Halacha Headlines

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  • 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?
    Can a person be held accountable for giving excess drinks to adults?
    Can a persom who gives alcohol to legal minors be turned over to the authorities?

    A person who endangers the public can he be turned over to the authorities?
    Hear an in-depth Halachic and legal analysis from renowned Rabbonim and lawyers

    1 hr 31 min
  • The Warsaw Ghetto - The Uprising: Was it Halachically sanctioned? Hear from the grandson of Reb Menachem Zemba's lookout

    The history of the ghetto
    Is 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 killed?
    The controversy surrounding Reb Menachem Zemba’s view
    Are leaders obligated not to abandon their flock or do thet have to leave to save their lives?

    1 hr 31 min
  • 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 you?
    Do you have to be afraid they’ll make your oven, microwave, and dishes Treif?
    If they cook is it Bishul Acu”m?
    If they touch wine does it become Yayin Nesech?
    Can you give them food and drink if they won’t wash their hands or make a Brocha?
    Are they מצטרפף לזימון ?
    What happens if they bring Chametz into your house on Pesach?
    If the air conditioner shuts off on Shabbos and they turn it on do you have to leave the house?
    If they turn on a light on Shabbos can you use that room?

    1 hr 49 min
  • 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 Toyanim in Beis Din

    1 hr 11 min
  • 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 a non-Jewish book be used for Shalom Bayis?
    Is there a Torah hashkafa in how to handle Shalom Bayis issues?
    What if the wife is the problem?

    2 hr 17 min
  • The Court’s ruling: LGBTQIA clubs at Yeshiva University: What comes next?

    When a Yeshiva is compelled by the government 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 new and independent Yeshiva?
    If the Yeshiva follows the government’s orders, is one permitted to continue teaching there?
    Is the University institute permitted to remain open if it is forced to take action that is K’Neged HaTorah?
    How should Orthodox Jewry as a whole react even if their own Yeshiva is not affected?
    Is this reminiscent of the closing of Yeshivas Volozhin?

    1 hr 15 min

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