Podcast Episodes

Suppressed, Rediscovered, Essential: Rav Kook’s Lost Guide for Modern Faith (262)

Season 8 Episode 42

This episode is partially a detective story, partially an analysis of daring ideas, and partially an invitation to discover new methodolgies of confronting challenges to Orthodox Judaism.

Rav Kook dr…

Published on 21 hours ago

Learning Tanach Daily Through 929: Opportunities, Challenges, and Dangers, with Rabbi Benny Lau (261)

Season 8 Episode 41

As one 929 cycle ends and the next begins, Scott talks with Rabbi Benny Lau—founder of 929—about why the project started, what it hopes to change in Jewish life, and what a shared, chapter-a-day cade…

Published on 1 week ago

Orthodox Parents and Their LGBTQ Children, with Rabbi Yakov Horowitz (260)

Season 8 Episode 40

When a child shares something deeply personal about his or her sexual orientation, Orthodox parents can feel love, concern, and uncertainty all at once. In this conversation, Rabbi Yakov Horowitz ref…

Published on 2 weeks ago

When Mitzvot Lose Their Meaning: Rabbi David Stav on Reconnecting Orthodox Youth to Jewish Law (259)

Season 8 Episode 39

Why do so many young Modern Orthodox and National Religious Jews embrace the community but drift from halacha? In this episode of Orthodox Conundrum, Rabbi David Stav, head of Tzohar, joins Scott to …

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Bible, the Beasts, and the Big Lies About Israel, with Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin (258)

Season 8 Episode 38

From biblical lions to the bizarre “Zionist crocodile plot,” Israel’s wildlife tells a story that shatters modern anti-Israel myths. In his new book Lions of Zion, Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin reveals how…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Disagreeing Like Moses: A Torah Blueprint for Conflict Resolution (257)

Season 8 Episode 37

As we approach Tisha B'Av — a day that mourns the devastating consequences of internal strife and baseless hatred — we must ask: is there a Torah model for constructive conflict resolution? Rabbi Ale…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Must Every Jew Be Shomer Shabbat? A Fresh Perspective on Kiruv, with Rabbi Simi Lerner (256)

Season 8 Episode 36

What is kiruv really about—and what should it be about? In this thought-provoking conversation, Scott speaks with Rabbi Simi Lerner, a kiruv professional who challenges conventional assumptions about…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Overeating, Obesity, Ozempic, and Orthodox Jews, with Dr. Sharon Grossman (255)

Season 8 Episode 35

Obesity is now responsible for more deaths in the United States than smoking—yet the Orthodox Jewish community rarely addresses it as either a public health emergency or a halachic concern. In this e…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will Charedi Society Face Reality? Dayan Yehoshua Pfeffer on Work, Faith, and the Future of the Torah Community (254)

Season 8 Episode 34

Is the Charedi community prepared to confront the demands of real life—economic, civic, and national—or has it built a worldview that prizes withdrawal over responsibility? In this provocative and th…

Published on 2 months ago

Faith, Prayer, and the Impossible: Rabbi Shlomo Brody on Emunah, Miracles, Reality, and the Power of Tefillah (253)

Season 8 Episode 33

In the wake of Israel’s stunning victory over Iran—an event many have called miraculous—Jews around the world are reflecting on the nature of divine intervention and the power of prayer. Can we, and …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago