"I Will Be First On Line to Vaccinate": The New Vaccine With Dr. Sharon Galper Grossman (48)
It seems that a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 will be available as soon as next month. Yet many people are nervous about the vaccine, and suggested that they might not be interested in having it adminis...
1 Des 202040min
What to Expect from a Biden Administration with Ambassador Michael Oren (47)
It's difficult to deny that the Trump administration was far more pro-Israel than its predecessor; for that reason, many Israelis and others who support Israel are very nervous about what to expect fr...
16 Nov 202029min
Orthodox Conundrum Editorial: Should Religious Leaders Influence Your Vote?
Should rabbis express their opinion regarding the candidate they think is better? Should they articulate "the Torah's viewpoint" when it comes to elections? What dangers could potentially result from ...
2 Nov 202017min
Christian Zionism and the Missionizing Impulse (46)
Many Jews have ambivalent feelings about Christian support for Israel. On the one hand, we're thrilled to have friends and supporters; but on the other hand, at what cost? Is Christian Zionism a ploy ...
19 Okt 20201h 6min
Covid-19, Conspiracy Theories, Chilul Hashem, and Resetting Orthodoxy (45)
How can it be that wide swaths of the religious Jewish world have become enamored with conspiracy theories, do-it-yourself research in matters of life and death, and even violence, when they don't lik...
8 Okt 202018min
Sex and Guilt (BONUS EPISODE FROM INTIMATE JUDAISM)
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS EXPLICIT MATERIAL. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Intimacy and sexual experiences are so closely connected with a person's sense of identity, and so seldom discussed in many rel...
23 Sep 202041min
Too Early, Too Much, Too Fast: Rabbi Yakov Horowitz on Gemara - Part Two (44)
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Founding Dean of Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey, is finding solutions to enable students to learn Gemara, and to enjoy it. His talk with Scott Kahn included insights into solutio...
7 Sep 202042min
"What's So Interesting About An Ox?" Rabbi Yakov Horowitz on Gemara - Part One (43)
"Everybody moved up. It was transformational for every single kid. Every single kid." Orthodox education emphasizes Talmud. And too often, the main thing that students learn in Talmud class is how muc...
31 Aug 202058min
