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Machon Smicha episodes
- Panel: Hot-Button Halachic Dilemmas - Rabbi Moshe Kesselman and Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov
Machon Smicha hosted Rabbi Moshe Kesselman and Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov for a panel on contemporary halachic questions at a Halachah Symposium in Brooklyn, NY. Panel moderate by Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman.00:00 Welcome and panel introduction02:25 How the panel will work3:55 Do rabbonim consider people's emotional state when issuing halachic rulings?6:10 Does an emotional issue make for a "sha'as had'chak"?8:13 Is the goal of a Rov to be strict or to be lenient?13:31 How do rabbonim deal with contemporary machlokes?23:30 How to deal with smart homes and security systems on Shabbos?31:53 When, if ever, would a heter be given for an abortion?39:03 May one sell items that have non-Jewish themes?42:30 May one have a business meeting in a non-kosher food establishment?46:55 May one attend a wedding which has a non-kosher reception?51:35 Should rabbonim not perform marriages of there is a concern that the couple will need up divorced and no gett will be given?54:22 May one sell Jewish items on Amazon?
1 hr - In Conversation: How a Rov Paskens - Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun and Rabbi Mendel Prescott
Machon Smicha hosted a conversation between Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun and Rabbi Mendel Prescott at a Halachah Symposium in Brooklyn, NY about how a Rov paskens halachah.00:00 Introduction01:50 How one should ask a shailah18:15 What shimush is43:46 A Rov needs to stay current and the danger of using AI to pasken51:46 Minhag vs Halachah
56 min - Transacting as a Torah Jew - Rabbi Boruch Fried (Bais Havaad Lakewood)
Machon Smicha hosted Rabbi Boruch Fried for a shiur on acting as a Torah Jew in the Marketplace at a Halachah Symposium in Brooklyn, NY. June 25 2025
35 min - Exploring the Concept of Chatichah Hare'uyah L'hischabed - Harav Chaim Finkelstein
Monthly Shiur by Harav Chaim Finkelstein shlit"a - Presented by Machon Smicha.
Shiur delivered on 24 November 2024 / 23 Cheshvan 5785
51 min - May one invite Yom Tov guests who will drive? - Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky
Kinus Torah Shiur #3 - Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5785
Shiur Delivered by Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky
Author Umekareiv Biyamin; Rov of Hashevaynu - Kew Garden Hills
45 min - May one use water-proof schach to cover their sukkah? - Rabbi Shraga Dovid Homnick
Kinus Torah Shiur #2 - Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5785
Shiur Delivered by Rabbi Shraga Dovid Homnick
Sgan Rosh Kollel of Kolel L'horaah Ma'asis - NY
52 min - May One Sit in a Sukkah Built Under a Tree? - Rabbi Chaim Finkelstein
Kinus Torah Shiur #1 - Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5785
Shiur Delivered by Rabbi Chaim Finkelstein
44 min - Halachos of Yichud - Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin shlit"a
Shiur 4 of 4. Part of a series of shiurim delivered by Dayan Raskin to the Dayanus program at Machon Machon Smicha.
Shiur delivered on 4 August 2024 / 29 Tammuz 5784
57 min - How to Take Terumah and Maaser - Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin shlit"a
Shiur 3 of 4. Part of a series of shiurim delivered by Dayan Raskin to the Dayanus program at Machon Machon Smicha.
Shiur delivered on 12 July 2024 / 15 Tammuz 5784
56 min - When Do I Need to Give Ma'aser? - Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin shlit"a
Shiur 2 of 4. Part of a series of shiurim delivered by Dayan Raskin to the Dayanus program at Machon Machon Smicha.
Shiur delivered on 14 July 2024 / 8 Tammuz 5784
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