Igros Moshe: Inside the Teshuvos

Igros Moshe: Inside the Teshuvos

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Igros Moshe: Inside the Teshuvos episodes

  • Davening When the Government Won’t Change the Clocks

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    In Orach Chaim 4:6, Rav Moshe addresses davening Shacharis before sunrise when year-round daylight saving time pushed sunrise past the start of the workday: how early alos hashachar really is, and what to do about tallis, tefillin, and Krias Shema.

    25 min
  • Annulling the Horribly Tragic Marriage

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    In Even HaEzer 3:48, Rav Moshe addresses a tragic shaila from the secretary of Israel's Supreme Rabbinical Court: a young marriage ended in tragedy, and the only brother available for yibbum is a child. Can the marriage be annulled?

    23 min
  • Performing an Autopsy to Learn Medicine

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    In Yoreh Deah 2:151, Rav Moshe addresses whether an autopsy may be performed in order to learn medicine - distinguishing between treating the specific patient in front of you and acquiring general medical knowledge, with an analysis of the gemara on nivul hames.

    19 min
  • Harriet, the Get Refuser

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    In Even Haezer 1:2, Rav Moshe deals with a Rochester woman, named Harriet, who refused to accept a get to allow her ex to remarry and whether the husband can marry without the get.

    20 min
  • Renting Out a Catering Hall For Mixed Dancing

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    In Yoreh Deah 1:72, Rav Moshe discuss whether a wedding hall operator may rent out the hall to a couple whom he knows will have mixed dancing and whether it matters whether the couple can find another hall. 

    25 min
  • The Mechitza Requirement

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    In a series of six teshuvos, Rav Moshe traces the source of the mechitza requirement and clarifies how large a mechitza must be. 

    29 min
  • Actually, My Son's Not Jewish

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    In Even Haezer 4:21, Rav Moshe Feinstein addresses the shocking claims of a couple that their 27-year old son was actually adopted and not Jewish. 

    21 min
  • Undergoing a Potentially Deadly Surgery

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    In Yoreh Deah 3:36, Rav Moshe discusses with the Av Beis Din of London the serious and very relevant question of whether when can risk a potentially deadly surgery for the possibility of curing an existing disease. 

    25 min
  • Is Monsey a Real City?

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    In Choshen Mishpat 1:40, two community leaders of the young, growing religious town of Monsey, NY turn to Rav Moshe Feinstein to clarify whether Monsey is a standalone city and to mediate between Monsey residents who have differing views as to the appropriate approach to build up Monsey.

    20 min

About Igros Moshe: Inside the Teshuvos

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A deep dive into the teshuvos of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l, one at a time. Each episode takes a single teshuva from the Igros Moshe and breaks it down - the shaalah, the analysis, and the halachic…