Three Approaches to a Different & Unique Chanukah: Conversations with Rabbi Judah Mischel, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, and Dr. Malka Simkovich (186)
So many people have noted that there are significant parallels between the Jewish world as it exists after the October 7th pogrom and the subsequent war with an enemy determined to wipe Jews and Judai...
11 Des 20231h 21min
Effective and Honest Hasbara: Learning How to Do It Right, with Eylon Levy and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (185)
Since Israel's war against Hamas began following the horrific events of October 7th, one of the singular challenges Israel faces has been explaining its position to the world, or what's called in Hebr...
4 Des 20231h 1min
"A Biblical-Level Event": October 7th, the Chareidi Draft, and the Future of Israel, with Michael Eisenberg and Rabbi Yehoshua Hershberg (184)
Many believe that the events of October 7th and their aftermath will lead to a major realignment in many aspects of Israeli and Jewish life. One of the most acute and obvious is the issue of ultra-ort...
27 Nov 20231h 4min
Living with Tension: Maintaining Faith and Dealing with Doubt in the Wake of October 7th, with Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg and Rabbi Johnny Solomon (183)
The events of the past six weeks - the massacre on October 7th, the kidnappings, the sudden sense of insecurity within Israel - alongside the almost immediate and massive increase in antisemitism arou...
20 Nov 20231h 11min
The Importance of Not Getting What You Want: Sefer Devarim and its Relevance to the New Israel, with Dr. Micah Goodman (182)
Two months ago, on September 8th, Scott recorded an interview with Dr. Micah Goodman about Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. The interview was fascinating, both because of the theological insigh...
13 Nov 20231h 5min
The Worldwide Rise in Antisemitism, and What Comes Next: A Conversation with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt (181)
Everyone who listens to this podcast has heard about the waves of antisemitism that have been engulfing the world ever since October 7th; I'm sure that many people who listen have also experienced som...
6 Nov 202355min
While Israel Slept: Questions, Puzzles, Issues, and Options Related to the War in Gaza, with Yaakov Katz (180)
There are so many questions about where the State of Israel is heading after this war, and so many puzzles about how we ended up in such a precarious position in the first place. We are rightly proud ...
30 Okt 202346min
G-d Wants Us to Fight Evil: Thinking About the War Through the Lens of Jewish Law and Thought, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig (179)
Israel's war against Hamas has brought the Jewish people together in ways many of us have never before experienced. It also has brought new halachic and hashkafic challenges to light that, as religiou...
23 Okt 20231h
