The Ceasefire: What It Means, Who Benefits, and What Must Happen Next, with Dr. Matthew Levitt (Orthodox Conundrum Special Episode)
With the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, Scott spoke to counterterrorism and intelligence expert Dr. Matthew Levitt to learn what the ceasefire entails, in what ways this f...
16 Jan 202532min
Do You Care Enough About Israel? (And Do Israelis Care Enough About You?) (233)
Do Jews outside of Israel care enough about Israel? This is a loaded and perhaps unfair question. How could anyone make that determination? Nevertheless, it's something I've been grappling with for so...
13 Jan 20251h 10min
Downplaying Sexual Abuse, and Writing to a Judge to Request Leniency: When Good Intentions Go Very, Very Wrong (232)
This episode of the Orthodox Conundrum discusses sexual abuse and child sexual abuse material. Listener discretion is advised. Sexual abuse is a problem everywhere, and the Orthodox community is no ex...
6 Jan 20251h 29min
"The Torah is Hospitalized and in Bandages" - The Thought of Rav Shagar on Chanukah, Israel, Religious Choice, and More (Special Chanukah Episode)
We live in times in which, I believe, we in the Orthodox world need to open ourselves to new ideas and new thinking that will help enhance our love and appreciation for God and His Torah. Maybe the be...
30 Dec 20241h 4min
Children Under the Radar: A Live Orthodox Conundrum Conversation (SPECIAL EPISODE)
An almost insidious problem that affects so many kids is being "under the radar"... that is, they're generally ignored in school, camp, or other social settings by the teachers or group leaders becaus...
23 Dec 20241h 10min
It's Time for a Jewish Middle Earth: Cultivating Imagination in Torah Teaching with Olivia Friedman (231)
Is Jewish education too focused upon a rationalist and scientific worldview, such that we sometimes don't leave enough room for the imagination? I think that this may be true for large segments of the...
16 Dec 202451min
Inviting God Into Partnership: Finding Resilience with Rachel Sharansky Danziger (230)
While the Jewish people, and all people of good will, continue to face deep uncertainty about what's happening in Israel and around the world - as I record this on Sunday afternoon, we are just beginn...
9 Dec 20241h 12min
'Tis the Season to Spend Lavishly: Confronting the New Orthodox Materialism, with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt and Professor Chaim Saiman (229)
"Anything is permitted, as long as it's for a mitzvah." Really? We live in a world where consumerism and materialism are not only dominant themes of everyday life, but also positive values in their o...
2 Dec 20241h 21min
