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11/2/24 – Shiur 487 – Should Rabbanim be teaching girls and women? Oct 29, 2024

What are the pros and cons of a man teaching girls/women?
If a Rav teaches girls/women, should there be a Mechitza? What if the Rav is not married?
Can/should a Rav call female students by first name or a nickname?
What Gedarim should a Rav institute for himself when teaching girls/women?
How does the relationship a Rebbe has with his male students compare to that of his female students?
Are there topics that women should not be teaching, like Halachah?

Hosted: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Sadya Grama – Magid Shiur, Mesifta Keren Torah, Lakewood – 11:23
with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov, Yerushalayim – 36:02
with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and Mashgiach Ruchani of girls’ seminaries, Brooklyn – 59:40
with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 59:40
with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, Esq., M.Sc. – popular speaker, author and therapist – 1:18:13

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:45:35

מראי מקומות

10/12/24 – Shiur 486 – What’s the role of a shul Rav during the Yomim Tovim? What are the most common and unusual questions being asked to our Rabbanim? Oct 10, 2024

Are your responsibilities as a shul Rav any different during this time of year?
What questions are people asking you?
Is the war in Israel having an impact on you or your community?
What unusual incidents have happened in your shul during Chagim?
What’s your favorite Devar Torah for Yom Tov?

Hosted by: Ari Wasserman

Rabbi Shalom Rosner – Rabbi, Kehillat Nofei Hashemesh, Beit Shemesh, Israel – 9:55
Rabbi Moshe Elefant – Rabbi, Zichron Yosef Ohel Aryeh, Borough Park; Head of Kashrus for OU Kosher – 34:38
Rabbi Aron Moss – Rabbi, Nefesh Community, Sydney, Australia – 47:55
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman – Rabbi, Congregation Ahavas Israel, Passaic, NJ – 1:01:47
Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Rabbi, Kehilas Tiferes Mordechai, Cedarhurst, New York – 1:09:32

מראי מקומות

9/28/24 – Shiur 485 – Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov? | Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos | Combating domestic abuse in our community Sep 27, 2024

Showering us with Brocha
Three day Yom Tov – Are you allowed to take a shower on Yom Tov?

with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of CRC and Rosh Yeshiva and head of Semicha – 13:22
with Rabbi Mendy Abramson – Mechaber Bnei Avraham, Showering in Halacha – 30:00

לא תעמוד על דם רעך
Are you allowed to give a donut to an obese person, and other fascinating shailos
With Rabbi Ahron Sorscher – Noted Talmud Chochom, Poseik and Oraysa Maggid Shiur – 46:10

תכלה שנה עם קללותיה
Combating domestic abuse in our community
With Dr. Shana Frydman, CEO Shalom Task Force – 59:08

מראי מקומות

9/21/24 – Shiur 484 – Ayin Hara – is it a real thing? Should we be concerned? How does it relate to Rosh Hashana and Tashlich? Sep 19, 2024

How does Ayin Hara work, and what causes it?
Is there a way to proactively protect yourself from an Ayin Hara?
Is there a basis for the hand that people hang up for good luck, the red string or the blue eye?
Does it help to say “bli ayin hara” and Poo Poo Poo?
Are the services that are for hire to remove Ayin Hara legitimate, and how much do they cost?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Maggid Shiur and prolific author – 9:15
with Rabbi Zev Leff – renowned Rav, Posek, Author and Rosh Yeshiva – 33:31
with Rabbi from the Breslov Yeshiva – expert on removing Ayin Hara – 50:06
with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai, which deals with end-of-life and morality issues – 1:00:33

מראי מקומות

9/14/24 – Shiur 483 – Do women have a Yeitzer Hara? Does Shmiras Einayim also apply to girls and women? Or, is it only a male problem? Sep 12, 2024

Are the Halachos of Shmiras Einayim more lenient for women than for men, and if so, why?
What’s the big deal about having thoughts, if they are only thoughts?
Is it permitted for a woman to gaze at men?
How – and from what age - should we educate our girls to stay away from inappropriate materials?
Practically speaking, are the schools seeing this Shmiras Einayim problems in the girls?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 10:15
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author https://get-intimate.mykajabi.com/SNS – 31:17
with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and/or Mashgiach Ruchani of three schools, Brooklyn – 59:06
with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 59:06

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:22:02

מראי מקומות

9/7/24 – Shiur 482 – Aliyah L’har Habayis – An Aliya or a Yeridah? | El Al price gouging Sep 06, 2024

El AL Price Gouging with Mrs. Tzippy Yarom – Noted Israeli Journalist - 1:50
Is there Kedusha on the har Habayis Nowadays?

Can a טמא enter?
Which טמאים can't enter?
Is the Kosel the wall of the עזרה or the הר הבית?
Can you put your fingers into the wall of the Kosel?
Are you a Rodeif if you go up to the Har Habayis?

with Rabbi Shlomo Aviner – Rosh Yeshiva Ateret Kohanim – 37:13
with Rabbi Nachman Kahane – Mechaber Mei Menuchos, Rav Chazon Yecheskel – 46:36

מראי מקומות

8/31/24 – Shiur 481 – Ozempic and weight loss injections – wonder drugs or a failure of our generation? Aug 29, 2024

What causes someone to be unhappy with their looks?
Are our bodies halachically our own, such that we can do what we want with it?
Can we take medications when we don’t understand how they work and when there are serious side effects?
Should weight-loss injections be used only after trying to diet and control eating?
Can we suppress our appetite if it will take away from Oneg Shabbos and Simchas Yom Tov?
If someone uses Ozempic to lose weight while dating, does it need to be disclosed?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner – moreh d'asra of Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park – 9:30
with Dr. Diana (Miriam) Isaacs – Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic – 32:39
with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Psychiatrist, Rav and Maggid Shiur – 52:45

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:22:27

מראי מקומות

8/24/24 – Shiur 480 – Is therapy good or bad? Has the mental health industry lost its mind? Aug 22, 2024

Why are people getting psychologically sicker and sicker despite there being more therapists and more mental health awareness?
How does having experienced “trauma” when younger impact one’s Bechirah Chofshis and being responsible for your own actions?
Do therapists focus too much on “trauma”?
Should podcasts, shiurim, etc. have “trigger warnings” to warn those with sensitivities that they should not watch/listen?
Do we need to use someone’s chosen pronouns, even calling a man by “she/her” and a woman by “he/his”?
What criteria should we use for finding a good therapist?

Host: Ari wassermam

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 11:42
with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 38:35
with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned psychologist, author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:19:03

Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:08:28

מראי מקומות

8/17/24 – Shiur 479 – Real Estate Syndications: Quick easy buck or risky pot luck Aug 16, 2024

Lacetop Sheitels – Response to callers – 12:47

Is a syndicator who is overly daring or reckless with their clients' money required to use their own funds to compensate for the losses?
What questions should an investor be asking?

with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Perlman, Av Beis Din Beis Aharon – 29:58
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toen and Mechaber Seforim – 35:22
with Yitzy Friedman – CEO of TowerFive Real Estate Group – 53:14
with investor – 1:09:17

מראי מקומות

8/10/24 – Shiur 478 – Extremism – What causes Chareidi extremism? Is it a bad thing? What about Hilltop Youth extremism against Arabs? Aug 08, 2024

What causes someone to become an extremist?
Is extremism stronger now than 20-30 years ago?
Are there similarities between Chareidi extremism, the Hilltop Youths and Leftists against Chareidim?
If you don’t agree with a law, can you violate it?
Are there times when extremism is warranted?
Is being OTD another form of extremism? And are there ways to improve the system?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz – Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Toronto – 9:52
with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – head of the Iyun Institute, community Rav in Ramot – 29:18
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 58:19
with Dr. Shlomo Black – psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 58:19
with Nati Rom, Esq. – civil rights attorney representing “Hilltop Youth” and the founder of Lev HaOlam – 1:35:08

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:52:05

מראי מקומות

8/3/24 – Shiur 477 – Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life) | Lacetop Sheitels | Voting in Halacha Aug 01, 2024

Teaching our children about the dangers of camp (and life)
Should you teach or them, or should you shield them from exposure?
with Rabbi Moshe Aharon Kahane – Head of Machon Zichron Kehuna – 15:10
with Rabbi Yaakov Ephraim Forcheimer – Poseik of Lakewood – 15:49

Lacetop Sheitels in Halacha – Erase the Lace or Embrace the Lace?
Is it a new question or an age old Machlokes?
with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Renowned Poseik and Magid Shiur – 21:03
with Rebbetzin Rivka Slonim – Director Chabad at Binghamton University, renowned author and lecturer – 45:53

Voting In Halacha
Can you vote for a candidate that’s personally immoral?
Can you vote for a party that supports immoral values?
Can you vote for a party that’s anti Eretz Yisroel?
with Rabbi Yaakov Feitman – Rov of Bais Tzvi Yehuda in Cedarhurst, Prolific author – 54:33

מראי מקומות

7/27/24 – Shiur 476 – What should we think about – and what should we teach our children about – non-Jews and the non-Jewish world? Jul 25, 2024

Do all non-Jews hate us?
Does exposure to the non-Jewish world help or hurt our children when they grow up?
What are the hazards of teaching children negative attitudes about non-Jews?
What separations did Chazal institute between us and non-Jews? Why did Chazal feel that was necessary?
Do we need to be concerned with causing “Aivah” (animosity) with non-Jews, even if we are doing nothing wrong?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 11:20
with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein – Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center – 42:19
with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 42:19
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:07:59
with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:31:09
with Rabbi Shraga Freedman – Educational Director of Living Kiddush Hashem Foundation –1:46:26

Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:10:48

מראי מקומות

7/20/24 – Shiur 475 – Assassinations and Targeted Killings in Halacha – Donald Trump, Mohammad Deif, etc. Jul 18, 2024

What’s the rationale to halachically permit targeted killings of Israel’s enemies?
Is there any difference between a targeted killing during an active war and when there’s no active war being fought?
What if there’s only a 10%, 20% or 30% chance that the target is where you think he is?
Do you need to be concerned about collateral damage during a targeted killing? And, what if it could be significant?
Is there a problem celebrating when our enemies are killed?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 10:33
with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody – Renowned Lecturer and Author of “Ethics of Our Fighters” – 30:46
with Professor Avi Bell – Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University and University of San Diego Law School – 50:35
with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Shul Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 1:10:05

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:39:07

מראי מקומות

7/13/24 – Shiur 474 – Halacha: Can an aging forgetful leader be replaced? | Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes? Jul 12, 2024

Should you allow your daughter to go out with a boy who smokes or vapes?
Is a smoker Possul Lei'dus?
If your father asks you to buy him a pack of cigarettes are you allowed to listen?
What would Reb Moshe hold about smoking based on the data
with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik and Rov of Agudah in Chicago – 12:24
with Dr. Michael Zelefsky – Professor Of Radiation Oncology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, Musmach of Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT"L – 20:48

Would Halacha require an aging forgetful leader to step down?
If the population loses their trust in the president (or leader) can they Halachically oust him?
When a husband loses his sanity can his wife or children take away his business?
When a father loses his sanity can his children take from his money for their wedding expenses?
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Renowned Dayan, Toen and Mechaber Seforim – 43:11
with Malkie Scher Esq – Guardianship Attorney, Moskowitz Legal Group Hewlett NY –1:11:43

מראי מקומות

7/6/24 – Shiur 473 – Supporting a son or son-in-law in learning – is it a good investment? Jul 04, 2024

Is there an obligation to support a son (or son-in-law) in learning?
If the father (or father-in-law) commits to support, can he get out of it, for example when business is bad?
Does living comfortably facilitate or get in the way of quality learning?
Is it best to fund the strongest learner, the neediest person, or a relative?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 11:00
with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 37:34
with Rabbi Yechiel Greenblatt and Jordan Odinsky – founders of www.SmachZevulun.com – 58:31
with Boaz Feinberg – Tax Attorney specializing in non profits – 1:11:13
with Rabbi Berel Wein – Renowned Rov, Author, Historian and Lecturer – 1:20:24

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:33:34

מראי מקומות

6/29/24 – Shiur 472 – What Happens to Kids When Parents Fight Jun 27, 2024

When does conversation between parents go from “discussing difficult issues” to being offensive and prohibited speech?
Should parents avoid all conflict in front of their children?
If there is ongoing tension between parents, should they attempt to hide it from the children?
What’s the impact of bad Shalom Bayis on children?
How should children handle when parents regularly fight?

Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov, Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:05
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author – 28:58
with Mrs. Blimie Heller – Noted parenting coach – 28:58
with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov – 1:01:42

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:20:00

מראי מקומות

6/22/24 – Shiur 471 – Electricity on Shabbos - Are you really keeping Shabbos? | Is there a difference between a Ben Torah and an Orthodox Jew? Jun 21, 2024

What's a Ben torah?

with Rabbi Gershon Ribner – Rosh Kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah – 12:27
with Rabbi Yisroel Brog – Rosh Yeshiva Tiferes Avigdor – 17:15
with Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood, Rabbinic advisor of Ami Magazine – 20:34
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior rabbi BRS – 29:50

Electricity on Shabbos
Electric Water Meter
Sump Pump (basement pump)
Security systems
Motion sensors

With Rabbi Zvi Holland and Rabbi Chananya Jacobson – StarK Kashrus Administrators –33:04

מראי מקומות

6/8/24 – Shiur 470 – Learning Torah when it’s nearly impossible Jun 06, 2024

What are valid reasons to cancel on your chavrusa or to miss your daily shiur?
How can you concentrate on your learning when you are stressed about life and so distracted?
How do you keep on learning over the long-term?
What gets people off-track from learning when they leave Yeshiva?
How can an IDF solider learn when fighting in Gaza or on the Lebanon border?

Hosted by: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 17:52
with Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – renowned Rosh Yeshiva and prolific author – 46:42
with Rabbi Yehudah Auerbach – Director of JLIC at the University of Chicago – 1:00:57
with Rabbi Eitan Philips – Director of the M.D Katz JLIC at Tel Aviv University – 1:00:57
with Harry Rothenberg – noted speaker and partner, Rothenberg Law Firm – 1:32:16
with Dr. Shmuel Harris – adult psychiatrist and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 1:44:46

Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:03:21

מראי מקומות

6/1/24 – Shiur 469 – Shemiras Einayim – Halachos, Chizzuk and Stories: the Vayimaen phenomenon May 31, 2024

Practical Halachos of Shemiras Einayim
How to make Shemiras Einayim part of your life
How to turn over a new leaf in your life

Hosted by: Rabbi Shlomo Landau – Director of Mentorships, Olami

with Rabbi Joey Haber – Renowned Speaker and Lecturer – 10:55
with Rabbi Ari Bensoussan – Chazak International LA – 34:40
with Anonymous – Someone whose life turned around – 1:06:56
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov Khal Zichron Yechezkel in Toms River, Poseik of Hatzolah – 1:25:33

מראי מקומות Vayimaen
Vayimaen Hotline: 1-718-970-7774

5/25/24 – Shiur 468 – Conflict with the In-Laws – what causes it, how to deal with it May 23, 2024

How do you handle a conflict between honoring in-laws and honoring your own parents?
Are there times that married children need to listen to input from in-laws?
Are there halachos about what to call your in-laws?
What does a mother-in-law do when she sees deficiencies in her daughter-in-law?
Are there typically father-in-law issues, and if so, what?
What are healthy boundaries, and how do you establish them?

Hosted by: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – COO OU Kosher, renowned Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur and Rov – 13:53
with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 45:32
with Dr. Michael Tobin – marriage and family psychologist for 50 years – 1:06:12

Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:35:05

מראי מקומות

5/18/24 – Shiur 467 – Un-Lavish Living – why are we embarrassed to live below our means? May 16, 2024

What keeps us spending when we can’t afford it?
What’s the impact on children when parents have an expensive standard of living?
Is there an obligation to refrain from looking at materialism which may tempt us?
Can we spend on luxuries when people need tzedakah?
What are the minimums required to celebrate a bar/bas mitzvah and a wedding?
Can having a low-budget bar/bas mitzvah or wedding hurt our children longer-term?

Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 10:52
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 44:29
with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned Psychologist, Author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:03:13

מראי מקומות

5/11/24 – Shiur 466 – Neurolinks and Shabbos, Alexa and Shabbos, Electronics and Shabbos May 10, 2024

Electronics activated through brainwaves is it permissible to use them on Shabbos?
Electronics activated through voice is it permissible to use them on Shabbos?
with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov in Waterbury, Maggid Shiur for Oraysa – 13:33

Using a whoop strap or a Fitbit
What is the issur of electricity?
Is there an Issur of increasing current to exisitng electricity?
What’s called a מעשה regarding מלאכת שבת?
Binyan in Keilim
with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Head of Shabbos technology Dept for the OU, Rov of Linas Hatzedek in Boro Park – 44:39

מראי מקומות

4/20/24 – Shiur 465 – Achdus - does “Achdus” mean I am supposed to embrace Jews I really don’t agree with? Apr 18, 2024

Is Achdus a Halachic imperative, a Hashkafic concept or something else?
What’s the definition of “Achdus”? Is it different from “Kiruv”?
Can we outwardly express our disagreements?
Should we look to have Achdus with groups and movements of Jews who have values that are antithetical to Torah?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman ***

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 15:32
with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rabbi and EVP of the Orthodox Union – 43:09
with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Shul Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 1:01:43
with Yoni Alon – Reservist in the IDF and works in the field of education – 1:36:16
with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rabbi and Rosh Beit Midrash at the Young Israel of Woodmere – 1:50:17

Conclusion and Takeaways – 2:15:08

מראי מקומות

4/13/24 – Shiur 464 – Pesach – Great Divrei Torah for your Seder and beyond. Plus, lessons for today from Lavan’s attempt to destroy K’lal Yisroel Apr 11, 2024

What's your favorite Pesach Devar Torah?
Is there something unique you do at your seder?
What do you do to prepare for Pesach?
Is there something memorable that has happened to you at a seder?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman ***

with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rabbi and Rosh Beit Midrash at the Young Israel of Woodmere – 14:16
with Rabbi Binyomin Wolff – shul rav and popular magid shiur in Yerushalayim – 33:48
with Rabbi Aron Moss – rabbi of the Nefesh Community in Sydney, Australia – 45:04
with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 53:42
with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:02:48
with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 1:12:12
with Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein – popular teacher and prolific author – 1:22:26
with Rabbi David Foreman – noted lecturer and founder of Aleph Beta – 1:32:03

Conclusion and Takeaways - 1:49:52

מראי מקומות

4/6/24 – Shiur 463 – Revisiting Bachurim in the IDF: Is Shevet Levi Patur from Milchemes Mitzvah? Are all Bochurim Shevet Levi? Apr 05, 2024

Does Eretz Yisroel need an army or can it totally rely on Torah protection?
Do we have responsibility to serve - besides the learning protection - like we find previous generations?
The Bochurim who aren't learning should they go to the army?
Can we have Frum battalions run according to Torah?
What's are we going to do when the Chareidim are a majority?

with Rabbi Nachum Eisenstein - Talmid Muvhak of HaRav Eliyashiv ZT"L – 22:54
with Yossi Levy – Nachal Chareidi Officer – 48:08
with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rosh Kollel and Av Beis Din of Shaarei Ezra – 1:00:51

מראי מקומות

3/30/24 – Shiur 462 – What are our “Yeshiva bochers” struggling with nowadays? Mar 28, 2024

What are the biggest challenges, struggles and difficulties confronting our boys today?
How do those challenges differ from those of the girls?
What impact are technology and alcohol consumption having on the boys?
Should Gemara be the focus of yeshiva learning?
What’s holding the boys back from performing at their best?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman ***

with Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld – Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Dovid and posek of Kav Halacha Beis Hora'ah – 9:43
with Rabbi Naftali Kaplan – zekan hamashgichim B'Eretz Yisrael, mashgiach of Yeshivat Netiv Ha’Da’at – 33:05
with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 50:09
with Rabbi Daniel Mechanic – Director of Project Chazon – 1:09:30
with Rabbi Aharon Spivak – Rav, Author and Therapist – 1:33:53

Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:58:32

מראי מקומות

3/23/24 – Shiur 461 – Everyone should be a shadchan – how to set up a shidduch Mar 21, 2024

Should each of us be setting up Shidduchim?
What are the biggest challenges and difficulties?
Is the “shadchanus” fee only paid to a professional Shadchan, or even to beginners?
What does the Shadchan need to do to earn the fee?
Can you set up two non-observant Jews? One frum and one not frum? Two non-Jews?
What advice do professional Shadchanim have for amateurs?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** , Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Moshe Walter – Rabbi of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah and noted author – 13:41
with Rabbi Dovid Schoen – Av Bais Din for The Bais Din of Florida – 39:16
with Mrs. Miriam Levitan – Noted Shadchan, Eretz Yisroel – 1:09:49
with Shlomo Lewenstein – Noted Shadchan, Lakewood – 1:09:49
with David Katzoff – “amateur” shadchan – 1:49:11
with Noah and Ruchama Tradonsky – “amateur” shadchanim – 2:09:53

Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 2:32:20

מראי מקומות

3/16/24 – Shiur 460 – זכרון לנצח – Preserving the memory of Fallen Soldiers Through Posthumous Retrieval of זרע for Procreation Mar 14, 2024

Is it permitted, forbidden or a Mitzvah?
Are you מקיים פריה וריבה?
Does it exempt you from חליצה?
Is there an issue of ניוול המת?
Is there an issue of הנאה ממת?
Is there an issue of ביטול מצוות קבורה?
Are there any moral issues?

with Rabbi Shlomo Brody – Renowned Lecturer and Author – 15:00
with Irit Rosenblum – Attorney, Founder & Executive Director of New Family – 46:11
with Rabbi Gideon Weitzman – Director of the Puah Institute – 1:07:26

מראי מקומות

3/9/24 – Shiur 459 – The Haredi Dilemma in Military Conscription | Scaling Tradition: Reevaluating the Chazon Ish's Conscription Exemption | Study Time Required for והגית בו יומם ולילה Mar 08, 2024

Yeshiva Bochurim in the IDF | Is it possible to be Frum in the IDF?
Don’t we have an Achrayus הַאַחֵיכֶם יָבֹאוּ לַמִּלְחָמָה וְאַתֶּם תֵּשְׁבוּ פֹה?
What difficulties – if any – do Frum soldiers face in the army?
What would a Frum army look like?
When a majority of Eretz Yisroel is Frum what will become of the army?
with Rabbi..... – Rov, Talmid of Tifrach, Reb Shmuel Auerbach, Chevron, 20 Years in the army – 17:46
with Rabbi Pinchas Friedman – Rosh Hakollel of Belz Kollelim, Mechaber Shvilei Pinchos – 42:47
with Naftoli Pudell – Solider – 55:04
with Rabbi Yehosua Pfeffer – Rav in Yerushalayim, Head of Netzach Yisrael – Nachal Chareidi – 1:01:47

והגית בו יומם ולילה – All day and night?
Are you obligated to learn every spare second you have?
Does it depend on someone’s health, wealth or stamina?
with Rabbi Moshe Aharon Friedman – Maggid Shiur in the Mir – 1:26:58

מראי מקומות

3/2/24 – Shiur 458 – Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite? Feb 29, 2024

What are the biggest challenges, struggles and difficulties confronting our girls today?
How have things changed over the years?
Should money be given to children if they will use it for the wrong purposes?
What’s the impact that technology/smartphones/social media is having on the girls?
What solutions do we have to inspire girls today?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman ***

with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – Posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 13:33
with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 38:27
with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:08:55
with Rabbi Daniel Mechanic – Director of Project Chazon – 1:36:48

Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 2:07:21

מראי מקומות

2/24/24 – Shiur 457 – Avoiding the #1 reason for divorce - how to stay connected with your spouse and not drift apart Feb 22, 2024

What are the halachic obligations spouses have to each other?
How does a relationship change over the course of a marriage?
Are there differences in how to stay connected at the beginning of marriage, in the middle and later in life?
What causes spouses to disconnect from each other?
Can you reconnect once you have already disconnected?
What’s the impact of social media on marriages?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham, New Jersey – 12:43
with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 32:00
with Rabbi Shmuel Maybruch, LCSW – psychotherapist specializing in dating & marriage – 55:21
with Mrs. Sara Yoheved Rigler – bestselling author and inspirational teacher – 1:26:26

Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:48:19
Reflections on the levaya of Maoz Ben Eitan Morell – 1:59:47

מראי מקומות

2/17/24 – Shiur 456 – The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the IDF (צה"ל) – What did they really hold? Feb 16, 2024

Hakaros Hatov to the soldiers Being Mevaker Choleh soldiers Being Menachem Avel these families Saying a Mi Shebeirach for the soliders

with Rabbi Refoel Wolf – Gabbai of Reb Shach zt"l for over 30 years – 28:04
with Rabbi Yissocher Eichorn– Talmud Muvhak of Reb Meir Solovietchik zt"l, Rav of Kehilas Avreicihim in Yerushalayim, Mechaber Sifrei Pi Kohein – 38:10

מראי מקומות

2/10/24 – Shiur 455 – Getting over our fears - in dating, marriage, religious observance, of failure and more Feb 15, 2024

What are the most common fears that people have?
How do we get over those fears?
What is “Jewish Mindfulness” and how can it help?
What are the most common fears in dating and marriage?
Can anxiety or OCD ever make a person patur from mitzvos?
Is it permitted to take experimental/homeopathic/Chinese medication treatments?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 12:37
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:03:23
with Rabbi Avraham Willig, MSW – Rav, lecturer and psychotherapist – 1:23:00
with Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Epstein – psychologist and author of Living in the Presence – 1:40:00

Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:58:27

מראי מקומות

2/3/24 – Shiur 454 – Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world Feb 07, 2024

How much should parents do for their children?
What are parents’ financial obligations to their children? Is there a maximum?
What causes a child to be spoiled?
Is it detrimental to grow up with less than your peers?
Do we need to treat all of our own children the same when buying them items?
What are the implications of having a spoiled child when they grow up?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at REITS – 13:12
with Dr. David Pelcovitz – Renowned Psychologist – 37:37
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, popular lecturer and author – 1:00:31
with “Leah” – a twelve-year old girl giving her wise insights – 1:29:26
with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rav, author, historian and lecturer – 1:36:50
Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:40:47

מראי מקומות

1/27/24 – Shiur 453 –The Shulchan Aruch of war Jan 25, 2024

Abortion of a fetus conceived through rape
Women tying tzitzis
Sheva brachos without the chosson or kallah
Returning home before Shabbos if one knows they will be called up on Shabbos
Returning home while one's wife is niddah if he doesn't think he'll be able to withstand the temptation to hug
A hug before a spouse leaves for battle if the wife is Niddah
Burying blood-soaked cars
Pidyon Haben when the father or kohen is not present
Shortening the taharah process for a Niddah during wartime
Saying shehecheyanu when one will not light or even see Chanukah candles
Eating homemade foods sent to the front
Matzah bakery that ran into a shelter in middle of making Matzos
Running to a shelter in middle of Shemone Esrei or Krias HaTorah
Yichud in a shelter
Rewriting Kesubos for people in the North or South who evacuated their homes
A Kohein entering an Ohel Hameis for shelter during a siren

with Rabbi Chaim Jachter – Rav of Sha’arei Orah in Teaneck, Dayan on the Elizabeth Beis Din, Mechaber Seforim – 23:25
with Rabbi Elli Fisher – Talmud of Reb Osher Weiss – 36:10
with Rabbi Moshe Bransdorfer – Av Beis Din and Rov of Heichal Ho'raah in Yerushalayim, M'Gedolei Haposkim in Eretz Yisroel – 1:01:30

מראי מקומות

1/20/24 – Shiur 452 – Dealing with traumatic times – how to dig out of a rut Jan 18, 2024

What’s currently causing us the most trauma? The war? The captives? Antisemitism? Something else?
What’s the implication of not getting a body back from Hamas, and therefore no Kevura and no closure?
Is hearing the news and looking at war images helpful or hurtful?
How are students from out of Israel who are studying in Yeshivos and Seminaries in Israel handling the war?
How can we turn our current plight into a growth opportunity?
Will we have “Post-Traumatic Stress” or “Post-Traumatic Growth” from the war?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi YY Jacobson – world-renowned educator and lecturer – 11:47
with Rabbi Aviad Goldvicht – a “Rav Tzvaii,” a rabbi/businessman serving in the IDF as a Rabbi – 35:26
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:04:55
with Mrs. Batya Widowsky BSW – social worker and volunteer for the psycho-trauma unit of Ichud Hatzalah – 1:35:56
Wrap-up, takeaways and lessons learned – 1:52:30

מראי מקומות

1/13/24 – Shiur 451 – What’s really going on in the Gaza battlefield. In Memory of Yakir and David HY”D – “Chavrusas in life, Chavrusas in death, Chavrusas in Olam Habah” Jan 11, 2024

How to handle the stress of having a close relative fighting in Gaza and the loss of a loved one killed in battle.
Is there a halachic requirement that the IDF bury dead Hamas terrorists? Other Gazans?
What are the IDF soldiers experiencing? What about their parents, wives, and close friends?
Is it okay for soldiers to use the homes of Gazans without consent? Can soldiers use the food of Gazans left in their pantries and cook in their pots?
What are some of the unique halachic questions being asked by soldiers, their wives, and their families?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon – Rosh Yeshiva, Jerusalem College of Technology – 17:33
with Professor Yisrael Aumann – recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, his son was killed in battle while serving in the IDF – 41:53
with Rabbi Mordechai Becher – popular lecturer and author, with two sons in the IDF – 59:59

מראי מקומות

1/6/24 – Shiur 450 – Amazon in Halacha Jan 04, 2024

Hear from the trenches – How are the Kehilos and families in Eretz Yisroel Managing
with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rav in Ranana, Head of Semichat Chaver Program, Head of Chevra Kadish in the IDF – 3:58

Shabbos:
Is it permissible to place an order with one-day delivery on a Friday?
If a package arrives on Shabbos, is it permissible to open and use it?
Is it permissible to make an online purchase on Friday when it is already Shabbos in the seller's time zone, knowing the seller is Jewish?
Is it permissible to keep an Amazon account active during Shabbos and Yom Tov?

Ratings:
Is it permissible to leave negative reviews on products?
Is it permissible to create positive, but fictitious reviews for your own products to enhance sales?

Can one purchase items during the nine days (items like clothes and Keilim that is forbidden to buy in those days), to be delivered after tisha b'av?
Can one purchase item prior to the nine day to be delivered during the nine days?
Can one purchase items on Chol Hamoed (that are forbidden to purchase on Chol Hamoed) to be delivered after Yom Tov?
Can one purchase Chometz on Chol Hamoed to be delivered after Pesach?

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish Hatorah – 36:50
with Rabbi Yosef Kushner – Dayan in Beis Havaad, Lakewood, Author of Commerce and Shabbos – 42:40
with Rabbi Tsvi Heber – Halacha Coordinator for COR – 1:32:30

מראי מקומות

12/30/23 – Shiur 449 – Of course there should be Hakaras Hatov to the IDF soldiers. A response to a small minority who think otherwise. Does Torah-learning fully protect us, or is an army necessary? Dec 28, 2023

Is Hakaras Hatov a halachic requirement, or just a nice thing to do?
Do we just feel gratitude, or do we need to say “thank you” or more?
Historically, did the Gedolim show Hakaras Hatov towards the soldiers of the IDF?
Why have a few Roshei Yeshiva said they are concerned about showing gratitude?
If Torah learning protects, why does Israel need an army?
Does the Israeli army enable those in Yeshiva to learn? Do those learning in Yeshiva enable the army to have military success?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi YY Jacobson – world-renowned educator and lecturer – 24:19
with Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Rabbi in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Director of Tzalash https://tzalash.org/ – 53:55
with Rabbi Doniel Haymann – Rosh Kollel, author of Hakaras Hatov L’Halacha – 1:26:59
with Rabbi Joshua Friedman – founder of Israel Select https://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=WA – 1:53:32
Clip from Rabbi Baruch Rosenblum – educator, author, and popular magid shiur – 2:16:47

מראי מקומות

12/23/23 – Shiur 448 – Is Israel an “occupier” of Palestinian land? Who owns “from the River to the Sea”? Dec 21, 2023

Is there such a thing as the country of “Palestine”?
What are the halachic borders of Israel?
Is it mutar to give the Gaza Strip back now that Israel has retaken possession of it?
Is there a mitzvah to be buried in Israel? To make Aliyah? To exhume a body to Israel?
What does international law say about the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of REITs, Poseik of the OU – 16:15
with Professor Eugene Kontorovitch – legal scholar of international law – 48:40
with Dr. Henry Abramson – historian and a Dean of Touro College – 01:12:39

מראי מקומות

12/16/23 – Shiur 447 – Zionism – Is today’s Zionism the same movement that caused so many religious to leave their roots and become irreligious? Dec 16, 2023

Before WWII a lot of Gedolim were opposed to Zionism, what were their reasons?
After the war did a lot of the attitudes switch?
Why did they switch?
Is Zionism a danger to religion nowadays? with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro – Author of The Empty Wagon, A book against Zionism – 13:56 with Rabbi Yehuda Geberer – Noted Historian – 53:33 with Dr. Einat Wilf – Former Member of Knesset, Author of numerous books on Zionism – 1:16:51 with Professor Derek Penslar – Historian, Author, Professor of Jewish history in Harvard – 1:37:51
with Rabbi Shnayor Burton – Prolific Author – 1:55:47 מראי מקומות

12/9/23 – Shiur 446 – Daas Torah In Halacha and Hashkafa Dec 08, 2023

Is there a Torah idea called Daas Torah?
Can it override doctors?
Does the "Daas Torah" have to know the facts?
Can it override Shulchan Aruch?
Even if it's not in contradiction with Halacha, must we listen to it ?
Is there such a thing as saying blanket statements without proofs that must be listened to?
Are we supposed to be using our heads?
If someone questions "Daas Torah" should he be explained the position or be branded a Kofer?
Do we believe in infallibility of Gedolim?
Can there be two "Daas Torah's"?
Are two different people allowed to have different views, or is it my way or the highway?
How should we treat someone who disagrees with us?

with Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshiva of yeshivah Gedolah of Greater Washington – 25:55
with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Poseik of the Yeshivah Community of Waterbuty Connecticut – 1:00:15

מראי מקומות

12/2/23 – Shiur 445 – Is “Zionism” a bad word? Where do Satmar and Neturei Karta disagree? Nov 30, 2023

What’s the original Samtar Rav’s argument against the State of Israel?
Has the concept and definition of Zionism changed over time, and what does it mean today?
How are Satmar and Neturei Karta similar, and how do they differ?
Is there a prohibition of publicly going against the consensus view of Klal Yisrael?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 16:26
with Rabbi Pini Dunner – British Rabbi in Los Angeles, lecturer, historian and author – 44:28
with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:06:06
with Rabbi Eliyahu Reingold – Rosh Kollel in the Yeshiva of Greater Washington – 1:24:46
with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 1:46:21

מראי מקומות

11/25/23 – Shiur 444 – Rally or not to Rally? ”Chazir Treif” or Kiddush Hashem Nov 24, 2023

Was the Rally in Washington correct?
In Galus do we keep our heads low, or do we try to garner support?
Do we do Hishtadlus or just Daven?
Do we join in rallies with people who don’t have the same belief system as ours?
Historically, what was the approach of the Gedolim?

with Malcolm Hoenlein – Executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations – 32:50
with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rabbi of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha program in YU – 1:02:19
with Rabbi Moshe Don Kestenbaum – Rosh Yeshiva Ohr Yitzchok, Author, Lecturer – 1:15:44
with Rabbi Henoch Plotnick – R"M Kanfei Yonah, Chicago – 1:23:47

מראי מקומות

11/18/23 – Shiur 443 – Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos? | Halacha Perspective on Warfare Nov 17, 2023

Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos?
Does the conflict in Gaza qualify as a מלחמת מצוה according to הלכה? In this case, is there a duty for individuals to join from distant locations? Are students from ישיבות required to participate?
Concerning unintended harm in warfare, such as civilian casualties: if a terrorist uses a taxi as a getaway vehicle, is it permissible to target the vehicle, risking the driver’s life? What is the stance on targeting buildings?
Is there a חיוב to bury terrorists according to Jewish law?
Laws of war according to the Geneva convention

with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov of Hatzalah of Central Jersey – 12:48
with Rabbi Shlomo Brody – Executive Director of Ematai, Rebbi at Yeshivas Hakosel, Mechaber Seforim – 19:25
with Professor Eugene Kontorovitch – Legal Scholar International Law – 39:20

מראי מקומות

11/11/23 – Shiur 442 – Antisemitism at Harvard and elite universities – how could such smart people be so stupid? Nov 09, 2023

Where did all of the antisemitism on university campuses come from?
Should it be a concern to our community? Can anything be done?
If a student is feeling threatened, when can he take off his Kippah? Tuck Tzitzis in? Remove a Mezuzah from his front door?
What did Chazal mean when they said that it’s a “halacha” that Esav hates Yaakov?
Are there any halachic or hashkafic reasons to counter-protest?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with JJ Kimche – PhD Candidate, Harvard University – 25:39
with Rabbi Yonason Sacks – Rav of the Agudas Yisroel of Passaic – 44:35
with Jacob Birman – student at Binghamton University – 1:09:37
with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein - Director of Interfaith Affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center – 1:17:10
with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 1:17:10
with Yitzy Tanner – student at the University of Pennsylvania – 1:52:43
with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 2:00:14

מראי מקומות

11/4/23 – Shiur 441 – Prisoner Exchange in Halacha | Hear from a brother of one of the hostages Nov 02, 2023

Are you permitted to pay for captives more than their worth?
Are you allowed to release terrorists in exchange for prisoners?
Can you put other people’s lives in Sakanah to save a life?
How many more deaths were caused historically by terrorosts released by prisoners swaps?
Can you wage war to save hostages at the expense of more lives than the ostages themselves?
Are the settlers putting their life and the life of others in danger?
with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Prolific author and renwoned speaker, Rov in Cedarhurst – 10:20
with Rabbi Shlomo Aviner - Rosh Yeshiva Ateres Cohanim, Poseik, Mechaber Seforim – 33:28

Share in the pain of the hostages and become inspired to help
with Leon Yanai – Brother of one of the hostages – 54:43

מראי מקומות

10/28/23 – Shiur 440 – Guns in Shuls | Burying the Kedoshim – Hear from the front lines Oct 27, 2023

How are the Kedoshim being buried
How to make a Kiddush Hashem in the army
with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Head of Semichat Chaver, Rav of the Chevra Kadisha in the army – 13:26

Should we train people in every Shul to carry guns ?
Should there be armed security guards in Shuls and schools?
Are guns Muktza?
Are you allowed to carry a gun in a place that doesn't have an Eruv?
Is it against the Torah Hashkafa to carry a gun?
What message would carrying guns give over to children?
with Harav Nochum Eisenstein – Talmid Muvhak of Reb Eliyashiv, Rov of Maale Dafneh, Head of Geirus Beis Din – 27:17
with Rabbi Moshe Revah – Rov in Chicago, Rosh Yeshivah of Skokie, Mechaber Seforim – 54:50

How do carry weapons in Shuls responsibly
with Yoni Burstyn – Firearms instructor from Chicago – 1:28:29

מראי מקומות

10/21/23 – Shiur 439 – Israel at War – Halachos of warfare, “collateral damage,” prisoner swaps, refusing medical treatment to terrorists, and much more Oct 19, 2023

Sign up here to learn Mishnayos (בלי נדר) for the soldiers, injured and captives, by the 10th of Kislev, November 23rd:

Mishnayos audios available here

Do we need to worry about “collateral damage” when bombing Gaza?
Can a Jewish doctor refuse to treat an injured terrorist?
What does halacha say about having a death sentence for terrorists?
Are prisoner swaps permitted, if Israel exchanges many more prisoners than it receives?
How can we process the trauma we are experiencing?
What can we do to be there for families directly affected?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 16:50
with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 28:21
with Jonathan Rosenblum – Mishpacha Columnist and author – 56:58
with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:17:28
with Rabbi Daniel Wasserman – Rabbi in Ashdod, Israel – 1:35:32
with Professor Claude Berrebi - Terrorism Expert at Hebrew University – 1:52:29

מראי מקומות

10/14/23 – Shiur 438 – עת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע – The Torah outlook and our responsibility Oct 13, 2023

Should we be sending our Bochurim to Yeshivos and our daughters to seminaries in Eretz Yisroel?
Can a Doctor go to Eretz Yisroel to help the war effort
How can we help the war effort from America?
How should we act in such times?
How do we show empathy with the Yidden in Eretz Yisroel
Should we be toning down our simchas and lifestyle in general?
How should we improve?
How are the Yidden in Yerushalayim dealing with the situation?
Words of Chizzuk
The Torah view on the situation
And much more......

with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik and Rov of the Agudah in Chicago – 14:47
with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Rosh Yeshiva in Silverspring, Maryland – 28:23
with Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Senter, Rosh Yeshiva In Yerushalayim – 49:59
with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Prolific author and renwoned speaker, Rov in Cedarhurst – 1:02:19

מראי מקומות

9/30/23 – Shiur 437 – Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles Sep 29, 2023

Hilchos Daled Minim
Common Shailos of Daled Minim
Does spending a lof of money on an esrog take precedence over buying a wife a dress?
With Rabbi Aharon Twerski – Rov Albert Shul in Lakewood – 25:38

How to shop for an Esrog
What to look for when buying an Esrog?
What’s the minimum to be Yotzei and what’s a Hiddur?
What’s the difference between the different types of Esrogim?
What does the Hechsher on the Esrog box mean?
and much more…
With Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap – Esrog Moicher from Queens – 34:28

Mitzvos of building and sitting in a Sukkah
What to be careful about when making a Sukkah?
What mats are Kosher for Schach?
What to do if your mat rolled up on Yom Tov?
Can you go on a trip to a place that doesn’t have a Sukkah?
Is someone who’s sleeping obligated in the Mitzvah of Sukkah?
and much more…
with Rabbi Shlomo Francis, Mechaber: The Laws Of Eruv, Sukkah Expert – 55:04

מראי מקומות

9/16/23 – Shiur 436 – Making 5784 into “THE YEAR” Sep 14, 2023

What’s your favorite Yamim Noraim devar Torah?
What’s your advice for improving ourselves?
What’s worked for you?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein – popular teacher and prolific author – 16:57
with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 30:02
with Rabbi Yissocher Frand – Rosh Yeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore – 40:18
with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher – 51:33
with R’ Charlie Harary – management consultant and noted speaker – 1:06:50
with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – popular lecturer and teacher – 1:20:39
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:32:36
with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Mara D'asra of Beis Haknesses, North Woodmere – 1:40:53
with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham, New Jersey – 1:53:11
with Mrs. Sivan Rahav-Meir - media personality, prolific author and lecturer – 2:02:15
with R’ Harry Rothenberg – noted speaker and partner, Rothenberg Law Firm - 2:12:51
with Rebbetzin Feige Twerski – noted teacher and prolific author – 2:22:02
with Rabbi Berel Wein - renowned Rov, author, historian and lecturer – 2:30:16

מראי מקומות

9/9/23 – Shiur 435 – מי אנכי שאזכה להתפלל – The Halachos and beauty of Tefillah – The decorum in Shul Sep 08, 2023

If a person knows that he only if he Davens everything he won't have Kavanah & he Davens less he'll have can he skip anything? If yes which parts can he skip?
If a person can't have Kavanah because he doesn't understand the language should he Daven in English?
Should a person Daven at length at the expense of learning Torah?
If a person can compose his own Tefilah is that better than davening the standard (more personal & heartfelt when coming from the composer- more than he can relate to Chazal's Tefillos).
Where's the source(s) of not talking during davening? If the only minyan he has is one which they talk in is it better to Daven Byechidus?
Is it better to Daven with a Minyan without a hat and jacket or B'Yechidus with a hat and jacket?
Is there any reason to daven Pesukei D'zimra with a minyan or come to Shul for Borchu? Likewise Kabbalas Shabbos with a minyan or just come for Maariv?
Someone who's not dressed properly for Davening but if he waits until he gets his clothing he won't have a minyan should he daven with the minyan dressed as is or wait?
Someone is on the beach with only a bathing suit and it's getting night and he didn't Daven Mincha and by the time he gets clothes it'll be too late to Daven?
If someone is traveling and doesn't have a siddur and he doesn't remember all the words of Shemone Esrei just most can he Daven with skipping some words? (Also Tefilas Haderech)
Someone is not feeling well and is sleeping should they be woken up to say Krias Shma and Daven before the Zman?
What takes precedence if you can't do both Tefillah BTzibbur or Krias Hatorah?
A Shul doesn't say Tachnun for no good reason do you have to say afterwards by yourself?
That was it says in Shulchan Aruch to give Tzedaka before Davening does this include Tzedaka to non-Jews?

with Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovits – Author Tefillah with Meaning and many other Seforim – 17:32
with Rabbi Yosef Vigler – Rov, Poseik and Rosh HaKollel of Mayan Yisroel – 41:49
with Reb Alter Rabinovich – Director Keren Tosfos Yom Tov, No Talking Initiative – 1:08:55

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9/2/23 – Shiur 434 – מי יחיה מי ימות Community organizations dealing with life and death issues daily and some of the שאלות that arise Sep 01, 2023

For what type of situations should you be calling Hatzalah.
How should you call Hatzalah – with a shinui etc ?
Can you turn on outside lights to make it easier for Hatzalah to identify the house?
If you have to go to the hospital on Shabbos what do you have to know – what can you take clothes, phone, wallet etc?
Is it better to go with Hatzalah or drive yourself or go with uber?
Do you have to go to the closest hospital or to a further one – out of the T’Chum
Should you cancel Hatzolah if all is good and you don't need them anymore?
If you madean early Shabbos should you be Matir Neder and then drive youself to the hospital?
Who can go along with the patient?
What can you or can’t you do in the hospital?
When can you come back home on Shabbos and when not?

Halachos of Pikuach Nefesh on Shabbos
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Poseik for Hatzolah, Rov in Toms River – 15:44

Fascinating Shailos and stories of Hatzolair
with Eli Rowe – Founder and President of Hatzolair – 51:51

Combating abortion in the Chareidi community
with Mr. Nir Salomon – Executive Director of EFRAT – 1:03:46

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8/26/23 – Shiur 433 – Conflict in marriage – how to fight effectively Aug 24, 2023

Are there Halachos on how spouses should engage in conflict?
Do men and women fight differently?
What are the top 3 things men complain about regarding their wives and vice versa?
Should conflict be avoided or embraced?
What are effective methods to deal with conflicts?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger – Rosh Yeshiva at REITS, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham in Bergenfield – 13:21
with Rabbi Peretz and Mrs. Shoshana Segal – Marriage and Conflict Resolution Experts – 48:21
with Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW – popular lecturer and therapist – 1:16:59
with Rabbi Doniel Frank – Licensed Marriage Therapist & Dating Coach – 1:47:39
with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist – 2:10:40

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8/19/23 – Shiur 432 – Exclusivity or Community: The dilemma of school selection policies | The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT”L Aug 18, 2023

Is having discriminatory school acceptance policies Halachically allowed?
What damage are we doing to our children?
Do we have a communal obligation to accept all children into schools?
Is there a difference between a boys school and a girls school?
Can schools force people to accept upon themselves Chumros, in order that their kids should be accepted?
Can schools claim they hold themselves to certain standards, if they overlook these standards for affluent members of the community?
Is this the first time in history there was an elitist attitude?

Intro to School Acceptance - The issue - The facts on the ground - The view of the Gedolim:
with Sori Zahler – 1:24
with Mr. Shlomo Yehudah Rechnitz – 2:31
with Rabbi Meir Hertz – Menaher of Tashbar, Lakewood – 10:29
with Rabbi Dovid Yosef - Rov, Mechaber Seforim & Member of Moetzes Chachmei HaTorah – 14:14
with Rabbi Nachum Eisenstein – Rov of Maale Dafneh, Close Talmid of Reb Eliyashiv ZT"L – 19:29

The love of the Tosher Rebbe ZT"L - Hear a Fascinating firsthand account
with Steve Rosenberg – Chairman of Greystone – 33:46

Firsthand report of the issue - The Halachos of School Acceptance - A historical perspective - Boots on the ground and how to navigate the system
with a parent from Brooklyn – 46:40
with Rabbi Beirach Steinfeld – Rov in Flatbush, Longtime Menahel – 55:02
with Mr. Yehuda Geberer – Noted Historian – 1:15:33
with Mr. Shuli Halpert - School acceptance Askan – 1:34:30

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8/12/23 – Shiur 431 – Navigating the Halachic landscape of vacation Aug 11, 2023

Kashrus on vacation:
with Rabbi Sholom Fishbaine – Head of the CRC – 18:29
What can you buy in a store without a Hechsher?
Halachos of Cholov Stam

Summer Tznius Halachos:
with Rabbi Gideon Weitzman – Rov of Peuah Institue – 45:43
Going mixed swimming with family
Taking a walk on the boardwalk
Sitting next to women on planes

Visiting Kivrei Tzadikim:
with Rabbi Doniel Neustadt – Rov of Pine River Village, Lakewood NJ – 59:12
Should you visit a Beis Hakvaros?
Are you allowed to Daven to the dead or just in the Zechus of the dead?
Can expectant ladies go to a Beis Hakvaros?
Can a Kohein go to Kivrei Tzadikim?
Putting on a Tallis and Tefillin by Kivrei Tzadikim

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8/5/23 – Shiur 430 – LGBTQ+ and “Pride Parades” – How is it impacting us? Should we explain it to our children? Aug 03, 2023

How should I react when the “Pride Parade” goes by my home in Yerushalayim?
How should I explain the rainbow flag to my 10-year-old?
Are we being influenced by secular values? If so, how are we seeing those influences?
How do we strengthen our own values?
Is being active in the rainbow movement worse than Chilul Shabbos?
Is it a chilul Hashem to go against the “enlightened” values of secular society?

***Guest Hosted*** by Ari Wasserman: Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 15:45
with Mr. Yitzy Mittel and Mr. Eli Sarfaty, Esq. – owner of the West Orange Bake Shop and his attorney – 44:23
with Rabbi Mayer Twersky – Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchok Elchanan – 1:06:59
with Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman – Renowned Psychologist, Author of “From Boys to Men” – 1:33:20
with Rabbi Zevulun Schwartzman – Rosh Kollel, Yerushalayim – 2:13:19

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7/29/23 – Shiur 429 – Jewish Influencers: The Facts The Fears The Responsibilities Jul 28, 2023

What responsibility does an influencer have to do due dilgience when endorsing a product or business deal?
If an influencer didn’t do due diligence and people suffered financial loss is the influencer responsible?
Not letting people know you’re getting paid for what you’re promoting is it גניבת דעת?
Are you allowed to push people to live beyond their means or become envious?
What responsibility does someone on social media have?
Are influencers a danger to the influence of Rabbonim?

with Rabbi Michoel Frank – Rav, Ohr HaTorah, Silver Springs, Maryland – 11:22
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior Rabbi Boca Raton Synagogue – 35:36
with Chez Chaya – Top Influencer – 54:00
with Nachi Gordon – Meaningful People Podcast – 1:18:02

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7/22/23 – Shiur 428 –TISHA B’AV All year round – The plight of mature singles and divorcees in our community Jul 21, 2023

Listen and cry along and become inspired to help

with Sori Zahler – 25:57
with Rabbi Yitzchok Reichman – Nasi Project – 45:57
with "Sori" – an older single – 1:01:02

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7/15/23 – Shiur 427 –Women Singers – Is it preferable that women attend a performance by a male or female singer? Jul 13, 2023

Is there a prohibition of Histaklus of a woman staring at a man performing? What about “Kol Ish” in hearing a man sing?
Is there a problem posting videos of women singing online? Does a “Kol Isha Warning” help?
Do female performances not reflect “yiddishe values”?
Where do we draw the line of Tznius in public?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Anthony Manning – head of a seminary and popular speaker – 14:27
with Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton – popular lecturer and teacher, London – 42:15
with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 1:05:15
with Mrs. Bracha Jaffe – popular performer – 1:21:41

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7/8/23 – Shiur 426 – After the BAN – Revisiting AI Jul 07, 2023

What would be the reason to Assur AI more than filtered internet?
Why's AI a bigger danger than google search?
Can AI be filtered?
Is there any positive uses in AI for Yiddishkeit?
Will AI become a major necessity in most people’s lives/businesses like the internet?

with Rabbi Yossi Strickman – CEO of Project Trust – 18:50
with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner – Rosh Kollel in Toronto – 49:58
with the founders of GYE – 1:09:23

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7/1/23 – Shiur 425 – HOT DEAL OR HOT AIR – Ponzi Schemes Proliferating – The Halachic, legal, and monetary ramifiactions Jun 30, 2023

Is it Loshon Horah to say the name of the perperators?
Is it Mesirah to report such people to the authorities?
What is the proper way to deal with the families of the perpetrators?
What’s the Halachic status of the returns that insvestors received from the swindlers?
Is there a legal requirement to report fraudsters?
How should someone invest?

with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Rov of the Agudah and Poseik in Chicago – 16:27
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Former Magid Shiur in Belzer Yeshivah, editor of Otzar HaPoskim, mechaber of several Halachic Seforim: Habori Vehashemoh; Kol Boi on Eiruvin; And now is in print Milim shel Halacha - A dictionary of Halachic Words – 22:44
with Mr. Ben Brafman – Famed defense attorney – 45:43
with Rabbi Ari Marbuger – Dayan in Lakewood – 56:22
with Mr. Eli Fried – The investment Guy – 1:15:49

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6/24/23 – Shiur 424 – Segulos – Do they really work? Are they mutar and advisable or ineffective and prohibited? Jun 22, 2023

How do we judge if a segulah is valid or not?
Is the $1 given out by the Lubavitcher Rebbe meant as a segulah?
Are the red bendel (bracelet) and Schlissel Challah actual segulos or prohibited?
Is buying Kol Hanearim, Maftir Yona or Pesicha for Neilah effective?
Are there any valid segulos for parnassah, shidduchim, health, Shalom Bayis and great children?
How do fake segulos catch on?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Aharon Spivak – Rav, Author and Therapist – 8:35
with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU – 29:56
with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Maggid Shiur and prolific author – 58:11
with Rabbi Simon Jacobson – Renowned author and lecturer, Founder of the Meaningful Life Center – 1:20:38

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6/17/23 – Shiur 423 – Daniel Penny VS Jordan Neely through the lense of Halacha / AI Paskening II Jun 16, 2023

Overreacting in self defense, is it Muttar?
Do you have have to try to be מציל באחד מאבריו when someone's attacking you?
When unsure if someone is attacking what can you do to protect youself?
(ספק רודף)
Self defense against people who are mentally unstable - does a שוטה have a din of a rodef?

with Rabbi Menachem Genack – Rov in Englewood, Head of OU Kashrus – 13:11
with Mr. Lou Shapiro – Superlawyer, defense lawyer - 27:26

AI Paskening II/ Self defense in Halacha

with Rabbi Shay Tahan – Rov, Rosh Kollel and Av Beis Din in Flatbush - 37:20

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6/10/23 – Shiur 422 – Can AI Pasken ? Will Artificial Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim? Jun 09, 2023

When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak?
Do you need a human mind for Psak?
Do you need a human emotion for Psak? [Is Psak dependent on the place, questioners situation etc[
Shouldn’t we rely on a computer when it’s more knowledgeable and doesn’t make mistakes?
Can a computer be מדמה מילתא למילתא?
Is knowledge enough for Psak? Can a child Pasken? Can a Goy Pasken? Can a woman Pasken? [if they knew all the Halachos]
סייעתא דשמיא in Psak – is it needed? Can a computer have it?

with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz - 17:53
with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshivah of YU, Poseik of the OU - 20:35
with Rabbi Zalman Graus – Former Magid Shiur in Belzer Yeshivah, editor of Otzar HaPoskim, mechaber of several Halachic Seforim: Habori Vehashemoh; Kol Boi on Eiruvin; And now is in print Milim shel Halacha - A dictionary of Halachic Words - 23:15
with Rabbi Yoni Levin – Rosh Yeshiva of South Florida, Assistant Rov of Aish Kodesh, Woodmere NY - 37:15

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6/3/23 – Shiur 421 – “Living the Dream” – Spending Beyond Our Means Jun 01, 2023

Why do people spend when they can’t afford to? Is it mutar to do so?
What’s the concept of “keeping up with the Joneses”?
What should we spend on and what should we not spend on?
Is there a problem flaunting your perceived wealth? Posting it on social media?|
How do you raise kids without their thinking they are underprivileged?
For a wealthy person, is there any reason they should limit their spending?
Does money buy happiness?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 15:57
with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener, MD – Psychiatrist, Rav and Maggid Shiur – 37:30
with Professor Michael Norton – Professor, Harvard Business School – 1:00:14
with Rabbi Naftali Horowitz – Managing Director at Morgan Stanley – 1:14:32

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5/20/23 – Shiur 420 – The Shabbos Elevator Controversy May 19, 2023

The most popular Shavuos night program in the world
bit.ly/SCPchallenge - 4:23

What are the issues with the Shabbos elevator?
Is it a halachic shayla of a Hashkafic Shayla?
What switched now?

with Rabbi Tzvi Ortner – Rov in Boro Park, Poseik of the OU technology dept – 33:20
with Rabbi Yisroel Krengel – Rov in the Tzomet Institue – 50:24

If a Rov makes a mistake in Psak does he have to pay?
What if he retracts his Psak due to Haskafic considerations?

with Rabbi Chaim Yosef Perlman – Dayan on Beis Aharon – 1:07:33

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5/13/23 – Shiur 419 – Baalei Aveirah in our midst – How to we deal with them? May 12, 2023

Who’s a מומר?
Someone who flaunts his Aveiros publicly - is he a מומר?
Can a Baal Aveirah write an Ois in a Sefer Torah?
If the Sofer writes the outline is it kosher?
Can they get an Aliya?
Can they Daven for the Amud?
Are they Possul to be עדי קידושין?
Can they make ברכת הזימון?
Are we allowed to be Mechabed them or is it חנופה?
Should we be ostracizing them from our community?
Should we be Mekarev them?

with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Yeshiva Community in Waterbury, Maggid Shiur of Oraysa – 13:06
with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun – Rov in Crown Heights, Member of the Beis Din of Crown Heights– 39:55

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5/6/23 – Shiur 418 – What’s Shana Rishona about? Should it be spent in Ramat Eshkol/Yerushlayim on the parents’ tab? May 04, 2023

What’s the source and reason for having a Shana Rishona?
What are the halachic requirements? How should the year be spent?
What are common issues that come up?
What preparation can be done to make a Shana Rishona easier?
What are the basic halachos of kavod to in-laws? What should in-laws be called?
How does a new Kallah properly interact with her new brothers-in-law?
How does a new Chosson interact with his sisters-in-law?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Zev Leff – Rav, Posek and Rosh Yeshiva – 7:41
with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Clinical Psychologist – 28:32
with Rabbi Doniel Frank – Licensed Marriage Therapist & Dating Coach – 1:02:35
with Mrs. Penina Flug, LCSW – Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist – 1:30:10

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4/29/23 – Shiur 417 – Miscarriage in Halacha Apr 28, 2023

Someone who had a miscarriage and is very vulnerable can her husband hold her in extreme situations or is it יהרוג ואל יעבור ?
Is there a חיוב קבורה on the fetus and at what stage?
Can you test the fetus to check for illnes?
Is the fetus named – and at what stage?
Do you say Kaddish for a fetus?
Do you sit Shiva?
After what type of miscarriage is there no Pidyon Haben?
Does the lady have a Din of a Choleh regarding fasting on Yom Kippur?
Regarding being Mechalel Shabbos?

with Mrs. Dvora Entin – LCSW, PMH-C Specialist in Perinatal and Reproductive mental health – 15:12
with Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov – Posek Bais Horaah Bedatz Crown Heights – 43:05

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4/22/23 – Shiur 416 – Organ Donation in Halacha Is it an obligation, a prohibition, or a choice? Apr 20, 2023

Donating organs from a live donor
From a dead donor posthumously
What are the types of organ retrieval after death?
Is there a nafka Mina between them in Halacha?
If a frum Jew decides to donate organs after death, is there anything different they should requests than the general public?
Are you allowed to sign the back of your license to become a donor?
If someone donates an organ against Halacha are you allowed to be a recipient of that organ?

with Rabbi Binyomin Weiss – Chief Rabbi of Montreal – 10:39
with Rabbi Dr. Aharon Glatt – Associate Rabbi Young Israel of Woodmere – 28:56
with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Weiner – Rabbi of Cedar Sinia Hospital in LA – 41:51

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4/15/23 – Shiur 415 – Is it good or bad that many young men don’t have a “plan” for parnassah? Should they have one? Apr 14, 2023

Should young men in yeshiva develop a plan for parnassa? If so, when?
Does having a parnassa plan also apply to those going into teaching and rabbanus?
Is “I want to learn” enough of a plan?
Does having a plan apply to young women?
Do girls in shidduchim ever ask “does he have a plan”?
Do boys in shidduchim ask: “does she have a plan for supporting a family” or “does her family have money”?

***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim

with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 15:27
with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Lecturer and Author – 40:16
with Mrs. Miriam Levitan – Noted Shadchan, Eretz Yisroel – 1:04:36
with Rabbi Nesanel (“Tani”) Lauer - Mashgiach Ruchani, Maarava Machon Rubin – 1:14:03
with Mrs. Bella Beer – Dating coach – 1:40:00

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4/1/23 – Shiur 414 – The most common Pesach Shailos answered by the world’s leading Rabbonim – Hear some new fascinating Shailos Mar 31, 2023

Maos Chittim
Siyum Bechorim on the telephone
Selling Chametz for someone who's comatose
Selling Chametz Gamur
E-Ciagrettes on Pesach
Gastric Bypass - If you can't drink Kosos and eat Matzah what takes precedence
Lap-Band Surgery - Does the Shiur of a Kzayis switch
What can you Kasher?
Do cosmetics need a Hechsher?
How much do you have to clean?
Shiur of a Kzayis
Switching your Minhag of Gebrokts
What should you use for Maror
A Sephardi who married an Ashkenazi what do you do regarding kitnios
And much more....

with Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Rov of Gvul Yaavetz - Zkan Haposkim of America – 23:14
with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva of YU, Poseik for the OU – 33:40
with Rabbi Moshe Rotberg – Rov in Toms River, Poseik for Hatzolah of Central Jersey – 47:20
with Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst – Renowned Poseik, Rov of Agudah in Chicago – 1:11:51

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3/25/23 – Shiur 413 – How not to go to jail Mar 24, 2023

Learn how to keep away from legal trouble
How to make the right choices
What are commom mistakes people make?
What’s the best way to avoid them?
What to do if you already made them, what steps should you take?
What effect does incarceration have on the families?

with Rabbi Levi Landa – Project 432 Director, Aleph Institute – 35:17
with Willie Rapfogel – 1:00:08
with Ms. Rochel Van Etten – CEO, Aleph Institute – 1:20:55 מראי מקומות

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