Jewish-Muslim Dialogue: Serious Challenges and Unique Opportunities, With Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen (143)
Just over a month ago, the Orthodox Conundrum released an episode of this podcast entitled, Confrontation 2022: Jewish-Christian Dialogue and Its Questions, with Rabbi Pesach Wolicki. Pesach discussed...
9 Jan 202355min
Does Modern Orthodoxy's Attitude Toward LGBTQ+ Represent A Moral Failure? Responding to Ben Shapiro (142)
On December 12th, well-known political commentator Ben Shapiro published an article in the Jewish Press entitled "Modern Orthodoxy's Moral Failure." Its opening paragraph reads, "Modern Orthodoxy is i...
2 Jan 202355min
Different Roles, Different Relationships, & Different Skills: Rabbinic Counseling and Psychotherapy with Rabbi Larry Rothwachs (141)
This podcast has frequently alluded to the problems that arise when rabbis mistakenly don't stay in their own lane, and end up advising people in areas that require more than the pastoral counseling t...
26 Dec 20221h
The REAL History of Chanukah... And Why It Matters Today, with Dr. Malka Simkovich (140)
Something about Chanukah speaks to almost all of us... which highlights the fact that the message of Chanukah retains enough ambiguity that different groups can understand it in different and even con...
19 Dec 20221h 3min
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT"L (Part 2): His Thought and Philosophy (139)
On November 14th, the Orthodox Conundrum released a panel discussion dealing with Rav Jonathan Sacks zt'l's life, leadership, and legacy. Today we offer a sequel to that episode, as Scott speaks with ...
12 Dec 20221h 8min
Confrontation 2022: Jewish-Christian Dialogue and Its Questions, with Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (138)
Scott and his close friend Rabbi Pesach Wolicki founded a yeshiva, Yesodei HaTorah, over 18 years ago. Yesodei HaTorah was dedicated to skill building in reading Jewish texts, and helping each student...
6 Dec 20221h 28min
The Chaim Walder Case, One Year Later: What Has Changed... and What Hasn't, with Shana Aaronson (137)
On November 12, 2021, Haaretz first reported that several women alleged that popular author Chaim Walder had sexually assaulted them for years, in some cases starting when they were children. Soon aft...
29 Nov 20221h 9min
Is the Orthodox World Moving Away From Kindness? A Conversation with Rabbi Todd Berman (136)
Torah Judaism offers a vision that is kind, loving, just, and G-d-centric. Some Orthodox Jews, however, feel that the community has begun to lose its way, as too many people emphasize peripheral eleme...
21 Nov 202257min
