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Asking For A Friend is a podcast where real life dilemmas meet clear, thoughtful Torah perspective.
Hosted by Mena Reisner, each episode features conversations with Rabbi Zimmerman, Dayan Hool, or Dayan Posen, Rabbonim with decades of experience in mediation, dinei Torah, shidduchim, family dynamics, business disputes, and the complex situations people face every day.
It’s not personal psak and it’s not a shiur.
Just honest, grounded discussion on the issues people grapple with behind closed doors, and how timeless Torah principles guide us through them.
New episodes every two weeks.
Questions or suggestions: podcast@federation.org.uk.
Fréquence de mise à jour:
biweekly
Durée audio moyenne:
63 minutes
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Anglais
États-Unis
23 épisodes
depuis 4 décembre 2025
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Do segulos really work? Can they guarantee a yeshuah? And how do we distinguish a genuine segulah from superstition?
From red strings and chai rotel to 40-day practices, visiting kivrei tzaddikim and paying others to daven on our behalf, segulos have become a familiar part of Jewish life. But wher…
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We see a hechsher on a product and rarely stop to think about what it actually took to put it there.
In this episode, Mena Reisner is joined by Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Guttentag, Director of Certification and FedTech at KF Kosher, to go behind the scenes of modern kashrus.
What does a mashgiach reall…
We know what we do on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But what are we actually supposed to be thinking and feeling?
In the second part of this special Elul series, Mena Reisner continues his conversation with Rabbi S. F. Zimmerman, exploring the meaning behind the Yamim Noraim.
Why do we celebrate …
Every Elul, we promise ourselves that this year will be different. We’ll change, improve and leave old habits behind. So why do we so often find ourselves back in exactly the same place?
In the first of this special Elul series, Mena Reisner sits down with Rabbi S. F. Zimmerman to explore what Elu…
As the Three Weeks give way to the Nine Days and Tisha B'Av, Jewish life changes dramatically. The music stops, celebrations become more restrained, and we begin mourning the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash.
But what are we actually meant to be feeling? Why should we mourn something that happene…
Can you leave your job and take your clients with you? If you transform your father's business, who really owns that success? When does healthy competition cross the line, and can schools or businesses actively poach staff?
In this episode of Asking for a Friend, Dayan Posen explores some of the m…
Electric scooters have become a familiar sight in many communities. For some, they're a convenient way to get to school, shiurim, friends' houses and local activities. For others, they're a growing source of concern.
In this special mini episode, Rabbi S F Zimmerman addresses one of the most discu…
When King Charles III recently visited Golders Green, hundreds of members of the local Jewish community lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the monarch. The visit sparked widespread discussion: why does Yiddishkeit place such importance on kings and royalty, and what is the Torah perspective on…
In Part 2 of our discussion on nisyonos, Rabbi Zimmerman explores some of the most relevant and challenging questions facing people today.
Can pressure from family, school or community become a nisayon in its own right? Is questioning Hashem always a weakness in emunah, or can honest struggle some…
In Part One of this two part series on Nisyonos, we explore one of life’s biggest questions: why does Hashem test people? Together they discuss whether all suffering is considered a nisayon, why some people appear to face greater hardships than others, the struggle of unanswered tefillos, and why b…
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