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
- Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a63g6s5m4jdyemf2/Headlines_1-17-26.mp3
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- Can a cellphone be used in shul for non-tefillah purposes?
- Does mindless scrolling on a phone constitute an issur of bitul zman?
- Is it preferable to daven from a physical siddur rather than from a phone?
- How do our phones affect our relationships with our spouse, children, and friends?
- What practical strategies can help us reduce usage and establish healthy boundaries?
Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job
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
Conclusions and takeaways – 1:18:35