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8/8/26 – Shiur 571 – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RAV!! – Hear things you'll never see in writing – A peek behind the curtain
What's the Tafkid of a Rov
What's the challenges of a Rov
What's the rewarding parts of Rabbonus
What's unique challenges to Rab...
8/1/26 – Shiur 570 – Jews in America 1776 - Jews in America 2026 - Anti Semitism In America
The history and the present reality of antisemitism in America.
What can we do?
How to deal with it?
The history of Five Towns
7/25/26 – Shiur 569 – The Biggest Mistakes Bochurim (and Parents) Make During Bein Hazmanim
What makes a successful Bein Hazmanim?
When should parents intervene if a son isn't thriving in yeshiva?
What's the biggest parenting mi...
7/18/26 – Shiur 568 – The Battle Over Mixed-Gender Combat Units in the IDF
What’s behind the push to integrate women into combat roles in the IDF?
Is this debate unique to the IDF, or does it reflect broader issues in...
7/11/26 – Shiur 567 – Extreme Sports and Halacha| How to have a successful marriage
Skiing, Heli Skiing, Sky Diving, Bungee Jumping, Escooters, Ebikes, Rock Climbing
Is it Muttar?
How do we reconcile 'ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותי...
6/27/26 – Shiur 566 – Stock Market Investing: How Much Risk Is Too Much?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Daniel Rapp – Dayan at the Beis Din of America, Maggid Shiur at RIETS – 12:08
with Mr. Morris Smith – Form...
6/27/26 – Shiur 565 – The New Gambling Epidemic: Sports Betting, Kalshi, Day Trading, and Halacha
Gambling has moved from casinos to our phones.
FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, ESPN Bet, Kalshi, and day-trading platforms have made “action” avai...
6/20/26 – Shiur 564 – Should You Move to Israel? What about trying it for a year?
Is there a mitzvah to live in Israel nowadays?
What are the largest financial differences between living in Israel and out of Israel?
Wh...
6/13/26 – Shiur 563 –“Dati Leumi” and Charedi: Are the Differences Halachic or Hashkafic?
Is “Dati Leumi” in Israel the same as “Modern Orthodox” elsewhere?
Is “Chareidi” in Israel the same as “Yeshivish” elsewhere?
What are t...
6/6/26 – Shiur 562 – Shidduchim — What do you have to disclose? At what point does privacy become deception? At what point does “full disclosure” become cruelty, stigma, and impossible perfectionism?
A boy lost 150 pounds through Ozempic. Does he have to disclose?
A girl struggles with anxiety and takes medication occasionally. Does she have...
5/30/26 – Shiur 561 – Finances 101 – financial conflict in marriage
What financial conversations absolutely need to happen before a couple gets married — beyond just “how much money do we have”?
What are the mos...
5/16/26 – Shiur 560 – Hear the Skinny on Ozempic in Halacha
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with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rov in Ran...
5/9/26 – Shiur 559 – Are our young men and women "ready for marriage"? How are we preparing them and where are we failing them?
What does it mean to be “ready” for marriage?
What’s currently taught to chassanim and kallos – and what’s still missing?
Are too many s...
4/25/26 – Shiur 558 – What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency?
Find out from farmers what percent of grain in circulation is Chodosh
How to practically keep Yoshon
Can we rely on a dream of the Baal...
4/25/26 – Shiur 557 –Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business?
Are there halachic caps or guidelines on salaries and benefits?
Does nepotism ever become a legal or halachic problem?
What constitutes...
4/18/26 – Shiur 556 – What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah?
Why do we rely on leniency these day when the Heter was due to שעת הדחק and we don't have a shortage of food? If the Heter is based on Safek, nowadays...
4/11/26 – Shiur 555 – From the Shul to the Shelter: Rabbanim in Israel Reflect on Life During Wartime
How has the role of being a Rav changed due to the war?
What should a shul’s policy be when a siren goes off during davening?
How are pe...
3/28/26 – Shiur 554 – What is a Neshamah Yeseirah, and do calories really not count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Plus, join the Headlines 30-days exercise challenges!
Do we also receive a Neshamah Yeseirah on Yom Tov?
Does it have any effect on our capacity to eat?
Is there any medical or scientific ba...
3/21/26 – Shiur 553 – Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it? To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?
What makes gambling so alluring, and how widespread is it?
To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?
What stra...
3/14/26 – Shiur 552 – Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground
Does collateral damage in war have a limit – can you destroy a missile base that will kill many civilians in the town nearby. Can you hit a nuclear re...
3/7/26 – Shiur 551 – Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions?
Can a family member who is less qualified be hired before a more qualified candidate?
Must admissions be based on merit?
When is nepotis...
2/28/26 – Shiur 550 – How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce
Is failure to disclose a significant personality disorder considered a mekach ta’us in marriage?
Are there halachos guiding how to treat one’s...
2/21/26 – Shiur 549 – THANK YOU HASHEM FOR THE EMESDIKE TZADDIK!!
What’s the best path for serving Hashem in our generation?
Does it have to be one or the other?
Can it be a combination?
Host: Rab...
2/14/26 – Shiur 548 – Semicha for Women?
Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?
Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah?<...
2/7/26 – Shiur 547 – Mental Health Challenges of Boys in Yeshiva & Girls in Seminaries
How does coming to Israel for yeshiva and seminary affect a student’s mental health?
When do difficult emotional feelings cross the line from n...
1/31/26 – Shiur 546 – The Ban on AI – Why was it banned? | Will Artifical Intelligence ever replace Rabbonim? When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak?
Do you need a human mind for Psak?
Do you need Shimush?
Do you need human emotion for Psak?
Can a computer be called שופט שבימיך?...
1/24/26 – Shiur 545 – Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit
Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job
1/17/26 – Shiur 544 – Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use
Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job
1/10/26 – Shiur 543 – How can you know an abuser (or other criminal) is no longer a threat? Is there a mitzvah of “Pidyon Shvuyim” to get a Jew out of jail when he was convicted of a crime?
Is it possible to determine that an abuser is no longer a risk? What’s the success rate of treating serious abusers?
Why do community leaders s...
1/3/26 – Shiur 542 – Are you taking medication? Are you seeing a therapist? These are Seminary Application questions
Why are they asking?
Is it legal?
May you lie?
How’s it affecting High School girls?
with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald – Dean o...
12/27/25 – Shiur 541 – Are sheitels only b’deieved?
Why do married women cover their hair?
Is a tichel preferable to a sheitel?
Why do some women shave their heads after marriage?
Ho...
12/19/25 – Shiur 540 – “Leil Shishi” & Friday “To’ameha” – Do they enhance Shabbos or detract from it?
Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job
12/13/25 – Shiur 539 – Narco Terrorist being blown out of the water – How does the Torah view it ? | The fascinating saga of the Bochurim in Japan | Dealing with suicide in our community
Does a person smuggling in drugs have a Din of a Rodef?
Should you report someone who's trying to sell drugs in the community?
Should yo...
12/5/25 – Shiur 538 – Ponevezh Yeshiva: Understanding the Machlokes and is it finally over?
How common are controversies over leadership in the Litvish yeshiva system? Is the Ponevezh controversy unique?
What were the main points of th...
11/29/25 – Shiur 537 – Sacred Roles, Serious Risks: When Rabbis, Male Therapists, and Kiruv Professionals Work With Women
What are the primary risks and the necessary gedarim?
May a Rabbi teach Torah to women or girls? What about one-on-one?
How should one h...
11/22/25 – Shiur 536 – Chareidim in the IDF – Now that there's Frum Battalions is it an obligation to join? – Hear from the inside!!!
Now that there's a Frum brigade what's the justification of Frum people at least who aren't learning not to go to the army?
If there's a shorta...
11/15/25 – Shiur 535 – Online Dating in the Orthodox World
How common is online dating in the Yeshivish community? What about Modern Orthodox?
Is it ever acceptable to adjust your age, height, or weight...
11/8/25 – Shiur 534 – Bullying by children and adults – Who Bullies? Who Gets Bullied? How Should It Be Handled?
Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job
11/1/25 – Shiur 533 – NYC EXCLUSIVES: THE ERUV CONTROVERSY | NY ELECTIONS
NYC ELECTIONS
with Curtis Sliwa – 1:14
The NY Eruv: Should you be carrying - Become educated
Is NY surrounded by walls?
Doe...
10/25/25 – Shiur 532 – Men & Women Working Together: The Frum Woman’s Perspective
Risks, Concerns, and Practical Solutions
What’s the proper way to interact with male colleagues?
How should a frum woman dress in the wor...