Are there halachic caps or guidelines on salaries and benefits?
Does nepotism ever become a legal or halachic problem?
What constitutes "reasonable compensation" for operators of religious non-profits?
Can money be taken out in indirect ways, such as consulting fees?

Host: Ari Wasserman

with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 10:20
with Mr. Raphael Grossman – C.P.A. representing individuals, families, corporations and numerous non-profits – 26:23
with Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Schick – president of GOAL Consulting Group – 50:50

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:05:58

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Why do we rely on leniency these day when the Heter was due to שעת הדחק and we don't have a shortage of food? If the Heter is based on Safek, nowadays the Safek is verifiable and can't be relied upon
If a store has information posted that it's not Yoshon - there's no Safek at all - what do people rely on?
Why are people making on Stam Cholov which is maybe a Safek Derabbanan and not on this?
If a person needed to eat because of פיקוח נפש and it was a question of הקל הקל תחלה should he eat Chodosh or drink Stam Cholov?
People spend a lot of money and time checking vegtables for bugs which the obligation to check is Derabanan but blatantly eat Chodosh - why?
Why are Chasidim so lenient - How does a story from the Baal Shem Tov uproot Halacha - even if it's true we go with halacha not stories - we can uproot all the Torah if it's controlled by stories not Halacha?
Chassidim specifically love to quote Chasam Sofer "חדש אסור מן התורה" - when it comes to any slight deviance of Minhag or even culture - and חדש itself they don't care about?

with Rabbi Menachem Genack – Leading poseik of the OU, Rov in Englewood – 17:35
with Rabbi Dovid Gorelik – Rabbinic Coordinator of the OU – 17:35
with Rabbi Yaakov Teichman – Head of OK Kosher – 43:43

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How has the role of being a Rav changed due to the war?
What should a shul’s policy be when a siren goes off during davening?
How are people doing emotionally with the constant sirens, sleep deprivation and stress?
What are the most interesting or unusual halachic questions that were asked during the war?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

Rabbi Avishai David – Rav of Kehillas Beis Tefillah Yonah Avraham – 12:00
Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb – Rav of Beis Kenesses Kol Eliyahu – 37:32
Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz – Rav of Ahavas Shalom – 56:35
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer – Rav of Ohr Chadash – 1:18:51
Rabbi Shalom Rosner – Rav of Kehillas Ohel Efraim – 1:37:37

Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:57:56

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Do we also receive a Neshamah Yeseirah on Yom Tov?
Does it have any effect on our capacity to eat?
Is there any medical or scientific basis for the claim that calories are “absorbed” by the Neshamah Yeseirah and therefore don’t count on Shabbos and Yom Tov?
What are some practical ways to manage our eating on Pesach while still fully enjoying the Yom Tov?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

with Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen – Dean of Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos, author of 5 seforim – 14:14
with Dr. Diana (Miriam) Isaacs – Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic – 34:45
with Coach K – licensed social worker in New Jersey and Running Coach – 55:26
with Adam Ezekiel – certified fitness trainer and performance coach – 1:15:08

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:28:15

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What makes gambling so alluring, and how widespread is it?
To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?
What strategies are effective in helping someone quit gambling?
Should watching professional sports be banned?
If a child uses a parent’s credit card to gamble without permission, is that considered stealing?
Halachically speaking, is the parent responsible for charges made by the child?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rav of Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at RIETs  – 18:06
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 48:02
with Menachem Poznanski, LCSW – Director of The Living Room – 1:04:36
with Ike Dweck – Founder and CEO of the Safe Foundation – 1:35:55

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:59:29

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Does collateral damage in war have a limit – can you destroy a missile base that will kill many civilians in the town nearby. Can you hit a nuclear reactor that will contaminate millions?
Are citizens who support the regime considered combatants?
What Issurim can you be Doche because of mental health – using phones on Shabbos, or other electric devices that will calm them down? 
Does Iran have a Din of an active Rodef if it's only something in the future – they're in middle of making a nuclear bomb that won't be ready for another two years?
Is it a Milchemes Mitzvah to start it on Shabbos ? 
Can you be Mechalel Shabbos for preventive action – such as attacking on Shabbos to preempt an act (Is it תלוי בהותרה או דחויה- smoking while driving a tank)?
Do you have to go to a shelter (odds of getting hurt are very small)?
Is a tank Chayuv in Mezuza? Can you make it into a Sukkah? Light Chanukah Neiros?
Can you listen do the Megillah on zoom?
And more....

with Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman – Rosh Kollel of World Musmachim Semicha Kollel, Senior Educator at the Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology,  Captain (Res.) IDF Rabbinate – 19:17
with Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht – Rov in Ranana, Founder and heaod of Semichas Chaver – 53:04

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Can a family member who is less qualified be hired before a more qualified candidate?
Must admissions be based on merit?
When is nepotism allowed?
Can the Menahel/Principal keep any donations (bribes?) made to him personally? What if they are non-monetary, like expensive liquor, a new megillah, etc.
Can the son of the Menahel sell access to his father?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz – Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Toronto – 15:48
with Mr. Chaim Book – Senior Partner at Book Law LLP in New York – 48:30
with Benjamin A. Goldburd – Partner at Goldburd McCone LLP – 48:30
with Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Schick – president of GOAL Consulting Group – 1:15:20

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:33:54

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Is failure to disclose a significant personality disorder considered a mekach ta’us in marriage?
Are there halachos guiding how to treat one’s spouse during divorce, especially in high-conflict cases?
When is it appropriate to turn to secular courts during divorce proceedings – for example, to obtain a restraining order against a spouse?
Can refusal to go to the mikveh be considered a halachic violation when used as a tool in marital conflict?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

With Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Lowy – Rav of the Agudah of Toronto – 11:00
with Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig – Rav, Posek and author – 43:59
with Dr. Shmuel Harris – psychiatrist, author and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 1:15:14
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 1:15:14
with Mark Schreck – New York divorce and family law attorney – 1:43:56

Conclusions and takeaways – 2:09:06

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What’s the best path for serving Hashem in our generation?
Does it have to be one or the other?
Can it be a combination?

Host: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Rov of Boca Raton Synagogue

with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – Rov of Kehilas Tiferes Mordechai Cedarhurst NY, Renowned lecturer and author – 8:26
with Rabbi Yaakov Danishefsky – Rov Avodas HaLev in Chicago – Mechaber Seforim, LCSW – 28:28

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Can a woman receive semicha and give halachic guidance?
Does the historical precedent against it prohibit change? Does is violate our Mesorah?
Is the Israeli Supreme Court’s push for women’s Rabbanut Semicha a religious goal or part of a broader feminist push?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

with Rabbi Yonah Reiss – Av Beis Din of the CRC – 11:17
with Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, Esq. – kashrus professional and Chairman of the Rabbinic Circle at Coalition for Jewish Values – 39:53
with Rebbitzen Miriam Kosman – lecturer for Nefesh Yehudi, Author of "Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism" – 54:33
with Mrs. Michal Horowitz – lecturer and teacher, author of “Abled: Living with a Disability, a Torah View” – 1:16:24

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:29:55

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How does coming to Israel for yeshiva and seminary affect a student’s mental health?
When do difficult emotional feelings cross the line from normal struggles to something that should be addressed?
Should a student who believes another is emotionally unstable report that behavior to the school administration?
What are the key similarities and differences in how boys and girls experience stress, anxiety, depression, or other emotional pressures?

Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job

with Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz – Posek, Rosh Yeshiva & Rav, Givat Ze’ev, Israel – 8:50
with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 29:43
with Dr. Shmuel Harris – psychiatrist, author and founder and director of Machon Dvir Institute, Yerushalayim – 29:43
with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox – Dayan, forensic and clinical psychologist, Director of Crisis and Trauma Services for Chai Lifeline – 1:02:35
with Mrs. Debbie Fox – clinical social worker and author of Seminary Savvy – 1:02:35

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:40:40

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