12/19/25 – Shiur 540 – “Leil Shishi” & Friday “To’ameha” – Do they enhance Shabbos or detract from it?

• What draws men to these gatherings?
• How do they impact the home — especially when alcohol is involved?
• What is the halachic basis for tasting food before Shabbos?
• What are the halachic concerns with entering Shabbos intoxicated or eating too close to Shabbos?
• What should an ideal Erev Shabbos look like?

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 Chaim Aryeh Zev Ginzberg – Rav of the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst NY  – 13:11 with Rabbi Isaac Rice – Mora De’asra of Congregation Anshei Chesed, Hewlitt NY  – 34:36 with Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser – Rav of Khal Bais Yitzchok, Flatbush NY  – 1:05:41 with Mrs. Elisheva Liss – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, lecturer, and author  – 1:22:52

Conclusions and takeaways – 1:42:55

מראי מקומות