All Episodes

92. Three Controversial Sephardic Seforim - Feat. Rabbi Yehoshua Domosh

An Important Update

91. The Chassidic Theory of Time Relativity - Feat. Rabbi Bezalel Naor

90. Answers to Allentown: R' Solomon Krevsky and R' Abraham Isaac Kook - Feat. Dr. Noam Cohen

89. What Is and What Should Never Be (Published) - Feat. Dr. Yaakov Weinstein

88. The Art of the Ask: The Rashba's Approach to Fundraising - Feat. Rabbi Pinny Rosenthal

87. Thanksgiving Revisited - Feat. Rabbi Michael J. Broyde

86. L'Shem Yichud on a Gett? - Feat. Rabbi Avi Kahan

85. Umbrellas and the Austerity Gospel - Feat. Rabbi Elli Fischer

84. Rabbi Lamm and Rabbi Gifter: The Reality of Their Relationship - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky

83. A Paradigm Shift in Palliative Care - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner

82. Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm's Halachic Heroism - Feat. R. Dr. Tzvi Sinensky

81. A Psak Heard Round the World: Are We Facing Jerusalem or the Congo? - Feat. R. Yosef Weisenfeld

[Shtark Tank] Rav Shalom Rosner on the Legacy of Dr. Fred Rosner z"l

80. Conjoined Twins and A Tribute to Rav Tendler zt"l - Feat. Rachel Rosensweig

79. Should I Join the Army? A Responsum of Rav Zev Wolf Leiter - Feat. R' Yitzy Tanner

78. Education vs. Excommunication: The Rashba Combats a Communal Rupture - Feat. Rabbi Daniel Korobkin

77. A Distillation of the (Pesach) Kashrus Industry - Feat. Rabbi Yehoshua Domosh

76. A Seder From Afar: The COVID Seder...Five Years Later - Feat. Rabbi Yehuda Halpert

75. Kehuna for Sale? The Problematic Purchase of a Priestly Pedigree - Feat. Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky

74. Until I'm Six Feet Under? A Texas Burial Brouhaha - Feat. Rabbi Barry Gelman

73. "Avram", Academia, and Acceptance - Feat. Zachary Ottenstein

72. Clarifying a Contested Conversion - Feat. Rabbi Michoel Zylberman

71. The Internet's Rabbi: Rav Yuval Cherlow - Feat. Rabbi Roy Feldman

70. Family, Fertility and Halacha: Presenting Shu"T PUAH - Feat. Rabbi Elan Segelman

69. Ashkenazim Trapped in Sephardic Service - Feat. Rabbi Yigal Sklarin

68. The Medium, the Message, and the (Ri) Migash - Feat. Rabbi Shmuel Lubin

67. A Tour of the Cairo Geniza - Feat. Rabbi Zachary Rothblatt

66. HaRav Hershel Schachter: The Pesakim & The Personage - Feat. Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz

65. The Terumas HaDeshen: Bridging Medieval and Modernity - Feat. Rabbi Yehoshua Duker

64. Medresh, Machshava and Dikduk: Do They Really Matter? - Feat. Rabbi Tuvia Berman

63. Marriage, Mamzeirus and Money - Feat. Rabbi Ezra Schwartz

62. Savior of Seforim and Souls: Rav Mordechai Pinchas Teitz zt"l - Feat. Dr. Rivkah Blau

61. A Kashrus Compromise? The Parameters of Personal Trust in Halacha - Feat. Rabbi Chaim Jachter

60. A Career of Compassionate Jewish Education - Feat. Rabbi Yaakov Bender

59. Tenuous Texts, Hot Air Balloons, and Shai Agnon: Not Your "Typical" Chalitza Case - Feat. Rabbi Jeffrey Saks

58. "He Said, She Said": A Tale of Two Teshuvos - Feat. Dr. Elana Stein Hain

57. Disentangling the Secrets of Sha'atnez - Feat. Rabbi Yirmiyah Moldovan

56. A View from the Vanguard: A Conversation with a Contemporary Posek - Feat. Rabbi Asher Bush

55. What Happens When Halacha Appears to Get History Wrong? - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

54. The Pioneering Pesakim of Rav Shlomo Goren - Feat. Rabbi Chaim Metzger

53. The Briskers Got it Right! (At Least This Time) - Feat. Rabbi David Fried

52. Recovering the Remarkable Rulings of Rav Nosson Nota Zuber zt"l - Feat. Rabbi Yossi Katz

51. Ona'as Mamon: Approaches to Jewish Economic Regulation - Feat. Rabbi Tzvi Benoff

50. The Get of Kleves: From Divorce to Dementia in Jewish Law - Feat. Rabbi Kalman Laufer

49. Evasion, Avoidance and Workarounds in the Halachic System - Feat. Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman

48. Printing Press Politics: Investigating the Mishneh Torah Copyright Controversy - Feat. Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg

47. The Lesser of Two Evils: Is it Ever Kosher to Look the Other Way? - Feat. Rabbi Shimon Altshul

46. Cutting it Close: The Problem with Pre-Shabbos Surgeries - Feat. Rabbi Yossi Kamman

45. [Special Episode] Responsa from the RCA - Feat. Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon, Rav Mark Dratch, Rav Shlomo Weissman and more!

44. Minhag vs. Halacha: The Friday Night Kiddush Controversy - Feat. Rabbanit Ayelet Schlesinger

43. The Way is Shut: A Probing of Post-Talmudic Authority - Feat. Rabbi Shmuel Phillips

42. Should I Study Biblical Criticism? - Feat. Rabbi Steven Gotlib

41. The Epistle to Yemen - Feat. Rabbi Chezkie Glatt

40. [Special Episode] Letters to the Editor - Feat. The Listeners!

39. Dancing on Shabbos: Where Halacha Meets Hasidut - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem

38. Who Let the Dogs In? A Study of Service Animals & the Synagogue - Feat. Rabbi Dan Margulies

37. Rabbinic Rifts & Family Feuds: A Compelling Yibum Controversy - Feat. Mr. Gedaliah Wielgus, Esq.

36. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? A Radical Ruling of the Rosh - Feat. Rabbi Elli Fischer

35. Sephardic Simplicity: Chacham Ovadia's Approach to Chametz - Feat. Rabbi Moses Haber

34. The Shabbos Bride…Literally! - Feat. Rabbi Zachary Beer

33. Uncorking The Rema's Censored Wine Responsum - Feat. Rabbi Drew Kaplan

32. From Scandal to Seder: How Geonic Polemic Shaped the Text of the Haggadah - Feat. Yosef Lindell

31. Spirits and Slaughter: A (Halachic) Purim Murder Mystery - Feat. Rabbi Avi Hoffman

30. Sacred Study: May One Learn Medicine on Shabbos? - Feat. R' Yaakov Wolff

29. Money, Mikvah and Minhag: The Rise of "Big Funeral" - Feat. Rabbi Daniel Sayani

28. An Inadvertent Infidelity - Feat. Rabbi Gil Student

27. The Razor-Sharp Incisiveness of Rav Nachum Rabinovitch - Feat. Rabbi Yitzchak Sprung

26. From Sabbateanism to Hinduism: Does Teshuvah Have Its Limits? - Feat. Rabbi Mordechai Becher

25. Gaza: Past, Present and Future - Feat. Rabbi Michael Freund

24. Pandora's Soda Bottle and the Jewish "Shabbos Goy" - Feat. Rabbi Mark Glass

23. Daughters and Kaddish - Feat. Rabbanit Shalhevet Cahana

22. Of Grammar and Grit: Does Dikduk Really Matter? - Feat. R. Daniel Mann

21. A Gadol in Disguise: The Wisdom & Warmth of Rav Shlomo Wahrman zt"l - Feat. Rabbi Eli Slomnicki

20. All Aboard the Zebu (Halachic) Safari! - Feat. Rabbi Binyomin Fishman

19. The Case for Coeducation - Feat. Michael Feldstein & Joseph Kaplan, Esq.

18. Riots, Protests and Property Damage - Feat. Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz

17. Conversion & Unfortunate Estrangement - Feat. Rabbi Zvi Romm

16. Ransoming Hostages: Where Methodology Meets Morale - Feat. Rabbi Johnny Solomon

15. The Tallis Status Symbol and its Implications for Single Men - Feat. Rabbi Noah Marlowe

14. Can We Get Rid of Chazaras HaShatz? - Feat. Rabbi Pesach Sommer

13. Forgery, Censorship, and the "No True Lamdan Fallacy" - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

12. The O.C.D. Heter: Appraised by a Mental Health Professional - Feat. Rabbi Dr. Saul Haimoff

11. A Forced Divorce and its Rabbinic Repercussions - Feat. Rabbi Elie Weissman

10. Are There Appeals Courts in the Jewish Judicial System? - Feat. Dr. Chagai Schlesinger

9. The Limits of Pikuach Nefesh - Feat. Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

8. The Ethics of Confidentiality - Feat. Rabbi Gidon Rothstein

7. When Does an Employee Have a Right (Obligation) to Quit? - Feat. Rabbi Tzvi Goldstein

6. Artificial Intelligence & Psak Halacha - Feat. Rabbi Shimshon Nadel

5. Using Non-Jewish Courts and Non-Jewish Laws - Feat. Rabbi Yona Reiss

4. Bar/Bas Mitzvah Ceremonies: Mitzvah or Mistake? - Feat. Rabbi Elchanan Poupko

3. Should Jews Host Thanksgiving Meals? - Feat. Yisroel Ben-Porat

2. Should a Boy from a Jewish Father and Gentile Mother be Circumcised? - Feat. Rabbi Oran Zweiter

1. Can You Disagree with a Gadol? - Feat. Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein