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Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join Rabbi Avi Killip interviewing Rabbi Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by you (the public!) on all sorts of details of Jewish law.
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Episode 117 - Can I Read My Horoscope? (Sources)
Can I read my horoscope? Does it matter whether I’m reading it “just for fun” or if I’m really trying to predict the future? Are horoscopes more forbidden for us than they were for medieval rabbis, who probably considered astrology a legitimate science?
Episode 9 - How Should Jewish Criminal Lawyers Respond to Crime Scene Photos? (Transcript)
Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip discuss the following question: I'm a lawyer who often has to look at crime scene photos. What are the considerations of k'vod ha-met (honor for the dead) that I should be taking into account in my job?
Episode 138 - Is Seeing Yourself on Zoom Like Looking in a Mirror During Shiva? (Sources)
A long-standing mourning practice is to cover mirrors during shiva. But what happens when shiva takes place on Zoom? Does seeing yourself on screen raise the same concern as an uncovered mirror?