Halacha Headlines

Ari Wasserman tackles a question that has driven Jewish legal thinking for millennia: how do ancient laws apply to modern life? Each week on Halacha Headlines, he sits down with three to five expert guests -- rabbis, therapists, attorneys, doctors -- to examine a specific contemporary issue through the lens of halacha (Jewish law). Episodes run long, usually 90 minutes to two and a half hours, because the discussions are genuinely substantive. This is not surface-level stuff. Recent episodes have covered workplace ethics, mental health treatment on Shabbat, cryptocurrency in Jewish law, and the halachic implications of AI. The panel format keeps things dynamic, and Wasserman is good at drawing out disagreements among his guests rather than steering everyone toward consensus. With a 4.5-star rating from 477 reviews, the show has earned a loyal Orthodox audience while remaining accessible to anyone curious about how a living legal tradition grapples with 21st-century reality. Wasserman, who is also the author of Making It Work, brings real-world business experience to his hosting, which grounds the conversations in practical concerns. The episode lengths might seem daunting, but the discussions move quickly, and you will probably find yourself pausing to think more than once per episode.