1/14/23 – Shiur 403 – Does yeshiva prepare us for life-after-yeshiva? Should it?

4/20/24 – Shiur 465 – Achdus - does “Achdus” mean I am supposed to embrace Jews I really don’t agree with?: 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... by Halacha Headlines

148 min listen

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: 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? with Rabbi Shay Schachter – Rabbi and Rosh Beit Midrash at... by Halacha Headlines

117 min listen

4/6/24 – Shiur 463 – Revisiting Bachurim in the IDF: Is Shevet Levi Patur from Milchemes Mitzvah? Are all Bochurim Shevet Levi?: 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 hav... by Halacha Headlines

86 min listen

3/30/24 – Shiur 462 – What are our “Yeshiva bochers” struggling with nowadays?: 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 ... by Halacha Headlines

128 min listen

3/23/24 – Shiur 461 – Everyone should be a shadchan – how to set up a shidduch: 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-ob... by Halacha Headlines

168 min listen

3/16/24 – Shiur 460 – זכרון לנצח – Preserving the memory of Fallen Soldiers Through Posthumous Retrieval of זרע for Procreation: 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 – R... by Halacha Headlines

96 min listen

3/9/24 – Shiur 459 – Yeshiva Bochurim in the IDF | Is it possible to be Frum in the IDF? | והגית בו יומם ולילה – All day and night?: 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 ... by Halacha Headlines

111 min listen

3/2/24 – Shiur 458 – Frum on the outside and empty on the inside - why are some of our best girls struggling with Yiddishkite?: What are the biggest challenges, struggles and difficulties confronting our girls today?How have things changed over the years?Are co-ed events to inspire our youth permitted?Should money be given to children if they will use it for the wrong purpose... by Halacha Headlines

137 min listen

2/24/24 – Shiur 457 – Avoiding the #1 reason for divorce - how to stay connected with your spouse and not drift apart: 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... by Halacha Headlines

129 min listen

2/17/24 – Shiur 456 – The Brisker Rov zt"l and Medinas Yisroel | Rav Shach zt"l and the צה׳ל – What did they really hold?: 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 – 26:30with Rabbi Yissocher Eichorn– Talmud ... by Halacha Headlines

87 min listen

2/3/24 – Shiur 454 – Raising unspoiled children in a spoiled world: 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 ch... by Halacha Headlines

109 min listen

1/27/24 – Shiur 453 –The Shulchan Aruch of war: Abortion of a fetus conceived through rapeWomen tying tzitzisSheva brachos without the chosson or kallahReturning home before Shabbos if one knows they will be called up on ShabbosReturning home while one's wife is niddah if he doesn't think he'll be... by Halacha Headlines

93 min listen

1/20/24 – Shiur 452 – Dealing with traumatic times – how to dig out of a rut: 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 helpfu... by Halacha Headlines

123 min listen

1/13/24 – Shiur 451 – In Memory of Yakir and David HY”D “Chavrusas in life, Chavrusas in death, Chavrusas in Olam Habah” Experiencing the war: perspectives of the front line from parents and a Posek: 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... by Halacha Headlines

81 min listen

1/6/24 – Shiur 450 Amazon in Halacha: 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... by Halacha Headlines

112 min listen

12/30/23 – Shiur 449 – Should there be Hakaras Hatov to the IDF soldiers? Does Torah-learning fully protect us, or is an army necessary?: 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 sai... by Halacha Headlines

141 min listen

12/23/23 – Shiur 448 – Is Israel an “occupier” of Palestinian land? Who owns “from the River to the Sea”?: 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 bo... by Halacha Headlines

104 min listen

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?: 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 b... by Halacha Headlines

129 min listen

12/9/23 – Shiur 446 – Daas Torah In Halacha and Hashkafa: 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 ... by Halacha Headlines

85 min listen

12/2/23 – Shiur 445 – Is “Zionism” a bad word? Where do Satmar and Neturei Karta disagree?: 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 ... by Halacha Headlines

118 min listen

11/25/23 – Shiur 444 – Rally or not to Rally? ”Chazir Treif” or Kiddush Hashem: 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 approac... by Halacha Headlines

105 min listen

11/18/23 – Shiur 443 – Neturei Karta – Is Hatzalah allowed to save them on Shabbos? | Halacha Perspective on Warfare: 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 partic... by Halacha Headlines

62 min listen

11/11/23 – Shiur 442 –Antisemitism at Harvard and elite universities – how could such smart people be so stupid?: 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 do... by Halacha Headlines

127 min listen

11/4/23 – Shiur 441 – Prisoner Exchange in Halacha | Hear from a brother of one of the hostages: 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 release... by Halacha Headlines

60 min listen

10/28/23 – Shiur 440 – Guns in Shuls | Burying the Kedoshim – Hear from the front lines: How are the Kedoshim being buriedHow to make a Kiddush Hashem in the armywith 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 ... by Halacha Headlines

102 min listen

10/21/23 – Shiur 439 – Israel at War – Halachos of warfare, “collateral damage,” prisoner swaps, refusing medical treatment to terrorists, and much more: 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 trea... by Halacha Headlines

134 min listen

10/14/23 – Shiur 438 – עת צרה היא ליעקב וממנה יושע – The Torah outlook and our responsibility: 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 effortHow can we help the war effort from America?How should we act in such times?How do we show empathy w... by Halacha Headlines

80 min listen

9/30/23 – Shiur 437 – Practical Sukkos and Daled Minim Halachos – Seven Fascinating riddles: Hilchos Daled MinimCommon 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 EsrogWhat to look for when buying... by Halacha Headlines

83 min listen

9/16/23 – Shiur 436 – Making 5784 into “THE YEAR”: 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, Yeru... by Halacha Headlines

157 min listen

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