Audio Roundup 2025:34
by Joel Rich<br />
<br /> From the OU: Other flavored briquettes such as hickory and smoke do not pose a problem. They are unlikely to contain any non-kosher ingredients, and even if they did, Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De’ah 108:1) rules that although it is improper to allow a kosher food to absorb a non-kosher aroma, it will not make the food non-kosher.
Me- is this a sfek sfeika? Does it make it OK lchtchila?
<hr style=”border-top-width: 1px; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid;” /> So in addition to being taught that wine in talmudic times wine had a higher alcohol content than current wines (apparently not true due to natural fermentation limitations) it also turns out that I was told incorrectly that in medieval times people didn’t drink water because it was dangerous. According to Dr C Soloveitchik:
Medieval people, as a rule, didn’t drink water even monks eschewed it. Drinking water for any length of time was considered a deprivation but even a grave humiliation.
Any thoughts
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<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143631″> Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz-Rav Yisrael Zev Gustman – A Life Rebuilt </a> R gustman stories – another individual I should’ve known but didn’t. ☹ <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://torahanytime.com/lectures/384195″> R’ Shraga Kallus -Restaurants In The 9 Days</a> Kulot available when there is no shavua shechal bo (tisha bav).<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142767″> Rabbi David Bagno-ניחמתי על עפר ואפר – עיון בספר איוב – יום השואה</a> Iyov questioned HKBH based on theodicy and his own personal circumstances. HKBH comforted him by responding to the general question but not the personal application. The world is a big, complex place which you, as a human, can’t fully comprehend. From where HKBH is, your (Iyov’s) ra is really tov. Just interacting with HKB was a comfort to Iyov.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142752″> Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb-Windows vs Mirrors – What’s the Correct Way to Look at the World?</a> R a weiss’s churban message – take personal responsibility, make a personal cheshbon. It’s not solely the other guy’s fault.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142742″> Rabbi Yoni Pere-Navigating Domestic Help in Halacha – Can My Housekeeper Do My Mitzvos?</a> Non-jews do not have neemanut for tvilat keilim or bug checking. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142732″> Mrs. Alissa Zeffren-Halachic Woman: Living Life with Meaning and Purpose</a> Specific applications of r ybs’s hashkfa (seeing the world through halachic glasses, creativity torah changing us) to women. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142789″> Rabbi Menachem Penner,Rabbi Larry Rothwachs,Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky-Aliyah Q&A</a> Aliyah is a big mitzvah with challenges and opportunities (and real estate profits) <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142718″> Rabbi Jonah Steinmetz-Can Goyim and Reshaim Be Neviim?</a> Given the rambam’s description of how one attains nevuah (through perfecting oneself) how does he understand bilaam et al? <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142892″> Rabbi Yona Reiss-Who is Obligated to Serve in the Army of Israel?</a> Examination of the personnel exemption from milchemet mitzvah conscriptions with focus on “talmidei chechamim” (TBD). What about those in chu”l?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://torahanytime.com/lectures/384772″> R’ Asher Weiss-Shiur in Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Baltimore: The Mitzvah of Teffilah</a> Any mitzvah which is pure avodat hashem is either shabbat/yom tov based or daily based (eg tfila). There are some fundamentals which may not be mitzvot but are clearly the ratzon hashem (eg chinuch). <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/725577″> Rabbi Norman Lamm-The Place of Anger in Halacha </a> Is an act done through anger considered mkalkel or a tikkun? Is it different in hilchot deot than it is in hilchot shabbat? Caas and gavah are both examples of ego centricity overcoming HKBH centricity. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143003″> Rabbi Ya’akov Trump-The Statistical Authorship of the Torah</a> Use of word frequency (or other “higher” biblical criticism tools) doesn’t prove multiple authors, rather just that HKBH uses multiple voices to communicate with us.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://torahanytime.com/lectures/385028″> R’ Asher Weiss-Tisha B’Av: Mourning with Meaning</a> It’s hard for us to relate to the loss of the bet mikdash but we should realize all our tzarot are related to not having the bet mikdash. Our learning torah will rebuild the bet midkash.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143096″> Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz-Answering YUr Shailos 2.2: Nine Days, Shabbos Chazon, Tisha B’Av</a> Tisha b’av q and a including: mourning when you know there will be eventual positive results, traveling to knot (OK), balancing child care with TB (yes!), pregnant/choleh TB observance, missing tfilah btzibur to help spouse on TB (yes), learning mussar on TB (depends on intent), siyum during the nine days (be real), fresh clothes preparation (be normal), 9 days shopping (be honest about savings), and R YBS on shaving. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143212″> Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein-The Essence of Tisha B’AV in Halacha and Avodas Hashem</a> How do the natures of yom kippur, tisha bav and other fasts compare? Is there a din of shiurim on tisha bav? How much of tisha bav is about tshuva and how much is about aveilut?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1141788″> Rabbi Dr. Dvir Ginsberg-Tisha B’Av – Chazal’s Conflicting Rationales</a> Lots of reasons given for churban (I&II); are they historically accurate or are they pointing to issues that society tolerated which shouldn’t have been tolerated?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142867″> Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky-זכר למקדש in Halacha and Hashkafa</a> Zecher lmikdash in halacha all year round – saying korbanot, pesach seder, sukkot lulav …. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1142938″> Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz-From The Rabbi’s Desk – Competitive Eating</a> Competitive face stuffing is not condoned by halacha (surprise?)<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://minchasasher.com/he/shiur/%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%94-%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d/%d7%93%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%aa%d7%a9%d7%a2%d7%94-%d7%91%d7%90%d7%91-%d7%94%d7%97%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%a6%d7%90%d7%99-%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%aa/”> Rav Asher Weiss-דיני תשעה באב החל במוצאי שבת</a> Why R Weiss paskins that tzom kal pills are not a problem of hachana or medicine on shbbat. Are women chayav in havdala?
Two interesting sidepoints 1 when the “reason” for a gzeira no longer applies we can’t undo it but we can be lenient 2 when the S”A brings yeish omrims it means he felt you can rely on them in appropriate situations.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143266″> Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner-Medical Halacha: Informing Patients of Bad News & When/How to Say Viduy</a> Topics include: should you give bad news to a choleh and when/where and how to say vidui. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143384″> Rabbi Etan Schnall-Kiddush Levana in the Month of Av: When the Moon Won’t Shine for Klal Yisrael</a> Why don’t we say kiddush levana until after tisha b’av? <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143157″> Rabbi Baruch Simon-Inyanei Tisha Baav: Binyanei Halachot Uminhagim Hashayachot Ltisha Baav</a> Insights into havdala post tisha bav, rosh chodesh and using the eicha tune for lcha dodi. <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143350″> Rabbi Sariel Malitzky-Must It Be Awkward? Saying Hello, Wishing Others Good Night, And Head Nods on Tisha Be’Av</a> What is the sheilat shalom that is prohibited on tisha bav? (Narrowly defined today.) Is the issue one of the impact on the avel or that it leads to simcha or to a hesech hadaat?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143372″> Rabbi Michael Taubes-Parshat Devorim Learning Torah on Erev Tishah B’Av</a> While some posit the concept of accepting tisha bav early, it’s not generally accepted. Perhaps there’s an issue of tone setting for tisha bav or not having an afterglow on tisha bav of the joy from learning beforehand.<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/tishabav/rberman.html”> Rabbi A Berman-Tisha B’Av: Does This Story Have A Hero?</a> R shimon bar yochai stepped up to the plate and swung and that’s the key (vs – r zcharya bar avkulus) <br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143388″> Rabbi Tanchum Cohen-The Dutch Medallion and the Double Misreading: Exploring Avoda Zara as Av Begins</a> What forms (human, angel, full, partial, raised, sunken …) are permitted to be made (or kept) by jews?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”lhttps://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143257″> Rabbi Jonathan Muskat-The Controversy Surrounding the Acceptance of the Shulchan Aruch as a Halachic Code</a> Does codification of halacha lead to a less commendable halachic result than going back to the original source? How do later authorities compensate for the downsides of codifications?<br> </li>
<hr><li><a href=”https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1143637″> Rabbi Ike Sultan-Historical and Deeper Understanding to Asara Harugei Malchut and Mechirat Yosef</a> Questions resulting from the story of the assaraharugei malchut and possible resolutions. <br> </li>
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