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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” available every minute of the day. When is risk-taking legitimate, and when does it become ga...
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? What budget is necessary to come, at least for a year? What lends to being successful in mov...
Modern Orthodox, Dati Leumi, and Charedi: Are the Differences Halachic or Hashkafic?
Is “Dati Leumi” in Israel the same at “Modern Orthodox” elsewhere? Is “Chareidi” in Israel the same as “Yeshivish” elsewhere? What are their respective views of secular studies, engaging in the modern world, and serving in the IDF?<...
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 haveto disclose? At what stage? A boy has mild asthma controlled by an inhaler. Is that consi...
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 most common financial disagreements between couples? How can couples get control of their fi...
Hear the Skinny on Ozempic in Halacha
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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 singles entering marriage with unrealistic expectations? Which common marital struggles cou...
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 Shem Tov in Halacha? Is the dream accurate? What’s called a Shaas Hadchak?
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 “reasonable compensation” for operators of religious non-profits? Can money be...
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 the Safek is verifiable and can’t be relied upon If a store has infor...
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 people doing emotionally with the constant sirens, sleep deprivation and stress? What are th...
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 basis for the claim that calories are “absorbed” by the Neshamah Yeseirah and therefore don’t coun...
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 strategies are effective in helping someone quit gambling? Should watching professional sports...
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 reactor that will contaminate millions? Are citizens who support the regime considered com...
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 nepotism allowed? Can the Menahel/Principal keep any donations (bribes?) made to him ...
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 spouse during divorce, especially in high-conflict cases? When is it appropriate to turn ...
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?
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? Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push?
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 normal struggles to something that should be addressed? Should a student who believes an...
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? And much more…… Why would there be a Kol Korah against AI?
Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit
What practical strategies can help us reduce phone usage and establish healthy boundaries? Does someone need to stop usage fully or can partial solutions be effective? What behaviors can we change in as little as thirty days? Does i...
Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use
· Can a cellphone be used in shul for non-tefillah purposes? · Does mindless scrolling on a phone constitute an issur of bitul zman? · Is it preferable to daven from a physical siddur rather than from a pho...
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 sometimes advocate for the early release of an abuser? How does halacha view cases where a...
