Host Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and guest panelists Rabbi Zvi Holland, Rabbi Chananya Jacobson and Mr. Jonah Ottensoser review the key issues any Shomer Shabbos should consider before deciding on an appliance purchase. Topics discussed included:
• Specific features consumers should be aware of before making the decision on which appliance to buy
• The impact that technological advances in new "smart" appliances is having on the Shomer Shabbos consumer
• A review of different cooktop options, including glass, gas and induction
• Pros and cons of buying an oven with and without a Sabbath Mode feature
• Issues arising from using a refrigerator on Shabbos, including lights, sensors and ice makers (Originally aired April 2024)

Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Boruch Beyer presented timely information about a variety of Pesach-related topics, including a quick review of what's new, how to manage your food-buying budget, baby food, almond flour, kitniyos, matzah, and much much more (April 2024).

Host Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and guest Rabbi Dovid Heber reviewed fascinating insights into this rare celestial occurrence. The discussion which took place on March 28, 2024, included:
• An explanation of what happens during an eclipse
• Whether one should recite a bracha when seeing one
• What the Gemara has to say about eclipses
• Why the Chofetz Chaim zt"l instructed the residents of Radin to view a solar eclipse
• Halachos that pertain to this phenomenon
• Viewing the eclipse safely

Host Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and panelists Rabbis Sholom Tendler and Yaakov Teichman reviewed the key questions you should ask before booking your trip. The discussion included:
• How to figure out which hotels are reliable from the dozens that are available
• If it really matters who the certifier is
• If you can truly rely on an ad that says "Glatt Kosher/Chassidishe Shechita/Cholov Yisroel/ Non-Gebrochts

Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Dovid Heber discussed the halachic ramifications of keeping kosher on a gluten-free diet. The discussion covered a range of topics, including:
• How do you eat meals with a minimum of bread? (e.g., Shabbos meals, kiddushim, Purim seuda, seudah hamafsekes, first two nights of Sukkos)
• Brachos on alternative grains
• Continuing shalosh seudos past shkiya if you didn't wash
• Status of oat flour challah and gluten-free wheat
• Matza on Pesach
• Minimum shiurim.
There was also a timely discussion about why this year we began Tal U'Matar on December 5 and not on the 4th, as is usually the case.