Dec 29, 2025
Enjoy this classic episode from May, 2023. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.
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.” That episode, in which...
Dec 23, 2025
There is a fundamental mistake that many people still make about Jews: they see Judaism exclusively as a faith, so they assume Jewish needs are basically religious accommodations, kosher food, holiday absences, maybe a space to pray.
But my guest today, attorney Alyza Lewin, argues that if that’s your starting point,...
Dec 15, 2025
To what degree should we assimilate non Jewish thought and culture into our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual lives? And to what degree does that question affect the way that we celebrate Chanukah?
Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch expressed this tension directly when he wrote the following words:
Chanukah represents the...
Dec 8, 2025
A tragic drunk driving case in Lakewood has pushed an uncomfortable question to the surface. What happens when "Toameha," kiddush clubs and casual drinking culture quietly normalize alcohol misuse in our homes and shuls, especially for the teenagers who are watching us... and what happens when that same culture...
Dec 1, 2025
In the past two years many Jews have felt as if the world they thought they knew simply disappeared. Western democracies, universities, and social justice spaces that once seemed welcoming - or at least somewhat neutral - have turned openly hostile toward Israel and the Jewish people. At the center of much of this...