The Meaning of Amalek for Orthodox Jews Today, with Rabbi Aryeh Klapper (Originally released in March, 2022)
In preparation for Parashat Zachor, the Orthodox Conundrum is rereleasing an episode from last year with Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, dealing with questions surrounding Amalek. How should Orthodox Jews relate...
2 Mar 202328min
OTD, Datlash, and the Religious Spectrum: When Orthodox Jews Leave Orthodoxy, with Rabbi Alex Israel (150)
There's a phenomenon in the Orthodox world which is called by various names, though most commonly "Off the Derech" or OTD, and "Datlash," short for "Dati Leshe'avar" - that is, formerly religious. For...
27 Feb 20231h 21min
"Keep It, Reformulate It, or Discard It": Losing and Regaining Faith, with Rabbi Pesach Sommer (149)
It is widely assumed that Jewish law requires the acceptance of certain principles of faith - most commonly associated with the thirteen foundational principles that the Rambam wrote about in his Comm...
20 Feb 202358min
A Vision of Separating Halacha & State, not Religion & State: A Conversation with Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz (148)
In our previous episode, Scott talked with Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll about the challenge to faith that takes place when some rabbis betray their calling by not acting as they should. When leaders fail u...
13 Feb 202357min
Disappointment, Disillusionment, and Dejection: When Rabbis Let Us Down, with Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll (147)
One of the saddest and most poignant emotions is disappointment - that is, when your illusions are shattered, when you anticipated something great, or magical, and it doesn't happen. Disappointment of...
6 Feb 20231h 10min
Rav Moshe Kahn ZT"L and the Future of Women's Torah Study (146)
On January 18th, Rabbi Moshe Kahn passed away at the age of 71. The tributes to him as an ideal teacher, talmid chacham, and rebbe immediately started pouring in across social media. As one of today's...
30 Jan 20231h 17min
The Challenges of Teaching Tzniut & the Challenges of Being Tzanua, with Shayna Goldberg (145)
Tzniut, or modesty, is one of the most controversial issues in the Orthodox world today. Indeed, different people see the issue of modesty through different lenses. Some wonder about how to teach stud...
23 Jan 20231h 36min
LGBTQ+, Jewish Law, and Compassion, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig (144)
One of the most difficult issues confronting the Orthodox world today is the question of how to welcome people who identify as LGBTQ+, while simultaneously affirming the Biblical injunction that forbi...
16 Jan 202355min
