Halacha Headlines

When perfected will you be able to rely on AI for Psak? Do you need a human mind for Psak? Do you need a human emotion for Psak? [Is Psak dependent on the place, questioners situation etc[ Shouldn’t we rely on a computer when it’s more knowledgeable and doesn’t make mistakes? Can a computer be מדמה מילתא למילתא? Is knowledge enough for Psak? Can a child Pasken? Can a Goy Pasken? Can a woman Pasken...

Why do people spend when they can’t afford to? Is it mutar to do so? What’s the concept of “keeping up with the Joneses”? What should we spend on and what should we not spend on? Is there a problem flaunting your perceived wealth? Posting it on social media?| How do you raise kids without their thinking they are underprivileged? For a wealthy person, is there any reason they should limit their spe...

The most popular Shavuos night program in the world bit.ly/scpchallenge What are the issues with the Shabbos elevator? Is it a halachic shayla of a Hashkafic Shayla? What switched now? If a Rov makes a mistake in Psak does he have to pay? What if he retracts his Psak due to Haskafic considerations?

Who’s a מומר? Someone who flaunts his Aveiros publicly – is he a מומר? Can a Baal Aveirah write an Ois in a Sefer Torah? If the Sofer writes the outline is it kosher? Can they get an Aliya? Can they Daven for the Amud? Are they Possul to be עדי קידושין? Can they make ברכת הזימון? Are we allowed to be Mechabed them or is it חנופה? Should we be ostracizing them from our community? Should we be Mekar...

What’s the source and reason for having a Shana Rishona? What are the halachic requirements? How should the year be spent? What are common issues that come up? What preparation can be done to make a Shana Rishona easier? What are the basic halachos of kavod to in-laws? What should in-laws be called? How does a new Kallah properly interact with her new brothers-in-law? How does a new Chosson intera...

Someone who had a miscarriage and is very vulnerable can her husband hold her in extreme situations or is it יהרוג ואל יעבור ? Is there a חיוב קבורה on the fetus and at what stage? Can you test the fetus to check for illnes? Is the fetus named – and at what stage? Do you say Kaddish for a fetus? Do you sit Shiva? After what type of miscarriage is there no Pidyon Haben? Does the lady have a Din of...

Donating organs from a live donor From a dead donor posthumously What are the types of organ retrieval after death? Is there a nafka Mina between them in Halacha? If a frum Jew decides to donate organs after death, is there anything different they should requests than the general public? Are you allowed to sign the back of your license to become a donor? If someone donates an organ against Halacha...

Should young men in yeshiva develop a plan for parnassa? If so, when? Does having a parnassa plan also apply to those going into teaching and rabbanus? Is “I want to learn” enough of a plan? Does having a plan apply to young women? Do girls in shidduchim ever ask “does he have a plan”? Do boys in shidduchim ask: “does she have a plan for supporting a family” or “does her family have money”?

Maos Chittim Selling Chametz for someone who’s comatose Siyum Bechorim on the telephone Selling Chametz Gamur E-Ciagrettes on Pesach Gastric Bypass – If you can’t drink Kosos and eat Matzah what takes precedence Lap-Band Surgery – Does the Shiur of a Kzayis switch What can you Kasher? Do cosmetics need a Hechsher? How much do you have to clean? Shiur of a Kzayis Switching your Minhag of Gebrokts W...

Learn how to keep away from legal trouble How to make the right choices What are commom mistakes people make? What’s the best way to avoid them? What to do if you already made them, what steps should you take? What effect does incarceration have on the families?

Is it okay to date two pepole at the same time? Can you test your date’s middos, and if so, to what extent? What should be the goal of dating? What is the most important thing for a person to do when dating? Is love necessary? Is choosing from pictures and photo albums/catalogs effective in choosing who to date? What are current trends in dating? What types of singles events are being held? Are fr...

Would everything be run according to Shulchan Aruch? What about the things that according to Shulchan Aruch Beis Din can’t enforce nowadays? How do we deter people who steal if they get caught all they’ll have to do is return the theft? Is there a concept of jail for monetary damage? What if there’s no two kosher witnesses or no witnesses at all? Being that there’s no capital punishment nowadays,...

Is a Kippa enough for davening? For Kiddush and Bentching? Do secular styles impact what we wear and the halacha? What if your parents don’t want you to wear a hat? What if your parents want the hat and you don’t? Did Chasidish garb and the black stripes on our Taleisim come from the non-Jews? Minyan without a hat or daven be’ye’chidus with the hat? Should women wear hats for davening as well?

How to address this issue with our youth? How to prevent it from becoming an issue? What percent of Frum Yidden are struggling? What should people who are struggling do? Is this struggle unique in our generation? How to get help on this taboo subject

If you make products at home and sell them, do you need a Hechsher? Why is it different than eating at someone else’s house that you don’t need a Hechsher? Is this Hechsher different than a Hechsher on a food establishment? How can you do spot checks in a person’s private home? There are hundreds of Hechsherim – How do you know what you really can rely on? What standards does a Kashrus need to hav...

What gets people to stick with their learning after many years? What’s a valid reason to miss your Kevius? Does someone who gets paid for learning or teaching additionally need to be Kovea Ittim? Can the Kevius change over time, like when more children are born? What if a wife needs her husband during his learning? Do you need to lose business/clients as a result of your learning? Should you answe...

How Makpid should we be on names in marriage (father in law and son in law with the same names etc)? Can younger siblings get married before older siblings? Marrying for money? How important is the family (if there’s a sibling off the derech etc)? Marrying into a family of Baalei Teshuvos? Health in the family what do you have to divulge? How should people be dating? What common mistakes are they...

Is there a mitzvah for a childless couple to adopt? Are you מקיים פריה ורביה with adoption? Is there an obligation of חיוב כיבוד אב ואם towards an adopted parent? Balancing obligations to the natural parents VS the adoptive parents Does an adopted child say Kaddish for his adopted parents? How is an adoptive child called up to the Torah? Adopting non-Jewish children VS Jewish children Is there an...

What preparation is necessary to leave yeshiva/kollel and start working? What skills do yeshiva graduates say would be helpful? What should a yeshiva consider as its goals and responsibilities towards it’s talmidim? How do you decide on an occupation? Should you study a trade or go straight into business? What are the primary challenges we need to be ready for nowadays?

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Should Headlines have Shiurim on sensitive issues? Is it better to educate the public, or is it exposing Bochurim and others to things that they shouldn’t be exposed to? Is it a lack of Tznius to discuss certain topics in public? Is there a way to balance Tznius VS public awareness? Does discussing certain issues promote wrong ideas? Is it Loshon Horah to publicize allegations against a specific p...

Is there something halachically wrong with using drugs? Alcohol? Vaping? Can you tell on a classmate who is using drugs or alcohol? What are the trends of drug and alcohol use in our high schools? How are teenagers able to afford and access drugs? Are we better – or worse – than secular society? What can be done by parents and the schools?

Marching down flower girls to the Chuppah – Is that a Jewish thing or is it חוקות הגוים? Standing up for the Chosson and Kallah when they walk down, is that a Jewish custom? Are you supposed to stand up during the recital of the Sheva Brochos? Walking down to the Chuppah – Should the parents walk down their child – or both fathers should walk down the Chosson, and both mothers the Kallah? What if...

Should you in invite guests/ Kiruv at your Shabbos Seudos or is at expense of your children’s Shabbos experience and your relationship with your children? If someone has different Kashrus standards than you can you eat in their house? What if they’ll be insulted if you don’t come? What type of a Chezkas Kashrus does a person need to eat by him? If you’re a bachur and someone you don’t know, in shu...