Podcast Episodes

(43) What Comes After Orthodox Divorce, for Men and Women … with Esther Eisner

Season 3 Episode 24

Esther Eisner is the founder of AfterForever.org, an online support community for Jewish divorcees. As a divorcee herself, Esther has experienced firsthand some of the challenges of rebuilding – bot…

Published on 4 hours ago

(42) Health, Covid and More … with Dr. David Wolpaw, MD

Season 3 Episode 23

David Wolpaw reacts to the top health issues that Orthodox Jews recently told us are most important to them, including how their priorities compare with those of the general population. We also have …

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

(41) Diet and Fitness in the Orthodox Community … With Rocky (Yerachmiel) Bochner

Season 3 Episode 22

Rocky Bochner is a data analyst and behavioral neuroscientist … and also both a certified personal trainer and a certified nutrition coach in the New York City Orthodox community. It is the latter – …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

(40) Divorce and the Law … With Attorney Deborah S. Chames

Season 3 Episode 21

This episode continues our series on divorce, with our guest Deborah Chames, a highly respected partner at a Miami law firm.

Deborah represents family law clients at Kluger, Kaplan, a Southeast Flori…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

(39) The Broad Role and Value of the Beth Din … With Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann

Season 3 Episode 20

We did a recent divorce survey and discussed the findings in episode 37. This episode is the first of several follow-ups on that topic.

The Beth Din of America serves as a national rabbinical court,…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

(38) Emunah and Physics: A Jewish Resolve …with Dr. Berel (Zachary) Epstein

Season 3 Episode 19

Dr. Berel Leib (Zachary) Epstein lives in Baltimore with his wife and children. He learns at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel.

He also is a theoretical physicist and a Senior Staff Scientist at the Johns Hopkins…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

(37) Marriage & Divorce … What Works and What Doesn’t

Season 3 Episode 18

In this episode, we interview Esther Eisner and David Sheril, two of the members of our Community Advisory Group that helped to develop this study. We discuss a wide range of findings among Modern Or…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

(36) From the Right – With Rabbi Dov Fischer

Season 3 Episode 17

Rabbi Dov Fischer was ordained at Yeshiva University, has held leadership roles in numerous Jewish organizations, and is the founding rabbi of Young Israel of Orange County, California. He is also an…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

(35) Yoetzet Halacha and Community Scholar – Ruthie Braffman Shulman

Season 3 Episode 16

Ruthie Braffman Shulman is passionate about the importance of women’s roles in Torah Leadership positions, and she currently serves as the Director of Women's Torah Leadership at Micah Philanthropies…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

(34) “In-Town” vs. “Out-of-Town” Living … with Rabbi Dr. Noam Weinberg

Season 3 Episode 15

Rabbi Weinberg is a distinguished Jewish educator, relationship coach, and speaker, renowned for his expertise in fostering healthy relationships and guiding personal development.

He received his…

Published on 5 months ago