Halacha Headlines

Do we need to give Tzedakah to everyone who asks?Should we give to someone who refuses to work?What if you think the person asking does not look legit?What if he smokes? Or he’s an alcoholic or uses drugs? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges with Dr. Shlomo Black – Psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) – 13:47with Rabbi Shimon Taub – Author of The Laws of Tzedakah and Maaser (Artscoll) – 40:40with Shimshon Katz – Gabbai, Congregation Kahal Avreichim (the “Boat Shul”) in Toronto – 1:07:33  מראי מקומות  

Can a Rav ever be Meikil to prevent a more serious עבירה?Do ends ever justify the means? with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz  – Rov of Kehila of North Woodmere  – 14:15with Rabbi Shay Tahan  – Rav Cong. Ohel Moshe Brooklyn, Dayan, AskHalacha.com editor – 34:57  מראי מקומות  

What should be the goal of dating?What are the minimum interactions required by Halacha before engagement and marriage?What’s the downside of going too quickly? Of going too slowly?How clear do you need to be about what you are looking for in advance of dating?What are some great ways to get to know the other person? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits – Renowned Rov, Poseik and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 9:48with Mrs. Aleeza Ben Shalom – international shadchan, relationship coach and author – 32:54with Dr. Jacob Freedman – noted psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:05:22with Rav Shea Landau – Chasidish shadchan – 1:30:32 Conclusion and Takeaways – 1:45:18  מראי מקומות  

THE REAL DEAL – avoiding legal troublewith Eli Puretz – Real Estate Syndicator – 11:58 Is it microblading Assur because of tattooing?Does it have to be for Avoda Zorah?Does it have to be words or picture or a mark is enough?Does it have to be permanent?How many levels of skin does it have to penetrate?Would it be Mutar for medical reasons, Shidduch reasons or even cosmetic reasons?with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rav of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere – 29:02with Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein – Rav and Poseik, Director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, Head of Home Study Semicha Program – 39:56with Mrs. Toiby Fried – Skincare Specialist – 48:16  מראי מקומות  

What are the pros and cons of a man teaching girls/women?If a Rav teaches girls/women, should there be a Mechitza? What if the Rav is not married?Can/should a Rav call female students by first name or a nickname?What Gedarim should a Rav institute for himself when teaching girls/women?How does the relationship a Rebbe has with his male students compare to that of his female students?Are there topics that women should not be teaching, like Halachah? Hosted: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Sadya Grama – Magid Shiur, Mesifta Keren Torah, Lakewood – 11:23with Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald - Menahel, Maor Beis Yaakov, Yerushalayim – 36:02with Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg – Principal and Mashgiach Ruchani of girls’ seminaries, Brooklyn – 59:40with Dr. Rivka Schwartz – Professional educator and popular lecturer – 59:40with Rabbi Dovid M. Cohen, Esq., M.Sc. – popular speaker, author and therapist – 1:18:13 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:45:35  מראי מקומות