Podcast Episodes
Back to Search10/18/25 – Shiur 531 – Men & Women in a Mixed Workplace: What Are the Risks? Can We Stay Separate While Working together? | Plus, Thoughts and Memories in Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer, EVP of the OU
Episode 455
What are the risks and halachic concerns of a mixed gender workplace?
Should conversations be limited to only what’s necessary for work?
Can first names be used?
What if a woman extends her hand to s…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
9/26/25 – Shiur 530 – Is Charlie Kirk in Gan Eden? Who really gets in? | How do we navigate the Issur of לא תחנם?
Episode 454
Most religions teach that only insiders make it to heaven - what does Judaism really say about the eternal fate of righteous non-Jews?
Can someone like Charlie Kirk merit Gan Eden?
How do we balanc…
Published on 3 months ago
9/20/25 – Shiur 529 – Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5786 into “The Year”
Episode 453
What’s your favorite Devar Torah for the Yamim Noraim?
How can we make our Kabbalos last – and what really works?
What’s the most powerful lesson you’ve learned this past year?
What do you hope to ca…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
9/13/25 – Shiur 528 – “The Voice of Awe” – Halachic Debates on Chazanus and the Yamim Noraim
Episode 452
When does chazanus cross into tircha d’tzibburah?
Can a chazan use popular tunes, repeat words, or sing with a choir?
Should a professional chazan be hired for the Yamim Noraim, or is simplicity pref…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
9/6/25 – Shiur 527 – Kosher Kitchen, Treif Business?
Episode 451
The Torah's obligation to hold oneself higher in business
Kiddush Hashem in the workplace
Can you make money without cutting corners?
Is there a concept of not doing Mitzvos in public that will cause…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
8/30/25 – Shiur 526 – The “Epstein Files” – Do we have the right to know if someone is a threat to our community —whether a pedophile, abuser, or swindler?
Episode 450
What level of proof is required before sounding the alarm?
When risks are identified, should they be broadcast widely, or kept within a limited circle?
What happens when victims are silenced, ignored…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
8/23/25 – Shiur 525 – UnKosher Competition – The Four Halachic Red Lines in Business You Can’t Cross | Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview | The Headlines Quit Smoking Challenge
Episode 449
Rabbi Berel Wein ZT”L – never published interview – educating our youth who don’t want to listen
with Rabbi Wein – Renowned Rov, Author and Lecturer – 16:03
Published on 4 months ago
8/16/25 – Shiur 524 – Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization
Episode 448
Can you own intellectual property?
Can it be stolen if it's not tangible and there's no act of theft?
Do you have to pay for enjoyment?
Dina D'Malcusa Dina
Aveida M'Daas
And much more.....
with Rabbi…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
8/9/25 – Shiur 523 – Tznius Standards: Clear Halacha or Personal Interpretation? What’s Required and Why It’s Being Ignored
Episode 447
What are the minimum requirements of Tznius when it comes to women’s dress?
Are the reactions by girls/women when taught Hilchos Tznius any different than for Hilchos Shabbos and the like?
What speci…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
7/26/25 – Shiur 522 – Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?
Episode 446
Do any contemporary Poskim permit smoking?
Is vaping halachically better than smoking?
What’s the argument that smoking is permitted?
What are the risks of second-hand smoking and vaping?
If someone…
Published on 5 months ago