Podcast Episodes

Get - The Jewish Divorce Ceremony

Judaism allows for couple to go separate ways once their marriage reached an end. The process of Jewish divorce - Get in Hebrew - is among the most d…

2 months, 1 week ago

Are we reaching the end-of-times?

From the beginning of time, people have been predicting the end-of-times, when the world as we know it will come to an end. Today, there are countles…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Is it Kosher to eat fish and meat together?

The Torah forbids us from eating milk and meat together. What about fish and meat, fish and fowl, or even fish and milk? 

A fascinating discussion abo…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

When Chopping Wood is a Mitzvah

An important part of the Temple service was the chopping and donating wood to the Temple for the fire on the Altar. This Mitzvah came with great cele…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Josephus: Historian, Traitor or Propagandist?

Josephus is our single most important source for the final decades of the Second Temple period. He was a former Jewish commander who surrendered to t…

3 months ago

Good vs. Evil: Who Wins?

In our personal lives and our world in general, there is an epic battle between good and evil. Each side is constantly battling to gain the upper han…

3 months, 1 week ago

The Great American Jewish Experiment

While historically, Jewish communities were organized and structured, the freedoms in the United States have made Jewish communities fractured and fr…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheerson, Sacrificing for Judaism

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Chabad Rebbe, was one of the most fascinating and impactful Jewish leaders of the early 20th century. The …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Balaam's Talking Donkey

One of the strangest stories in the Torah is when Balaam decided to go and curse Israel but G-d sent obstacles to disuade him from going. One such ev…

4 months ago

The Split in Hungarian Jewry

One of the most important Jewish events in modern Jewish history, was the split in Hungarian Jewry in 1870. It marked the first time Jewish communiti…

4 months, 1 week ago