Learning Tanach Daily Through 929: Opportunities, Challenges, and Dangers, with Rabbi Benny Lau (261)
As one 929 cycle ends and the next begins, Scott talks with Rabbi Benny Lau—founder of 929—about why the project started, what it hopes to change in Jewish life, and what a shared, chapter-a-day caden...
1 Sep 202558min
Orthodox Parents and Their LGBTQ Children, with Rabbi Yakov Horowitz (260)
When a child shares something deeply personal about his or her sexual orientation, Orthodox parents can feel love, concern, and uncertainty all at once. In this conversation, Rabbi Yakov Horowitz refl...
24 Aug 20251h 6min
When Mitzvot Lose Their Meaning: Rabbi David Stav on Reconnecting Orthodox Youth to Jewish Law (259)
Why do so many young Modern Orthodox and National Religious Jews embrace the community but drift from halacha? In this episode of Orthodox Conundrum, Rabbi David Stav, head of Tzohar, joins Scott to c...
18 Aug 20251h 4min
The Bible, the Beasts, and the Big Lies About Israel, with Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin (258)
From biblical lions to the bizarre "Zionist crocodile plot," Israel's wildlife tells a story that shatters modern anti-Israel myths. In his new book Lions of Zion, Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin reveals how ...
11 Aug 202557min
Disagreeing Like Moses: A Torah Blueprint for Conflict Resolution (257)
As we approach Tisha B'Av — a day that mourns the devastating consequences of internal strife and baseless hatred — we must ask: is there a Torah model for constructive conflict resolution? Rabbi Alex...
28 Juli 20251h 8min
Must Every Jew Be Shomer Shabbat? A Fresh Perspective on Kiruv, with Rabbi Simi Lerner (256)
What is kiruv really about—and what should it be about? In this thought-provoking conversation, Scott speaks with Rabbi Simi Lerner, a kiruv professional who challenges conventional assumptions about ...
21 Juli 20251h 8min
Overeating, Obesity, Ozempic, and Orthodox Jews, with Dr. Sharon Grossman (255)
Obesity is now responsible for more deaths in the United States than smoking—yet the Orthodox Jewish community rarely addresses it as either a public health emergency or a halachic concern. In this ey...
15 Juli 20251h 1min
Will Charedi Society Face Reality? Dayan Yehoshua Pfeffer on Work, Faith, and the Future of the Torah Community (254)
Is the Charedi community prepared to confront the demands of real life—economic, civic, and national—or has it built a worldview that prizes withdrawal over responsibility? In this provocative and tho...
7 Juli 20251h 6min
