
Orthodox Conundrum
The Orthodox Conundrum is a forum in which we look honestly at the Orthodox Jewish community, identifying what works well and what does not, so that, through an honest accounting, we can find solutions that will be successful. We will examine some of the major issues that affect the Orthodox world, without exaggeration, whitewashing, or pretending that they don't exist. Our hope is that the Orthodox Conundrum will spark wider discussion that will enable Orthodox Judaism to continue moving forwa...
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Episodes (325)
When God Says No: A Pre-Selichot Conversation with Rebecca Sarchi (Special Episo...
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"I Didn't Know There Could Be a Bad Rabbi": Confronting Emotional and Religious...
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Should We Sympathize with Sexual Offenders? (Special Episode)
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A Blight Unto the Nations: The Decline and Fall of the Chief Rabbinate, with Rac...
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Hedonism, Materialism, and Conspicuous Consumption: What Is Orthodoxy's Upper Li...
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"Leadership Is Not Comfortable": Discussing Jewish Leadership, Role Models, Succ...
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Santa Claus, Tisha B'Av, and a Necessary Corrective to Our Theology: A New View...
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The High Price of Orthodox Life & the Dangers of Keeping Up with the Goldbergs,...
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Ascending the Temple Mount, and Finding Meaning During the Three Weeks, with Rab...
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Authority Versus Autonomy in Orthodoxy Today, with Rabbi Chaim Ozer Chait (166)
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Converting to Judaism at the Hotel California: Opportunities, Risks, and Jewish...
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The YU Pride Alliance, Chassidic Schools & State-Mandated Curriculum, Funding fo...
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A Staring Contest with Hashem: Living with Disability and Faith - and Advocating...
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Kol Isha and Orthodox Women Performers: A Panel Discussion (162)
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Helping Frum Jews Die: What We Need to Know When It's Time to Die, with Dr. Blim...
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Organ Donation, Living Wills, DNR, Dementia, and More: Confronting End-of-Life B...
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A Person is a Subject, not an Object: New Traditional Perspectives on Tzniut, wi...
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Orthodox Women & Talmud Study: Setting Higher Standards and Goals, with Rabbanit...
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Casual Cruelty, Social Media, and Troubling Orthodox Discourse: Lashon Hara in 2...
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Don't Put All Our Eggs in the Israeli Basket: Defending & Celebrating Diaspora J...
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Do Diaspora Jews Care About Israel... Enough? (155)
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Making Your Seder Engaging and Meaningful for Everyone (Bonus Episode)
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Crisis in Israel, Judicial Reform, and the Future of the Jewish State: Getting t...
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The Anxieties of Being Orthodox... and Preventing Mental Health Crises Before Th...
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"A Good Question is Better than a Not Good Answer": Finding Meaning After Starin...
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Alcohol Abuse and the Orthodox Community: Do We Have a Problem? (Originally rele...
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The Meaning of Amalek for Orthodox Jews Today, with Rabbi Aryeh Klapper (Origina...
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OTD, Datlash, and the Religious Spectrum: When Orthodox Jews Leave Orthodoxy, wi...
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"Keep It, Reformulate It, or Discard It": Losing and Regaining Faith, with Rabbi...
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A Vision of Separating Halacha & State, not Religion & State: A Conversation wit...
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Disappointment, Disillusionment, and Dejection: When Rabbis Let Us Down, with Sh...
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Rav Moshe Kahn ZT"L and the Future of Women's Torah Study (146)
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The Challenges of Teaching Tzniut & the Challenges of Being Tzanua, with Shayna...
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LGBTQ+, Jewish Law, and Compassion, with Rav Yoni Rosensweig (144)
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Jewish-Muslim Dialogue: Serious Challenges and Unique Opportunities, With Rabbi...
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Does Modern Orthodoxy's Attitude Toward LGBTQ+ Represent A Moral Failure? Respon...
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Different Roles, Different Relationships, & Different Skills: Rabbinic Counselin...
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The REAL History of Chanukah... And Why It Matters Today, with Dr. Malka Simkovi...
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT"L (Part 2): His Thought and Philosophy (139)
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Confrontation 2022: Jewish-Christian Dialogue and Its Questions, with Rabbi Pesa...
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The Chaim Walder Case, One Year Later: What Has Changed... and What Hasn't, with...
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Is the Orthodox World Moving Away From Kindness? A Conversation with Rabbi Todd...
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ZT"L Panel Discussion (Part 1): His Life, Leadership, and...
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The Future of Religious Zionism... Or A Dangerous Distortion? A Conversation Ove...
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Building a Non-Orthodox Orthodoxy: Discovering Rav Shagar zt'l with Rabbis Zacha...
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The New World of Social Media, and What It Means for Orthodox Jews, with Dina Ra...
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Jewish-Catholic Dialogue: Potential Rewards and Possible Dangers, with Dr. Malka...
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The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy (Bonus Episode)
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The Discipline of Consciousness: Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation, and Experiencin...
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Remembering Havi Lev (130)
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