How are you Mekarev: through philisopical debates or theough teaching Torah? How to answer the tough questions with Rabbi Rav Uri Zohar - Legendary leader of the Teshuva movement in EY – 22:10 with Rabbi Yanky Arem - Chairman Peiylim Lev Lachim, Levlachim.org – 42:09 with Rabbi Yossy Gordon - CEO, Chabad on Campus – 48:16 with Rabbi Chaim Sampson CEO, Project Inspire (Aish) – 1:04:54 Previous weeks Riddles – 1:23:11 מראי מקומות  

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10/16/21 – Shiur 341 – Kiruv – Hear from the boots on the ground – What‘s being done any what can YOU do

Should you take elderly parents in your home or place them in a nursing home? Are you obligated to care of your parents at the expense of your children? Do you have to take off from work to tend a parents need? When you're taking care of a parent are you exempt from all Mitzvos? Is there a Chiyuv Kibbud Av to a comatose parent? Estate Planning, Succesion Planning, Health Proxy   with Rabbi Shimon Finkelman - Rebbi, Darchei Torah, Prolific Author – 21:37 with Rebbitzin Feige Twersky - Renowned Milwaukee Rebbitzin, Hamodia Columnist – 41:51 with Mr. Joe Klein, esq - Eldercare Expert – 1:04:54 מראי מקומות  

10/9/21 – Shiur 340 – The sandwich generation – Balancing taking care of elderly parents and children – Estate planning – Health Proxy

Are any deficiencies a husband sees in his wife really his own deficiencies, as claimed in the Garden of Peace? Should a husband ever remark, comment or criticize his wife? What about for a gross misdeed? What issues do husbands complain about in their wives and vice versa? Is there anything that can be done? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 12:02 with Rabbi Lazer Brody – author and spiritual guide, translator of the Garden of Peace – 36:09 with Rabbi Dovid Rosman – Director of Aish HaTorah and shalom bayis author – 58:14 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael and shalom bayis author – 1:32:17  מראי מקומות  

9/18/21 – Shiur 339 – Should a husband always give in to his wife’s requests? Is the husband always to blame when there are Shalom Bayis problems? Can we change our spouses when something bothers us?

Askanus L'sheim Shomayim: Rabbi Avi Schnall with Rabbi Mordehai Burnstein - Chaplain, Jackson NJ, Dean, Ne’emas Bais Yaakov – 29:30 Chol Hamoed: Can you go apple picking or fishing? Have someone build your house or mow your lawn? Fix your car? Order on amazon? Go in to work? Allow your employees to work? and much more....... What should you have in mind when eating in the Sukkah, The message of the Daled Minim, The meaning behind Simchas Yom Tov with Rabbi Moishe Francis - Rosh Kollel, Chicago, Mechaber Hilchos Chol hamoed – 39:58 with Rabbi Moshe Elefant - Worldwide Daf Yomi magid Shiur. COO, OU Kosher. Rav, Zichron Yosef – 1:01:46 מראי מקומות  

9/11/21 – Shiur 338 – Sukkos II – How to fufill the mitzvos of the Yom Tov properly (Sukkah, Lulav & Esrog, Simcha) – The Halachos of Chol Hamoed ; The power of a Yochid, Rabbi Avi Schnall

What to look for when buying an Esrog? What's the minimum to be Yotzei and what's a Hiddur? What's the difference between the different types of Esrogim? What does the Hechsher on the Esrog box mean? And much more.... What to be careful about when making a Sukkah? What mats are Kosher for Schach? What to do if yout mat rolled up on Yom Tov? Can you go on a trip to a place that doesn't have a Sukkah? Is someone who's sleeping obligated in the Mitzvah of Sukkah? And much more.... with Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlop, Daled Minim Maven – 17:25 with Rabbi Shlomo Francis, Mechaber: The laws of Eruv, Sukkah expert – 38:00 מראי מקומות  

9/4/21 – Shiur 337 – Sukkos I – How to shop for the Daled Minim – How to make a Sukkah – The Mitzvah of sittng in a Sukkah

What’s researched in advance by the parents, and what’s left for the boy and girl to figure out? What specific questions should be asked? What can’t be asked? What must be asked? Who should - and should not - be asked? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy – Rav of the Agudas Yisrael of Toronto - 7:41 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael and shalom bayis author – 31:53 with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue – 55:27 with Mrs. Lisa Twerski – Therapist, author and Nefesh board member – 1:20:51 מראי מקומות  

8/28/21 – Shiur 336 – Shidduch research – how much should be researched before agreeing to a shidduch?

What should we be doing during Elul? How do we internalize message of the times? How do you know what your pupose is in the world? How do we ensure that this year will really be different? How do you block out all the distractions and noise? Be present in the moment. with Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein, Founder Ohr Naava, International speaker – 24:32 with Rabbi Shlomo Farhi - Rav, Safra Synagogue Manhattan, Founder of Chazak, International lecturer – 37:00 with Rabbi Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue, Worldwide lecturer – 50:27 with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein - Rav, Tiferes Mordechai, Popular Author and Lecturer – 59:46 מראי מקומות  

8/21/21 – Shiur 335 – ELUL – What is the message?

Buying a piece of land to keep Shemittah is it a Mitzvah or is it detrimental to Shemittah? Can you have a part in the Bracha of Shemittah? is the Bracha nowadays? What items in the supermarkets in America can be from shemittah products? with Reb Shia Markowitz - Head of Keren Hashviis – 24:05 with Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz - OU Rabbinical Coordinator, Rav, Chevra Nachlas Yehoshua in Flatbush – 32:58 with Rabbi Efraim Landy, Av Beis Din, Rosh Kollel and rav in Eretz Yisroel, Poseik of Kinyan Shmita – 54:43 מראי מקומות  

8/14/21 – Shiur 334 –Shemittah – Can you observe it if you don't live in Eretz Yisroel?

Should a Kashrus certifications decisions be solely based on Halacha? What moral decisions should be taken into consideration? A lesson in Ahavas Yisroel from Reb Moshe & Reb Dovid Feinstein     ***Guest Hosted by Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz *** Rov of Beis HaKnesses of North Woodmere, Director of Semicha at RIETS with Rabbi Moshe Taub – Rov of Young Israel of Holliswood, Queens, Ami Columnist – 16:44 מראי מקומות  

8/7/21 – Shiur 333 – Is Kashrus just on the food? (the Ben & Jerry's saga) – Reb Moshe Feinstein & Jackie Mason

Is a birthday a day to celebrate? If so, how? Are there more significant birthdays, like the 70th? How should Jonathan Rosenblum celebrate his 70th this week? Have the gedolim historically celebrated their own birthdays? Is there a problem of Chukas Hagoyim to have a birthday cake? To have candles on it? To blow out the candles? To make a wish? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky – Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva of Greater Washington – 8:25 with Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld – Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Dovid and posek of Kav Halacha Beis Hora'ah – 23:18 with Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron – Popular lecturer and maggid shiur at a number of yeshivos – 49:37 מראי מקומות  

7/31/21 – Shiur 332 – Should birthdays be celebrated? Is having a birthday cake and candles a problem of Chukos Hagoyim? Can they be blown out?

Why is the divorce rate in our communities escalating at an alarmimg rate? Hear the astonishing numbers Should something be added in our children's school curriculum to better prepare them? How to deal with a spouse that has changed? and much more.... Hear from the experts with Rabbi Yosef Greenfield - Rov of Chestnut, Lakewood NY, Chosson Rebbi  – 22:53 with Mrs. Esty Greenberg - Kallah Teacher, Lakewood NJ – 41:48 with Rabbi Zecharia Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov – 52:26 with Rabbi  Dr. Bentzion Twersky - Marriage Counselor – 1:12:32 מראי מקומות  

7/24/21 – Shiur 331 – Are we preparing our children properly for marriage ? The Message of Tu B'Av

Which poskim prohibit entering the Temple Mount and why? Which permit? Does politics come into play? Which areas are less problematic? How would one prepare? Are we missing out on any mitzvahs by not going? What do the gedolim say to do with Har Habayis? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – with Rabbi Yehuda Glick – President of Shalom Jerusalem Foundation – with Rabbi Menachem Glick – Senior Mashgiach at Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – מראי מקומות  

7/17/21 – Shiur 330 – Har Habayis – Can we enter Har Habayis nowadays? If not, what should be done with it?

Can one leave negative reviews that can potentially harm a business? Can you create fake reviews to purposely increase business? Can one person leave reviews from multiple accounts? Can you create algorithms to get your business to the top of a search ?  with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz - Rosh Yeshiva Aish Hatorah – 35:18 with Rabbi Aharon Sorscher - Rov in Detroit, Maggid Shiur Oraysa – 41:07 with Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs - Dayan Bais HaVaad Lakewood – 57:20 with Joel Wolh - Founder, Boutique Seller (an Amazon agency), Co-founder Bizfluence – 1:07:14 with David Melamed - Founder, Digital Marketing News Whatsapp Group – 1:19:53 מראי מקומות  

7/10/21– Shiur 329 – Ratings on amazon and other online platforms – Are They permitted Halachically? – Lace Top Sheitels Part II – Rabbi Cohen's Chiddush examined

Do we ever stop Davening for their safety? Dealing with unidentified bodies or parts of them. This recovery can take months: When does Aveilus, Shivah and Kaddish begin? with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar - Rov of The Shul, Bal Harbour, Surfside Florida – 20:13 with Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz - Renowned author and lecturer – 33:26 with Rabbi Yonah Reiss - Av Beis Din of CRC, Chicago – 51:37 מראי מקומות  

7/3/21– Shiur 328 – The Miami Tragedy – Champlain Towers Collapse

Is there a problem with giving “semicha” to a woman? Can a woman be a shul or community rabbi? Can a shul with a woman rabbi call itself “orthodox”? What if she’s called Rabbah, Maharat, etc. instead of being called “Rabbi”? What’s the line between what’s acceptable and what’s not? Can a woman pasken shaylos? ***Guest Hosted by Ari Wasserman *** Author of "Making it Work", "Making it ALL Work" (for women) and 10 other Seforim, Maggid Shiur, Yerushalayim with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 12:38 with Rabbi Mayer Twersky – Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yitzchok Elchanan – 48:00 with Rebbitzen Miriam Kosman – Author, "Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism" –1:05:31 with Rabbi Dovid Kaplan – Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Beis Yisrael – 1:35:35 מראי מקומות  

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