Best Halakhah Podcasts (2024)

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(LIS Ep 276): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 74) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 72) 1:45:12

26m ago1:45:12

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Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Kashrut and the Modern Dairy Industry 26:14

1h ago26:14

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There is a principle that says that milk from a deathly sick animal is not kosher. But in today's modern dairy industry it may be reasonable to assume that most if not all cows fall into this category. Can we justify consuming factory milk? If so, how? This episode was recorded live at Hadar's 2024 Halakhah Intensive. Have a question you'd like ans…

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(LIS Ep 275): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 73) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 71) 2:02:09

7d ago2:02:09

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Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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What is the Role of Doubt in Jewish Law? 35:25

7d ago35:25

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I was at a meal at a non-Jewish colleague's home. We agreed to order food from a kosher restaurant but one of the dishes looks homemade. I don't want to be rude. Can I eat it? How can the framework of "sfeik sfeika," having two axes of doubt, help us make decisions when we don't have all of the information? This episode was recorded live at Hadar's…

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(LIS Ep 274): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 72) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 70) 2:05:26

18d ago2:05:26

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Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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#62 - How Many Shofar Sounds Are We Supposed to Hear? 11:37

12d ago11:37

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The Torah says we are to hear the sound of t`ru'ah on Rosh Hashanah. What's a t'ru`ah? Why must it be sounded by a ram's horn? And how many sounds are we supposed to hear - one? Nine? Thirty? Sixty? 100? So many questions - can we answer them in twelve minutes? We can try! Download the source sheet at www.freehofinstitute.org/podcast…

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Can I Swim on Shabbat? 38:59

9d ago38:59

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My community has a retreat over Yom Tov where almost everyone spends a lot of time at the pool. I grew up in a community that never swam on Shabbat or Yom Tov and now I'm trying to navigate a community where everyone does it. What should I do? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org…

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Writing G-d and the Danger of Idolatry 17:06

20d ago17:06

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This dvar Torah uses the amazing article by Rabbi David Golinkin on the history of the halakhah and the practice. It can be found at: https://schechter.edu/must-gods-name-be-written-in-english-as-g-d/By Rabbi Nadav Caine

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(LIS Ep 273): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 71) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 69) 1:45:46

24d ago1:45:46

1:45:46

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Why is the Age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah Gendered? 42:01

16d ago42:01

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While almost all Jewish communities celebrate a boy's Bar Mitzvah at 13, many communities are split for girls—some 12, some 13. Why should girls be required to do mitzvot before boys? What does this age split accomplish? And is it still relevant in egalitarian Jewish communities? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at re…

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(LIS Ep 272): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 70) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 68) 1:30:25

19d ago1:30:25

1:30:25

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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#61 - Judicial Ethics 12:42

1M ago12:42

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The ethics of judges is - unfortunately - a timely subject. So it's a good time to look at some of what the halakhic literature has to say about it. As is often the case, our study may leave us with more questions than answers. But then, asking the right questions is a good first step.

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Should I Say "Amen" in the Bathroom? 27:17

23d ago27:17

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You're not supposed to pray somewhere unclean, like a bathroom. But if I'm in the bathroom and can hear the prayers nearby, am I allowed to say "amen"? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.orgBy Hadar Institute

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(LIS Ep 271): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 69) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 67) 1:42:28

26d ago1:42:28

1:42:28

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Can I Use Generative Artifical Intelligence? 43:27

30d ago43:27

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With any new industry, there are important questions to address from legal and religious perspectives. Responsa Radio creator David Zvi Kalman comes back to ask this question about generative AI for his new podcast, Belief in the Future. Given the way the new large language models trawl the internet for content, is it permitted to use them or does …

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(LIS Ep 270): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 68) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 66) 1:38:32

1M ago1:38:32

1:38:32

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Does Jewish Law Care About Non-Jewish Life? 41:30

2M ago41:30

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There's a stereotype that I've seen on the internet recently that Jews don't care about non-Jewish life. How am I supposed to respond when somebody uses this argument? What do Jewish sources say about the imperative of saving the lives of non-Jews? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org…

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(LIS Ep 269): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 67) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 65) 1:52:31

1M ago1:52:31

1:52:31

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Are Jews Responsible for One Another? How so? 32:29

1M ago32:29

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I've often heard the phrase "all of Israel are responsible for each other" (kol yisrael areivim zeh be-zeh). But what does this mean? What does the responsibility entail? How is it supposed to change my actions toward other Jews? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org…

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#60 - Yom Tov Sheni, Part 3 11:49

2M ago11:49

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In 1846, the Reform rabbinical conference at Breslau annulled the observance of yom tov sheni shel galuyot, the second festival day traditionally observed by Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael. How could they simply do away with such an ancient religious practice? Is there any halakhic justification for their action? As those Reform rabbis would …

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(LIS Ep 268): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 66) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 64) 1:52:30

2M ago1:52:30

1:52:30

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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Coming Soon: More Responsa Radio 0:38

2M ago0:38

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You asked and we answered! A new season of Responsa Radio begins next week. We're going to dig in to topics like artificial intelligence, the value of human life, and our responsibilities toward fellow Jews, just to name a few. Have a halakhic question you want answered on Responsa Radio? Send your question to responsa@hadar.org.…

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R. Ethan Tucker on the Multivocality of Halakhah 1:10:54

2M ago1:10:54

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Halakhic works are often a dizzying compendium of multiple perspectives on a given issue, often making it difficult to determine how to behave in a given situation. In this lecture, R. Ethan Tucker argues this is a feature rather than a bug. Critical values that are meant to guide our lives are rarely fully manifest in any given time, place, or sit…

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Did a Biblical Outlaw Understand the Arab-Israel Conflict Better than Today's Students? 11:57

2M ago11:57

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It is commonplace to hear today's Israel-Arab Conflict portrayed as an example of Settler-Colonial European Jews settling in the nation-state of indigenous-dwelling Palestinians. This is a modern invention and is not how the conflict was understood by local Arabs a hundred years ago, who did so in rational terms that match the Biblical arguments be…

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(LIS Ep 267): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 65) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 63) 1:56:30

2M ago1:56:30

1:56:30

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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#59 - Yom Tov Sheni, Part 2 12:20

3M ago12:20

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More on the second festival day, like: why do many Jews still observe it when we no longer have any doubt as to the right date of yom tov? And what about the second day of Rosh Hashanah? It looks, smells, and quacks just like a regular yom tov sheni... but it's not! Source sheet available at www.freehofinstiute.org/podcast.…

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(LIS Ep 266): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 64) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 62) 2:08:53

3M ago2:08:53

2:08:53

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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58. Yom Tov Sheni, Part 1 12:38

3M ago12:38

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Why do many Jews outside of Eretz Yisrael turn every Biblically-ordained festival day (yom tov) into a two-day observance? What's the nature of that second day, especially since we no longer have any uncertainty about determining the months and the dates of the Jewish calendar? And why do progressive Jews dispense with the observance of yom tov she…

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(LIS Ep 265): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 63) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 61) 2:22:12

3M ago2:22:12

2:22:12

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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(LIS Ep 264): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 62) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 60) 1:49:39

3M ago1:49:39

1:49:39

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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(LIS Ep 263): Eschatology/End-Times Study (Pt. 61) | Trinitarianism v Biblical Unitarianism (Pt. 59) 1:56:56

3M ago1:56:56

1:56:56

Learn more about our Live Internet Studies: http://www.tetzetorah.com/live-internet-studiesBy Torah Teacher Ariel ben-Lyman HaNaviy

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#57 - May a Blind Person Be Called to the Torah? 13:19

4M ago13:19

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Rabbi Yosef Caro, in his Shulhan Arukh, holds that a blind person may not be called up to the Torah. That ruling stirred a halakhist of the next generation, Rabbi Binyamin Selonik, to write a responsum that holds the opposite. Just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill halakhic mahloket - except that Rabbi Selonik himself was blind, a reality he emphasize…