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Responsa Radio

Responsa Radio


Responsa Radio

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Length:
72 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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A podcast where you ask and we answer questions of Jewish law in modern times. Hosted by Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip. To submit a question, email responsa@hadar.org.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 72 episodes

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Should All Jews Switch to a Mushroom Burial?

After learning about green burials and mushroom death suits, I’m wondering about halakh...

36 minutes
Jun 08, 2023

How Much Time Do I Have to Say a Berakhah?

I was recently at a sporting event where the line to exit the bathroom took close to fi...

26 minutes
May 18, 2023

Keeping Kosher for Passover When I'm Not in Control

If I spend Passover with family members who don't kasher their kitchens for the holiday...

34 minutes
Mar 30, 2023

Does Everything Need a Kosher for Passover Certification?

Can I use ingredients like spices, pure dried fruit, oil, or nut butter, without Passov...

30 minutes
Mar 16, 2023

When Can I Make a Shehehiyyanu?

It is common in some shuls for the family of the Bnei Mitzvah to say Shehehiyyanu at so...

35 minutes
Jan 26, 2023

Does Welcoming Guests Ever Override the Laws of Shabbat?

On a previous episode (Can You Make Seltzer on Shabbat? Responsa Radio #80), you mentio...

33 minutes
Jan 12, 2023

When Should We Recite the Shema?

The Shema is one of the most important prayers in Judaism, which is supposed to be reci...

25 minutes
Dec 29, 2022

Can Animals Be Used in Medical Research?

As a veterinary technology student, I'm struggling with ethics of the use of animals in...

40 minutes
Dec 15, 2022

How Should I Talk to Patients About Physician-Assisted Suicide?

Content warning: this episode discusses suicide.As an oncologist, I am often asked for ...

42 minutes
Nov 17, 2022

Can a Rabbinic Ruling Outlive its Reasoning?

I recently heard the idea that if the reason behind a rabbinic ruling (gezeirah) become...

35 minutes
Oct 27, 2022