Halacha Headlines

NO DRIVER. NO MELACHA. NO PROBLEM?! Is the driverless car the ultimate Shabbos loophole — or a blatant חילול שבת? When technology takes the wheel, does Halacha hit the brakes? with Rabbi Rabbi Yisroel Krengel – Tzomet Institue – 21:20 with Rabbi Benjamin Yasgur – Rov, Century Village Boca Raton, Florida – 39:32 מראי מקומות   

How did lavish Simchas Beis HaShoeva celebrations turn into drinking parties with out-of-control buchurim - and who is responsible for what happens? Are wealthy “gevirim” fueling a dangerous drinking culture in our community? Are they violating Lo Sa'amod al Dam Re'echa? Why are some Roshei Yeshiva unwilling to confront the problem? Is “Boys will be boys” an acceptable response? Why is alcohol such a serious problem among Orthodox teenagers and bochurim? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg – Rav of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst NY – 10:00 with Eliezer – Resident of Yerushalayim – 40:30 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael and Senior Lecturer, Ohr Somayach – 46:03 with Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz – Associate Principal of SAR High School and Director of Research at Machon Siach – 1:03:17 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:30:19 מראי מקומות     

Is drinking among American yeshiva bochurim learning in Israel getting worse? Why has drunkenness become part of Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations? Who is responsible - yeshivos, parents, the bochurim themselves, or the Gevirim throwing the parties? What can be done to change the yeshiva drinking culture? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Rafael Kleinman – educator and resident of Yerushalayim – 7:38 with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 17:31 with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Licensed clinical psychologist in Israel and the U.S. – 41:56 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:19:27 מראי מקומות   

Why does the Mishnah say בן שמונה עשרה לחופה? Is 18 an ideal age or a requirement? How do we reconcile the different ages for marriage mentioned by Chazal and the Poskim? What should a young man have in place before getting married - Torah learning, parnassah, and emotional maturity? Are the considerations for girls different from those for boys? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yitzchok Silber – Posek, Rav at the Mir Yeshiva, author, and expert on shidduchim and Shalom Bayis – 5:20 with Yehuda Geberer – historian specializing in Jewish history and the history of Jewish communities – 38:57 with Mrs. Chana Levitan – couples’ therapist, lecturer, and author with over 30 years of experience – 1:00:58 with Dr. Yaakov Freedman – psychiatrist specializing in mental health and the Orthodox Jewish community – 1:29:26 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:40:15 מראי מקומות   

How does this affect the frum community? Are there important points for us to watch out for? Is it ever permitted? The Torah's view on DNR and much more....  with Rabbi Asher Millman – Rav of Khal Shaarei Avraham in Passaic NJ, Rabbinic Advisor for Hatzolah of Passaic-Clifton, Rav on Chayim Aruchim – 9:53 with Rabbi Yehuda Leib Weiner – Senior Rabbi Cedars Sinai Medical Center LA, Rov of Knesses Yisrael – 32:52 with Harav Dovid Feintein ZT"L – Rosh Yeshivah of MTJ, Renowned Poseik, Son of the RASHKABAHAG Reb Moshe ZT"L – 57:45 מראי מקומות   

Private investment or stock market – what’s the difference, and what are you really risking? How much due diligence should you do before investing your money? What are the red flags that should make you walk away from an investment? If the investment goes bad, who is responsible – you or the people who sold it to you? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 11:43 with Rabbi Daniel Rapp – Dayan at the Beis Din of America, Maggid Shiur at RIETS – 41:08 with Michael Eisenberg – General Partner at Aleph venture capital fund – 50:51 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:06:10 מראי מקומות   

What’s your favorite Devar Torah for the Yamim Noraim? Why do our Kabbalos so often fade – and what actually makes them last? How can we turn the inspiration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur into real, lasting change? What’s one small thing we can do this year that could make a big difference? with Rabbi Binyomin Wolff – Mora De'asra of Yad Avraham Shul, Yerushalayim – 10:10 with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – lecturer and teacher – 19:22 with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 27:01 with Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff – teacher, author and lecturer – 37:22 with Rabbi Michoel Frank – Rav, Ohr HaTorah, Silver Spring, Maryland – 43:41 with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW – Author, lecturer and therapist – 55:51 with Rabbi Dovid Ostroff – Posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim – 1:06:48 with Rabbi Shaul Felman – Maggid Shiur at Nevi Tzion Yeshiva – 1:15:26 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:25:57  

Collectors during davening - must give, can give or shouldn't give? Are you מקיים a Mitzvah? Are you obligated to give Tzedaka for someone who's collecting to buy their children an apartment? Are musical Selichos prohibited or on the contrary should they be encouraged? with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher – Rov of Yeshivah community in Waterbury – 11:08 ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL! CHAREIDIM AND THE DRAFT! WHAT’S BEST WAY FORWARD? HEAR THEIR STRATEGIES with Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – Rov and Dayan in Yerushalayim, Rabbinical chairman of Hatzibbur Hareidi – 42:00 with Rabbi Yitzchak Pindrus – MK for United Torah Judaism – 1:05:34 מראי מקומות   

What should the shevarim and teruah sound like? What are the different minhagim? The tekiah’s tone changed or wavered in the middle – is it still valid? When is it necessary to repeat only that particular blast, and when must the entire set be repeated? Is there a reason to hear more than 100 blasts in order to fulfill the various minhagim? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Shimon Boxer – expert in all aspects of the Shofar, author of Shufra D’Shofar – 10:05 with Rabbi Shaul Felman – Ba’al Tokeah for 40 years, Maggid Shiur at Nevi Tzion Yeshiva – 48:10 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:12:01 מראי מקומות   

When should a ba’al tefillah or ba’al keriyah be corrected - and when is it better to let the mistake go? If someone’s talking, pacing, or other behavior is distracting the congregation, when is it appropriate for a gabbai or rav to intervene? What about a chazzan who is davening too slowly? When should he be asked to speed up - and when should the tzibbur simply be more patient? Which shul halachos should be enforced, and which are we too strict about? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:46 with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 30:50 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:03:50 מראי מקומות