Taking Responsibility for Torah

Halakhah and Freedom: SBM Fellows discuss Chapter 1 of Rabbi Klapper's "Divine Will and Human Experience" 15.08.2022 43:55 ↓

SBM 2022 Fellows discuss Chapter 1 of Rabbi Klapper's new book, available on Amazon and many other sites. They address freedom from vs. Freedom to, slavery in halakhah, and many other issues

Corporation, Competition Law, and Copyright: The Intersection of Halakhah and Economic Theory 15.08.2022 1:02:14 ↓

first given at ASBI. Sourcesheet is here 

Some Notes on the Relationship Between Halakhah and Its Values: Shiur at Cong. Kadima-Torah Moshe 28.07.2022 56:00 ↓

Given at Congregation Kadima Toras Moshe on July 24, 2022

Self-Care, Abuse, and Alienation: Practical Hilkhot Kibbud Av VaEim for Adult Parents and Children Part 3 of 3 28.07.2022 1:09:26 ↓

Sourcesheet is here .  Given At YI Sharon 7/27/2022

Halakhah, Reason, and Moral Experience: Part 3 of 3? on the Politics and Halakhah of Abortion 26.07.2022 42:13 ↓

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Values Conflicts: Part 2 of 3 at YI Sharon on Practical Hilkhot Kibbud Av vaEim for Adult Parents and Children 22.07.2022 1:02:33 ↓

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Trimesters, Viability, and Other Lines in the Sand: Part 2 of 3 on The Politics and Halakhah of Abortion 19.07.2022 52:00 ↓

(how) does halakhah differentiate abortion along the pregnancy timeline, and how might that translate into law for a secular society? Sourcesheet is here  

Are Love and Obedience Required? Part 1 of 3 at YI Sharon on Practical Hilkhot Kibbud Av VaEim for Parents and Adult Children 14.07.2022 52:41 ↓

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Can the Ethics of Abortion Be Different for Jews and nonJews? Part 1 of 3 on The Politics and Halacha of Abortion 12.07.2022 47:02 ↓

Distinguishes between halakhah and ethics, and discusses the relationship between halakhah and law in a secular society.  Sourcesheet is here

Independence Day Shiur - Democracy and Equal Protection in Jewish Theology, Political Theory, and Halakhah 01.07.2022 58:23 ↓

Meshekh Chokhmah relates the prohibition against Avodah Zarah to the verse כי לי בני ישראל עבדים. The shiur plays that connection out in the halakhot of dina demalkhuta dina and employment law, noting parallels in American law and political theory along the way. Much gratitude to the Yeshiva of Newark Podcast and Rabbi Avrohom Kivelevitz for hosting the shiur.

The Impeachment of Rabban Gamliel 09.06.2022 57:01 ↓

given at Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi. Also available on YUTORAH here

Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #27 - Rav Kuk on how rabbis have so much free time they can't be enslaved 27.05.2022 1:10:41 ↓

Sourcesheet is here . We covered the first 3 of 18!! arguments in Orach Mishpat 21

Yi Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #28, and final: Theology and law in Rav Kuk vs. Rav Avraham Dov Levin 26.05.2022 51:49 ↓

Rav Kuk is אורח משפט לא Rav Levin is פסקי דין - ירושלים דיני ממונות ובירורי יוחסין יד פס"ד המתחיל בעמוד רנ also at Nafkaminahlabor3.docx  

A Conspiracy of Silence Ends With A Loud Curse: Rereading the Story of the Mekallel 13.05.2022 46:34 ↓

Includes literary questions such as: Should Shlomit bat Divri have carried her son to term?

Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #26 - Cheshev Haeifod - retention bonus paid in advance 13.05.2022 53:49 ↓

Sourcesheet at YIlabormeksMay92022.docx

What is the Correct Ketubah Amount for a Couple that has been Civilly Married for Years? ("Things that cannot be said at all" in Igrot Mosheh, final episode) 08.05.2022 21:39 ↓

Based on Igrot Mosheh Even HaEzer 1:101

Lo Notan leheiamer Pesach: Dough mixed with fruit juice 15.04.2022 13:23 ↓

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Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #25 - Avnei Nezer and Rav Mosheh read the Yerushalmi 13.04.2022 50:00 ↓

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Lo Nitan Leheiamer #16: Chalitzah for an adulteress 11.04.2022 12:49 ↓

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Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #24 - Avnei Nezer part 1 10.04.2022 54:20 ↓

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Lo Nitan Leheiamer #15: Abortion 04.04.2022 16:33 ↓

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Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #23 30.03.2022 58:02 ↓

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Lo Nitan LeHeiamer #14: Did Ezra Have the Power to Edit? 28.03.2022 22:57 ↓

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Halakhic Employer-Employee Law #22 25.03.2022 58:04 ↓

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Lo Nitan LeHeiamer #13: Do Dishwashers Need to be Kashered? 17.03.2022 21:03 ↓

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