Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including mechutenestes with the same name, backing out of a group trip, splitting up for maftir, and why we don’t recite morning brachos in shul.
Mordechai and the Children’s Pesukim
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, deciphering the Rebbe’s haoros on the different opinions in Halacha, and its ramifications in the stories of Mordechai, Rabbi Yochanan, Rav Sheshes, Acher and Nero Caesar.
The Subtle Art of Interrogating a Liar
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses the laws of returning objects found in public places, what to do with objects that can’t be returned, and how to deal with a suspected liar.
Midnight Drinking and Neggel Vasser?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including hearing megilah with a hearing-aid, midnight drinking and neggel vasser, and possuk/pesukim in shmoneh esrei for the name Dovber.
Bigdei Kehunah: A Means or an End?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe, the Rogatchover and R’ Yosef Engel on the definition and purpose of the Bigdei Kehunah, and its ramifications in the situation of a Kohen missing a beged while in the Heichal.
Lost in the Living Room: Hashavas Aveidah in a Private Home
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses the laws of lost objects in a private home.
Serving Milchigs for the Purim Seuda?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including meat for Purim meal, adding water to an urn right before Shabbos, washed hands with ring on, and leining by a boy under Bar Mitzvah.
Shlomo Hamelech, Yoshiyahu and the Aron Hakodesh
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, analyzes a ksav yad kodesh of the Rebbe on the second location of the Aron was based on a brief note and a few references (“עיין”) by the Rogatchover.
Lost and Found in Shul: Who Does It Belong To?
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses whether someone can claim a lost object if they recognize it, and whether a lost object found in a shul automatically belongs to the shul.
Bracha on Breaded Onion Rings?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including rubber tefillin protector, breaded onion rings, food brought into a bathroom, and Minhag Chabad on Kiddush during the 7th hour.
The Goring Ox and Mashiv Haruach
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rogatchover on whether repeating “mashiv haruach” 90 times counts as a month of davening and the connection to a goring ox.
Will ‘Zecher Lamikdash’ Acts Be Annulled When Moshiach Comes?
In this episode of the “Hilchisa L’Meshica” podcast, Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin discusses when and how various decrees were made, because of Tzedukim or as a remembrance for the Beis Hamikdash, will be nullified, and we will revert to doing things as they were before the decree was made.
Throwing Out Extra Bread?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including blood from chapped lips, disposing of extra bread, mairiv with a minyan before nightfall, and baking bread in a fleishig oven.
Beis Din Majority: 2 vs 1, 2 or 3?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the definition of the majority principle in court decisions; whether the minority opinion still holds in some form, it is canceled altogether, or the minority in fact joins the majority.
Cash on the Ground: Finders Keepers?
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko breaks down the laws of lost and found cash. When can you keep money that you find?
Making Seltzer and Playing Soccer on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including making seltzer or playing soccer on Shabbos, depositing a check written on Shabbos, and reading the megillah early for outlying mekuravim.
The (Parentheses) of Likkutei Sichos
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, will use an example of Lechem Mishneh in this week’s parsha to guide listeners on how to analyze the meaning behind some of the brackets of a sicha, and the Rebbe’s precision in every detail.
The Alter Rebbe Wants You to Know This
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses when one can keep an object they find, when they must return it, and when they should not touch it.
‘Kiddush’ for a Girl During the Week?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including Shabbos Mevorchim Tehillim on Friday night, ash on the head of a chosson, ‘kiddush’ for a girl during the week, and using shoes from someone who passed away.
Finding the Lost ‘Moshiach Ben Yosef’
In this episode of the “Hilchisa L’Meshica” podcast, Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin discusses the purpose of Moshiach Ben Yosef and why the Rambam omits Moshiach Ben Yosef from his discussion of Moshiach’s coming.