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Who We've Lost Since CoronaRav Elazar Mayer Teitz Zatzal-Guardian of the Mesorah-Ohaiv Yisroel-A conversation with Rabbi Chaim Jachteron this link to contribute whatever you can to keep this podcast on the air:
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Yeshiva of Newark PodcastRav Elazar Mayer Teitz Zatzal-Guardian of the Mesorah-Ohaiv Yisroel-A conversation with Rabbi Chaim Jachteron this link to contribute whatever you can to keep this podcast on the air:
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JM in the AM12.10.2024: Guests: Elliot Weiselberg with the YLS Update, Rabbi Chaim Jachter and Doni Schwartz, Co-Founder & CSO of Passoverlistings.com2024-12-1000 min
JM in the AM InterviewsNachum Segal Interviews Rabbi Chaim Jachter About his Latest Book "Kashrut Unveiled"2024-12-1000 min
Shu"T First, Ask Questions Later61. A Kashrus Compromise? The Parameters of Personal Trust in Halacha - Feat. Rabbi Chaim JachterThis episode features Rabbi Chaim Jachter's scholarly examination of the relationship between kashrus and personal trust in halacha (kim lei b’gavei). By introducing the recent Responsa Atzei Besamim (Y.D., no. 10), Rabbi Jachter investigates the parameters of trusting individuals with varying kashrus standards. His discussion addresses key issues, including The halachic implications of relying on others' assessments, the boundaries of dining in others' homes, and the general interplay between unity, inclusivity, and halachic adherence.
Rabbi Chaim Jachter serves as a Rebbe at Torah Academy of Bergen County, Rav of Congregation Shaarei Orah the Sephardic Congregation of Te...2024-10-2229 min
Tales of the UnboundEpisode 5: Open the Gates!Love the opening song? Check out Pitchu Li by Jacob Spike Kraus.[1] Miriam talks about what a Mikvah looks like in traditional communal spaces. If you haven’t yet checked out Mayyim Hayyim, we’re so excited for you to discover it. There’s a video-guided tour with details on how to prepare and where to find local places to immerse near you. You might also like ImmerseNYC or you can DIY your mikvah with some great resources from Ritual Well. Also, there’s a neat storytelling venture called “Mikvah Stories” through Mikvah.org if you want to hear pers...2024-07-0337 min
Sparks of HistoryLiving Like Daniel: Faithfulness and Integrity in Modern Times - Rabbi Chaim JachterModern Lessons from Daniel: A Jewish Perspective 2024-06-0230 min
Halacha Headlines1/27/24 – Shiur 453 –The Shulchan Aruch of warAbortion of a fetus conceived through rape
Women tying tzitzis
Sheva brachos without the chosson or kallah
Returning home before Shabbos if one knows they will be called up on Shabbos
Returning home while one's wife is niddah if he doesn't think he'll be able to withstand the temptation to hug
A hug before a spouse leaves for battle if the wife is Niddah
Burying blood-soaked cars
Pidyon Haben when the father or kohen is not present
Shortening the taharah process for a Niddah during wartime
Saying shehecheyanu when one...2024-01-251h 32
Mining The Riches Of The ParshaVaYeishev, Chanukah - December 7, 2023This evening we discuss why the father of Matityahu, Yochanan Kohein Gadol (High Priest), is mentioned in the prayer for Chanukah. Why not just list Matityahu by himself. We provide an answer from Rabbi Chaim Jachter based on a story about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the conclusion of which is either you are ascending is spirituality and holiness, or you are descending into the abyss, there is no other option.This sets the order of our lighting the Menorah, giving s ample time time to incorporate this message in our lives.
We then turn to the emotional difficulty of celebrating Chanukah...2023-12-0829 minMining The Riches Of The Parsha10@9 The Ethics of Self-Driving Cars - September 4, 2023This morning we discuss the momentous benefit, and the moral challenge of self-driving cars and other vehicles. Thanks to essays by Rabbi Chaim Jachter, we present the clashing views of Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham Karelitz) and Tzitz Eliezer (Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg) on "The Trolley Problem." And we explore, with Rabbi Yosef Sprung and Rabbi Yona Reiss whether programming a self-driving vehicle is analogous to the classic trolley problem.
Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal...2023-09-0419 min
The Jewish Education Experience Podcast85: Aiming to Be the Best Educator You Can Be with Rabbi Chaim JachterRabbi Chaim Jachter is a prominent rabbi who serves as the rabbi at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, NJ and is a popular Torah teacher at the Torah Academy of Bergen County, NJ. He also serves as a Dayan on the Beth Din of Elizabeth, NJ and has acquired an international reputation of excellence in the area of Get administration. He has authored fifteen books on issues ranging from contemporary Halacha, Tanach, Aggada, and Jewish Thought. His weekly columns are available at www.koltorah.org, www.yutorah.org, and www.jewishlink.news and are read by th...2023-05-2125 min
Desert Island TorahEp.68 with Rav Chaim JachterIn this episode, we speak to Rav Chaim Jachter, who shares his Desert Island Torah, looking at Chumash with Rashi, Mishna Berurah and the Yalkut Yosef2023-04-0428 min
18Forty PodcastJeff Bloom: Some Guy Wrote a Book about Jewish Theology [Rationality 1/4]In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jeff Bloom about the assumptions that Orthodox Judaism makes about ideology, and how we ground our faith even if we don’t have irrefutable evidence.Jeff is some guy who is a lot more than just some guy. Jeff unpacks Leo Strauss’s defense of Orthodoxy and explains how our personal life stories dictate how we see the world. - Why have we designed a system in which we don’t rummage around assumptions?- How do we read the Bible in an Orthodox lens?...2022-06-141h 34
Halacha Headlines4/30/22 – Shiur 368 – What time can you count Sefiras Haomer? | Chametz after Pesach – What are the issues? | Can we rely on our Shabbos and hotel Hashgachos?If you Daven Maariv after Plag or after Shkiah can you count Sefirah? How to count of you're making early Shabbos? If a Rov forgot to count can he continue to count with a Brocha? And much more?with Rabbi Chaim Jachter - Rov, Shaarei Orah of Teaneck, Beis Din of Elizabeth – 16:42Was your Chametz really sold? Are your cookies really baked after Pesach? Can you have sourdough made after Pesach? How do the have pizza immediately ater Pesach? Can you but whiskey in duty free shops? And much more.....with Rabbi Yudel Shain – Rov, Poseik and reno...2022-04-291h 23
On PrincipleHow a Born and Bred Ashkenazi can Teach and Lead a Sephardic Kehillah-With Rabbi Chaim Jachter
This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate2022-03-1731 min
Yeshiva of Newark PodcastOn Principle-Challenges in Jewish Education-Episode 64-How a Born and Bred Ashkenazi can Teach and Lead a Sephardic Kehillah-With Rabbi Chaim Jachter
This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate2022-03-1731 min
18Forty PodcastRabbi Aryeh Lebowitz: A Healthy Relationship with Halacha [Halacha 4/4]In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, the director of semicha at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), about the development of halacha.Rabbi Lebowitz has written numerous articles and several books on the practical applications of Jewish law and is behind the popular “Ten Minute Halacha” lecture series.•What is the role of rabbinic “intuition” in halachic rulings?•To what degree does the common practice of the community shape halachic rulings?•How has the focus of rabbinical studies shifted over time?•Does the concept of emunas chachamin, faith...2022-03-011h 23
On PrincipleWith Rabbi Chaim Jachter-Nothing is too complex-Talmid HaRav- Disseminating without Dilution
This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate2021-06-3045 min
18Forty PodcastKeshet Starr: How Should we Advocate for Agunot? [Agunah Crisis 2/4]In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Keshet Starr - CEO of ORA - about what it’s like to work on the front lines of agunah activism. As the CEO of ORA - the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot - Keshet is directly involved with many cases of get-refusal, working with both parties to ensure a satisfactory resolution. She is also involved in agunah advocacy - both for specific agunot and to raise awareness for the issue in general - and prevention. While many are averse to the concept of prenups, as it ma...2021-04-271h 03
Talkline With Zev Brenner Podcast on The Talkline NetworkTalkline With Zev Brenner with Rabbi Chaim Jachter on Remembering Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz 1-11-21Noted Rabbi Chaim Jachter pays tribute to Rabbi and Dayan Gedalia Dov Schwartz ZL a leading Posek on Talkline with Zev Brenner. Rabbi Jachter is a dayan, educator, and author. He sits on the Beth din of Elizabeth, New Jersey as a dayan and get administrator. Noted as an expert on the laws of Jewish divorce, he also chairs the Agunah Prevention and Resolution Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America. In this podcast, he not only discusses the Contribution of Rabbi Gedaliah Schwartz to Kashruth and Halacha in America but also talks about divorce in the Orthodox Jewish Community...2021-01-1320 min