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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?

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…

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