Converting to Judaism at the Hotel California: Opportunities, Risks, and Jewish Law, with Rabbi Chuck Davidson (165)
Many people give little thought to the issue of conversion, and the challenges that people who convert face. In contrast, Rabbi Chuck Davidson, a leader in establishing non-coercive Orthodox alternati...
26 Juni 202355min
The YU Pride Alliance, Chassidic Schools & State-Mandated Curriculum, Funding for Jewish Schools, and More: Discussing Church and State with Michael Avi Helfand (164)
Several well-publicized events in the Orthodox world over the past year have brought the issue of the separation of church and state into sharp relief. These include Yeshiva University's refusal to re...
19 Juni 20231h 1min
A Staring Contest with Hashem: Living with Disability and Faith - and Advocating for Accessibility - with Rivka Herzfeld (163)
When Rivka Herzfeld was younger, she had a feeling that her muscles were not working the way that they should. During her year in Israel after high school, things got serious enough that her research ...
12 Juni 20231h 15min
Kol Isha and Orthodox Women Performers: A Panel Discussion (162)
It is forbidden to listen to the voice of a woman singing if she is not his wife. (Aruch HaShulchan 21:3) One of the issues that bothers many poeple in the Orthodox world is the halachic concept of ko...
5 Juni 20231h 12min
Helping Frum Jews Die: What We Need to Know When It's Time to Die, with Dr. Blima Marcus (161)
In our last episode, Scott spoke with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody about bringing greater awareness to issues associated with end-of-life and organ donation. This opened up an important conversation - but t...
29 Maj 20231h
Organ Donation, Living Wills, DNR, Dementia, and More: Confronting End-of-Life Before the End of Life, with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody (160)
The 49th chapter of Bereshit describes the vivid scene of Yaakov Avinu offering his final words and testament as his children, the progenitors of the twelve tribes, stand around his bed. In many ways,...
22 Maj 202353min
A Person is a Subject, not an Object: New Traditional Perspectives on Tzniut, with Bracha Poliakoff and Rabbi Anthony Manning (159)
Tzniut is triggering. That became clear when the Orthodox Conundrum Podcast released episode 145 entitled, "The Challenges of Teaching Tzniut & the Challenges of Being Tzanua, with Shayna Goldberg." T...
15 Maj 20231h 25min
Orthodox Women & Talmud Study: Setting Higher Standards and Goals, with Rabbanit Michelle Cohen Farber (158)
Last month, it was reported that due to low enrollment, the beginners and intermediate Talmud courses for women at Yeshiva University's Stern College would not be offered next year, meaning that the o...
8 Maj 20231h 12min
