu on a New Sefer Torah?

180

Tu B'Shvat - Shehechianu on Fruit You've Never Eaten

181

Do You Need to Tear Kriah Upon Seeing Yerushalayim or The Old City?

182

Taking Cocaine or Hallucinogenics for Pain

183

Making Your Wife a Shliach to Light the Menorah

184

Parents Lighting Menorah on the First Night of Chanukah and the Day of their Children's Wedding

185

Beauty Products Sold on Shabbos - Part 2

186

Lighting the Menorah in Shul

187

Saying Kesser on Mussaf Rosh Chodesh - Wearing Tefillin for Mussaf!

188

Sandek on Rosh Chodesh Wearing Tefillin?

189

Is Gambling an Asmachta?

190

Beauty Product Sold on Shabbos

191

Asmachta - What Makes a Deal Last

192

Landscaping on Shabbos

193

Buying a Ring with the Condition of Getting Married

194

Toveling a Keurig Coffee Maker

195

Wearing a Suit for your Siyum During the Nine Days

196

Transporting Non - Kosher Food

197

Unbraiding a Braid on Shabbos

198

Follow Up to "Making a Bracha on Tzitzis and Tallis"

199

Making a Bracha on Tzitzis and Tallis

200

Shaylah of the Week - Using a Rose for Kinyan Suder

201

Shaylah of the Week - Lo Sachmod by buying a house

202

Shaylah of the Week - Signed Photo of Einstein

203

Shaylah of the Week - Matana Al Minas Lehachzir

204

Shaylah of the Week - Document of Sale

205

Shailah of the Week - Giving money to lock in a deal or get a curse

206

Does a Shul make a Bracha?

207

Fidelity Charitable Trust

208

Sous Vide

209

Cancer research

210

Part 2 of Motzei Yom Kippur Havdalah Shaylah

211

Present for Shabbos

212

Washing when breaking fast Motzei Yom Kippur, do you need Al Hagafen from Havdalah?

213

Credit Unions

214

Correcting the Ba'al Koreh

215

Using a Zester on Shabbos

216

Making the Bar mitzvah before the Bo Bayom

217

Shaving a Non-Jew with a razor

218

Kohen Preceding a Levi in Halacha

219

When spouses are in different cities for lighting?

220

Using Maaiser money to get a tax break - Part 2

221

Scholarship Tax Credit

222

Buying Kibudim

223

Leaving a note with letters on Shabbos

224

Bracha on Sushi

225

Underwater Headphones and Learning

226

The Lost Retainer

227

Fidget Spinners and other inventions

228

Pre-Boiled Eggs

229

An Escaped Rabbit

230

Can you use a Walker or a Wheelchair on Shabbos where there is no Eiruv?

231

Kohen with an injured hand