Contemporary Halacha

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Are We the Chosen People or the Choosing People? Do We Believe in Jewish ExceptionalismNovember 24, 2017
Taking a Knee for the Anthem and Protesting the Flag: A Torah PerspectiveOctober 10, 2017

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God Doesn’t Get Mad, He Gets Even: A Torah View of RevengeJuly 21, 2017
Can You and I Both be Right When We Fundamentally Disagree? Eilu V’Eilu in Halacha and HashkafaMay 28, 2017
Is Judaism One Religion or Many? Lo Sisgodedu and Its Contemporary ApplicationsMay 27, 2017
Honoring In LawsMay 19, 2017
Birchas Ha’Ilanos: The Blessing on the TreesApril 20, 2017
Transfer of Power or Transformation of Prayer? The Wisdom of Changing our Prayers to Reflect Our Opinion of the PresidentJanuary 20, 2017
Boxing: The Torah’s PerspectiveAugust 31, 2016
Intersection of Kabbalah and HalachaJune 9, 2016
Cremation, Mausoleum & Metal Caskets: What are the Rules of Jewish Burial and Why?December 25, 2015
Hunting For Sport: A Case Study in Halacha & Halachik ValuesJuly 31, 2015
Moshiach: Does He Come, or Do We Bring Him? Judaism vs. ChristianityMay 20, 2015
Unsolved Mysteries: Where are the Luchos Hidden Today?March 10, 2015
Kiddush on Scotch & Whiskey?December 4, 2014
“It’s Way Too Cold in Shul!” “It’s Way Too Hot in Shul!” Who has the Halachic Right to Determine the Thermostat Setting?November 21, 2014
Women’s Zimun: Radical New Practice or Ancient Custom?October 31, 2014
Spare the Rod or Flip the Switch? Has the Jewish View of Spanking Changed Over Time?October 15, 2014
Women and Torah Study: Obligations and OpportunitiesOctober 15, 2014
Was Hadar Goldin Killed by the IDF on Purpose? What is the Hannibal Directive and is it Ethical?August 29, 2014
Why Not Uganda? Why Must the State of Israel be in the Land of Israel?August 1, 2014
Mitzvah #613: Are We Each Obligated to Write a Sefer Torah?June 3, 2014
Showering and Smoking on Yom TovApril 4, 2014
Reflections on 40 Years Since Roe v. Wade: A Jewish Perspective On AbortionFebruary 14, 2014
Going to Pot: A Jewish Perspective on MarijuanaJanuary 23, 2014
Man and Woman He Created Them: Transgender in Halacha and HashkafaSeptember 25, 2013
It’s Not Easy Raising Parents These Days! The Mitzvah of Kibud Av V’aimJune 6, 2013
Myth or Fact: A Jew May Not Report Another Jew to the Secular AuthoritiesMay 14, 2013
Myth or Fact: Jews with Tattoos Cannot Be Buried in a Jewish CemeteryMay 13, 2013
The Jewish View of ChristianityDecember 6, 2012
Drafting Yeshiva StudentsAugust 10, 2012
Government: To Be Lauded or Avoided? Making a Beracha Upon Meeting the PresidentJune 7, 2012
The Dilemma of Dual Identity: Military Service in a Non-Jewish ArmyMay 24, 2012
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Rainbows in Jewish Thought & Jewish LawOctober 28, 2011
Infidelity for Intelligence: Going Behind Enemy LinesJune 7, 2011
The Jewish View of Christianity: Is It Idolatry?January 14, 2011
Is a Parent’s Job Ever Done? Why Don’t We Recite Baruch She’Petarani for Girls?January 3, 2011

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Bikkur Cholim: Restoring Life to the Patient and the VisitorNovember 16, 2008
Coca Cola’s Secret FormulaJune 12, 2008
  • Date: June 12, 2008
  • Venue: Boca Raton Synagogue
  • Description: How can we really know if it is really Kosher for Pesach?
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Who is a Jew? Conversion in Contemporary TimesJune 8, 2008
Gotcha Covered: Yarmulka in History and HalachaJune 8, 2008
The Best of Doctors are Destined for Gehinnom: Torah and the Practice of MedicineFebruary 6, 2008
Murderous Tiger: Should Animals be Accountable for Their Actions?January 4, 2008
2008 Years Since What? Judaism and the New YearDecember 28, 2007
Don’t Push it Off: Living Life with Alacrity and ZealDecember 27, 2007
Declining Female HappinessDecember 27, 2007
Geography, Liturgy and Custom: Taking Our Lead from IraqDecember 27, 2007
Good Shabbos Mother Earth: A Three Part Series on Shemitta (Sabbatical Year)- Part 1December 27, 2007
Good Shabbos Mother Earth: A Three Part Series on Shemitta (Sabbatical Year)- Part 3December 27, 2007
Nittel Nacht: Jewish Observance of X-Mas EveDecember 27, 2007
Chesed… Just Do It!June 26, 2007
Just Give a Little TzedakahJune 26, 2007
The Art of the Shiva CallJune 26, 2007
  • Date: June 26, 2007
  • Venue: Boca Raton Synagogue
  • Description: The Do's and Don'ts of Nichum Aveilim
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The Laws of Tzedakah and MaaserJune 26, 2007
Bar/Bat MitzvahJune 26, 2007
Halachic Considerations in Wills and Estates PlanningJune 25, 2007
Keeping Kosher with a HousekeeperJune 25, 2007
  • Date: June 25, 2007
  • Venue: Boca Raton Synagogue
  • Description: How not to compromise Kashrus when you have help in your home
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The Three Weeks and Tisha B’Av: Halacha and HashkafaJune 25, 2007
Halachic Considerations In Wills and Estates PlanningJune 25, 2007
A Hard Cell… Stem Cell Research: A Halachic AnalysisJune 14, 2007
A Look Behind the Mechitza: A Study of Its Origin and EvolutionJune 14, 2007
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Aliyah Against Parental ObjectionJune 14, 2007
DON’T Walk Like an Egyptian: Judaism and AstrologyJune 14, 2007
Big Brother is Watching You: The Use of Surveillance Cameras on ShabbatJune 14, 2007
End of Life Decisions: Quality of Life vs. Quantity of Life- Which is Preferred?June 14, 2007
You’ve Got to Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: The Flop, The Turm & The River- Gambling in Jewish LawJune 14, 2007
Electric ShaversJune 14, 2007
Hard Facts about Hard Liquor: Is it Kosher and Is it Yosher?June 14, 2007
Internet Commerce & Shabbos/Yom TovJune 14, 2007
  • Date: June 14, 2007
  • Venue: Boca Raton Synagogue
  • Description: Websites, E-Bay Auctions and Vending Machines
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Contemporary Kabbalat Ha’Torah: The Process of Halachik Decision MakingJune 14, 2007
Looting to Live, Stealing to Survive: The Heinze DilemmaJune 14, 2007
Will You… and You… and You… Marry Me? Polygamy in History and HalachaJune 14, 2007
Scooting Along in my Gramma-Mobile: An Analysis of the Shabbos ScooterJune 14, 2007
Separation Anxiety: The Chevra Kadisha’s Role in Comforting the Soul as it Exits the BodyJune 14, 2007
Standing For Torah ReadingJune 14, 2007
The Permissibility of America’s War on the TalibanJune 14, 2007
The Shabbos Goy: Fact or Fiction?June 14, 2007
Put Butter on Your Bread, Don’t Put Buddha on Your Head: Why is Everyone Wigging Out?June 14, 2007
Will the Real Cohanim Please Stand Up! The Use of DNA in Proving Cohanic DescentJune 14, 2007
Washing Before KiddushJune 14, 2007
Women’s Obligation to Learn TorahJune 14, 2007
Talmudic Science: Fact or Opinion?June 14, 2007
Girl or Boy: Now You Can Choose, But Should You?June 11, 2007
Between Angels and Mere Mortals: May One Be Critical of Our Avot?June 11, 2007
Thanksgiving Leftovers: Was Turkey Kosher in the First Place?June 11, 2007
Girl or Boy? Now You Can Choose, But Should You?June 11, 2007
Between Angels and Mere Mortals: May One Be Critical of Our Avot?June 11, 2007
Ayin Harah: Silly Superstition or Force to be Reckoned With?June 6, 2007
Hold Your Fire: When and How to Correct the Ba’al KorehJune 6, 2007
Kiruv Quandaries: Halachic Dilemmas in OutreachJune 6, 2007
Making the Cut: The Current Bris ControversyJune 6, 2007
Please Rise: Should We Stand for the Ten Commandments?June 6, 2007
Sheim on You! Erasing and Throwing Out God’s NameJune 6, 2007
Building a House of Love and Prayer: Should We Include Sinners in the Synagogue?June 6, 2007
Hold Your Fire: When and How to Correct the Ba’al KorehJune 6, 2007
Please Rise… Should We Stand for the Ten Commandments?June 6, 2007
The Conservative View of HomosexualityDecember 8, 2006
  • Date: December 8, 2006
  • Venue: Boca Raton Synagogue
  • Description: An analysis of the radical decision by the Conservative movement regarding Homosexuality (in December 2006).
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Copyright & Halacha: May I Download Music, Burn CD’s, Copy Tapes and Copy Texts?December 8, 2006
Nip & Tuck: Cosmetic Surgery and Body Piercing in HalachaNovember 1, 2006
Gambling in Jewish LawNovember 10, 2004
100th Anniversary of the Titanic: A Halachic Analysis