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Shulamith Klein, Chief Risk Officer at Emory University and Emory Healthcare and Shlomo Storch, CEO of Networx.com join Rabbi Dov Foxbrunner to discuss challenges and opportunities as high-level business management. Listen to Shlomo's breakthrough in dealing with technology, Shulamith's tips for work/life balance and how each of them deal with them face their day with Hashem at the center. In addi...

Can a team of women and one man stay after hours to finish up a project at work? In this installment, Rabbi Foxbrunner begins discussing what breakdown of numbers of men and women are still included in the prohibition of Yichud,

At what point does being in the same room become Yichud? After 2 seconds? 2 minutes? 5 minutes. In this installation, Rabbi Foxbrunner spells out various Halachic positions and when they apply. This leads to question of the date entering an express elevator....

Rabbi Foxbrunner gives the age range in which the prohibition of Yichud applies. This has applications when it comes to babysitters for the young and home health aids for the elderly.

Is Yichud a Torah or Rabbinic prohibition? Some examples and applications.

In this podcast, Rabbi Foxbrunner introduces Hilchos Yichud, the laws related to the prohibition against the seclusion with the opposite gender. With a little help from Mike Pence, he clarifies that Yichud is both a real prohibition and a real opportunity.

Though anesthetists (and rabbis) usually put people to sleep, hearing anesthetists Rivka Neuberger and Ben Krohn interviewed by Rabbi Dov Foxbrunner will keep you awake and engaged. Hear them discuss challenges as frum Jews in the O.R. dealing with Halachically questionable procedures, scrub skirts, choice language, davening without time, and even why it's important to let your residents win at bo...

First in a series dealing with the real-life challenges of being a Torah Jew in the workplace. Rabbi Dov Foxbrunner interviews attorneys Josh Joel and Eli Kerzner who share anecdotes and insights into some daily difficulties. From time strains to handling hugs to double-billing and profanity, With depth, clear thinking and a lot of humor, Josh and Eli share common challenges and often diverging ap...

The "Shabbos Goy": Why Colin Powel And Donald Trump Are Not Good Halachic Precedents by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes Night 8: Chanukah: Training in Humility by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes Night 7: Going From the Light of Kislev to the Darkness of Teves by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes Night 6: The Powerful Convergence of Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes 5th Night A Call to Royalty by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes Night 4: Chanukah - A Day of Creation, Not Description by Congregation Beth Jacob

A Traveling Jew: How Does “Buying” some of the host’s oil work to satisfy the mitzva?

SLP Instructing Non-Jews 3: When And How A Person Is Allowed To Hint To A Non - Jew by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes 3rd Night: A Message Hiding in the Laws of the Menorah by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Sugya Sparks: Why We Don’t Say Al HaNissim in Al Hamichya by Congregation Beth Jacob

SLP Instructing Non-Jews 2: Indirect Instruction by Congregation Beth Jacob

Chanukah Minutes 2nd Night: Miraculous Or Ordinary by Congregation Beth Jacob

Removing mushrooms (waste) from rice (food). And what is considered a tool in the world of Borer.

The three reasons given as to why it is forbidden to instruct non-Jews to do work for you on Shabbos.

Chanukah Minutes 1st Night 5779 by Congregation Beth Jacob

Here are some ways in which one can select what you need for later in a permissible manner. Do's and don'ts of possible workarounds.

An overview of some of the most common questions about the lighting Chanukah candles, including: When is the best time to light Chanukah candles? What if a father or mother is coming home late? When can I blow out the candles? Is there a problem with blowing them out with my breath? What should I do with the extra oil or wicks? What if I'm traveling all night?