10/24/26 – Shiur 580 – Drunk in Yerushalayim: What went wrong at the lavish Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations? What’s to be done with the Yeshiva drinking culture?
From Halacha Headlines by Halacha Headlines;Dovid Lichtenstein.
- Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:18:46 -0400
- Duration: 1:30:37
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Is drinking among American yeshiva bochurim learning in Israel getting worse? Why has drunkenness become part of Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations? Who is responsible - yeshivos, parents, the bochurim themselves, or the Gevirim throwing the parties? What can be done to change the yeshiva drinking culture?
Host: Ari Wasserman
with Rabbi Rafael Kleinman – educator and resident of Yerushalayim – 7:38 with Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz – posek, Rav and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach – 17:31 with Rabbi Dr. Ethan Eisen – Licensed clinical psychologist in Israel and the U.S. – 41:56
Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:19:27