The Fifth Question

In this episode we speak to Dr. Joshua Moss, a Tarbut V' Torah teacher, about the development of Judaism focusing on the rabbinic (Midrashic) period.

In this episode, we speak to Luke Rodriguez Esq. about the recent supreme court decisions on abortion and on prayer in public schools and how they intersect with the American Jewish community

Rabbi Daniel talks with Spencer Kaseff about the intersection between the Jewish and LGBTQ communities in this episode.

In this episode, we talk with Professor Alon Burstein about recent events in Israel - discussing the complexities that each new event brings, especially in today's polarized media landscape.

In this episode, Rabbi Daniel discusses abortion from a Jewish perspective - giving food for thought to people on all sides of this divisive debate.

In this episode, Rabbi Daniel speaks with fourth-year Rabbinical Student Jessica Jacobs. They discuss the history of Reform Judaism, its evolution, current trends, the internal debate about Zionism, and where the movement might head in the future.

In this week's episode, Rabbi Daniel shares his thoughts on all things relating to the double standard that Israel is often held to, both throughout the wider world and within the Jewish community.

In this episode, we talk with Asher Naghi, a local tech-consultant and the founder/CEO of Basheret - a new Jewish dating app.  We discuss dating, social media, the good and bad aspects of technology - and what that means for the future of the Jewish community.

In this episode we sit down with Rabbi Abba Perelmuter, Rabbi of Shul by the Shore in Long Beach, and his daughter Chaya Leah, Executive Director of Hillel in Long Beach to discuss all things Chabad.

In this episode, we talk with Jason Horowitz, Director of Heritage Educations and Partnerships for Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, about this past Shabbat's hostage situation. We discuss the increase in antisemitism in America, the fact that antisemitism comes from multiple directions, much of the Jewish community's reaction, Zionism, and more. (1/18/22)

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Alon Burstein the Israel Institute Teaching Fellow and Visit Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at UC Irvine. We touch on anything and everything relating to campus culture, Israel, Zionism, and the wider geopolitical situation of the Middle East. (1/11/2022)

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Rabbi Ysoscher Katz on Open Orthodoxy, Satmar Roots, Queer Inclusion, Mysticism vs. Maimonides, and the Haredi IDF Draft Crisis. In this episode, Daniel sits down with Rabbi Ysoscher Katz — a leading voice in Open Orthodoxy with deep Satmar Hasidic roots — to explore the future of Orthodox Judaism in the 21st century. They discuss why Rabbi Katz sees contemporary Orthodoxy as being in crisis, the...