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01:31:36

1/21/23 – Shiur 404 – Adoption in Halacha

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2023/01/19

Is there a mitzvah for a childless couple to adopt? Are you מקיים פריה ורביה with adoption? Is there an obligation of חיוב כיבוד אב ואם towards an adopted parent? Balancing obligations to the natural parents VS the adoptive parents Does an adopted child say Kaddish for his adopted parents? How is an adoptive child called up to the Torah? Adopting non-Jewish children VS Jewish children Is there an Issur Yichud with adoptive parents? Hugging & kissing? Do you have to reveal they are adopted? with

01:32:54

1/14/23 – Shiur 403 – Does yeshiva prepare us for...

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2023/01/13

What preparation is necessary to leave yeshiva/kollel and start working? What skills do yeshiva graduates say would be helpful? What should a yeshiva consider as its goals and responsibilities towards it’s talmidim? How do you decide on an occupation? Should you study a trade or go straight into business? What are the primary challenges we need to be ready for nowadays? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid

01:06:34

1/7/23 – Shiur 402 – Women’s role in society – Has...

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2023/01/05

Making a Bas Mitzvah Women giving Shiurim and writing articles in Halacha and Hashkafa Women giving Hadracha and Paskening Shailos – Yoetzet Halacha Women going to college and joining the workforce Women’s Hatzalah with Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva of YU, Poseik of the OU – 24:51 with Rebbetzin Chana Henkin – Dean of Nishmat – 50:25 מראי מקומות

01:34:49

12/31/22 – Shiur 401 – To discuss or not to discuss -...

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2022/12/30

Should Headlines have Shiurim on sensitive issues? Is it better to educate the public, or is it exposing Bochurim and others to things that they shouldn’t be exposed to? Is it a lack of Tznius to discuss certain topics in public? Is there a way to balance Tznius VS public awareness? Does discussing certain issues promote wrong ideas? Is it Loshon Horah to publicize allegations against a specific person or is it הצלת נפשות? Should magazines and newspapers be running ads on these sensitive

02:26:12

12/24/22 – Shiur 400 – Drug and alcohol use in our...

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2022/12/23

Is there something halachically wrong with using drugs? Alcohol? Vaping? Can you tell on a classmate who is using drugs or alcohol? What are the trends of drug and alcohol use in our high schools? How are teenagers able to afford and access drugs? Are we better – or worse – than secular society? What can be done by parents and the schools? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Dr. Rivka

01:49:02

12/17/22 – Shiur 399 – Chasunah Halachos & Minhagim...

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2022/12/16

Marching down flower girls to the Chuppah – Is that a Jewish thing or is it חוקות הגוים Standing up for the Chosson and Kallah when they walk down, is that a Jewish custom? Are you supposed to stand up during the recital of the Sheva Brochos? Walking down to the Chuppah – Should the parents walk down their child - or both fathers should walk down the Chosson, and both mothers the Kallah? What if they are divorced or one of the parents was Niftar? Are the Chosson and Kallah permitted to hold hands

01:48:22

12/10/22 – Shiur 398 – Seudas Shabbos – Eating out by...

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2022/12/09

Should you in invite guests/ Kiruv at your Shabbos Seudos or is at expense of your children's Shabbos experience and your relationship with your children? If someone has different Kashrus standards than you can you eat in their house? What if they'll be insulted if you don't come? What type of a Chezkas Kashrus does a person need to eat by him? If you’re a bachur and someone you don’t know, in shul, invites you, what constitutes a Chezkas Kashrus? If you know your host is ‘modern’ for example he

01:53:32

12/3/22 – Shiur 397 – Abuse and Abuse Coverups in Our...

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2022/12/02

Should a Rabbi meet in his office with a woman? What’s enough proof to start warning other women? Do recordings suffice? When do we go to the police? When do we keep abuse quiet and when do we publicize the dangers? What’s going on in the head of an abuser? Is he not worried about getting caught? Why would followers of a Rabbi coverup his abuses? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim Audio

02:14:48

11/26/22 – Shiur 396 – Taking One’s Life in Halacha

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2022/11/25

Is there any Heter ever for taking one’s own life? Terminal illness? Extreme poverty? Mafia chasing him? How do we view someone who commits suicide due to mental health issues? How do we prevent this tragedy? with Rabbi Mordechai Twersky – Horonsteipel Rebbe – 27:13 with Tzvi Gluck – Director of Amudim – 43:00 with Mrs. Aliza Bulow – Mother of child who commited suicide, Founder of CORE – 1:05:06 with Dr. Chaim Nissel – Licensed Psychologist Yeshiva University Vice Provost, Senior trainer for

02:16:59

11/19/22 – Shiur 395 – Life Before Divorce – How do...

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2022/11/18

Does a wife have to take on her husband’s Chumros? Should you be your spouse’s Mashgiach? Is there a Mitzvah of כיבוד אב ואם when parents are meddling into the children’s lives? If a Chosson or Kallah teacher taught incorrectly and it lead to divorce, are they obligated to pay for damages? Why are there so many divorces these days? with Rabbi Yisroel Knofler – Av Beis Din Badatz of Lakewood – 19:03 Why are there so many divorces these days? Are they all frivolous or necessary? Why are so many young

01:55:06

11/12/22 – Shiur 394 – “Being in the box” – have we...

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2022/11/11

What’s the definition of being on the “derech” and “in-the-box”? How have those definitions changed over time? Is the “derech” too narrow and the “box” too confining? Does being “out-of-the box” violate Halacha or just societal expectations and norms? Are there halachic requirements to: wear white shirts and black pants, always wear a hat, go into certain occupations, not play sports and music? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10

01:43:11

11/5/22 – Shiur 393 – Hear from the wife of someone...

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2022/11/04

Is same sex attraction real? Hear about it in real life with "Sara" – A wife of someone who has SSA - 22:23 Can the mother have custody of the boys when the father has a Mitzvah to teach his children Torah? Are you allowed to say Loshon Horah when asked Shidduch information about your ex- spouse? Are you allowed to say the divorce wasn’t messy? Can you hide your assets to give less alimony? If a spouse is violating the divorce agreement and Beis Din can’t enforce it, are you allowed to go to

01:50:53

10/29/22 – Shiur 392 – Mental Health in Halacha –...

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2022/10/27

How does Halacha view mental health? Can you be Mechalel Shabbos? How do deal with OCD and Mitzvah observance? When someone comes to therapy and is saying lashon Horah or talking bad about parents is that a problem? Especially when the therapist is encouraging it. Can you tell an eating disorder patient to eat on Yom Kippur? What to say when it comes to Shidduchim and you have privileged information? And much more...... with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, Forensic and clinical psychologist, Director

01:26:45

10/22/22 – Shiur 391 – Do we need to be a shmata when...

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2022/10/21

What are some strategies and tactics for dealing with difficult people? Can you reciprocate the negativity? What if it’s your boss, Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva or spouse? When does the prohibition of hating someone apply? What if he earned the hatred? Do people get crankier when they get older? How can someone tell if they are a difficult person? 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

01:38:56

10/8/22 – Shiur 390 – The Kashrus scandal in the...

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2022/10/06

The Kashrus scandal in the (non) Kosher Chinese Express in Manalapan Revisited - Is it Loshon Horah to discuss or a Mitzva? The court's decision regarding YU - What options do they have? When a religous school hires a Trans teacher what is their recourse? with Rabbi Michael Broyde – Professor of Law & Academic Director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University School of Law – 36:54 Transgender in Halacha with Rabbi Eli Ozarowski – Renowned Author, Teacher and Lecturer – 1:09:33 5

01:16:02

9/24/22 – Shiur 389 – The Kashrus scandal in the...

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2022/09/23

The Kashrus scandal in the Chinese Restaurant Are our restaurants and Kosher establishments really Kosher? What can we do to ensure that these incidents don’t happen again? with Rabbi Yudel Shain – Dayan and Renowned Kashrus expert, Lakewood NJ – 16:30 Yom Hadin comes early for our Yeshivos!! The New York State Board of Regents vote How are we supposed to look at it? Hear both sides of the debate with Simcha Eichenstein – Assemblyman, State of NY – 33:34 with Avi Shick – Former deputy attorney

01:52:19

9/17/22 – Shiur 388 – Quick Retirements – Should it...

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2022/09/16

Do you need to stop working when you have enough money to learn full time? How should a wife handle the husband being around? What’s the impact on the children? What happens when the husband traifs up the kitchen preparing his own lunch? How much money do you need to save to retire? When do you need to start planning for it? What’s the impact of retirement on our health and memory? Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid

01:56:30

9/10/22 – Shiur 387 – Are my Tefillos really worth...

Halacha Headlines ·

2022/09/09

Hear from some of the greatest thinkers and Mashpiim our generation with Rabbi Moshe Hauer – Renowned Rov and Rabbinical Leader of the OU – 20:58 with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Renowned Rosh Yeshivah and Lecturer – 34:41 with Rabbi Efrem Golberg – Rov of Boca Raton Synagogue and Lecturer – 1:04:24 with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rosh Beis Midrash in the Young Israel of Woodmere – 1:21:34 with Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis-Wolff – Renowned Author and Lecturer – 1:36:16 מראי מקומות

01:22:08

9/3/22 – Shiur 386 – Next year in Uman/Yerushalayim?...

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2022/09/02

Should we be bringing up Reb Nachman to Eretz Yisroel? [The Halachic analysis of exhuming remains] Do we really know which Kever is the Kever of Reb Nachman? with Rabbi Ari Enkin – Rov, Maggid Shiur & Mechaber Seforim from Beit Shemesh – 13:24 Is it permissible to go to Uman this year due to the war in Ukraine? Is it a dangerous place? Hear from boots on the ground with Rabbi Moshe Azman – Chief Rabbi of Ukraine – 26:57 What is the mesorah in Breslov regarding bringing up Reb Nachman? What did Reb

01:50:11

8/27/22 – Shiur 385 – Back to School - Do we need to...

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2022/08/26

What is the purpose of having a school handbook? Should the rules be realistic, or the ideal (but unrealistic) hopes of the school? Can parents lie about not having internet, texting, smartphones, etc.? What percentage of families violate school rules? Why would a school have parents/students sign the handbook? ***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 Yisroel and Mrs. Elisheva

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