All Episodes

Flood and Faith-Emunah in the midst of Scientific Knowledge

Storming the Cockpit of Israeli Politics-The Tzibur Charedi Party with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein

Collateral Damage-Regents Regression-and the Nekudas HaBechirah

להיזכר מעשים רבים והמון בריות לאין תכלית-Does the 25th anniversary of 9/11 figure into our Rosh HaShanah Zichron Teruah?

No "Strings Attached!"-The Insistence on Traditional Selichos

From 26 to 3-A Week of Yartzheits-The Satmar Rav-The Netziv-Rav Kook Ztvk"l

The Mistake in the "Infallible Gedolim" Principle

From Micro to Macro-Vatranus and Mechilah in our interpersonal relationships can change our whole Society

"The Gift of the AI"- Ease of use can cripple intellectual growth and encourage our worst instincts

Chaviv Adam-The Creator's Endowment-Defining the Equality of Mankind

Avos and Toldos-Self Evident Truths-Getting a Read on the Founders

Basking in the Presence-National Anthems,Torch Songs,Athletic Achievement, and the Drafting of Post Seminary Girls

Rabbinic Kings Declare War-Rischa Prize Finalists

Dying on the Sword of Hashkafah-Mogen Dovid-Giyus-Aliyah

The Baal Shem Tov-Still the Mechanech for our times

Between the Tactically Wrong and the Morally Indefensible-Kars 4 Kids Deceptions and Yom Yerushalayim Riots

Announcing the Mayer Einei Chachamim Prizes For Literature and More!

Rabbanim Lecturing and Teaching Women-The Difficulty of a Halachic Standard

Bekeshas,Frocks,and Caftans-The Rishon LiTzionov-Do Clothes Make the Mensch?

כבוד זה לזה-Respect and Honor in the Era of Trump

The Iran War-Yetziah Through Mitzrayim with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-Shiites-Sunnis and Sufis-Islam's Historical Relation to Judaism

Hatzolah Call- Rapid Response to the Viral Video on Lakewood

Gvirbusters-Speaking Truth to the Power of the Pursestrings

Zionism-The "Un"Definition-Plus a Moderate Mea Culpa

It's Not What Our Zaides Did-The Thank You Hashem Phenomenon and Its Critics

שְׂאוּ־מָר֨וֹם עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם-Klal Yisroel as Guardians of the Environment

138th Yartzheit Special-Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on Medinas Yisroel-Hirsch as Halachist

Dor Shekulo Chayiv?- Protests or Riots?- Presidents or Robber Barons?

Signs of Change-Hope Springs from Eretz Yisroel-with Dayan Yehoshua Pfeffer and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein

A Donors,Draft and Demarcation Dialogue

Zos Chanukah Special-Steadfast Despite Hatred and Threats-After Bondi Beach-Trump's Ugly Reiner Response-The Legacy of Rav Yitzchok Abadi Z"l-The Victory of Norman Podhoretz

From Oppression, Cold, and Darkness ,the Light of Creativity Emerges

Submitting to Authority and Defying the Rule of Law

Derech Eretz,Derech Eretz, Wherefore Art Thou?

Three Courses and Dessert-Remembering Rabbi Jay Marcus-Settler Violence-Ponevezh Decision-Boruch Chait's Anthem

-כלי קודש וכלי שרת וכלי כסף וכלי חרס-Should we be offering steep discounts for Rabe'im?

עָצֹ֤ר עָצַר֙ הֹ-The Million Man March in Yerushalayim

Rav Moshe Hauer Z"l-To Understand and Work with the Other-Encouraging Curiosity and Engagement with the broader World

Unbox Your Soul-Suggested Hisbonenus for this Year's Hoshana Rabbah and Shmini Atzeres

An Exercise in Apologetics?-Bakashas Mechilah and Forgiving

Reclaiming the Tzom of Gedaliah-Lessons for our Time

אימת הדין- Desperate Directives Due to Mamdani-Mourning Charlie Kirk

Torah Only in Eretz Yisroel?-The Trap of Perfectionism

Crossing the Red Line Into Cancellation-The Bais HaVaad-Rav Kook- Prof. Shaul Lieberman-Rav Yosef Blau

Everything Behind the Shulchan-Rav Berel Wein Z"l-Lover of God, Torah ,and the Entirety Of Judaism-with Rabbi Doctor Zev Eleff

Rosh HaMidabrim-Rav Berel Wein Z'l-Voice of Sechel, Kavod, and Achdus Yisroel

For Your Tisha B'Av Listening-Reflecting on Vanished Kehilos-Ukraine-Germany-Provence-American Heartland

Gorgeous Gemara-Wrestling With the Entrenched Yeshiva System

Rav Yitzchok Zilbershtein-Chulent on Thursday Night-Dogged Pursuit of a Posek

Books for your Carry-on-Summer reading suggestions

רישא דלא אתידע-Why is Chabad Chasidus marginalized by both the Yeshivish and Chasidish Veldt?

A Modern "Austritt" and "Teiling"?-Skver's separatist crusade to prevent Jewish families from residing near their village

Rerum Novarum Redux?-What the Jewish Community might expect from the Papacy of Leo XIV-with Doctor Ethan Schwartz, Professor Chaim Saiman

?נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־אֲחיי גַּם־יָכֹ֑לְתִּי-What we can learn from the case of Naftuli Moster and the YAFFED organization

?לָבִיא, מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ-Sounding off on Netanyahu,Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin,Rav Malkiel Kotler,Trump and Musk

Black Hats and Baseball Caps-Possible Futures and Instructive Histories

The Brightest Aren't the Best-Why so many Gemara Talmidim remain ill-served by their Rabbeim

Kavod to Bar Yochai-Kabbalah's Lasting Impact

Kavod Zeh BiZeh-The Tandem Template of Jewish Leadership

Neturei Karta-Looking Past the Shouts and Slogans

"Succession"-Popes,Rebbes and Roshei Yeshivah

כי ישאלך-Responding to Feedback-Five Minute Answers to Six of Your Questions

אילו לא הוציא-Bonus Afikomin Episode-Haggadah Inspired Counter-History

Attacks from Without and Within-WZO's Eretz HaKodesh Slate-YU's Hareni Club

An Encouraging Spark of Rischa-Send Questions and Comments for the Season Finale

Meshulush Mash-Up-Diplomatic Dress Downgrades-with Vladymir Z and "Bear"-ly Davening in your Purim Costume-with Rav Vozner and Rav Yaakov zatzal

Is there a Quality of Life Gap Between the Chasidish and Litvish Communities?

Dr. Yechiel Reit discusses his book Applied Monotheism-The Charedi Response to Modernity

נהמת הגאון-A Talmudic Reading of the Transcript of Rav Dov Landau Shlita against the Medinah

Mourning the Last Real Rav Ha'Ir-Elizabeth's Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz Zatzal

Yakeer Lanu Ephraim- Remembering Rav Ephraim Greenblatt Zatzal on his 11th Yartzheit

Opposition, Betrayal and Hatred-Reacting to the Hostage Prisoner Swap and Trump's First Week Back

Haoros on Doctor GrACH-Discussing the Reflections of Doctor Haym Soloveichick

Trials of Teves-Mourning the Close of the Prophetic Era-Reflecting on the Closure of the Solomon Schechter Day Schools

Jimmy Carter-What Did We Want and What Can We Still Get From You?

"Happy Chanukah! And to all our Christian friends we say....."

Sheva Brochos Standoff-Ahavah and Achvah Vs Dykanus and Ameilus-Rav Izak Scher and The Chazon Ish

? עוד יותר טוב-Ode to Breslover Bitachon-What the Controversy over the Rav Shalom Arush Megahit Reveals

Can Thanksgiving Help Heal the Divisions Among Us?

Yeshiva System Failures-A Three Ponged Response to Two Epistles

In Bava Basra's Last Daf Yomi Month We Consider Alternative Daily Learning Options

?דידן נצח-The Enticement of Swagger-Reflections on Trump's Victory

וַיִּ֤פֶן כֹּה֙ וָכֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין אִ֑ישׁ-Election Special-Looking Back and Forth

Tisha B'Av and Kinahs-Mourning Became Eclectic

Fertile Grounds for Debate-J.D. Vance's Parenthood Positions Torah Parallels

א בעסערע זאך-Summer's Lifting of Yeshiva's Yearly Yoke Is the Opportunity to Discover Essential Torah

More Than Just Conventional Wisdom-Was There Any Chochmah and Musar To Take Out of Milwaukee?

Is there any way out from under Our Great Big "Grubba" Jewish Weddings?

July 4th Special-Delineated Distancing from Democracy and the Hollow Hallowing of the Constitution

ילדי הענק ראינו-Accounting for the Gift that Was Willie Mays

In Between the Tears of June and Smiles of September-Solving the Summer Problem

Shavuos' Holy Strangeness and Resisting the Houston Option

D-Day and Military Sacrifice-Appreciating,Commemorating,Questioning and Honoring

Trading Options-Yitzchak Blau's Critique of Contemporary Charedi Judaism

Tracing in Triumph and Tragedy the Hand of God

From "Saf" to "Tough"-Natan Slifkin's Critique of Contemporary Charedi Judaism

Lessons from a Mediterranean Shipwreck-The BESHT we all can be

Shaking up the Old Order-Pesach through Pictures-Learning with Multiple Intelligences

Limaan Tizkor...Kol Yimei Chayecha-Pesach Now and Then

Net Gains-Jewish Involvement In Institutionalized Basketball-A Three Point Swish