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4/29/23 – Shiur 417 – Miscarriage in Halacha

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 – ...

Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 339•Transcript available on Metacast

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

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 Montrea...

Apr 21, 2023•59 min•Ep 338•Transcript available on Metacast

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?

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 o...

Apr 14, 2023•2 hr 49 min•Ep 337•Transcript available on Metacast

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

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 An...

Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 336•Transcript available on Metacast

3/25/23 – Shiur 413 – How not to go to jail

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...

Mar 24, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Ep 335•Transcript available on Metacast

3/18/23 – Shiur 412 – What makes for Effective Dating?

Is it okay to date two women (or men) at the same time? Can you test your date’s middos, and if so, to what extent? What should be the goal of dating? What is the most important thing for a person to do when dating? Is love necessary? Is choosing from pictures and photo albums/catalogs effective in choosing who to date? What are current trends in dating? What types of singles events are being held? Are friends helpful or hurtful in getting dating advice? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Auth...

Mar 17, 2023•2 hr 56 min•Ep 334•Transcript available on Metacast

3/11/23 – Shiur 411 – Pesach - Does Medicine need to be Kosher L’pesach? | Hand Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah - at what expense? | Going to hotels for Pesach

Does Medicine need to be Kosher L'pesach? Machine Matzah VS Shmurah Matzah at expense of other Pesach needs ie: a new dress for your wife with Rabbi Dovid Heber – Expert in kosher pharmaceuticals for the Star K, Director of annual Passover Directory, Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore – 21:05 with Rabbi Gershon Bess – Rov and Poseik in LA – 39:00 with Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld – Renowned Rov, Rosh Hakollel and Poseik in Cleveland – 48:57 with Rabbi Yosef Veiner Rabbi Yosef Vein...

Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 333•Transcript available on Metacast

3/4/23 – Shiur 410 – What are the Halachos of a Halachic State? What happens if the government in Eretz Yisroel is run by Frum Yidden?

Would everything be run according to Shulchan Aruch? What about the things that according to Shulchan Aruch Beis Din can’t enforce nowadays? How do we deter people who steal if they get caught all they’ll have to do is return the theft? Is there a concept of jail for monetary damage? What if there’s no two kosher witnesses or no witnesses at all? Being that there’s no capital punishment nowadays, what would do to murderers? What would be done regarding all electricity on Shabbos? How do you run ...

Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 332•Transcript available on Metacast

2/25/23 – Shiur 409 – Is there any reason to wear a HAT for davening anymore? Does a YARMULKE suffice? Why are only chasidim wearing GARTELS?

Is a Kippa enough for davening? For Kiddush and Bentching? Do secular styles impact what we wear and the halacha? What if your parents don’t want you to wear a hat? What if your parents want the hat and you don’t? Did Chasidish garb and the black stripes on our Taleisim come from the non-Jews? Minyan without a hat or daven be’ye’chidus with the hat? Should women wear hats for davening as well? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 1...

Feb 24, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep 331•Transcript available on Metacast

2/18/23 – Shiur 408 – Looking out for Shemiras Einayim – How to deal with the scourge of pornography?

How to address this issue with our youth? How to prevent it from becoming an issue? What percent of Frum Yidden are struggling? What should people who are struggling do? Is this struggle unique in our generation? How to get help on this taboo subject with the founders of GYE – Guard Your eyes - 19:23 with Dr. Shlomie Zimmerman – Renowned Psycholoigist – Author of “From boys to men” - 50:43 with Rabbi Mendel Kessin – Renowned lecturer and world expert on the Ramchal - 1:12:33 מראי מקומות...

Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep 330•Transcript available on Metacast

2/11/23 – Shiur 407 – Kashrus in home establishments | How do you know if you’re really eating Kosher?

If you make products at home and sell them, do you need a Hechsher? Why is it different than eating at someone else’s house that you don’t need a Hechsher? Is this Hechsher different than a Hechsher on a food establishment? How can you do spot checks in a person’s private home? There are hundreds of Hechsherim – How do you know what you really can rely on? What standards does a Kashrus need to have to really rely on them? with Rabbi Moshe Elefant – COO OU Kosher, renowned Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur a...

Feb 10, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Ep 329•Transcript available on Metacast

2/4/23 – Shiur 406 – Is Kovea Ittim only for the wealthy and brilliant?

What gets people to stick with their learning after many years? What’s a valid reason to miss your Kevius? Does someone who gets paid for learning or teaching additionally need to be Kovea Ittim? Can the Kevius change over time, like when more children are born? What if a wife needs her husband during his learning? Do you need to lose business/clients as a result of your learning? Should you answer calls from clients or your boss during learning? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "M...

Feb 03, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep 328•Transcript available on Metacast

1/28/23 – Shiur 405 – Whom should you marry?

How Makpid should we be on names in marriage (father in law and son in law with the same names etc)? Can younger siblings get married before older siblings? Marrying for money? How important is the family (if there's a sibling off the derech etc)? Marrying into a family of Baalei Teshuvos? Health in the family, what do you have to divulge? How should people be dating? What common mistakes are they making? How do you know if you are getting bad advice? with Rabbi Yaakov Berman – Rov Khal Beis Tef...

Jan 27, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Ep 327•Transcript available on Metacast

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

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 ...

Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Ep 326•Transcript available on Metacast

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

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 ...

Jan 13, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Ep 325•Transcript available on Metacast

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