The Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel Plutchok

Watch what you eat: The history and psakim of Timtum Halev

Intentional vs inadvertent - The Monsey shechita fraud of 2006
 
The  story of the Baal Hatenya’s geziera and the incredible discovery of R Akiva Eiger
 
The Chasam Sofer’s psak halacha on the physical difference between a Jew vs non Jew 
 
Blood transfusions from a non Jew: the psak of the Chelkas Yaakov, and the extraordinary story with Ponevezher rav’s transfusion in Mount Sinai NYC 
 
Eating fish on shabbos d’oraisah? The Tzemach Tzedek’s boycott
 
 

Beis Din in the Modern Era - Part III: Halacha L’maasah

DISCLAIMER: CONSULT WITH YOUR RAV BEFORE ACTING UPON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE.
 
The  Tannah Reb Elazar collaborating with local authorities
 
When mesira is a mitzva: the opinion of the Rashba
 
Reb Elyashiv's teshuva to the Badei Hashulchan on Mesira "Lesheim tikkun olam"
 
Killling Terrorists as Mosrim
 
Next episode (coming on Wednesday): The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
 
 
 

Beis Din in the Modern Era - Part II: The Moser

Mutilation vs killing
 
The Chazon Ish’s progressive psak
 
Moser - the great exception
 
The Czar Nikolai investigation that led to the Ruzhiner’s lengthy imprisonment 
 
Coming next week: Part III - The Rabbanim that sit on the Israeli Supreme Court

Beis Din in the Modern Era - Part I: The Death Penalty

- Beis din and their diminished power
- The Mesora from the Geonim
- The woeful story of Yannai Hamelech
- Shimon Ben Shetach's unique rule and grand rectification
 
Coming Next Week: Beis Din in the Modern Era - Part II
 

Shabbos in America - Part III: The Satmar Rebbe leaves his mark

Nightfall in Halacha The background and machlokesThe minhag through the generations and the minhag todayAmerica the melting potElevating Shabbos

Shabbos in America - Part II: The battles and psakim that helped shape Shabbos.

Reb Shlomo Eiger's poignant missive to deal with the Reform movement and the dissenting opinion from the Aruch La-ner
The psak of the Roshei Yeshivos. 
Reb Moshe sets the enduring policy

Shabbos in America - Part I: Background and Introduction

The “psak” of the Akeida
Setting a precedent
Aveira vs. rationalization
From Munkatch to Berlin to New York City
R Moshe's landmark approach

The “Shabbos Elevator” Controversy: Part 2

Peeling back a layer 
The battle over Reb Shlomo Zalman's legacy
 
Trains, trolleys, bikes and umbrellas

Shabbos Elevators :The “new”/old shailah

Understanding the core issuesZilusah dishabattaLong-standing precidents?

Reishis hagez

Seeking out obscure mitzvos
Performing mitzvos in the public eye