The Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel Plutchok

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

Ruach Rah and Shaidim l’halacha: The Ger Tzedek of Vilna

Do Shaidim still exist today?Can Halacha change?The famous melody of Mesirus Nefesh

The Rama: Posek Of The Generations

Understanding some כללי הפסק
The anatomy of a קולא
Why his success was not a given?

Singing in shul: A beautifying edition, or an unnecessary distraction?

The epic battle over song 
Seforim of the Reform movement 
Rabbi Ahron Choriner and his innovations
The Chasam Sofer charts the course

The World of Tehillim: Part III

Tehillim as a song 
Songs of davening
The early Reform
Understanding the shiras haliviim