by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 12, 2018
Rabbi Linzer tackles a host of teshuvot about Conservative and Reform marriages and conversions. Rav Moshe often invalidated these to solve agunah problems, but on what basis?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 11, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at Rav Moshe’s harshest teshuvot about Conservative and Reform Rabbis, where Rav Moshe suggests that brachot from these rabbis are not considered brachot, and that it is inappropriate to give them any kibbudim.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 9, 2018
Rabbi Linzer unpacks two teshuvot about conversions that may not be totally kosher.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 6, 2018
Rabbi Linzer takes us through a long, halakhic teshuvah about which brachot to make if you are lighting on behalf of someone else. Another key question addressed – what about women lighting for men, how does their obligation compare?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 4, 2018
This week we’re finishing C is for Conversions with two more episodes and starting D for Denominations.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 21, 2018
Is Thanksgiving kosher? A special episode of Iggros Moshe A to Z.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 19, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at a teshuvah about whether a ger (convert) can be a rosh yeshiva or mashgiach, despite the issue of serarah, or authority, for a ger.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 16, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at two teshuvot in which a woman insists upon using birth control to prevent pregnancy. What does halakha say about the man’s responsibility to procreate in this situation?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 14, 2018
Rabbi Linzer debunks a common misconception – that the condom is completely taboo in halakha. Rav Moshe’s view is more nuanced, though he absolutely rejects more lenient opinions.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 12, 2018
Some sensitive topics may be discussed in this episode. B is for Birth Control. Rav Moshe lived at a time of innovation in methods of birth control. In this episode, Rabbi Dov Linzer looks at a teshuvah about the IUD, a newly available device in Rav Moshe’s time.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 12, 2018
Sensitive topics may be discussed in this podcast. It’s week two and B is for Birth Control. Because the topic is so vast, and Rav Moshe wrote so many teshuvot about it, we’re starting off the week with a bonus episode, a rapid fire introduction to birth control in Rav Moshe’s responsa, brought to you, of course, by Rabbi Dov Linzer.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 9, 2018
Rav Moshe receives a letter from a high official, asking for the Jewish perspective on the death penalty. To read the teshuvah while you listen, visit our Torah library at library.yctorah.org.…
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