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10/24/26 – Shiur 580 – Drunk in Yerushalayim: What went wrong at the lavish Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations? What’s to be done with the Yeshiva drinking culture? Oct 22, 2026

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Is drinking among American yeshiva bochurim learning in Israel getting worse?
Why has drunkenness become part of Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations?
Who is responsible - yeshivos, parents, the bochurim themselves, or the Gevirim throwing the parties?
What can be done to change the yeshiva drinking culture?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Rafael Kleinman – educator and resident of Yerushalayim – 7:38
with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 17:31
with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Licensed clinical psychologist in Israel and the U.S. – 41:56

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:19:27

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10/17/26 – Shiur 579 – What’s the right age to date and get married? Oct 15, 2026

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Why does the Mishnah say בן שמונה עשרה לחופה? Is 18 an ideal age or a requirement?
How do we reconcile the different ages for marriage mentioned by Chazal and the Poskim?
What should a young man have in place before getting married - Torah learning, parnassah, and emotional maturity?
Are the considerations for girls different from those for boys?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Yitzchok Silber – Posek, Rav at the Mir Yeshiva, author, and expert on shidduchim and Shalom Bayis – 5:20
with Yehuda Geberer – historian specializing in Jewish history and the history of Jewish communities – 38:57
with Mrs. Chana Levitan – couples’ therapist, lecturer, and author with over 30 years of experience – 1:00:58
with Dr. Yaakov Freedman – psychiatrist specializing in mental health and the Orthodox Jewish community – 1:29:26

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:40:15

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10/10/26 – Shiur 578 – ASSISTED SUICIDE IS NOW LEGAL IN NY!! Oct 08, 2026

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How does this affect the frum community?
Are there important points for us to watch out for?
Is it ever permitted?
The Torah's view on DNR
and much more....

with Rabbi Asher Millman – Rav of Khal Shaarei Avraham in Passaic NJ, Rabbinic Advisor for Hatzolah of Passaic-Clifton, Rav on Chayim Aruchim – 9:53
with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Weiner – Senior Rabbi Cedars Sinai Medical Center LA, Rov of Knesses Yisrael – 32:52
with Harav Dovid Feintein ZT"L – Rosh Yeshivah of MTJ, Renowned Poseik, Son of the RASHKABAHAG Reb Moshe ZT"L – 57:45

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9/26/26 – Shiur 577 – How to not get ripped off when making investments Sep 22, 2026

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Private investment or stock market – what’s the difference, and what are you really risking?
How much due diligence should you do before investing your money?
What are the red flags that should make you walk away from an investment?
If the investment goes bad, who is responsible – you or the people who sold it to you?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 11:43
with Rabbi Daniel Rapp – Dayan at the Beis Din of America, Maggid Shiur at RIETS – 41:08
with Michael Eisenberg – General Partner at Aleph venture capital fund – 50:51

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:06:10

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9/12/26 – Shiur 576 – Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5787 Your Best Year Yet Sep 10, 2026

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What’s your favorite Devar Torah for the Yamim Noraim?
Why do our Kabbalos so often fade – and what actually makes them last?
How can we turn the inspiration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur into real, lasting change?
What’s one small thing we can do this year that could make a big difference?

with Rabbi Binyomin Wolff – Mora De'asra of Yad Avraham Shul, Yerushalayim – 10:10
with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – lecturer and teacher – 19:22
with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 27:01
with Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff – teacher, author and lecturer – 37:22
with Rabbi Michoel Frank – Rav, Ohr HaTorah, Silver Spring, Maryland – 43:41
with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW – Author, lecturer and therapist – 55:51
with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – Posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 1:06:48
with Rabbi Shaul Felman – Maggid Shiur at Nevi Tzion Yeshiva – 1:15:26

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:25:57

9/5/26 – Shiur 575 – ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL – CHAREIDIM AND THE DRAFT | TZEDAKA QUESTIONS | MUSICAL SELICHOS Sep 04, 2026

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Collectors during davening - must give, can give or shouldn't give?
Are you מקיים a Mitzvah?
Are you obligated to give Tzedaka for someone who's collecting to buy their children an apartment?
Are musical Selichos prohibited or on the contrary should they be encouraged?
with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Yeshivah community in Waterbury – 11:08

ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL!
CHAREIDIM AND THE DRAFT!
WHAT’S BEST WAY FORWARD?
HEAR THEIR STRATEGIES
with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – Rov and Dayan in Yerushalayim, Rabbinical chairman of Hatzibbur Hareidi – 42:00
with Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus – MK for United Torah Judaism – 1:05:34

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8/29/26 – Shiur 574 – Shofar Blowing – When Have We Fulfilled the Mitzvah? Aug 27, 2026

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What should the shevarim and teruah sound like? What are the different minhagim?
The tekiah’s tone changed or wavered in the middle – is it still valid?
When is it necessary to repeat only that particular blast, and when must the entire set be repeated?
Is there a reason to hear more than 100 blasts in order to fulfill the various minhagim?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Shimon Boxer – expert in all aspects of the Shofar, author of Shufra D’Shofar – 10:05
with Rabbi Shaul Felman – Ba’al Tokeah for 40 years, Maggid Shiur at Nevi Tzion Yeshiva – 48:10

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:12:01

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8/22/26 – Shiur 573 – Correct Him - or Let It Go? When Should Mistakes in Shul Be Corrected? Aug 20, 2026

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When should a ba’al tefillah or ba’al keriyah be corrected - and when is it better to let the mistake go?
If someone’s talking, pacing, or other behavior is distracting the congregation, when is it appropriate for a gabbai or rav to intervene?
What about a chazzan who is davening too slowly? When should he be asked to speed up - and when should the tzibbur simply be more patient?
Which shul halachos should be enforced, and which are we too strict about?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:46
with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 30:50

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:03:50

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8/15/26 – Shiur 572 – SIMCHOS IN HALACHA – MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED SHAILOS Aug 14, 2026

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May a guest take leftover food home, or does the food remain the property of the host or caterer?
May a guest take flowers, centerpieces, decorations, or unopened bottles from the table after the simcha?
If someone accepted an invitation but failed to attend, must he reimburse the host for the meal ordered on his behalf?
Who owns gifts distributed at the tables—such as bentchers, souvenirs, yarmulkes, or children’s prizes—and may a guest take additional ones for family members?
Is there a halachic obligation to attend a wedding, bris, bar mitzvah, or sheva brachos after being invited? When does attending a simcha override one’s regular Torah-learning schedule?
Must parents go into debt to make a respectable wedding?
Can parents or grandparents use maaser money to pay for their child’s bris, bar mitzvah, or wedding? Does it matter whether they could afford it without maaser?
May maaser money be used to pay for a nicer wedding—or only the minimum necessary expenses for someone who cannot afford a wedding?
If a wedding is canceled, who bears the loss—the family or the caterer, photographer, band, florist, and hall? Can they keep the deposits?
And much more….

with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Rov of Agudas Yisroel in Chicago and world renowned Poseik – 17:47
with Rabbi Chaim Jachter – Rav of Sha’arei Orah in Teaneck, Dayan on the Elizabeth Beis Din – 35:24

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8/8/26 – Shiur 571 – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RAV!! – Hear things you'll never see in writing – A peek behind the curtain Aug 07, 2026

Show notes

What's the Tafkid of a Rov
What's the challenges of a Rov
What's the rewarding parts of Rabbonus
What's unique challenges to Rabbonim these days?
Hear fascinating Shailos that come up

Guest host: Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood

with Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum – Rov Khal Nachlas Yitzchok Queens, Renowned Mechaber Seforim and Speaker – 3:30
with Rabbi Moshe Weinberger – Rov of Aish Kodesh Woodmere, Renowned Mashpia and Mechaber Seforim – 41:12
with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rov of Kehilat Lev Ra'anana, Founder of Semichas Chaver – 1:34:32

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