# 1/17/26 – Shiur 544 – Breaking the Phone Habit – From Compulsion to Conscious Use

From **Halacha Headlines** by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.

- **Published:** Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:20:11 -0500
- **Duration:** 1:23:48
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Can a cellphone be used in shul for non-tefillah purposes?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Does mindless scrolling on a phone constitute an issur of bitul zman?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Is it preferable to daven from a physical siddur rather than from a phone?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">How do our phones affect our relationships with our spouse, children, and friends?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">What practical strategies can help us reduce usage and establish healthy boundaries?</li>
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<p>Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q &amp; A on the Job</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz – Rav of Bais Haknesses of North Woodmere, Head of Semicha at RIETs  – 9:39
with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg – Rav of Boca Raton Synagogue, Founder of the Yeshivah of South Florida – 9:39
with Mr. Noach Levin – digital media expert and former contractor for Google – 54:46</p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusions and takeaways – 1:18:35</p>


<p style="font-weight: 400;"><a href='https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jinc2u77xcrb5i36/shiur_544-Phone-Detox.pdf'>מראי מקומות </a></p>
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