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03.24.2023 3/25/23 – Shiur 413 – How not to go to jail Learn how to keep away from legal troubleHow to make the right choicesWhat are commom mistakes people make?What’s the best way to avoid them?What to do if you already made them, what steps should you take?What effect does incarceration have ...
03.17.2023 3/18/23 – Shiur 412 – What makes for Effective Dating? Is it okay to date two women (or men) at the same time?Can you test your date’s middos, and if so, to what extent?What should be the goal of dating?What is the most important thing for a person to do ...
03.10.2023 3/11/23 – Shiur 411 – Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L’pesach? \| Hand Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah - at what expense? \| Going to hotels for Pesach Does Medicine need to be Kosher L'pesach? Machine Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah at expense of other Pesach needs ie: a new dress for your wife with Rabbi Dovid Heber – Expert in kosher pharmaceuticals for the Star K, Director of ...
03.03.2023 3/4/23 – Shiur 410 – What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden? Would everything be run according to Shulchan Aruch?What about the things that according to Shulchan Aruch Beis Din can’t enforce nowadays?How do we deter people who steal if they get caught all they’ll have to do is return the theft?Is ...
02.24.2023 2/25/23 – Shiur 409 – Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS? Is a Kippa enough for davening? For Kiddush and Bentching?Do secular styles impact what we wear and the halacha?What if your parents don’t want you to wear a hat?What if your parents want the hat and you don’t?Did Chasidish garb ...
02.17.2023 2/18/23 – Shiur 408 – Looking out for Shemiras Einayim – How to deal with the scourge of pornography? How to address this issue with our youth?How to prevent it from becoming an issue?What percent of Frum Yidden are struggling?What should people who are struggling do?Is this struggle unique in our generation?How to get help on this taboo subject ...
02.10.2023 2/11/23 – Shiur 407 – Kashrus in home establishments \| How do you know if you’re really eating Kosher? If you make products at home and sell them, do you need a Hechsher?Why is it different than eating at someone else’s house that you don’t need a Hechsher?Is this Hechsher different than a Hechsher on a food establishment?How can ...
02.03.2023 2/4/23 – Shiur 406 – Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant? What gets people to stick with their learning after many years?What’s a valid reason to miss your Kevius?Does someone who gets paid for learning or teaching additionally need to be Kovea Ittim?Can the Kevius change over time, like when more ...
01.27.2023 1/28/23 – Shiur 405 – Whom should you marry? How Makpid should we be on names in marriage (father in law and son in law with the same names etc)?Can younger siblings get married before older siblings?Marrying for money?How important is the family (if there's a sibling off the ...
01.19.2023 1/21/23 – Shiur 404 – Adoption in Halacha Is there a mitzvah for a childless couple to adopt?Are you מקיים פריה ורביה with adoption?Is there an obligation of חיוב כיבוד אב ואם towards an adopted parent?Balancing obligations to the natural parents VS the adoptive parentsDoes an adopted child ...
01.13.2023 1/14/23 – Shiur 403 – Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it? What preparation is necessary to leave yeshiva/kollel and start working?What skills do yeshiva graduates say would be helpful?What should a yeshiva consider as its goals and responsibilities towards it’s talmidim?How do you decide on an occupation?Should you study a trade ...
01.05.2023 1/7/23 – Shiur 402 – Women’s role in society – Has our Halachic attitude towards women shifted over the years? Making a Bas MitzvahWomen giving Shiurim and writing articles in Halacha and HashkafaWomen giving Hadracha and Paskening Shailos – Yoetzet HalachaWomen going to college and joining the workforceWomen’s Hatzalah with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva of YU, Poseik of ...
12.30.2022 12/31/22 – Shiur 401 – To discuss or not to discuss - That is the Question Should Headlines have Shiurim on sensitive issues?Is it better to educate the public, or is it exposing Bochurim and others to things that they shouldn’t be exposed to?Is it a lack of Tznius to discuss certain topics in public?Is there ...
12.23.2022 12/24/22 – Shiur 400 – Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done? Is there something halachically wrong with using drugs? Alcohol? Vaping?Can you tell on a classmate who is using drugs or alcohol?What are the trends of drug and alcohol use in our high schools?How are teenagers able to afford and access ...
12.16.2022 12/17/22 – Shiur 399 – Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim in all Kehilos \| Eight Chanukah Riddles - Win a Chanukah gift !!!!!! Marching down flower girls to the Chuppah – Is that a Jewish thing or is it חוקות הגוים Standing up for the Chosson and Kallah when they walk down, is that a Jewish custom?Are you supposed to stand up during ...
12.09.2022 12/10/22 – Shiur 398 – 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 Should you in invite guests/ Kiruv at your Shabbos Seudos or is at expense of your children's Shabbos experience and your relationship with your children? If someone has different Kashrus standards than you can you eat in their house? What ...
12.02.2022 12/3/22 – Shiur 397 – Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our Communities Should a Rabbi meet in his office with a woman?What’s enough proof to start warning other women? Do recordings suffice?When do we go to the police?When do we keep abuse quiet and when do we publicize the dangers?What’s going on ...
11.25.2022 11/26/22 – Shiur 396 – Taking One’s Life in Halacha Is there any Heter ever for taking one’s own life?Terminal illness? Extreme poverty? Mafia chasing him?How do we view someone who commits suicide due to mental health issues?How do we prevent this tragedy? with Rabbi Mordechai Twersky – Horonsteipel Rebbe ...
11.18.2022 11/19/22 – Shiur 395 – Life Before Divorce – How do we stop the upward trend of divorce in our communities? Does a wife have to take on her husband’s Chumros?Should you be your spouse’s Mashgiach?Is there a Mitzvah of כיבוד אב ואם when parents are meddling into the children’s lives?If a Chosson or Kallah teacher taught incorrectly and it lead ...
11.11.2022 11/12/22 – Shiur 394 – “Being in the box” – have we made the “box” into a coffin? Is “the derech” too narrow? What’s the definition of being on the “derech” and “in-the-box”?How have those definitions changed over time?Is the “derech” too narrow and the “box” too confining?Does being “out-of-the box” violate Halacha or just societal expectations and norms?Are there halachic requirements to: ...
11.04.2022 11/5/22 – Shiur 393 – Hear from the wife of someone who has SSA – Is there life after divorce? Is same sex attraction real? Hear about it in real life with "Sara" – A wife of someone who has SSA - 22:23 Can the mother have custody of the boys when the father has a Mitzvah to teach his ...
10.27.2022 10/29/22 – Shiur 392 – Mental Health in Halacha – Learn how to recognize it and deal with it How does Halacha view mental health?Can you be Mechalel Shabbos?How do deal with OCD and Mitzvah observance?When someone comes to therapy and is saying lashon Horah or talking bad about parents is that a problem? Especially when the therapist is ...
10.21.2022 10/22/22 – Shiur 391 – Do we need to be a shmata when dealing with difficult people? What are some strategies and tactics for dealing with difficult people?Can you reciprocate the negativity?What if it’s your boss, Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva or spouse?When does the prohibition of hating someone apply? What if he earned the hatred? Do people get ...
10.06.2022 10/8/22 – Shiur 390 – The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited \| The court’s decision regarding YU \| Transgender in Halacha The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited - Is it Loshon Horah to discuss or a Mitzva? The court's decision regarding YU - What options do they have? When a religous school hires a Trans ...
09.23.2022 9/24/22 – Shiur 389 – The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant \| The New York State Board of Regents vote regarding Yeshivos The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant Are our restaurants and Kosher establishments really Kosher?What can we do to ensure that these incidents don’t happen again?with Rabbi Yudel Shain – Dayan and Renowned Kashrus expert, Lakewood NJ – 16:30 Yom ...
09.16.2022 9/17/22 – Shiur 388 – Quick Retirements – Should it be our goal to retire as quickly as possible? Is retirement a good idea? Do you need to stop working when you have enough money to learn full time?How should a wife handle the husband being around? What’s the impact on the children?What happens when the husband traifs up the kitchen preparing his own ...
09.09.2022 9/10/22 – Shiur 387 – Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos Hear from some of the greatest thinkers and Mashpiim our generationwith Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rov and Rabbinical Leader of the OU – 20:58with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Renowned Rosh Yeshivah and Lecturer – 34:41with Rabbi Efrem Golberg – ...
09.02.2022 9/3/22 – Shiur 386 – Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim? Is it about time we brought up Reb Nachman’s Kever to Eretz Yisroel? Should we be bringing up Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel? [The Halachic analysis of exhuming remains]Do we really know which Kever is the Kever of Reb Nachman?with Rabbi Ari Enkin – Rov, Maggid Shiur & Mechaber Seforim from Beit Shemesh ...
08.26.2022 8/27/22 – Shiur 385 – Back to School - Do we need to adhere to all school rules? If we don’t, can we sign the school handbook? What is the purpose of having a school handbook?Should the rules be realistic, or the ideal (but unrealistic) hopes of the school?Can parents lie about not having internet, texting, smartphones, etc.?What percentage of families violate school rules?Why would a school ...
08.19.2022 8/20/22 – Shiur 384 – My child was not accepted into any school!!! School Acceptance Policies - Discrimination Is having discriminatory school acceptance policies Halachically allowed?What damage are we doing to our children?Do we have a communal obligation to accept all children into schools?Is there a difference between a boys school and a girls school?Can schools force people ...
08.12.2022 8/13/22 – Shiur 383 – DUI in Halacha The alcohol epidemic in our community, what are the repercussions? If a person gets arrested due to a DUI incident is there a Mitzva of Pidyon Shevuim? If a person gives alcohol to legal minors, can he be held culpable? ...
08.05.2022 8/6/22 – Shiur 382 – Parenting - What makes “successful” children? What are common mistakes which should be avoided? What are the most important character traits we should teach our children? What’s the main challenge in raising children?How do we teach kids how to wake up, and generally be independent?How about to be compassionate and caring people?How has parenting ...
07.29.2022 7/30/22 – Shiur 381 – The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned? The history of the ghettoIs it a form of Kiddush Hashem to go down fighting rather than getting killed passively?Are you allowed to resist when you technically won't win: Is it a form of suicide?Are you causing others to get ...
07.22.2022 7/23/22 – Shiur 380 – The Halachic Challenges of living at home with a non-religious child or spouse If your spouse is irreligious, can she trusted to say she went to the Mikvah?Can you allow your son to stay in your house if he insists on staying there with his girlfriend?Can you eat from the food they bring ...
07.15.2022 7/16/22 – Shiur 379 – Beis Din in contemporary society What type of cases come before Beis Din These days?How does Beis din differ from an abitration panel?What can you do to avoid Dinei Torah?How are matrimonial cases (including Sholom Bayis) dealt with in Beis Din?The role of lawyers and ...
07.06.2022 7/9/22 – Shiur 378 – 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 Are friends a replacement for a therapist?What’s appropriate to discuss with friends, and what’s not?How should a wife handle when her husband lives a lifestyle she does not approve of?How should the husband handle his wife “being on his case”?Can ...
07.01.2022 7/2/22 – Shiur 377 – The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next? When a Yeshiva is compelled by the goverment to take action that is K'Neged HaTorah, are they obligated to shut down in lieu of complying? Does the yeshiva have to split off from the university and re-open as a separate ...
06.24.2022 6/25/22 – Shiur 376 – Mechitzas - When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim) Simchas: Chupa, Chasuna, Sheva Brochos Do any of them need a Mechitza?Does a concert need to have a Mechitza or is mixed seating/family seating allowed?Why is a Mechitza not mentioned in Shulchan Aruch with Rabbi Boruch Oberlander – Chief rabbi ...
06.17.2022 6/18/22 – Shiur 375 – “Off MY Derech” (but still “On THE Derech”) – When children turn out more observant - or less observant - than their parents had hoped What are the major areas of tension between parents and children regarding religious observance?How should the issues be handled by both parent and child?Are there differences between baalei tshuvah, modern orthodox and yeshivish in this regard? Does Kibud Av Ve’eim ...
06.10.2022 6/11/22 – Shiur 374 – The sound of Music Part II – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music Dealing with the celebrity statusBalancing family life and singingShould young aspiring singers go into singing?What are the red lines for venues not to sing in? with Yaakov Shwekey – International singing star – 16:19with Lipa Schmeltzer – Jewish Music’s Most ...
06.03.2022 6/4/22 – Shiur 373 – The sound of Music Part I – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music Hear a firsthand report how Reb Aharon Leib Steinman ZT"l encouraged concertsHear how music is keeping our youth from falling awayHow has Jewish music evolved over the years?What makes a song Jewish?What’s the point of music entertainment or inspiration?The new ...
05.27.2022 5/28/22 – Shiur 372 – Is tznius dressing all about insuring the men don’t look? Does overly strict enforcement in schools cause trauma for years to come? Rabbi Elyada Goldwicht - link to the Shavuos learning program: Bit.ly/SCPchallenge Should a man/Rabbi teach tznius to girls?Is it true that “Tzinus for women is just like Torah learning for men”?What are the consequences of tznius PTSD on the girl, ...
05.20.2022 5/21/22 Shiur – 371 – Roe v. Wade revisited - Should we be discussing it?\| Impacts made by individuals – Recollections from the lives of Harav Nota Greenblatt Zt”l & Reb Zecharia Wallerstein Zt”l History of debates with our adversariesDr. Rivka Schwartz – Associate Principal, General Studies at SAR High School, Bronx, New York, Ph.D. History from Princeton University - 6:15 Are we preparing our children for marriage - The Sholom Bayis initiative of ...
05.13.2022 5/14/22 Shiur – 370 – Roe v. Wade – What’s the Torah’s approach? It might be a lot different than you think with HaRav Moshe Sternbuch – Ravaad of Yerushalyaim, Mechaber Moadim Uzmanim – 24:20with Harav Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz – 26:24with Mara Nathan – Spiritual leader Temple Beth El, San Antonio – 42:09with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av ...
05.06.2022 5/7/22 Shiur – 369 – What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided? What’s the most important ingredient to have a successful marriage?What are significant issues that are easy to resolve?What are some common mistakes that spouses make?What can boys and girls in Shidduchim – or even earlier – do to prepare for ...
04.29.2022 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? If you Daven Maariv after Plag or after Shkiah can you count Sefirah? How to count of you're making early Shabbos? If a Rov forgot to count can he continue to count with a Brocha? And much more?with Rabbi Chaim ...
04.14.2022 4/16/22 – Shiur 367 – Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? \| A checklist for the Korban Pesach Can we bring Korbanos these days: Tumah, Techeilis, Kohanim - Can we rely on the Kohein DNA chromosone? The place of the Mizbeach - can it be proven archaeologically? Bigdei Kehuna, and much more...with Rabbi Shimshon Nadel – Rov of ...
04.08.2022 4/9/22 – Shiur 366 – Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos? Do the halachos and secular laws regarding false advertising apply to organizations raising tzedakah?Are promises by the charity a permitted form of advertising?Should a charity require a minimum payment in order to get a beracha?Is it better to daven for ...
04.01.2022 4/2/22 – Shiur 365 – The State of World Orthodox Jewry 2022 Interviews with International Askanim *Guest Hosted by Rabbi Pesach Lerner* The Orthodox community, Security, economics, Issues we are dealing with EREV PESACH from around the globe Eretz Yisroel:with MK Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus – Chaver Knesset of Degel Hatorah - 8:41with Eli Paley – Publisher, ...
03.25.2022 3/26/22 – Shiur 364 – 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 UKRAINEDo we Daven for their success or do we remember….The massacres: The Cossacks ת"ח ות"ט , Massacre of Uman 1768, Odessa Pogrom 1821, 1851, 1871, 1905, Kiev pogrom 1881, 1905, Mass killing of Jews during Russian civil war 1918-1923.Collaboration of ...

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3/25/23 – Shiur 413 – How not to go to jail

3/18/23 – Shiur 412 – What makes for Effective Dating?

3/11/23 – Shiur 411 – Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L’pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach

3/4/23 – Shiur 410 – What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden?

2/25/23 – Shiur 409 – Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS?

2/18/23 – Shiur 408 – Looking out for Shemiras Einayim – How to deal with the scourge of pornography?

2/11/23 – Shiur 407 – Kashrus in home establishments | How do you know if you’re really eating Kosher?

2/4/23 – Shiur 406 – Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant?

1/28/23 – Shiur 405 – Whom should you marry?

1/21/23 – Shiur 404 – Adoption in Halacha

1/14/23 – Shiur 403 – Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it?

1/7/23 – Shiur 402 – Women’s role in society – Has our Halachic attitude towards women shifted over the years?

12/31/22 – Shiur 401 – To discuss or not to discuss - That is the Question

12/24/22 – Shiur 400 – Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done?

12/17/22 – Shiur 399 – Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim in all Kehilos | Eight Chanukah Riddles - Win a Chanukah gift !!!!!!

12/10/22 – Shiur 398 – 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

12/3/22 – Shiur 397 – Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our Communities

11/26/22 – Shiur 396 – Taking One’s Life in Halacha

11/19/22 – Shiur 395 – Life Before Divorce – How do we stop the upward trend of divorce in our communities?

11/12/22 – Shiur 394 – “Being in the box” – have we made the “box” into a coffin? Is “the derech” too narrow?

11/5/22 – Shiur 393 – Hear from the wife of someone who has SSA – Is there life after divorce?

10/29/22 – Shiur 392 – Mental Health in Halacha – Learn how to recognize it and deal with it

10/22/22 – Shiur 391 – Do we need to be a shmata when dealing with difficult people?

10/8/22 – Shiur 390 – The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited | The court’s decision regarding YU | Transgender in Halacha

9/24/22 – Shiur 389 – The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant | The New York State Board of Regents vote regarding Yeshivos

9/17/22 – Shiur 388 – Quick Retirements – Should it be our goal to retire as quickly as possible? Is retirement a good idea?

9/10/22 – Shiur 387 – Are my Tefillos really worth anything? Does Hashem really listen to me? Powering up our Tefillos

9/3/22 – Shiur 386 – Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim? Is it about time we brought up Reb Nachman’s Kever to Eretz Yisroel?

8/27/22 – Shiur 385 – Back to School - Do we need to adhere to all school rules? If we don’t, can we sign the school handbook?

8/20/22 – Shiur 384 – My child was not accepted into any school!!! School Acceptance Policies - Discrimination

8/13/22 – Shiur 383 – DUI in Halacha

8/6/22 – Shiur 382 – Parenting - What makes “successful” children? What are common mistakes which should be avoided?

7/30/22 – Shiur 381 – The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned?

7/23/22 – Shiur 380 – The Halachic Challenges of living at home with a non-religious child or spouse

7/16/22 – Shiur 379 – Beis Din in contemporary society

7/9/22 – Shiur 378 – 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

7/2/22 – Shiur 377 – The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next?

6/25/22 – Shiur 376 – Mechitzas - When do we need one? + Music Part III (a supplement to the previous Shiurim)

6/18/22 – Shiur 375 – “Off MY Derech” (but still “On THE Derech”) – When children turn out more observant - or less observant - than their parents had hoped

6/11/22 – Shiur 374 – The sound of Music Part II – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

6/4/22 – Shiur 373 – The sound of Music Part I – Hear from the biggest names in Jewish Music

5/28/22 – Shiur 372 – Is tznius dressing all about insuring the men don’t look? Does overly strict enforcement in schools cause trauma for years to come?

5/21/22 Shiur – 371 – Roe v. Wade revisited - Should we be discussing it?| Impacts made by individuals – Recollections from the lives of Harav Nota Greenblatt Zt”l & Reb Zecharia Wallerstein Zt”l

5/14/22 Shiur – 370 – Roe v. Wade – What’s the Torah’s approach? It might be a lot different than you think

5/7/22 Shiur – 369 – What makes a successful marriage? What are common mistakes that should be avoided?

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?

4/16/22 – Shiur 367 – Should we be bringing a Korban Pesach these days? | A checklist for the Korban Pesach

4/9/22 – Shiur 366 – Advertising by Tzedakah Organizations: Promises of health, nachas, shidduchim and parnassah – false advertising or needed yeshuos?

4/2/22 – Shiur 365 – The State of World Orthodox Jewry 2022 Interviews with International Askanim

3/26/22 – Shiur 364 – 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