Halacha Headlines

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Halacha Headlines episodes

August 09, 2024 8/10/24 – Shiur 478 – Extremism – What causes Chareidi extremism? Is it a bad thing? What about Hilltop Youth extremism against Arabs?
What causes someone to become an extremist?
Is extremism stronger now than 20-30 years ago?
Are there similarities between Chareidi extremism, the Hilltop Youths and Leftists against Chareidim?
If you don’t agree with a law, can you violate it?
Are there times when extremism is warranted?
Is being OTD another form of extremism? And are there ways to improve the system?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz – Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Toronto – 9:52
with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – head of the Iyun Institute, community Rav in Ramot – 29:18
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 58:19
with Dr. Shlomo Black – psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 58:19
with Nati Rom, Esq. – civil rights attorney representing “Hilltop Youth” and the founder of Lev HaOlam – 1:35:08
Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:52:05
מראי מקומות
2 hr 6 min
August 01, 2024 8/3/24 – Shiur 477 – Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) | Lacetop Sheitels | Voting in Halacha
Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life)
Should you teach or them, or should you shield them from exposure?
with Rabbi Moshe Aharon Kahane – Head of Machon Zichron Kehuna – 15:10
with Rabbi Yaakov Ephraim Forcheimer – Poseik of Lakewood – 15:49
Lacetop Sheitels in Halacha – Erase the Lace or Embrace the Lace?
Is it a new question or an age old Machlokes?
with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Renowned Poseik and Magid Shiur – 21:03
with Rebbetzin Rivka Slonim – Director Chabad at Binghamton University, renowned author and lecturer – 45:53
Voting In Halacha
Can you vote for a candidate that’s personally immoral?
Can you vote for a party that supports immoral values?
Can you vote for a party that’s anti Eretz Yisroel?
with Rabbi Yaakov Feitman – Rov of Bais Tzvi Yehuda in Cedarhurst, Prolific author – 54:33
מראי מקומות
1 hr 12 min
July 26, 2024 7/27/24 – Shiur 476 – What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world?
Do all non-Jews hate us?
Does exposure to the non-Jewish world help or hurt our children when they grow up?
What are the hazards of teaching children negative attitudes about non-Jews?
What separations did Chazal institute between us and non-Jews? Why did Chazal feel that was necessary?
Do we need to be concerned with causing “Aivah” (animosity) with non-Jews, even if we are doing nothing wrong?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 11:20
with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein – Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center – 42:19
with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 42:19
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:07:59
with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:31:09
with Rabbi Shraga Freedman – Educational Director of Living Kiddush Hashem Foundation –1:46:26
Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:10:48
מראי מקומות
2 hr 26 min
July 19, 2024 7/20/24 – Shiur 475 – Assassinations and Targeted Killings in Halacha – Donald Trump, Mohammad Deif, etc.
What’s the rationale to halachically permit targeted killings of Israel’s enemies?
Is there any difference between a targeted killing during an active war and when there’s no active war being fought?
What if there’s only a 10%, 20% or 30% chance that the target is where you think he is?
Do you need to be concerned about collateral damage during a targeted killing? And, what if it could be significant?
Is there a problem celebrating when our enemies are killed?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 10:33
with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Renowned Lecturer and Author of “Ethics of Our Fighters” – 30:46
with Professor Avi Bell – Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University and University of San Diego Law School – 50:35
with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Shul Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 1:10:05
Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:39:07
מראי מקומות
1 hr 53 min
July 12, 2024 7/13/24 – Shiur 474 – Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
Is a smoker Possul Lei'dus?
If your father asks you to buy him a pack of cigarettes are you allowed to listen?
What would Reb Moshe hold about smoking based on the data
with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik and Rov of Agudah in Chicago – 12:24
with Dr. Michael Zelefsky – Professor Of Radiation Oncology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, Musmach of Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT"L – 20:48
Would Halacha require an aging forgetful leader to step down?
If the population loses their trust in the president (or leader) can they Halachically oust him?
When a husband loses his sanity can his wife or children take away his business?
When a father loses his sanity can his children take from his money for their wedding expenses?
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toen and Mechaber Seforim – 43:11
with Malkie Scher Esq – Guardianship Attorney, Moskowitz Legal Group Hewlett NY –1:11:43
מראי מקומות
1 hr 24 min
July 04, 2024 7/6/24 – Shiur 473 – Supporting a son or son-in-law in learning – is it a good investment?
Is there an obligation to support a son (or son-in-law) in learning?
If the father (or father-in-law) commits to support, can he get out of it, for example when business is bad?
Does living comfortably facilitate or get in the way of quality learning?
Is it best to fund the strongest learner, the neediest person, or a relative?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 11:00
with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 37:34
with Rabbi Yechiel Greenblatt and Jordan Odinsky – founders of www.SmachZevulun.com – 58:31
with Boaz Feinberg – Tax Attorney specializing in non profits – 1:11:13
with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:20:24
Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:33:34
מראי מקומות
1 hr 48 min
June 28, 2024 6/29/24 – Shiur 472 – What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight
When does conversation between parents go from “discussing difficult issues” to being offensive and prohibited speech?
Should parents avoid all conflict in front of their children?
If there is ongoing tension between parents, should they attempt to hide it from the children?
What’s the impact of bad Shalom Bayis on children?
How should children handle when parents regularly fight?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov, Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:05
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author – 28:58
with Mrs. Blimie Heller – Noted parenting coach – 28:58
with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov – 1:01:42
Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:20:00
מראי מקומות
1 hr 32 min
June 21, 2024 6/22/24 – Shiur 471 – Electricity on Shabbos - Are you really keeping Shabbos? | Is there a difference between a Ben Torah and an Orthodox Jew?
What's a Ben torah?
with Rabbi Gershon Ribner – Rosh Kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah – 12:27
with Rabbi Yisroel Brog – Rosh Yeshiva Tiferes Avigdor – 17:15
with Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood, Rabbinic advisor of Ami Magazine – 20:34
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior rabbi BRS – 29:50
Electricity on Shabbos
Electric Water Meter
Sump Pump (basement pump)
Security systems
Motion sensors
With Rabbi Zvi Holland and Rabbi Chananya Jacobson – StarK Kashrus Administrators –33:04
מראי מקומות
1 hr 24 min
June 07, 2024 6/8/24 – Shiur 470 – Learning Torah when it’s nearly impossible
What are valid reasons to cancel on your chavrusa or to miss your daily shiur?
How can you concentrate on your learning when you are stressed about life and so distracted?
How do you keep on learning over the long-term?
What gets people off-track from learning when they leave Yeshiva?
How can an IDF solider learn when fighting in Gaza or on the Lebanon border?
Hosted by: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 17:52
with Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – renowned Rosh Yeshiva and prolific author – 46:42
with Rabbi Yehudah Auerbach – Director of JLIC at the University of Chicago – 1:00:57
with Rabbi Eitan Philips – Director of the M.D Katz JLIC at Tel Aviv University – 1:00:57
with Harry Rothenberg – noted speaker and partner, Rothenberg Law Firm – 1:32:16
with Dr. Shmuel Harris – adult psychiatrist and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 1:44:46
Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:03:21
מראי מקומות
2 hr 12 min
May 31, 2024 6/1/24 – Shiur 469 – Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon
Practical Halachos of Shemiras Einayim
How to make Shemiras Einayim part of your life
How to turn over a new leaf in your life
Hosted by: Rabbi Shlomo Landau – Director of Mentorships, Olami
with Rabbi Joey Haber – Renowned Speaker and Lecturer – 10:55
with Rabbi Ari Bensoussan – Chazak International LA – 34:40
with Anonymous – Someone whose life turned around – 1:06:56
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov Khal Zichron Yechezkel in Toms River, Poseik of Hatzolah – 1:25:33
מראי מקומות

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