Episode 37 - Poverty as an Agent of Bitachon with Yechiel Presant
In this episode, we speak with Yechiel Presant about his provocative essay, “Vessels of Blessing: Poverty, Faith, and Human Agency in Charedi Society.” Conversations about Charedi poverty often focus ...
9 Aug 45min
Episode 36 - "Waiting for Moshiach...or Bringing him?"
What does it really mean to anticipate redemption? In this episode, I speak with Pinchas Freudiger about his provocative critique of contemporary Charedi thinking: that our understanding of Mashiach a...
5 Juli 1h 1min
Episode 35 - Is Violence the Answer? with R' Yehoshua Pfeffer
In this episode, we take a hard look at a growing crisis within the Torah world: what happens when a system built around the ideal of total Torah immersion leaves too many young men without genuine le...
17 Juni 43min
Episode 34 - Poverty and Identity in the Chareidi Community
Dr. Nechumie Yaffe is a Haredi scholar and lecturer at Tel Aviv University whose work focuses on Haredi sociology and the challenge of translating the lived experience of the ultra-Orthodox world to a...
27 Maj 58min
Episode 33 - Chareidi Women in Tech...in the IDF?!
Esti Salomon is the founder and CEO of Atida, a pioneering Israeli nonprofit creating new pathways for ultra-Orthodox women to serve in elite technological units within the IDF as civilian employees. ...
10 Maj 49min
Episode 32 - Tradition or Innovation: Gender Roles in Chareidi Society
Mrs. Miriam Kosman is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, a longtime resident of Bnei Brak, and now lives in Afula in Israel’s north. The daughter, descendant, and wife of distinguished talmidei chac...
26 Apr 1h 2min
Episode 31 - What is a "Kiddush Hashem" And Why Does it Matter? With Rabbi Shraga Freedman
Rabbi Shraga Freedman, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has dedicated himself to restoring the centrality of Kiddush Hashem as a defining value in Jewish life. Through the work of the Living Kiddush...
26 Mars 1h 5min
Episode 30 - "The Anthropology of Daas Torah" with Professor Benny Brown
SHOW NOTES: PROFESSOR BENNY BROWN Professor Benjamin (Benny) Brown is one of the foremost experts on charedi ideology and identity in the modern Israeli academy. He has published widely on a range of ...
17 Feb 1h 9min
