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- Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business?
Are there halachic caps or guidelines on salaries and benefits?
Does nepotism ever become a legal or halachic problem?What constitutes “reasonable compensation” for operators of religious non-profits?Can money be taken out in indirect ways, such as consulting fees?1 hr 16 min - What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah?
Why do we rely on leniency these day when the Heter was due to שעת הדחק and we don’t have a shortage of food?
If the Heter is based on Safek, nowadays the Safek is verifiable and can’t be relied uponIf a store has information posted that it’s not Yoshon – there’s no Safek at all – what do people rely on?Why are people making on Stam Cholov which is maybe a Safek Derabbanan and not on this?If a person needed to eat because of פיקוח נפש and it was a question of הקל הקל תחלה should he eat Chodosh or drink Stam Cholov?People spend a lot of money and time checking vegtables for bugs which the obligation to check is Derabanan but blatantly eat Chodosh – why?Why does everyone spends thousands of dollars on computer check of a sefer Torah and here it’s easy to access the information and for free?Why are Chasidim so lenient – How does a story from the Baal Shem Tov uproot Halacha – even if it’s true we go with halacha not stories – we can uproot all the Torah if it’s controlled by stories not Halacha?Chassidim specifically love to quote Chasam Sofer “חדש אסור מן התורה” – when it comes to any slight deviance of Minhag or even culture – and חדש itself they don’t care about?1 hr 10 min - From the Shul to the Shelter: Rabbanim in Israel Reflect on Life During Wartime
How has the role of being a Rav changed due to the war?
What should a shul’s policy be when a siren goes off during davening?How are people doing emotionally with the constant sirens, sleep deprivation and stress?What are the most interesting or unusual halachic questions that were asked during the war?2 hr 7 min - What is a Neshamah Yeseirah, and do calories really not count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Plus, join the Headlines 30-days exercise challenges!
Do we also receive a Neshamah Yeseirah on Yom Tov?
Does it have any effect on our capacity to eat?Is there any medical or scientific basis for the claim that calories are “absorbed” by the Neshamah Yeseirah and therefore don’t count on Shabbos and Yom Tov?What are some practical ways to manage our eating on Pesach while still fully enjoying the Yom Tov?Sign-up to jog or walk with Coach K at:
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1 hr 40 min - Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it? To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?
What makes gambling so alluring, and how widespread is it?
To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?What strategies are effective in helping someone quit gambling?Should watching professional sports be banned?If a child uses a parent’s credit card to gamble without permission, is that considered stealing?Halachically speaking, is the parent responsible for charges made by the child?2 hr 8 min - Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground
Does collateral damage in war have a limit – can you destroy a missile base that will kill many civilians in the town nearby. Can you hit a nuclear reactor that will contaminate millions?
Are citizens who support the regime considered combatants?What Issurim can you be Doche because of mental health – using phones on Shabbos, or other electric devices that will calm them down?Does Iran have a Din of an active Rodef if it’s only something in the future – they’re in middle of making a nuclear bomb that won’t be ready for another two years?Is it a Milchemes Mitzvah to start it on Shabbos ?Can you be Mechalel Shabbos for preventive action – such as attacking on Shabbos to preempt an act (Is it תלוי בהותרה או דחויה- smoking while driving a tank)?Do you have to go to a shelter (odds of getting hurt are very small)?Is a tank Chayuv in Mezuza? Can you make it into a Sukkah? Light Chanukah Neiros?Can you listen do the Megillah on zoom?And more….1 hr 14 min - Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions?
Can a family member who is less qualified be hired before a more qualified candidate?
Must admissions be based on merit?When is nepotism allowed?Can the Menahel/Principal keep any donations (bribes?) made to him personally? What if they are non-monetary, like expensive liquor, a new megillah, etc.Can the son of the Menahel sell access to his father?1 hr 43 min - How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce
Is failure to disclose a significant personality disorder considered a mekach ta’us in marriage?
Are there halachos guiding how to treat one’s spouse during divorce, especially in high-conflict cases?When is it appropriate to turn to secular courts during divorce proceedings – for example, to obtain a restraining order against a spouse?Can refusal to go to the mikveh be considered a halachic violation when used as a tool in marital conflict?2 hr 20 min - THANK YOU HASHEM FOR THE EMESDIKE TZADDIK!!
What’s the best path for serving Hashem in our generation?
Does it have to be one or the other?Can it be a combination?47 min - Semicha for Women? | Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?
Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah?
Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push?
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