Fake Jewish Charities, and Real (but Really Corrupt) Charities with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt (91)
Corruption. No transparency. Cover-ups. This, tragically, is too often the reality in the world of Orthodox Jewish charitable organizations. While some tzedaka funds are well-run, honest, and transpar...
27 Dec 202143min
The Christian Missionary Threat to Orthodox - Yes, Orthodox - Jews (90)
Jews who live in majority-Christian countries are used to being inundated with Christmas imagery during the month of December. But while that might be innocuous per se, it also raises a more serious q...
20 Dec 20211h 3min
The Orthodox Parties' Proposed "War" in Defense of the Religious Status Quo (89)
Last week, Sam Sokol of Haaretz reported that, "Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties on Monday declared war on the 'Hellenists' in the government looking to upend the country's religious status quo, promis...
13 Dec 202131min
Shattering the Idols of Cowardice: A Message for Chanukah
When many people think about Chanukah, they think about heroism. And that makes sense: the Maccabees were real heroes, defying the might of their Syrian Greek overlords and fighting for Jewish practic...
2 Dec 202113min
Domestic Violence is an Orthodox Problem: A Conversation with Rachel Stomel (88)
Thursday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, making this an especially appropriate time to reflect on the issue of domestic violence in the Orthodox world. Many as...
29 Nov 202151min
The Chaim Walder Case, and Protecting Our Children from Abuse: A Talk with Shana Aaronson (87)
Just over a week ago, we heard the very disturbing news that the well known and influential children's author, Chaim Walder, was accused by multiple people of sexually abusing several girls between th...
22 Nov 202154min
Coachella and Matan Torah: The Future of Outreach with Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, Part 2 (86)
Our last episode featured the first half of Scott's interview with Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, the rabbi of the Pico Shul in Los Angeles and the founder of Shabbat Tent. In that podcast they talked about t...
17 Nov 202133min
Kiruv vs. Outreach: The Future of Outreach with Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, Part 1 (85)
The Orthodox world has often stressed the importance of kiruv - that is, working to help non-Orthodox Jews become Torah observant. But Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, the rabbi of the Pico Shul in Los Angeles,...
15 Nov 202133min
