Loshon Hora

08/28/25 - SHIUR 526 (16,178 Downloads) Hosted By: Rabbi Ari Wasserman

The “Epstein Files” – Do we have the right to know if someone is a threat to our community —whether a pedophile, abuser, or swindler?

What level of proof is required before sounding the alarm?
When risks are identified, should they be broadcast widely, or kept within a limited circle?
What happens when victims are silenced, ignored, or when abuse is covered up?
How can we, as a community, ensure that abuse is never minimized or swept under the rug?
What role do journalists, news outlets, and podcasts play in exposing the truth and safeguarding the public?

01/07/22 - SHIUR 353 (52,862 Downloads)

Don’t waste a tragedy; Chaim Walder exposé and death

Is it true? Testimony from an independent 3rd party
Was Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu correct to expose CW or was his process flawed? Some of the halchik problems; Listening to testimony without the accused present, CW desire to go to another bes din, listening to עד מפי עד
Is there a problem of lashon hara or malbin pnai chavairo? Can the books be used?
Are rabbonim listening to the victims? Is the sympathy with the victims or the perpetrators?
Is Israeli society getting the message? Should a suicide get a mass funeral and nichum availim from the chief rabbi?

12/04/21 - SHIUR 348 (26,634 Downloads) Hosted By: Rabbi Ari Wasserman

Why do some people lie, or cover up information, when being a shidduch reference? What happens when information is not disclosed and the couple gets married?

What needs to be disclosed (e.g., having a colorful background, health problems, addictions)?
When and by whom?
How should we respond to shidduch inquiries when asked?
Should references disclose everything? Can they lie?
Are people typically lax in disclosing?
Do certain segments of Judaism fail to disclose more than others?
Can things be patched up when problems are discovered after marriage?

02/20/16 - SHIUR 57 (2,738 Downloads)

Shailos V’teshuvos with Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch

Shailos including: Ben Pakuah Shechitah, Inviting non religious for shabbos if they will drive, Someone in kollel; Chiyuv to do Kiruv?, Contradictions between science and Chazal, Advertising on Frum blogs that post Loshon Hora, Motion detectors on Shabbos, AquaAdvantage salmon that has non kosher dna, Vaccinations in Halacha, The BRCA gene

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