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Show overview

Orthodox Conundrum has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 320 episodes, alongside 18 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 9th season.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 45 min and 1h 10m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 53 episodes published. Published by Scott Kahn.

Episodes
320
Running
2018–2026 · 8y
Median length
1h 1m
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

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 forward in the areas at which it excels, and to rectify the areas that need improvement.

Latest Episodes

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Passionate Moderation in an Age of Extremism: Rabbi Norman Lamm's Message for Today, with Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Sinensky (302)

Aug 24, 20261h 28m

Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Weaponization of Islamophobia, with Dr. Logan Levkoff (300)

Aug 17, 20261h 4m

Loving Israel When Israel Disappoints You: Yossi Klein Halevi on Zionism, Criticism, and Hope (300)

Aug 10, 20261h 14m

Intimacy and Sexuality for Emerging Adults, Powered by Intimate Judaism: An Introduction

Aug 3, 202628 min

Can the Chareidi Story Be Rewritten... Or Is It Too Late? A Conversation With Rabbi Menachem Bombach (299)

Jul 27, 20261h 9m

When Torah Becomes Politics: Rav David Stav on Israel's Religious Crisis (298)

Jul 20, 202655 min

Ascending the Temple Mount, and Finding Meaning During the Three Weeks, with Rabbi Danny Myers (CLASSIC EPISODE)

Jul 13, 202653 min

What You Really Need to Know About the Three Weeks and the Nine Days, with Rabbi Chayim Soloveichik (297)

Jul 6, 20261h 10m

Should Yeshiva Students Serve in the IDF? The Torah Case for Saying Yes, with Rabbi Menachem Copperman (296)

Jun 29, 20261h 0m

The Chareidi Draft Debate: Is Common Ground Possible? with Rav Shaya Karlinsky (295)

Jun 22, 202659 min

Why Return to Israel If Judaism Can Thrive Anywhere? Lessons from the First Exile, with Yael Leibowitz (294)

Jun 15, 20261h 16m

Intimacy in an Age of Anxiety and Uncertainty: How Chronic Stress Changes Relationships (CO-RELEASE WITH INTIMATE JUDAISM)

Jun 8, 202650 min

Is the Rabbinate Protecting Torah... or Protecting Itself? Rabbi Seth Farber on the Women's Exam Controversy, Power, and the Future of Religious Authority in Israel (293)

Jun 1, 20261h 2m

"Better an Apikores Than an Am Haaretz": Rav Meni Even-Israel on Rav Steinsaltz's Vision (292)

May 25, 20261h 5m

How Do Non-Religious Jews Participate in the Jewish Covenant? Rabbi Dr. Judah Goldberg on Brit Avot and Brit Sinai (291)

May 18, 20261h 18m

Are Jewish Communities Outside Israel Meant to End? A Conversation with Dr. Malka Simkovich and Rabbanit Atara Eis (290)

May 12, 20261h 13m

Why Good Intentions About Aliyah Often Backfire, with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg (289)

May 4, 20261h 5m

What Happened to Religious Zionist Discourse? Power, Morality, and the Language of War (288)

Apr 27, 20261h 23m

Can We Still Believe in God Today? The Problem with How We Talk About Faith, with Rav Simi Lerner (287)

Apr 20, 20261h 14m

What Is a Seruv? Understanding Get Refusal and the Jewish Divorce Process (286)

Apr 13, 20261h 10m
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