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Halacha Headlines

Halacha Headlines

Halachic Debates of Current Events

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656 episodes

  1. Drunk in Yerushalayim: Who’s Responsible for the Yeshiva Drinking Crisis? 1:37:58
  2. Drunk in Yerushalayim: What went wrong at the lavish Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations? What’s to be done with the Yeshiva drinking culture? 1:30:36
  3. What’s the right age to date and get married? 1:46:54
  4. ASSISTED SUICIDE IS NOW LEGAL IN NY!! 1:05:05
  5. How to not get ripped off when making investments 1:13:10
  6. Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Special: Making 5787 Your Best Year Yet 1:27:58
  7. ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL – CHAREIDIM AND THE DRAFT | TZEDAKA QUESTIONS | MUSICAL SELICHOS 1:34:46
  8. Shofar Blowing – When Have We Fulfilled the Mitzvah? 1:18:19
  9. Correct Him - or Let It Go? When Should Mistakes in Shul Be Corrected? 1:10:49
  10. SIMCHOS IN HALACHA – MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED SHAILOS 1:07:13
  11. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RAV!! – Hear things you'll never see in writing – A peek behind the curtain 2:13:41
  12. Jews in America 1776 - Jews in America 2026 - Anti Semitism In America 1:12:57
  13. The Biggest Mistakes Bochurim (and Parents) Make During Bein Hazmanim 1:23:48
  14. The Battle Over Mixed-Gender Combat Units in the IDF 1:23:27
  15. Extreme Sports and Halacha| How to have a successful marriage 1:09:27
  16. Stock Market Investing: How Much Risk Is Too Much? 1:38:47
  17. The New Gambling Epidemic: Sports Betting, Kalshi, Day Trading, and Halacha 1:26:40
  18. Should You Move to Israel? What about trying it for a year? 2:13:44
  19. Modern Orthodox, Dati Leumi, and Charedi: Are the Differences Halachic or Hashkafic? 2:04:23
  20. 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? 1:47:51
  21. Finances 101 – financial conflict in marriage 2:05:29
  22. Hear the Skinny on Ozempic in Halacha 1:07:15
  23. Are our young men and women "ready for marriage"? How are we preparing them and where are we failing them? 1:46:22
  24. What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency? 1:45:59
  25. Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business? 1:15:27
  26. What's new with Chodosh - Facts on the ground | Why are people so lenient about a Din in the Torah? 1:09:33
  27. From the Shul to the Shelter: Rabbanim in Israel Reflect on Life During Wartime 2:06:08
  28. What is a Neshamah Yeseirah, and do calories really not count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Plus, join the Headlines 30-days exercise challenges! 1:39:11
  29. Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it? To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports? 2:07:33
  30. Operation EPIC FURY in Halacha – Hear from boots on the ground 1:13:57
  31. Inside Orthodox Schools: Who gets hired, which students get admitted and who makes the decisions? 1:42:13
  32. How Mental Illness Can Wreck a Marriage and a Divorce 2:19:33
  33. THANK YOU HASHEM FOR THE EMESDIKE TZADDIK!! 47:00
  34. Semicha for Women? | Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance? 1:37:07
  35. Mental Health Challenges of Boys in Yeshiva & Girls in Seminaries 1:50:16
  36. 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? 1:08:08
  37. Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit 1:02:09
  38. Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use 1:23:48
  39. 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? 2:16:14
  40. Are you taking medication? Are you seeing a therapist? These are Seminary Application questions 1:34:34
  41. Are sheitels only b’deieved? 1:46:19
  42. “Leil Shishi” & Friday “To’ameha” – Do they enhance Shabbos or detract from it? 1:49:14
  43. 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 1:31:15
  44. Ponevezh Yeshiva: Understanding the Machlokes and is it finally over? 1:15:51
  45. Sacred Roles, Serious Risks: When Rabbis, Male Therapists, and Kiruv Professionals Work With Women 1:36:45
  46. Chareidim in the IDF – Now that there's Frum Battalions is it an obligation to join? – Hear from the inside!!! 1:47:57
  47. Online Dating in the Orthodox World 1:53:04
  48. Bullying by children and adults – Who Bullies? Who Gets Bullied? How Should It Be Handled? 1:45:17
  49. NYC EXCLUSIVES: THE ERUV CONTROVERSY | NY ELECTIONS 1:22:11
  50. Men & Women Working Together: The Frum Woman’s Perspective: | Risks, Concerns, and Practical Solutions 2:01:33