Addiction

01/22/26 - SHIUR 545 (8,476 Downloads) Hosted By: Rabbi Ari Wasserman

Join the Headlines $3,000 challenge – Solutions to Break the Phone Habit

Speakers : Rabbi Elyada Goldvicht, Rabbi Duvi Rubin, Mr. Richard Simon Category : Addiction, Technology & Internet

What practical strategies can help us reduce phone usage and establish healthy boundaries?
Does someone need to stop usage fully or can partial solutions be effective?
What behaviors can we change in as little as thirty days? Does it last?

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12/12/25 - SHIUR 539 (21,842 Downloads)

Narco Terrorist being blown out of the water – How does the Torah view it ? | The fascinating saga of the Bochurim in Japan | Dealing with suicide in our community

Speakers : Dayan Chaim Yosef Dovid (Chidu) Weiss, Rabbi Moshe Taub, Rabbi Tzvi Gluck Category : Addiction, Suicide

Does a person smuggling in drugs have a Din of a Rodef?
Should you report someone who’s trying to sell drugs in the community?
Should you report someone giving out alcohol irresponsibly?
What to be aware of when someone asks you to take a package?
What causes suicide in our community?
How common is it?

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07/24/25 - SHIUR 522 (22,632 Downloads) Hosted By: Rabbi Ari Wasserman

Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?

Speakers : Rabbi Yehuda Spitz, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rav Rafael Kleinman, Rabbi Yossi Sprung Category : Addiction, Health

Do any contemporary Poskim permit smoking?
Is vaping halachically better than smoking?
What’s the argument that smoking is permitted?
What are the risks of second-hand smoking and vaping?
If someone already smokes, do they need to quit?
How far must a smoker distance himself from others?

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12/22/22 - SHIUR 400 (18,488 Downloads) Hosted By: Rabbi Ari Wasserman

Drug and alcohol use in our high schools – how big a problem is it? What can be done?

Speakers : Dr. Rivka Schwartz, Dovid Pseudonym, Mrs. Lianne Forman, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, Rabbi Daniel Feldman, Sara Pseudonym, Dr. Debbie Akerman Category : Addiction, Yeshivos

Is there something halachically wrong with using drugs? Alcohol? Vaping?
Can you tell on a classmate who is using drugs or alcohol?
What are the trends of drug and alcohol use in our high schools?
How are teenagers able to afford and access drugs?
Are we better – or worse – than secular society?
What can be done by parents and the schools?

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08/12/22 - SHIUR 383 (22,708 Downloads)

DUI in Halacha

Speakers : Lou Shapiro, Rabbi Zalman Graus, Chaya, Rabbi Tzvi Gluck, Rabbi Yaakov Feitman Category : Addiction

The alcohol epidemic in our community, what are the repercussions?
If a person gets arrested due to a DUI incident is there a Mitzva of Pidyon Shevuim?
If a person gives alcohol to legal minors, can he be held culpable?
Can a person be held accountable for giving excess drinks to adults?
Can a persom who gives alcohol to legal minors be turned over to the authorities?
A person who endangers the public can he be turned over to the authorities?
Hear an in-depth Halachic and legal analysis from renowned Rabbonim and lawyers

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