Ending the Stigma Surrounding Anorexia: A Conversation with Judy Krasna (122)
Today's episode deals with the very difficult topic of eating disorders from the perspective of a parent, as Judy Krasna tells the personal story of her child's battle with anorexia nervosa. Some may ...
25 Jul 20221h 1min
Egalitarian Prayer at the Kotel: How Should Orthodox Jews Respond? (121)
About two weeks ago, two bar mitzvahs and a bat mitzvah took place at the Robinson's Arch section of the Kotel, which has been designated for egalitarian prayer services. Very sadly, a relatively larg...
18 Jul 202256min
Reimagining the Shul for the 21st Century: Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt and the Altneu Synagogue (120)
In this episode - a quasi-sequel to Episode 117 - Scott speaks with Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt of the Altneu Shul in Manhattan. Rabbi Goldschmidt spent ten years at the Park East Synagogue after which...
11 Jul 202252min
Abortion Not in the Abstract: Orthodox Women Share Their Stories (119)
The overturning of Roe v. Wade, which takes away the Constitutional protection of abortion rights, means that every state will decide for itself whether abortion should be permitted - and, where prohi...
4 Jul 20221h 43min
The Crisis of Orthodox Teacher Retention: A Panel Discussion (118)
In the most recent issue of Jewish Action, Rachel Schwartzberg wrote an important article entitled, "The Great Teacher Shortage." She outlined the fundamental problem of day school teachers leaving th...
28 Jun 20221h 14min
The Most Respected Man in Shul (Whom Everyone Disrespects): Challenges of a Rabbi (117)
The position of rabbi is perhaps the most important and central role in Jewish communal life… and no one gets as much grief from the people around him, either. The rabbi is honored and respected, unle...
20 Jun 202240min
Religious Zionism, the Temple Mount, and Racism: Talking with Yossi Klein Halevi (116)
Two weeks ago, on Yom Yerushalayim, many marchers walked into the Old City of Jerusalem, and honorably and admirably celebrated the reunification of Jerusalem 55 years ago. Many thousands of people sa...
13 Jun 202243min
Leah Forster: Loving and Defending the Community That Rejects Her (115)
The phenomenon of the individual who grew up in an extreme Chassidish community, then rejects it entirely while physically escaping from it, has become part of everyday discourse regarding Orthodoxy t...
7 Jun 20221h 4min
