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Halachic Debates of Current Events
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Aug 20, 2026
Aug 20, 2026
1 hr 10 min
When should a ba’al tefillah or ba’al keriyah be corrected - and when is it better to let the mistake go?
If someone’s talking, pacing, or other behavior is distracting the congregation, when is it appropriate for a gabbai or rav to intervene?
What about a chazzan who is davening too slowly? When should he be asked to speed up - and when should the tzibbur simply be more patient?
Which shul halachos should be enforced, and which are we too strict about?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Yitzchok Berkowitz – Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah – 10:46
with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De'asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY – 30:50
Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:03:50
1 months ago
A lot was said about correct Hebrew pronunciation. I would have liked to hear the experts discuss communities where there is an accepted mispronunciation of the language in its entirety -- not just accidentally. For example, Hassidish communities that pronounce A-di-shem and change many vowels consistently, even during leyning. (My own grandfather z”l, from Lita, has a certain pronuciation, substituting sin for shin and ”ay for ”oh”. I’m sure that was the accepted pronunciation across Lita. What’s the halachic view of these ”mispronunciations”?