Yeshiva of Newark Podcast

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Distance Communication: Ultimate Facilitator of Knowledge or Bane of Intimacy? R. Kivelevitz traces the social ramifications of distance communication – from the advent of letter writing to the world of modern electronics – in terms of interpersonal connectedness and the gradual eradication of privacy and personal space. Whereas face-to-face interactions are multi-sensory, letter writing provided communication that was limited to written words and content.Telephone added auditory context to words. Juni stresses that intimacy is emotional and essentially bereft of context or informational exchange per se. He cites the halachic ritual of consoling the bereaved (Nichum Aveilim) where verbal communication is not essential and is even restricted. He harkens to the psychoanalytic perspective of relationships and interactional intimacy, citing the Freudian maxim that all relationships are not intrinsically determined by any personal characteristics of the other person or social context. Instead,they are mere efforts to re-enact the primal early relationships with one’s parents and entail a yearning to correct retroactively residual stressors from frustrating childhood relationships. The actual value of communication is therefore minimal, and any intimacy between adults is not genuine as it is merely a forced substitute for the now-bereft childhood closeness towards parents. Relationships that focus on sexuality, shared values, “love,” or enjoyment of life (for example) are thus psychodynamically superficial. As such, the only meaningful aspect of interpersonal interaction is the content of information-linked messages; emotional and relational issues are not genuinely linked to the present and thus functionally irrelevant to communication per se. Juni contrasts the Freudian stance with that of Object Relations Theory (the branch of Psychoanalysis currently in vogue) which posits that the need for intimate relationships is hard-wired into the human psyche. This renders relationships as intrinsic to human existence – on par with food,sexuality, and avoidance of anxiety. From this perspective, the elimination of relational contexts engendered by distance communication represents a frontal attack against the very essence of relationships and rips into the fabric of social humanity. Rabbi Kivelevitz offers a unique argument that the elimination of sensory input in communication other than words actually enhances the import of any message, insofar as all corollary nuances (e.g., seeing the communicator and physical context) distract the listener from the essence of the message. He points to the popularity of podcasts as evidence of his perspective, also noting that letter writing was often preferred to personal meetings in the middle ages – particularly in the world of Halachic responsa -- precisely for this reason. Kivelevitz expands his argument by evoking the current aesthetic perspective in the world of literature and the arts—namely that creations by authors and artisans are intended to be perceived differentially by different “consumers” and that there is no “real”or “valid” meaning to any product. Kivelevitz concretizes his perspective by pointing to the richness of traditional radio dramas of the mid-1900s, which were much richer in their import than any televised dramas – precisely because listeners constructed the visual imagery in their own minds based on their environmental context or worldviews. Juni builds upon this approach, by forcing in the Freudian view that such personal constructions in fact allow the listener to superimpose potent aspects of any drama on their own unresolved conflict icons of childhood frustrations they carry in their souls. Of cultural relevance, Rabbi Kivelevitz focuses attention on halachic responsa of yesteryear debating whether prolonged intense communication by mail exchange constitutes “knowing” the other person and meets the halachic criteria of being in true contact. Both discussants deplore the pervasive aspect of distance communication and the psychologically maladaptive FOMO Syndrome (fear of missing out) which render it virtually impossibleto disconnect from others at will. Internet holidays, widely prescribed by mental health practitioners,are rarely adopted by the population at large. Juni and Kivelevitz spend some time focusing specificallon the halachic quandary of many orthodox Jews – especially adolescents and young adults) who find themselves “compelled” to stay connected on Shabbat and religious holidays.  Prof. Juni is one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today. He has published ground-breaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.  He studied in Yeshivas Chaim Berlin under Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as a Talmid of Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick. Dr. Juni is a board

During the heady days of readying for Mitzvos HaChag   The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur of the Yeshiva of Newark@IDT Offered a brief 'lomdusha' break from Daled Minim Shopping and Sukkah construction and presented our esteemed Rosh Yeshiva Emeritus Rabbi David(Duvi) Weiss Shlita Addressing a most modern phenomenon With the classic tools of Talmudic analysis   This “Pop-Up” is no Automatic “Out”   Why you’re on Safe and Snug Halachic Ground putting up and taking down Your Portable Sukkah           Rabbi Weiss was the maggid shiur at the IDT Yeshiva for the better part of the past two decades.Viewed as Rebbe to hundreds of Talmidim, his shiurim range from Halacha to Chassidus, Hashkafa and Gemara all infused with his clear presentation of even the most difficult topics. His scholarly shiurim and inspiring drashos have made him a speaker very much in demand in communities throughout the Tri-State area. He is the Rav of Congregation Ohr Chodosh in Bergenfield.  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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וְשָׁמַעְתָּ בְקֹלוֹ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשֶׁךָ:  וְשָׁב יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָׁמָּה:  וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ:   The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur in anticipation of Shabbas Shuvah and Yom HaKippurim presented a special Drasha that shed light on regret, remorse, repentance and what it takes to rebuild ourselves and channel our innate Ahavas Yisroel and Ahavas HaAretz into sublime service of the Most High  from one of North America’s most prominent Rabbanim and communal leaders Rabbi Reuben Yehoshua Poupko Shlita Rabbi of Beth Israel Beth Aaron Cote Saint Luc Quebec Entitled    Viduy as a Declaration of Identity  or Reversing your Own Captivity . Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko has been the Rabbi of Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montreal for over 30 years. He is a scion of a venerated Rabbinic family and the son of Rabbi Boruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Tora in Pittsburgh .Rabbi Poupko's immense oratory skills have for decades allowed peoples of all faiths to understand Judaism and the Orthodox way of understanding the Torah. He is arguably Canada's staunchest Rabbinic defender of Zionism and the modern State of Israel. He has been a passionate advocate for streamlining systems that free Jewish women from the bonds of Igun, that have historically prevented them from receiving a divorce and remarrying. He lent his voice of authority to the film Untying the Bonds a documentary produced by the Coalition of Jewish Women for the Get. Rabbi Poupko has garnered renown and respect from many non-Orthodox associations serving numerous times as the spiritual leader of the March of the Living, and is a co-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus.          This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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בָּנֶיךָ וּבְנֹתֶיךָ נְתֻנִים לְעַם אַחֵר, וְעֵינֶיךָ רֹאוֹת, וְכָלוֹת אֲלֵיהֶם, כָּל-הַיּוֹם; וְאֵין לְאֵל, יָדֶךָ.   פְּרִי אַדְמָתְךָ וְכָל-יְגִיעֲךָ, יֹאכַל עַם אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יָדָעְתָּ; וְהָיִיתָ, רַק עָשׁוּק וְרָצוּץ--כָּל-הַיָּמִים.   וְהָיִיתָ, מְשֻׁגָּע, מִמַּרְאֵה עֵינֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה     As the Jewish people readied themselves to read the Parsha that outlines the contours of the terrible Galus we have endured We note the resilience, ingenuity, and faith in the Halachic system of Rabbanim and Poskim who heroically and with great sensitivity dealt with the angst filled questions that arose in that world of constant warfare and strife None Shone brighter than one who was considered by many as the pre-eminent authority of his time רבי  שלום מרדכי הכהן שבדרון The Maharsham The Brazhaner Rov זצוק'ל זי'ע   The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh   Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur of the Yeshiva of Newark@IDT   was honored to present the renowned author, educator and Posek Rabbi Aryeh Klapper Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, author of Divine Will and Human Experience: Explorations of the Halakhic System and its Values   Who highlighted a groundbreaking Tshuva penned by The Maharsham That has had very modern ramifications     In a presentation titled 'Eitzah LiHalacha ViLo Limaaseh' -Broad Shoulders of the Brazhaner- The Maharsham's solution to the complex Mamzer issue    The episode features readings from the Poskei Eretz Yisroel of forty years ago Chacham Ovadiah Yosef Rav Shlomo Goren Rav Avraham Shapira Rav Boruch Verner Rav Moshe Malka Rav Simcha Kook who struggled with these questions Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Summer Beit Midrash Program and a former member of the Boston Beit Din.   Rabbi Klapper is a widely published author in prestigious Hebrew and English journals. He is frequently consulted on issues of Jewish law from representatives of all streams of Judaism and responds from an explicit and uncompromised Orthodox stance.   The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rabbi Klapper to help spread his scholarly thoughtful ideas and Halachic insight to as wide an audience as possible .           Please visit   http://www.torahleadership.org/   for many more articles and audio classes from Rav Klapper and to find out about his Summer programs as well as Rabbi Klapper's own podcast site   https://anchor.fm/aryeh-klapper.     This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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R. Kivelevitz begins by analyzing the superficial features of the formalities which trivialize true love and intimacy, and decries how these special days are often exploited by those merely seeking fleeting encounters. On the other hand, Prof. Juni argues in favor of programmed “closeness rituals” as he points out that the beauty of meaningful relationships is often lost in the routine of daily activities.  The essence and function of intimacy and close relationships are analyzed from the perspectives of social Marxism and family economics. Basic theoretical divides are elaborated by the discussants: From the Freudian notion that all relationships are merely means to self-serving ends – to the stance of Ego Psychology which maintains that intimacy and love are basic human needs in of themselves – to Existentialist Humanism which view life without meaningful relationships as inherently empty. R. Kivelevitz extends the analysis to man’s relationship to Hashem, citing primal Kabalistic sources which conflate human intimacy themes with the sublime – which Juni interprets as sublimation from the psychoanalytic perspective. Dr. Juni finds a parallel in the Mormon approach to religious experience, citing studies from Brigham Young University about the experience of personal relationships to G-d.  Juni stresses the function of routines which express verbally and demonstratively the positivity between individuals, stressing that leaving these feelings in the implicit realm is a disservice to all and diminished the quality of relationships across the board.  Prof. Juni is one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today. He has published ground-breaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.  He studied in Yeshivas Chaim Berlin under Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as a Talmid of Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick. Dr. Juni is a board member of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and has regularly presented addresses to captivated audiences. Associated with NYU since 1979, Juni has served as Director of PhD programs, all the while heading teams engaged in cutting-edge research.Professor Juni's scholarship on aberrant behavior across the cultural, ethnic,and religious spectrum is founded on psychometric methodology and based on a psychodynamic psychopathology perspective. He is arguably the preeminent expert in Differential Diagnostics, with each of his myriad studies entailing parallel efforts in theory construction and empirical data collection from normative andclinical populations.  Professor Juni created and directed the NYU Graduate Program in Tel Aviv titled Cross-Cultural Group Dynamics in Stressful Environments. Based in Yerushalayim, he collaborates with Israeli academic and mental health specialists in the study of dissonant factors and tensions in the Arab-Israeli conflict and those within the Orthodox Jewish community, while exploring personality challenges of second-generation Holocaust survivors.  Below is a partial list of the journals to which Professor Juni has contributed over 120 article (many are available online): Journal of Forensic Psychology; Journal of Aggression,Maltreatment, and Trauma; International Review of Victimology; The Journal ofNervous and Mental Disease; International Forum of Psychoanalysis; Journal of Personality Assessment; Journal of Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Psychoanalytic Anthropology; Psychophysiology; Psychology and Human Development; Journal of Sex Research; Journal of Psychology and Judaism; Contemporary Family Therapy; American Journal on Addictions; Journal of Criminal Psychology; Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.  As Rosh Beis Medrash,Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz serves as Rav and Posek for the morning minyan at IDT.Hundreds of listeners around the globe look forward to his weekly Shiur inTshuvos and Poskim.  Rav Kivelevitz is aMaggid Shiur for Dirshu International in Talmud and Halacha as well as a Dayanwith the Beth Din of America.  Please leave us a review or email us [email protected]  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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Recognizing that the 18th of Elul Marks the Birthday of the Baal Shem Tov  in 1698 And the day, according to Chasidic tradition, that he revealed the fundamentals of the movement that transformed the world in 1734   The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur   presented a special mystical discussion on The Avodas HaKodesh of this unique month Sensing the Melech Ba Sadeh   led by The Shliach of Chabad Young Professionals of Newark   Rabbi Avraham Minsky    featuring Readings from Likutei Torah of  Rav Schneur Zalman of Liadi And the Sichos of Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson- The Lubavitcher Rebbe זצוק״ל זי״ע  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur Was honored to present a lecture by     one of the leading Jewish scholars of our day Rabbi Michael J.Broyde professor of law at Emory University School of Law senior fellow and projects director at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion     Why Are Women Obligated in Some Time-Bound Positive Commandments Yet exempt from Others? A Review of the Scholarly Rabbinic Literature on the subject and a Proposal for a New Approach  Read Rabbi Broyde's article  here  Rabbi Michael J. Broyde is professor of law at Emory University School of Law and senior fellow and projects director at the Center for the Study of Law andReligion at Emory University. Broyde's Semicha (yoreh yoreh ve-yadin yadin) was obtained in 1991 from Yeshiva University ,he was a Dayan of the Beth Din of America, where he also served as Menahel . He was the Founding Rabbi of the Young Israel of Atlanta. Rabbi Kivelevitz discusses with Broyde aspects of his newest work Settingthe Table: An Introduction to the Jurisprudence of Rabbi Yechiel Mikhel Epstein’s Arukh HaShulhan(co-authored with Shlomo Pill of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion) .The conversation serves as a cogent explication of how the Aruch HaShulchan differs essentially from the Mishna Brurah in aims and methodology. Rabbi Broyde's most recent books are Sex in the Garden: Consensual Encounters Gone Bad in Genesis(Wifpf & Stock, 2019),Sharia Tribunals, Rabbinical Courts, and Christian Panels: Religious Arbitration in America and the West(Oxford Press, 2017) andA Concise Code of Jewish Law for Converts(Urim, 2017). In addition to his many books, Broydehas written more than 250 articles and book chapters on various aspects of law and religion, Jewish law, and religious ethics, as well as an often-cited article on impeachment in theHarvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.He has written on military ethics from a Jewish law view, marriage and divorce in the Jewish tradition, bioethical dilemmas from a religious view, women’s rights in the Jewish tradition, the general relationship between secular and Jewish law in its many different facets. A list of his works may be found on hiswebsite.Broydehas been a visiting professor at Stanford,Hebrew University,and most recently theUniversity of Warsaw Law School in Polandand in theInterdisciplinaryCollege of Lawin Herzliya,Israel.He received a juris doctorfrom New York University and published a note on its law review. He also clerked for Judge Leonard I. Garth of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur presented an Erev Erev Rosh Chodesh Special Lecture in tribute to a modest brilliant Talmid Chacham who left the world too soon Rav Matisyahu Rosenblum Zatzal Ram at Machon Yaakov-2005-2020 by one of America's leading Jewish educators Rabbi Mark Gottlieb Senior Director of the Tikvah Fund Dean of the Tikvah Institute for High School Students at Yale University Rabbi of Kahal Lev Le’Daas - Teaneck, NJ Elul:The Dialectic of Fear and Yearning  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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After a Hiatus of Several Months   The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh   Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur continued its widely heralded groundbreaking examination of   Chasidishe Psak   And Turned its attention to a figure venerated across the Orthodox Jewish legal spectrum   As the pinnacle of precise thinking on complex issues   And a paradigm for future generations in solving quandaries   Rabbeinu Chaim Halbershtram ZTVK”L The Divrei Chaim רבנו הקדוש חיים הלברשטאם מצאנז זצוק״ל זי״ע   In that regard we asked a descendant of the Gaon   one of the brightest erudite scholars teaching today Rabbi Kalman Worch Shlita Acclaimed translator of the Bnei Yissaschar Director of the Illinois Center of JewishStudies Who highlighted a fascinating Tshuvah That underscores the subtlety of approach And the seamless interplay of Chasidic Hashkafah and Traditional Halacha That shatters many common misconceptions regarding Charedi dismissiveness of Gentile culture entitled     “VihezarTEM”-Liafukei….. Gedarim and Syugos A totally Jewish and essential phenomenon   The Shiur and recording should function as a zechus for the Refuas needed in Klal Yisroel בִּ בְכִי יָבֹאוּ וּבְתַחֲנוּנִים אוֹבִילֵם אוֹלִיכֵם אֶל נַחֲלֵי מַיִם בְּדֶרֶךְ יָשָׁר לֹא יִכָּשְׁלוּ בָּהּ כִּי הָיִיתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאָב וְאֶפְרַיִם בְּכֹרִי הוּ  א : ירמיה    -לא-   The lecture was specifically dedicated to the loving memory of   Bella Kivelevitz A'h   on her thirty second Yartzheit   ביילא בת יואל הלוי נפּטרה כ ו אב תש'ן תנצבצ'ה     דברים פרשת ראה פרק יב אֵלֶּה הַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְרוּן לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֶיךָ לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּהּ כָּל הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם חַיִּים עַל הָאֲדָמָה:   לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה: וַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן וִישַׁבְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַנְחִיל אֶתְכֶם וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִכָּל אֹיְבֵיכֶם מִסָּבִיב וִישַׁבְתֶּם בֶּטַח:   וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְקֹוָק אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אַתֶּם וּבְנֵיכֶם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶם :     And to celebrate the Nifteres’ Grandson’s family making Aliyah With the glorious phrases of Parshas Reah above   חיים אליעזר אפרת ברכה נעה תהילה יונתן מאיר אלישבע עדו אביגיל קייועלעוויץ/קיבלביץ  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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As so much of our world seeks comfort and a positive Torah perspective after two years of strife and tragedies The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur Attempted to fill the need By Presenting a Shabbas Nachamu message from one of New Jersey's most prominent Rabbanim and communal leaders Rabbi Avraham HermanShlita Rav of the JEC Elmora Avenue Shul of Elizabeth entitled The Sublime Directive 'Nachamu Nachamu Ami'   Featuring readings from Primary Source Texts  This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

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R. Kivelevitz frames the discussion in dual directions: What is the mindset of a woman facing an unwanted pregnancy, and how has this issue become so firmly identified as one of right vs. wrong which is evoking anger and even violence on both sides?   Prof. Juni uses the contrast between the fallout of this issue in the United States vs. Israel to inform a major social-political underlying dynamic. The Israeli Haredi establishment are not crusading against abortion because they are not fervently concerned about the moral character of Israel outside of their narrow society. This contrasts with many Christians and Evangelicals who identify strongly as Americans and are willing to fight for American moral standards.  Both discussants agree that abortion is an issue which is much more salient to women than to men. At the same time, the concurrent hormonal features of pregnancy heighten the emotional components of the dilemma of the unwanted pregnancy and inject the quandary with subjectivity. Juni argues, however, that emotionality is a bone fide basis for decision making which is no less valid than rationality.  What is seen as confounding the debate and uproar here is the confluence of emotional subjectivity with the rational aspects of morality and legality. The “right to choose” is merely one facet of the debate, as it stands alongside a number of distinct moral, religious, and ethical issues. “Right for me” is seen as an oxymoron, since right is objective value and not a personal value. Politically, the right to choose has been drawn into the construct of Intersectionality, where so-called minority rights of various stripes have all been conflated into one general hodgepodge of political advocacy which bridges unrelated moral and social realities. Thus, we see here a demonization of the Supreme Court justices, even as individual activists on either side of the divide are vilified as deficient human beings with perverted values.  From a clinical perspective, Juni argues that any decision about abortion – whether pro or con – by a woman will always result in bouts of second thoughts, regrets, and guilt since decisions always feature ambivalence to some extent. He stresses that these dissonant feelings must be dealt with at the psychological level to avoid subsequent maladjustment and pathology.  Prof. Juni is one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today. He has published ground-breaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.  He studied in Yeshivas Chaim Berlin under Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as a Talmid of Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick. Dr. Juni is a board member of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and has regularly presented addresses to captivated audiences. Associated with NYU since 1979, Juni has served as Director of PhD programs, all the while heading teams engaged in cutting-edge research.Professor Juni's scholarship on aberrant behavior across the cultural, ethnic,and religious spectrum is founded on psychometric methodology and based on a psychodynamic psychopathology perspective. He is arguably the preeminent expert in Differential Diagnostics, with each of his myriad studies entailing parallel efforts in theory construction and empirical data collection from normative andclinical populations.  Professor Juni created and directed the NYU Graduate Program in Tel Aviv titled Cross-Cultural Group Dynamics in Stressful Environments. Based in Yerushalayim, he collaborates with Israeli academic and mental health specialists in the study of dissonant factors and tensions in the Arab-Israeli conflict and those within the Orthodox Jewish community, while exploring personality challenges of second-generation Holocaust survivors.  Below is a partial list of the journals to which Professor Juni has contributed over 120 article (many are available online): Journal of Forensic Psychology; Journal of Aggression,Maltreatment, and Trauma; International Review of Victimology; The Journal ofNervous and Mental Disease; International Forum of Psychoanalysis; Journal of Personality Assessment; Journal of Abnormal Psychology; Journal of Psychoanalytic Anthropology; Psychophysiology; Psychology and Human Development; Journal of Sex Research; Journal of Psychology and Judaism; Contemporary Family Therapy; American Journal on Addictions; Journal of Criminal Psychology; Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.  As Rosh Beis Medrash,Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz serves as Rav and Posek for the morning minyan at IDT.Hundreds of listeners around the globe look forward to his weekly Shiur inTshuvos and Poskim.  Rav Kivelevitz is aMaggid Shiur for Dirshu International in Talmud and Halacha as well as a Dayanwith the Beth Din of America.  Please leave us a review or email us atravk

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