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The Hock

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The Hock features discussions of Torah, politics, and culture in the Orthodox Jewish community, in America, Israel, and beyond! Hosted by Shlomo Brody, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, and Shlomo Zuckier.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 5 - The Future of Orthodox Leadership and Making Political Bedfellows with Despicable Figures

    In 2020, many prominent rabbis died. Who will take their place? Will the nature of leadership change in the coming years? With the recent political maneuvers to bring "Otzma Yehudit" into religious Zionist political parties, alongside the embrace of Trumpism by certain elements of the Orthodox...

  2. Episode 4 - SCOTUS Decision, Conspiracy Theories, and Vaccines

    Episode Description: With recent developments in the pandemic and election, we have seen important developments that bear on the Orthodox community. What were the positive and negative impacts of the SCOTUS decision, or was it a moot issue? How have social media platforms and other communal...

  3. Episode 3 - Covid, the Haredi Community, and the Future of Jewish Unity

    Against the backdrop of the recent uptick in Coronavirus cases, both in the US (especially the NY area) and Israel, alongside political fighting and even some rioting in recent weeks, we will consider some aspects of Jewish identity as they have been playing themselves out. In the first half, we...

  4. Episode 2 - High Holidays and Covid-19 & differences in precautions among Orthodox communities

    For our second episode, we discuss the challenges that communities will face this High Holiday season, what the long-term effects may be of those changes, as well as the differences in how various frum communities view the pandemic and take precautions.

  5. Episode 1 - Communal Affiliation Post-COVID and Trumpism in the Orthodox Community

    For our first episode, we discuss trends that schools, Shuls, and communities are facing in the shadow of COVID, as well as the increasing adoption of Trumpism as a political orthodoxy of much of Orthodox Judaism. The Hock - Shlomo Brody - Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt - Shlomo Zuckier

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The Hock features discussions of Torah, politics, and culture in the Orthodox Jewish community, in America, Israel, and beyond! Hosted by Shlomo Brody, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, and Shlomo Zuckier.

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The Hock features discussions of Torah, politics, and culture in the Orthodox Jewish community, in America, Israel, and beyond! Hosted by Shlomo Brody, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, and Shlomo Zuckier.

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