I live in Australia and I have a Zoom call with someone in the UK. The call is scheduled at 9:00 PM for me and 12:00 PM for them - it is therefore not Shabbat for me but *is* Shabbat for them. Do I have to reschedule this Zoom call? Am I allowed to be involved with someone else doing violating Shabbat when I'm not doing anything wrong at all?

I live in Australia and I have a Zoom call with someone in the UK. The call is scheduled at 9:00 PM for me and 12:00 PM for them - it is therefore not Shabbat for me but *is* Shabbat for them. Do I have to reschedule this Zoom call? Am I allowed to be involved with someone else doing violating Shabbat when I'm not doing anything wrong at all?

How Do Time Zones Work For Shabbat?

I have a blue tallit with white tzitzit. Someone recently told me that the tallit is supposed to be white. Is this true? Do I have to go out and get a white tallit?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

I have a blue tallit with white tzitzit. Someone recently told me that the tallit is supposed to be white. Is this true? Do I have to go out and get a white tallit? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

Is My Tallit Supposed to be White?

After learning about green burials and mushroom death suits, I’m wondering about halakhic implications of such burials. It seems to me that such methods for burial uphold the charge to go up to the dust even better than traditional burial where the body remains intact in a casket or even sometimes in a concrete box for a very long time. Should all Jews switch to a mushroom burial?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

After learning about green burials and mushroom death suits, I’m wondering about halakhic implications of such burials. It seems to me that such methods for burial uphold the charge to go up to the dust even better than traditional burial where the body remains intact in a casket or even sometimes in a concrete box for a very long time. Should all Jews switch to a mushroom burial?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

Should All Jews Switch to a Mushroom Burial?

I was recently at a sporting event where the line to exit the bathroom took close to five minutes. How long following an action or event requiring a berakhah can you still make the berakhah? How does one behave while waiting for the opportunity if you are conscious of the fact that you need to make the berakhah but are temporarily unable and what ultimately severs the connection to the berakhah?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

I was recently at a sporting event where the line to exit the bathroom took close to five minutes. How long following an action or event requiring a berakhah can you still make the berakhah? How does one behave while waiting for the opportunity if you are conscious of the fact that you need to make the berakhah but are temporarily unable and what ultimately severs the connection to the berakhah? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

How Much Time Do I Have to Say a Berakhah?

If I spend Passover with family members who don't kasher their kitchens for the holiday can I eat kosher for Passover food from their pots or dishes? Is there room for leniency because they're my family? What if my roommates want to use non-kosher for Passover dishes and products? How can we share the kitchen? 

If I spend Passover with family members who don't kasher their kitchens for the holiday can I eat kosher for Passover food from their pots or dishes? Is there room for leniency because they're my family?  What if my roommates want to use non-kosher for Passover dishes and products? How can we share the kitchen?

Keeping Kosher for Passover When I'm Not in Control

Can I use ingredients like spices, pure dried fruit, oil, or nut butter, without Passover certification on Passover? Are there ingredients you can use without a certification?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

Can I use ingredients like spices, pure dried fruit, oil, or nut butter, without Passover certification on Passover? Are there ingredients you can use without a certification? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

Does Everything Need a Kosher for Passover Certification?

It is common in some shuls for the family of the Bnei Mitzvah to say Shehehiyyanu at some point during the Shabbat service. What is the function of Shehehiyyanu in this context?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

It is common in some shuls for the family of the Bnei Mitzvah to say Shehehiyyanu at some point during the Shabbat service. What is the function of Shehehiyyanu in this context? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

When Can I Make a Shehehiyyanu?

On a previous episode (Can You Make Seltzer on Shabbat? Responsa Radio #80), you mentioned that there is room to be lenient on the rules of food preparation when welcoming guests on Shabbat. Is that the really the case? If so, what are the limits?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

On a previous episode (<a href="https://www.hadar.org/torah-resource/responsa-radio-80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can You Make Seltzer on Shabbat? Responsa Radio #80)</a>, you mentioned that there is room to be lenient on the rules of food preparation when welcoming guests on Shabbat. Is that the really the case? If so, what are the limits? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

Does Welcoming Guests Ever Override the Laws of Shabbat?

The Shema is one of the most important prayers in Judaism, which is supposed to be recited when we go to sleep and when we wake up. But it's also part of the liturgy for morning and evening prayers. Which is more important? How many times a day should we be saying Shema?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

The Shema is one of the most important prayers in Judaism, which is supposed to be recited when we go to sleep and when we wake up. But it's also part of the liturgy for morning and evening prayers. Which is more important? How many times a day should we be saying Shema? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

When Should We Recite the Shema?

As a veterinary technology student, I'm struggling with ethics of the use of animals in biomedical research. How does the halakhic concept of avoiding pain experienced by living things -  tza'ar ba'alei hayyim - inform the treatment of animals in modern research? And is there a Jewish way to mark the death of animal outside of ritual slaughter?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar.org.

As a veterinary technology student, I'm struggling with ethics of the use of animals in biomedical research. How does the halakhic concept of avoiding pain experienced by living things -  tza'ar ba'alei hayyim - inform the treatment of animals in modern research? And is there a Jewish way to mark the death of animal outside of ritual slaughter? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at <a href="mailto:responsa@hadar.org">responsa@hadar.org</a>.

Can Animals Be Used in Medical Research?

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This week on Responsa Radio: I’m learning Hebrew, and loving it. But I’m stuck when it comes to praying from the siddur–it takes forever! Which is more important: reading the prayers in their original language, or reading them in a language I actually understand? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan […]The post If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This week on Responsa Radio: I’m learning Hebrew, and loving it. But I’m stuck when it comes to praying from the siddur–it takes forever! Which is more important: reading the prayers in their original language, or reading them in a language I actually understand? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Avi Killip and Rabbi Ethan […]The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/if-i-can-pronounce-the-hebrew-do-i-need-to-understand-it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

If I can pronounce the Hebrew, do I need to understand it?

This week on Responsa Radio: Why do rabbis “turn converts away three times”? As a non-rabbi, and in our day and age, what can and should I do as I interact with non-Jews who are deepening their interest in Judaism? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip.The post Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

This week on Responsa Radio: Why do rabbis “turn converts away three times”? As a non-rabbi, and in our day and age, what can and should I do as I interact with non-Jews who are deepening their interest in Judaism? Tune in to learn from Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip.The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/why-dont-jews-proselytize-can-they/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Why Don’t Jews Proselytize? …Can They?

Why can't Europeans eat beans? Can you start the Seder early? How fancy are Rabbi Tucker's knives? These and other questions answered.The post Responsa Radio: Passover Special Edition! (Re-release) appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Why can't Europeans eat beans? Can you start the Seder early? How fancy are Rabbi Tucker's knives? These and other questions answered.The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-passover-special-edition-re-release/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Passover Special Edition! (Re-release)</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: Passover Special Edition! (Re-release)

Can I bow down to the elders during my Karate class? Does Jewish law treat all bowing and salutes - whether part of a traditional class ceremony or directed toward a civic leader - the same?The post  Can I bow down during karate class? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Can I bow down to the elders during my Karate class? Does Jewish law treat all bowing and salutes - whether part of a traditional class ceremony or directed toward a civic leader - the same?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/can-i-bow-down-during-karate-class/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Can I bow down during karate class?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Can I bow down during karate class?

You're supposed to open up a mezuzah every few years. But why?The post Responsa Radio #53: Whatever Could Be Wrong With My Mezuzah? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

You're supposed to open up a mezuzah every few years. But why?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-53-whatever-wrong-mezuzah/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #53: Whatever Could Be Wrong With My Mezuzah?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio #53: Whatever Could Be Wrong With My Mezuzah?

The post Can I attend the theatre on Shabbat? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/can-i-attend-the-theatre-on-shabbat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I attend the theatre on Shabbat?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Can I attend the theatre on Shabbat?

Is this prohibition meaningful? Is it even prohibited?The post Responsa Radio: Why No Shabbat Bicycles? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Is this prohibition meaningful? Is it even prohibited?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-no-shabbat-bicycles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Why No Shabbat Bicycles?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: Why No Shabbat Bicycles?

French Press? Automatic? What can I use?The post How Do I Make Coffee on Shabbat? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

French Press? Automatic? What can I use?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/how-do-i-make-coffee-on-shabbat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Do I Make Coffee on Shabbat?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

How Do I Make Coffee on Shabbat?

When can you say, "It's just business?"The post Responsa Radio: Should a person’s Judaism dictate workplace behavior? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

When can you say, "It's just business?"The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-persons-judaism-dictate-workplace-behavior/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Should a person’s Judaism dictate workplace behavior?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: Should a person’s Judaism dictate workplace behavior?

Tefillat HaDerekh

Is it about risk, or just distance travelled?The post Responsa Radio: Do modern vehicles change the rules for Tefillat HaDerekh, the Traveller’s Prayer? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Is it about risk, or just distance travelled?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-modern-vehicles-change-rules-tefillat-haderekh-travellers-prayer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Do modern vehicles change the rules for Tefillat HaDerekh, the Traveller’s Prayer?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: Do modern vehicles change the rules for Tefillat HaDerekh, the Traveller’s Prayer?

And what if they want to donate their body to science?The post Responsa Radio: What if a relative insists on being cremated? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

And what if they want to donate their body to science?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-relative-insists-cremated/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: What if a relative insists on being cremated?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: What if a relative insists on being cremated?

And what about interfaith prayer spaces?The post Responsa Radio #50: Can I pray next to people of other faiths? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

And what about interfaith prayer spaces?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-50-can-pray-next-people-faiths/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #50: Can I pray next to people of other faiths?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

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

Is protest a Shabbat-appropriate activity?The post Responsa Radio #56: Is Protest Prayer? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Is protest a Shabbat-appropriate activity?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-56-protest-prayer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #56: Is Protest Prayer?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio #56: Is Protest Prayer?

Our most meta episode so far.The post Can I Listen to This Podcast During a Workout? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Our most meta episode so far.The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/can-i-listen-to-this-podcast-during-a-workout/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Listen to This Podcast During a Workout?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Can I Listen to This Podcast During a Workout?

It's a thorny question.The post Can I Convert to Judaism Because I Love Someone? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

It's a thorny question.The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/can-i-convert-to-judaism-because-i-love-someone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can I Convert to Judaism Because I Love Someone?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Can I Convert to Judaism Because I Love Someone?

And do I need to respect my community's custom?The post Responsa Radio: Do I Need to Stand for Kaddish? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

And do I need to respect my community's custom?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-need-stand-kaddish/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Do I Need to Stand for Kaddish?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio: Do I Need to Stand for Kaddish?

And how much should they pay for it?The post Responsa Radio #54: Can the Government Seize My Property? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

And how much should they pay for it?The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-54/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #54: Can the Government Seize My Property?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio #54: Can the Government Seize My Property?

Recorded live at Limmud UK.The post Responsa Radio #52: Online Communities &amp; Other Questions appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Recorded live at Limmud UK.The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-52-online-communities-questions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #52: Online Communities &amp; Other Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio #52: Online Communities & Other Questions

Recorded live at Limmud UKThe post Responsa Radio #51: Pervasive Electricity &amp; Other Questions appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

Recorded live at Limmud UKThe post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-51-pervasive-electricity-questions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio #51: Pervasive Electricity &amp; Other Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

Responsa Radio #51: Pervasive Electricity & Other Questions

The post Responsa Radio: Can I Benefit from a Shabbat Violation after Shabbat is Over? appeared first on Jewish Public Media.

The post <a href="http://jpmedia.co/responsa-radio-can-benefit-shabbat-violation-shabbat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Responsa Radio: Can I Benefit from a Shabbat Violation after Shabbat is Over?</a> appeared first on <a href="http://jpmedia.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewish Public Media</a>.

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

The best podcast episodes on non-current politics. Covering topics such as universal basic income, democracy, poverty & justice and more. For anyone interested in learning more about politics that affect that world, not just now, but in the longer term. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!

Best Non-Current Politics Podcasts

The best podcast episodes on global issues affecting everyone. Covering topics such as the #metoo movement, climate change, the impact of technology and some of the biggest global issues facing us right now. For anyone interested in learning more about the world, and some of the issues we're facing, pick an episode below and start listening! Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!