Halacha Headlines
Halachic Debates of Current Events
Podcasting since 2014 • 622 episodes
Halacha Headlines
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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 anot...
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Episode 547
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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?
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Episode 546
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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 it ...
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Episode 545
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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 phone...
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Episode 544
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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 J...
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Episode 543
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