"A Theology of Distraction": Exploring the Conundrums of Kohelet with Dr. Erica Brown (Originally released on September 26, 2023)
(This episode was originally released on Septetmber 26th, 2023, but its message is perhaps even more relevant now, after October 7th and its aftermath, than before. Scott will be back with a new episo...
17 Kesä 20241h 7min
The Revolution in Women's Torah Learning: What We've Achieved, What Still Needs to Happen (208)
We're approaching the holiday of Shavuot, when we celebrate and commemorate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. The Rambam explains that our belief in Torah and in Moshe is predicated upon the fac...
10 Kesä 202451min
Does the IDF Care Enough About the Safety of Its Soldiers? (207)
Is the Israeli army taking care of its soldiers? That's a question with a potentially painful answer. Daniel Mael has helped donate over 13,000 helmets to IDF soldiers, along with thousands of vests a...
4 Kesä 202455min
Kids Going "Off the Derech": Reasons, Reactions, and Responses, with Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson (206)
Just as many young people who are not religious become Orthodox, so do many young Orthodox Jews leave Orthodox practice behind. Colloquially, this is often called being "off the derech" - that is, off...
27 Touko 20241h 21min
Tzniut, Integrity, and Leadership: Reframing the Concept of Tzniut, with Rabbi Moshe Simkovich (205)
Any discussion surrounding tzniut (loosely - and, perhaps incorrectly - translated as "modesty") is inevitably fraught with challenges and difficulty. Indeed, there are few topics in Orthodoxy that ar...
20 Touko 20241h 1min
Shattering a Religious Monopoly Versus Ideological Conformity: The Challenges Facing Religious Zionism Today (204)
In his classic work Kol Dodi Dofek, Rav Soloveitchik asserts that God's gift of the State of Israel demands a response. God wants a dialogue where we answer his generosity by using His gifts to make H...
13 Touko 20241h 5min
Remembering My Dad (203)
It's the little things that hit hardest. The big moments when I expect to be emotional have generally felt unremarkable; I seem to have experienced them with relative ease. The surprises come when I'm...
6 Touko 202436min
The Dangers of a Living Prophetic Judaism: Rabbi Yosef Blau Responds to Rabbi Alex Israel (BONUS EPISODE)
In episode 201, Rabbi Alex Israel, citing Rav Kook, asked whether nowadays we need to add a greater prophetic element to Judaism, alongside our continued commitment to halacha. Perhaps today we need a...
1 Touko 202446min
