# 3/21/26 – Shiur 553 – Gambling in the Orthodox Community — What’s causing it, and can anything stop it?  To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?

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Podcast: [Halacha Headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-1058028)
Published: 2026-03-20T03:16:05+00:00
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What makes gambling so alluring, and how widespread is it?To what extent is gambling linked to following professional sports?What strategies are effective in helping someone quit gambling?Should watching professional sports be banned?If a child uses a parent’s credit card to gamble without permission, is that considered stealing?Halachically speaking, is the parent responsible for charges made by the child? 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 – 18:06with Dr. Jacob Freedman – psychiatrist, speaker and author – 48:02with Menachem Poznanski, LCSW – Director of The Living Room – 1:04:36with Ike Dweck – Founder and CEO of the Safe Foundation – 1:35:55 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:59:29 מראי מקומות

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