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Responsa Radio 65
How Do We Use Space During Yom Kippur Services?

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Responsa Radio 64
Can I Extinguish My Gas Burner on Yom Tov?

1 Audio file

Responsa Radio 63
Can I Attend the Theatre on Shabbat?

1 Audio file

Responsa Radio 62
Can Kohanim Attend Funerals?

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Responsa Radio 61
Are non-Jews allowed to take on mitzvot?

1 Audio file

Responsa Radio Episode 60
Can I see my therapist on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 59
Can I bow down during karate class?

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Responsa Radio Episode 58
Can I Prepare Non-Kosher Food for a Soup Kitchen?

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Responsa Radio Episode 57
What's the deal with tattoos?

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Responsa Radio Episode 56
Is Protest Prayer?

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Responsa Radio Episode 55
How to Count to Ten

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Responsa Radio Episode 54
Can the Government Seize My Property?

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Responsa Radio Episode 53
Whatever Could Be Wrong With My Mezuzah?

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Responsa Radio Episode 52
Online Minyan (& Other Questions)

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Andrew Belinfante

Responsa Radio Episode 51
Pervasive Electricity and more

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Andrew Belinfante

Responsa Radio Episode 50
Can I pray next to people of other faiths?

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Responsa Radio Episode 49
Can I keep an Amazon Echo active on Shabbat?

1 Audio file

Andrew Belinfante

Responsa Radio Episode 48
Can I Take An Oath of Office?

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Responsa Radio Episode 47
What is the "Ben Yomo" rule and does it make sense?

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Responsa Radio Episode 46
Why No Bicycles on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 45
Self Driving Car Ethics—What's the Halakhah?

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Andrew Belinfante

Responsa Radio Episode 44
Should a person's Judaism dictate workplace behavior?

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Responsa Radio Episode 43
Can I Benefit from a Shabbat Violation after Shabbat is Over?

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Responsa Radio Episode 42
Do modern vehicles change the rules for Tefillat HaDerekh, the Traveller's Prayer?

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Responsa Radio Episode 41
After a bad breakup, must I ask forgiveness from my ex?

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Responsa Radio Episode 40
Can You Hire People to Work on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 39
What if a Relative Insists on Being Cremated?

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Responsa Radio Episode 38
Can Nonprofits Accept Money from Crooks?

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Responsa Radio Episode 37
Can You Bend the Rules for the Sake of Community?

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Responsa Radio Episode 36
Can I "Borrow" Office Supplies?

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Responsa Radio Episode 35
Should I Stand for Kaddish?

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Responsa Radio Episode 34
Can I Listen to This Podcast During a Workout?

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Responsa Radio Episode 33
Should Campaign Contributions Be Considered Charity?

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Responsa Radio Episode 32
Can I Convert to Judaism Because I Love Someone?

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Responsa Radio Episode 31
Praying While In Physical Pain

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Responsa Radio Episode 30
Reading the Mail on Shabbat

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Responsa Radio Episode 29
Can I Live Dangerously?

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Responsa Radio Episode 28
Can non-Jews Lead Parts of Synagogue Services?

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Responsa Radio Episode 27
French Press, Automatic: How Can I Make Coffee on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 26
When Should My Kid Start Keeping Kosher?

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Responsa Radio Episode 25
Do Forbidden Acts Become OK If You Do Them Weirdly Enough?

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Responsa Radio Episode 24
How To Name A Baby Girl

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Responsa Radio Episode 23
Prayer or a Crying Child. Who Wins?

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Responsa Radio Episode 22
Can You Lead Prayers on a Fast if You're Not Fasting?

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Responsa Radio Episode 21
Why "Rest" on Shabbat Might Include Not Taking Pills

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Responsa Radio Episode 20
Must One Wear a Kippah at All Times?

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Responsa Radio Episode 19
Sports on Shabbat—Can You? Should You?

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Responsa Radio Episode 18
Why The Fuss About Repeating Words in Prayer?

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Responsa Radio Episode 17
Can I Be in a Photograph on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 16
I Printed Out God's Name. Now What?

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Responsa Radio Episode 15
Can I Train for My Job on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 14
Why Is Jewish Divorce Law Still Broken?

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Responsa Radio Episode 13
Can I Pay My Bills on Shabbat?

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Responsa Radio Episode 12
In IVF, Should The Egg Donor's Religion Matter?

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Responsa Radio Episode 11
What Do You Mean I Still Can't Eat Bread?

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Responsa Radio Episode 10
Pesach 5775 Special Edition

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Responsa Radio Episode 9
How Should Jewish Criminal Lawyers Respond to Crime Scene Photos?

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Responsa Radio Episode 8
What is Jewish Law's Problem With Electricity?

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Responsa Radio Episode 7
Do the Laws of Eruv Make Any Sense At All?

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Responsa Radio Episode 6
How to Order in a Non-Kosher Restaurant

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Responsa Radio Episode 5
Can I Invest in Burger King?

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Responsa Radio Episode 4
Ant Farms. Dishwashers, Trains, and Blessings After Meals

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Responsa Radio Episode 3
Burial Practices, Umbrellas, Foster Kids

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Responsa Radio Episode 2
Fitbits, Intimacy in the Modern World, and "The 18 Minutes"

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Responsa Radio Episode 1
Night Owls, De Tocqueville, Dishes from Sears, and Theater!

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