All Episodes

#95 - Rabbi Moshe Feinstein: The Theory of Halakhic Decision, Part 2

#94 - Rabbi Moshe Feinstein: The Theory of Halakhic Decision, Part 1

#93 - Just Who Is a "Kosher" Witness?

#92 - A Family Trauma in the Halakhic Literature?

#91 - Piyyutim and Creative Worship

#90 - Standing Up and Sitting Down for the Sh'ma

#89 - Why Must We Use a Plain Wedding Ring?

#88 - How Many Matzot on the Seder Plate?

#87 - El Melekh Ne'eman

#86 - Counting Children in a Minyan?

#85 - What makes a Marriage a Marriage? Part 3

#84 - What Makes a Marriage a Marriage? Part 2

#83 - What Makes a Marriage a Marriage? Part 1

#82 - The Problem With Expertise

#81 - Three Blessings of Thanksgiving

#80 - Students of Torah and Military Service: A Responsum of the Tzitz Eliezer

#79 - Are Students of Torah Exempt from Military Service?

#78 - Why Do We Recite B'rakhot?

#77 - Birkat Eirusin, or: Is Marriage a Mitzvah?

#76 - K'vod Hab'riyot and Positive Change

#75 - Gadol K'vod Hab'riyot: A Wedding on Shabbat

#74 - Why Don't We Recite a B’rakhah Over the Hagadah?

#73 - Gadol K'vod Hab'riyot

#72 - Are We Allowed to Cause Harm to Ourselves?

#71 - Birkat Hatorah

#70 - On Strike!

#69 - Rav Ouziel on Organized Labor

68. The Halakhah and Organized Labor

#67 - Hanerot Halalu

#66 - Joshua's Rules for Sharing the Land

#65 - Is There a Requirement to Eat Meat on Festivals?

#64 - The Strange Case of the Stolen Lulav

#63 - Ba`al T'shuvah vs. Tzadik Gamur

#62 - How Many Shofar Sounds Are We Supposed to Hear?

#61 - Judicial Ethics

#60 - Yom Tov Sheni, Part 3

#59 - Yom Tov Sheni, Part 2

58. Yom Tov Sheni, Part 1

#57 - May a Blind Person Be Called to the Torah?

#56 - Thinking Halakhicly About Disability

#55 - Who Is Worthy to Lead Us in Prayer? Part 2

#54 - Getting Rid of Hametz

#53 - Who Is Worthy to Lead Us in Prayer? Part 1

#52 - "They Teach Him the Principles of the Faith": Is Rambam Just Making This Up?

#51 - B'rakhot: Is It Okay to Change the Text?

#50 - Why Are We Still Saying Kiddush in the Synagogue?

#49 - The Death of King Saul and Physician-Assisted Suicide

#48 - On the Flexibility of the Halakhah

#47 - What's Wrong with the Electric Hanukkiah?

#46 - Deception: Part 2

#45 - On the Halakhah of War

#44 - Deception: Creating a False Impression

#43 - Kol Nidrei: Timing is Everything

#42 - Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat

#41 - Sounding the Shofar on Shabbat

#40 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 3

#39 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 2

#38 - When Halakhah and Ethics Collide, Part 1

#37 - Jewish Law: The Quiet Revolution

#36 - The Mitzvah of Matzah: One Day or Seven Days?

#35 - Why Don't We Pray for Rain When We Actually Need the Rain? Part 2

#34 - Why Don't We Pray for Rain When We Actually Need the Rain? Part 1

#33 - The Four Questions (?)

#32 - Is Medical Treatment Compulsory?

#31 - Adloyada - Really??

#30 - When Doctors Do Harm: Medical Practice and the Halakhah, Part 2

#29 - When Doctors Do Harm: Medical Malpractice and the Halakhah

#28 - The Mitzvah of Medicine, Part 2

#27 - The Mitzvah of Medicine

#26 - What is Prayer? A Follow-Up

#25 - What Is Prayer? And Why Is That Such a Hard Question?

#24 - Should Jews Celebrate Thankgiving?

#23 - Halakhah and the Regulation of Firearms, Part 2

#22 - Halakhah and the Regulation of Firearms, Part 1

#21 - The Sukkah: Why Size Matters

#20 - Pikuach Nefesh on Yom Kippur: Loading the Dice

#19 - Patriotism and the Halakhah, Part 2

#18 - Patriotism and the Halakhah

#17 - Happy the Elephant and the Halakhah

#16 - Coercion and Tz'dakah

#15 - Coercion, Consent, Marriage, and Divorce

#14 - Coercion and Consent, Part 2

#13 - Coercion and Consent

#11 - Prayer in Translation: Is It Kosher? Part 4: Tachlis!

#12 - Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut: B'rakhah or Not?

#10 - Substitutes for Wine in the Four Cups

#9 - Prayer in Translation, Part 3: The Hatam Sofer

#8 - Prayer in Translation, Part 2

#7 - Prayer in Translation, Part 1

#6 - Must Doctors Always Tell Patients the Truth?

#5 - The Kushya of the Beit Yosef

#4 - The One and Only Mitzvah of Hannukah and the Very Best Way to Fulfill It

#3 - What is Kiddush?

#2 - The Ins and Outs of Dwelling in the Sukkah

#1 - The Mitzvah of Erev Yom Kippur