All Episodes

The Day That Never Ended... And What We Can Learn From It, with Rav Chayim Soloveichik (223)

Gavriel Bloom z"l: A Hero in a Land of Heroes (222)

Reorganizing the Letters of Reality: A Mystical and Chassidic Approach to Prayer, with Rabbi Dovid'l Weinberg (221)

How Does Prayer Work? A Rationalist Approach to Tefilah, or What Larry David Got Wrong (220)

"The Gamblification of Everything" - Gambling, Orthodox Jewish Adolescents, and the Big Problem That's Getting Worse (219)

Teaching Our Students to be Zionists Rather than "Pro-Israel": A Conversation with Dr. Noam Weissman (218)

The Ongoing War, and a Potential Mental Health Crisis in Israel and the Diaspora (217)

Is Israel a Light Unto the Nations... And Should It Even Bother Trying? A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi (216)

Tisha B'Av and Bad Theology: A New View of Megillat Eicha with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman (CLASSIC EPISODE)

Ikar HaDin, Chumra, and Minhag: The Phenomenon of Greater Stringency in the Orthodox World, with Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky (215)

Arrests and Mob Violence at Sdei Teiman: What Happened, What It Means, and Why It Matters (BONUS EPISODE)

Can the Glass Ceiling Be Broken? Women's Leadership and Its Limits, with Joanne Greenaway (214)

When Reverence Becomes Pseudo-Idolatry: The Phenomenon of Gadol Worship, with Rav Yitzchak Shurin (213)

Nepotism, Greed, Power, and Politics: The Tragic Self-Inflicted Fate of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate (212)

"Our Faith is in the Question": Teaching Emunah to Our Children, Our Students, and Ourselves, with Rabbi David Aaron (211)

"The Vast Unconscious of the Jewish People": Learning How (and Why) to Learn Midrash with Simi Peters (210)

Hareidi Messaging in Modern Orthodox Institutions: Are You Aware of What Your Children Are Being Taught? With Rabbi Yitzchak Blau (209)

"A Theology of Distraction": Exploring the Conundrums of Kohelet with Dr. Erica Brown (Originally released on September 26, 2023)

The Revolution in Women's Torah Learning: What We've Achieved, What Still Needs to Happen (208)

Does the IDF Care Enough About the Safety of Its Soldiers? (207)

Kids Going "Off the Derech": Reasons, Reactions, and Responses, with Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson (206)

Tzniut, Integrity, and Leadership: Reframing the Concept of Tzniut, with Rabbi Moshe Simkovich (205)

Shattering a Religious Monopoly Versus Ideological Conformity: The Challenges Facing Religious Zionism Today (204)

Remembering My Dad (203)

The Dangers of a Living Prophetic Judaism: Rabbi Yosef Blau Responds to Rabbi Alex Israel (BONUS EPISODE)

How Much of the Exodus Story is Historical - and Does It Actually Matter? A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum (202)

Creating a Living Prophetic Judaism for the 21st Century, with Rabbi Alex Israel (201)

Hollywood, Antisemitic Tropes, and Anti-Orthodox Messaging: A Conversation with Allison Josephs (200)

The Present and Future of Religious Zionism (Part Two): More on the Palestinian Future, Military Service, Culture Wars, Political Direction, and More (199)

The Present and Future of Religious Zionism (Part One): Settlements, a Palestinian State, Tanach as History or as Prophecy for Today, and More (198)

"It Was Never 'Heal the World' at the Expense of Yourself": Antisemitism in AASECT - and Fighting Back - with Talli Rosenbaum, Dr. Logan Levkoff, and Dr. Shoshana Bulow (197)

Overcoming the Eisav Complex: Raising Orthodox ADHD Kids, with Dr. Simcha Chesner and Dr. Sara Markowitz (196)

"Where Does a Jew Belong? Where Do the Jewish People Belong?" Post-October 7th Conversations About Israel, with Rabbi Yehoshua Fass (195)

Ultra-Orthodox Integration, Military Service, and More: Understanding the Chareidi Point of View, with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz (194)

Giving a Voice to Diaspora Jews: What Should Israelis Expect After October 7th? (193)

"Sometimes I Wonder Why We Have to Be So Afraid": Women, Gender, and Jewish Law, with Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash (192)

Diaspora Modern Orthodoxy and Israeli Religious Zionism: Similarities, Differences, Opportunities, and Challenges, with Shayna Goldberg (191)

Orthodox Halacha, Covenantal-Traditional Community, Egalitarian Aesthetic: Orthodoxy Moves Into the Future, with Dr. Mijal Bitton (190)

Staying Human in a Time of Inhumanity: Spiritual Growth Amid Despair and Gratitude, with Dr. Erica Brown (189)

The Ethics of War, Torah Values, and the IDF: Is the Israeli Army Actually the Most Moral Army in the World? With Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody (188)

The Inability to Hold Two Truths at the Same Time: Addressing the Sexual Violence of October 7th, with Rahel Bayar (187)

Three Approaches to a Different & Unique Chanukah: Conversations with Rabbi Judah Mischel, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, and Dr. Malka Simkovich (186)

Effective and Honest Hasbara: Learning How to Do It Right, with Eylon Levy and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (185)

"A Biblical-Level Event": October 7th, the Chareidi Draft, and the Future of Israel, with Michael Eisenberg and Rabbi Yehoshua Hershberg (184)

Living with Tension: Maintaining Faith and Dealing with Doubt in the Wake of October 7th, with Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg and Rabbi Johnny Solomon (183)

The Importance of Not Getting What You Want: Sefer Devarim and its Relevance to the New Israel, with Dr. Micah Goodman (182)

The Worldwide Rise in Antisemitism, and What Comes Next: A Conversation with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt (181)

While Israel Slept: Questions, Puzzles, Issues, and Options Related to the War in Gaza, with Yaakov Katz (180)

G-d Wants Us to Fight Evil: Thinking About the War Through the Lens of Jewish Law and Thought, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig (179)

I'm So Proud of the Jewish People, and Other Thoughts: Living Life While Israel is at War (BONUS EPISODE)

The Catastrophic Success of Hamas, and Israel's Massive Response: A Deeper Look at Israel's War Against Hamas, with Dr. Matthew Levitt (178)

There Was Before... And Now There's After: Reflections on the War in Israel with Talli Rosenbaum and David Lange (177)

"A Theology of Distraction": Exploring the Conundrums of Kohelet with Dr. Erica Brown (176)

Guilt and Shame, Repentance and Redemption: A Deeper Dive into Teshuva with Elisheva Liss (175)

"It's About Holding People in their Pain": Infertility and the Orthodox Community, with Dr. Aimee Baron (174)

When God Says No: A Pre-Selichot Conversation with Rebecca Sarchi (Special Episode)

"I Didn't Know There Could Be a Bad Rabbi": Confronting Emotional and Religious Abuse, with Rabbi Mark Dratch and Mrs. Rachel Dratch (173)

Should We Sympathize with Sexual Offenders? (Special Episode)

A Blight Unto the Nations: The Decline and Fall of the Chief Rabbinate, with Rachel Stomel (172)

Hedonism, Materialism, and Conspicuous Consumption: What Is Orthodoxy's Upper Limit? With Rabbi Jeremy Wieder (171)

"Leadership Is Not Comfortable": Discussing Jewish Leadership, Role Models, Successes, and Failures with Dr. Erica Brown (170)

Santa Claus, Tisha B'Av, and a Necessary Corrective to Our Theology: A New View of Megillat Eicha with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman (169)

The High Price of Orthodox Life & the Dangers of Keeping Up with the Goldbergs, with Rabbi Avrohom Leventhal and Rachel Krich (168)

Ascending the Temple Mount, and Finding Meaning During the Three Weeks, with Rabbi Danny Myers (167)

Authority Versus Autonomy in Orthodoxy Today, with Rabbi Chaim Ozer Chait (166)

Converting to Judaism at the Hotel California: Opportunities, Risks, and Jewish Law, with Rabbi Chuck Davidson (165)

The YU Pride Alliance, Chassidic Schools & State-Mandated Curriculum, Funding for Jewish Schools, and More: Discussing Church and State with Michael Avi Helfand (164)

A Staring Contest with Hashem: Living with Disability and Faith - and Advocating for Accessibility - with Rivka Herzfeld (163)

Kol Isha and Orthodox Women Performers: A Panel Discussion (162)

Helping Frum Jews Die: What We Need to Know When It's Time to Die, with Dr. Blima Marcus (161)

Organ Donation, Living Wills, DNR, Dementia, and More: Confronting End-of-Life Before the End of Life, with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody (160)

A Person is a Subject, not an Object: New Traditional Perspectives on Tzniut, with Bracha Poliakoff and Rabbi Anthony Manning (159)

Orthodox Women & Talmud Study: Setting Higher Standards and Goals, with Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber (158)

Casual Cruelty, Social Media, and Troubling Orthodox Discourse: Lashon Hara in 2023, with Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman (157)

Don't Put All Our Eggs in the Israeli Basket: Defending & Celebrating Diaspora Jewish Communities, with Maharat Ruth Friedman (156)

Do Diaspora Jews Care About Israel... Enough? (155)

Making Your Seder Engaging and Meaningful for Everyone (Bonus Episode)

Crisis in Israel, Judicial Reform, and the Future of the Jewish State: Getting the Real Story, with Haviv Rettig Gur (154)

The Anxieties of Being Orthodox... and Preventing Mental Health Crises Before They Happen, with Rabbi Dr. Eitan Eisen (152)

"A Good Question is Better than a Not Good Answer": Finding Meaning After Staring Into the Abyss, with Ephraim Rimel (151)

Alcohol Abuse and the Orthodox Community: Do We Have a Problem? (Originally released in February, 2020)

The Meaning of Amalek for Orthodox Jews Today, with Rabbi Aryeh Klapper (Originally released in March, 2022)

OTD, Datlash, and the Religious Spectrum: When Orthodox Jews Leave Orthodoxy, with Rabbi Alex Israel (150)

"Keep It, Reformulate It, or Discard It": Losing and Regaining Faith, with Rabbi Pesach Sommer (149)

A Vision of Separating Halacha & State, not Religion & State: A Conversation with Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz (148)

Disappointment, Disillusionment, and Dejection: When Rabbis Let Us Down, with Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll (147)

Rav Moshe Kahn ZT"L and the Future of Women's Torah Study (146)

The Challenges of Teaching Tzniut & the Challenges of Being Tzanua, with Shayna Goldberg (145)

LGBTQ+, Jewish Law, and Compassion, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig (144)

Jewish-Muslim Dialogue: Serious Challenges and Unique Opportunities, With Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen (143)

Does Modern Orthodoxy's Attitude Toward LGBTQ+ Represent A Moral Failure? Responding to Ben Shapiro (142)

Different Roles, Different Relationships, & Different Skills: Rabbinic Counseling and Psychotherapy with Rabbi Larry Rothwachs (141)

The REAL History of Chanukah... And Why It Matters Today, with Dr. Malka Simkovich (140)

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT"L (Part 2): His Thought and Philosophy (139)

Confrontation 2022: Jewish-Christian Dialogue and Its Questions, with Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (138)

The Chaim Walder Case, One Year Later: What Has Changed... and What Hasn't, with Shana Aaronson (137)

Is the Orthodox World Moving Away From Kindness? A Conversation with Rabbi Todd Berman (136)

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT"L Panel Discussion (Part 1): His Life, Leadership, and Legacy (135)

The Future of Religious Zionism... Or A Dangerous Distortion? A Conversation Over Coffee About the Past and Future of Religious Zionism (134)

Building a Non-Orthodox Orthodoxy: Discovering Rav Shagar zt'l with Rabbis Zachary Truboff and Yehoshua Engelman (133)