Halacha Headlines

What needs to be disclosed (e.g., having a colorful background, health problems, addictions)? When and by whom? How should we respond to shidduch inquiries when asked? Should references disclose everything? Can they lie? Are people typically lax in disclosing? Do certain segments of Judaism fail to disclose more than others? Can things be patched up when problems are discovered after marriage?

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy – Rav of the Agudas Yisrael of Toronto – 8:41with Rabbi Daniel Stein – Rosh Yeshiva at REITS and Rav of The Ridniker Shteibel – 33:16with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Lecturer and Author – 1:00:07with Dr. David Pelcovitz – Renowned Psychologist – 1:20:02with Rabbi Daniel Travis – Rosh Kollel, Toras Chaim and prolific author – 1:32:40

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Internet – kosher phones or iphones?Science – Should the big bang scare us?Kosher Entertainment – Bad influence oranother way to engage with our children?Modern Clothing and Sheitels – Has Tznius gotten too lax?Education – Secular education or just Gemara?How have we handled modernity in the past (a historical perspective)? Have we succeeded?

with Rabbi JJ Schacter - Noted Historian – 22:24with Dr. Alan Kadish - President, Touro College – 45:59with Rabbi Berel Wein - Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:04:01with Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin - Author, Director of Education, NCSY – 1:14:41with Dr. Elisheva Carelbach - Director of Jewish Studies, Columbia University – 1:28:26with Dr. Eli Shapiro - Popular Educator/social worker, Creator, The Digital citizenship project – 1:37:01with Rabbi Chaim Veshnefsky - Director Yesodei Hadaas yesodeihadas.org – 1:53:28

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What's the Halacha:

Can a child be thrown out of school because of a parent switching affiliations?Is there an obligation to the child, or is a Yeshivah like any other private corporation that can do what it wants?Can a wife be fired because of her husband's actions?If parents sign a document not to change affiliations is it binding on the child?How much damage is caused to a child when he/she is thrown out of school?Historically, what effect does a Chassidus splitting have on family structure?

with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toein, and Mechaber Seforim – 14:05with Yair Bruck Labor and Employment attorney – 41:19with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer - 56:10with Yehuda Geberer – Noted Jewish Historian, Jewish History Soundbites podcast  – 1:00:46with Mordechai Weinberger LSW - Well known Social Worker and Columnist – 1:21:19

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Is the “surrendered wife” a Torah-concept? Why should the wife surrender, and not the husband?  Is “extreme-giving” normal and healthy? What should Kallah teachers be teaching? Should the husband or the wife make the financial decision when there’s a disagreement? Should a wife say anything when the husband is making bad decisions?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim 

with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rabbi of Moshav Matisyahu – 12:42with Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier – veteran mechanech, relationships expert and author – 37:20with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Lecturer and Author – 54:08with Mrs. Sara Yoheved Rigler – Bestselling author and inspirational teacher – 1:11:06with Mrs. Chaya Juravel – relationships coach and founder of Go4Harmony – 1:40:23

Previous weeks Riddles – 2:00:53

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Should we inoculate or isolate our children? How far has it seeped into our community? Is there a difference between the internet and social media? Balancing trust VS control, How children react to inconsistency

with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg - Rov, Boca Raton Synagogue – 19:46with Rabbi Nechemia Gottlieb - Founder, TAG – 48:54with Rabbi Henoch Plotnick, Renowned educator, Rov, Maggid Shiur and columnist – 1:17:55with Shimon Kolyakov - Co-founder Torah Anytime – 1:34:07

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Link: https://www.chabad.org/5294581

Mikvaos for men: Is there any source for going to the Mikvah every day? Did the Tanoim, Amoraim and Rishonim go? How about on Erev Shabbos? Are you allowed to go to a hot Mikvah on Shabbos? What about a cold Mikvah on Shabbos?People who are far away from a Mikvah can they use the ocean or rivers? What does it really cost to build a Mikvah? How do you build one?Hear the fascinating story of the discovery of the Rashab's Mikvah - The first Mikvah in the world built with a Bor Al Gabei Bor

with Rabbi Chaim Danzinger - Chabad Shliach, Rostov, Russia, www.jewishrostov.com – 18:38with Rabbi Shmuel Stein - Mechaber, Shabbos in Our Times, Chaver, Miami Beach Kollel – 39:39with Rabbi Shaya Shagalov, Mikvah Expert – 54:00

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What are the basic halachic requirements for tznius? Do tznius chumros imbue the girls with kedusha or cause rebellion? What’s the long-term impact when a dress code is strictly enforced? Does it only affect the struggling girls, or everyone? Do modern schools also have enforcement issues? Are there ways to improve? 

 ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 9:58with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rabbi of Moshav Matisyahu – 30:04with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 44:13with “Chana” – a recent Beis Yaakov graduate – 1:16:46with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and/or Mashgiach Ruchani of three schools, Brooklyn – 1:25:31with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer - 1:47:50

Previous weeks Riddles –2:24:03

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How are you Mekarev: through philisopical debates or through teaching Torah? How to answer the tough questions, How every individual can and is obligated to get involved

with Rabbi Rav Uri Zohar - Legendary leader of the Teshuva movement in EY – 22:10with Rabbi Yanky Arem - Chairman Peiylim Lev Lachim, Levlachim.org – 42:09with Rabbi Yossy Gordon - CEO, Chabad on Campus – 48:16with Rabbi Chaim Sampson CEO, Project Inspire (Aish) – 1:04:54Previous weeks Riddles – 1:23:11

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Should you take elderly parents in your home or place them in a nursing home? Are you obligated to care of your parents at the expense of your children? Do you have to take off from work to tend a parents need? When you're taking care of a parent are you exempt from all Mitzvos? Is there a Chiyuv Kibbud Av to a comatose parent? Estate Planning, Succesion Planning, Health Proxy  

with Rabbi Shimon Finkelman - Rebbi, Darchei Torah, Prolific Author – 21:37with Rebbitzin Feige Twersky - Renowned Milwaukee Rebbitzin, Hamodia Columnist – 41:51with Mr. Joe Klein, esq - Eldercare Expert – 1:04:54

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