Podcast Episodes

(23) The Issues We Raise; the Questions We Ask … with Halachah Headlines Author and Podcaster Dovid Lichtenstein

Season 3 Episode 4

Dovid Lichtenstein is the founder and host of the Halacha Headlines podcast, an amazing and very popular podcast with a huge listenership that is indeed "The most listened to Torah Program in the wor…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

(22) Prolific Commentator Joseph Kaplan … Modern Orthodox and Feminist

Season 3 Episode 3

Joseph Kaplan is perhaps the most prolific writer anywhere on topics relating to Modern Orthodoxy. He has written hundreds of articles in The Baltimore Jewish Times, The Jewish Week, Edah Journal, Sh…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

(21) Rabbi Yehuda Albin … Melding Torah Teaching and Personal Coaching

Season 3 Episode 2

Rabbi Yehuda Albin grew up as a Reform Jew in Scarsdale, NY. He was exposed to Judaism and his father ran several secular Jewish camps for youth.

He became religious in Jerusalem, after graduating B…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

(20)Jacob Kornbluh – Senior Political Reporter at The Forward; and Member of the Brooklyn Hasidic Community

Season 3 Episode 1

Jacob Kornbluh is the senior political reporter for the Forward. Kornbluh, a member of the Hasidic community in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, covers politics with a Jewish angle and regu…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

(19) Baruch Lytle – African-American Convert, Satmar Hasid, and Award-Winning Jewish World Journalist

Season 2 Episode 8

Baruch Lytle is an African American Orthodox Jew from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and he identifies as a Satmar Chasid. 

He describes his conversion to Judaism as the defining moment of his life and g…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

(18) A Conversation with Orthodox World Pundit… and “The Man in the Middle”… Michael Feldstein

Season 2 Episode 7

Michael Feldstein is a keen observer and commentator on all aspects of the Orthodox Jewish community, and his weekly columns in the Jewish Link newspaper draws an enthusiastic readership. His upcomin…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

(17) Starting a Conversation: A Pioneering Survey of Those Who Have Left the Orthodox Community

Season 2 Episode 6

This episode is an exploration of a pioneering study of people who have left the Orthodox community, as we examing  journeys, practices, beliefs, identity, community and relationships, across Chasidi…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

(16) Covid – Micro and Macro Experiences, with Rabbi Tuvia Brander and Dr. Daniel Staetsky

Season 2 Episode 5

In this episode, we first look at how Covid affected a shul and community, and we discuss with Rabbi Brander the creativity, innovations, and possible lasting changes that took place. 

We then dis…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

(15) A Conversation with Journalist, Author, Podcast Host, Religious Explorer, Magician, Film Critic, and Albert Einstein Avatar – Benyamin Cohen

Season 2 Episode 4

In this episode, we speak with Benyamin Cohen, news director at The Forward, author of “My Jesus Year: A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith,” named one of the best books o…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

(14) Fertility, Mortality, Life Expectancy, Changes in Self-Identification, and Orthodox Population Growth – with Demographic Expert Dr. Daniel Staetsky

Season 2 Episode 3

In this episode, we speak with the noted Jewish world demographer Dr. Daniel Staetsky about population trends, particularly in the Haredi world. Dr. Staetsky is a Senior Research Fellow at the Insti…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago