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Do Labels Still Matter? Rethinking Zionism, Charedism, and Jewish Identity
Jun 16, 2026
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The Beit HaMikdash Flag: Inspiration or Obsession?
Jun 2, 2026
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Is Hypocrisy Really the Worst Sin? | Rabbi Daniel Feldman on Morality, Double Standards, and Torah
May 19, 2026
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Mesorah or Moment?
May 5, 2026
37m 26s
Where Did the Heroes Go? Torah, Masculinity, and the Missing Virtues
Apr 23, 2026
36m 53s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/16/26 | ![]() Do Labels Still Matter? Rethinking Zionism, Charedism, and Jewish Identity | What happens when an ideology succeeds? Does it remain a guiding vision, or does it become a label that no longer fits reality? In this episode, Rabbis Yitzchok Adlerstein and Simi Lerner explore whether terms like Zionism and Charedism still mean what they once did. Has Zionism become less an ideology and more a description of an established reality? Has Charedism shifted from an inward-focused commitment to Torah and spiritual growth into a broader social and political identity? And what happens when communities continue using old language while the world around them has fundamentally changed? Along the way, they discuss the growing tensions between Israeli society and the Charedi community, the challenges of balancing religious conviction with civic responsibility, and whether Jewish communities are willing to reexamine long-held assumptions in light of new realities. The result is a thoughtful conversation about identity, belonging, and the importance of asking difficult questions in turbulent times. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | ![]() The Beit HaMikdash Flag: Inspiration or Obsession? | A new symbol has begun appearing in Orthodox neighborhoods: flags depicting the Beit HaMikdash. What explains their growing popularity? Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein and Rabbi Simi Lerner explore what these flags represent, why they resonate with so many Jews, and what they reveal about contemporary Orthodox attitudes toward nationalism, religious identity, and the longing for redemption. Along the way, they discuss whether Judaism needs symbols to rally around, why the Beit HaMikdash can feel more mythical than historical, the impact of Rabbi Stefansky's visual revolution in Torah learning, and the surprising ways Jews can learn from the religious passion of non-Jews. The conversation ranges from Chazal and Rav Hirsch to Al-Aqsa, Charlie Kirk, and the challenge of making Jewish ideals feel concrete in everyday life. What happens when an ancient dream becomes a modern symbol? And what does that symbol say about where the Orthodox world is heading? | — | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Is Hypocrisy Really the Worst Sin? | Rabbi Daniel Feldman on Morality, Double Standards, and Torah | In this wide-ranging and deeply thought-provoking conversation, Rabbi Daniel Feldman joins Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein and Rabbi Simi Lerner to explore hypocrisy, virtue signaling, moral outrage, parenting, political discourse, antisemitism, and the danger of reducing morality to public posturing. Along the way, the conversation moves from Chazal and the Baal Shem Tov to Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Jefferson, Rav Norman Lamm, social psychology, academic research, and the challenge of integrating Torah wisdom with contemporary intellectual culture. Rabbi Feldman also reflects on how Torah thinkers can engage modern scholarship responsibly while remaining grounded in enduring Torah values. This episode is both intellectually rich and remarkably timely: a conversation about moral blindness, human inconsistency, and what it means to pursue truth in an age dominated by outrage and performance. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Mesorah or Moment?✨ | Torah interpretationgedolei Torah+3 | Rabbi Lerner | Mesorah or Moment? | — | Torahgedolei Torah+7 | — | 37m 26s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() Where Did the Heroes Go? Torah, Masculinity, and the Missing Virtues✨ | masculinityTorah education+5 | Rabbi Lerner | Tanach | — | masculine virtuesspiritual greatness+5 | — | 36m 53s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() The Story We Choose: Narratives, Identity, and the Meaning of Pesach✨ | PesachExodus+5 | Rabbi Simi Lerner | PesachExodus | — | PesachExodus+6 | — | 39m 59s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Tucker Carlson Accidentally Started a Good Conversation✨ | messianismJudaism+4 | Rabbi Simi Lerner | ChabadIran+2 | — | messianismJudaism+6 | — | 35m 16s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Conspiracy, Responsibility, and the Draft: A Hard Look at the Haredi Conversation✨ | Haredi communityIsraeli draft crisis+4 | Rabbi Simi Lerner | Torah | Israel | HarediIsraeli draft+6 | — | 38m 00s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() How Do I Love Thee? The Purpose of Learning Torah✨ | purpose of learning TorahJewish identity+5 | Rabbi Simi Lerner | Torah | — | TorahJewish life+5 | — | 35m 30s | |
| 1/28/26 | ![]() Why Are We Doing This? Mission, Meaning, and the Purpose of Jewish Life✨ | Jewish missionmeaning in religious life+3 | Rabbi Lerner | Judaism From Within | — | Jewish missionmeaning+6 | — | 39m 31s | |
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| 1/13/26 | ![]() In Praise of the Naive Anglo: Why Anglo sensibilities ought to be marks of distinction, rather than conversation stoppers✨ | Israeli realitiesTorah politics+3 | — | Judaism From Within | — | AngloTorah+3 | — | 36m 25s | |
| 12/29/25 | ![]() The Appeal for Anglo-Charedi Loyalty: The Ramat Beit Shemesh Event✨ | Anglo-Charedi loyaltycritical thought+3 | — | Theirs not to reason why/ Theirs but to do and die | Anglo-Charedi | Anglo-CharediRamat Beit Shemesh+3 | — | 36m 25s | |
| 12/8/25 | ![]() FRUM CULTURE: The advantages and pitfalls of having our own✨ | cultural independenceSatmar+4 | — | SatmarMishpacha | — | Frum culturecultural independence+5 | — | 36m 56s | |
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Rabbi Aubrey Hersh Responds (BONUS EPISODE)✨ | critiqueresponse+3 | Rabbi Aubrey Hersh | — | — | Rabbi Aubrey Hershcritique+3 | — | 14m 48s | |
| 11/18/25 | ![]() Stop Kvetching!: Do Jews yell "fire" too often, when confronting antisemitism? | Perhaps Jews just ought to let go of the irritations of slurs, graffiti, etc. That's just part of living in galus. Or maybe mah yafis will just make things worse? Listen as the distance between proper English gentlemen and brash Americans opens wider than ever. | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | ![]() The Rally and the Rift: Wrestling with the Million Man March | Many found the huge gathering inspiring. Others were less than enthusiastic about the political messages. What options do we have in reacting? More importantly - the answers are not simply theoretical. | — | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | ![]() Silver Linings?: Time to start taking inventory of the consequences of war | Is it permissible - and in good taste - to reflect upon positive consequences of a pogrom that took 1500 lives, and a war that took another 916? Can we point to gains that were made - military, politically, socially and spiritually? Is there some kind of a pairing of Midas HaDin and Midas HaRachamim? Your two rabbis duke it out. To read Rabbi Adlerstein's moving tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer z"l, click here. | — | ||||||
| 9/21/25 | ![]() Are We Literally Judged? Fear and trembling over the Days of Awe | The rabbis go at each other on whether the old-time image of a predetermination of the coming year is accuate, and useful. As well as some thoughts about Charlie Kirk's assassination as the Oct. 7th of serious Christians. | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | ![]() Conscience at War: Moral Relativism, Jewish Law, and the Crisis of Truth in Israel | Does one's inner moral voice count, or are all moral questions adequately addressed in halachic sources? Especially since those sources already have plenty to say about going beyond the letter of the law? Does a Torah-honed conscience add to - or interfere with - Hashem's expectations of us? | — | ||||||
| 8/14/25 | ![]() The Pitfalls of Believing Your Own Rhetoric | So many groups couch their arguments in overheated exaggeration. It works wonders for the adoring base. When people begin believing their own rhetoric, they cease to become people who can win the sympathies of others... as in the recent meeting between two gedolei Yisrael and Mike Huckabee. | — | ||||||
| 7/29/25 | ![]() Dial-a-Kabbalist | Even if you are not usually into the world of segulot, berachot from holy men et al, there's no harm in trying it occasionaly, right? Or is there? Are we becoming more preoccupied with the metarational, and does it matter? Listen as the two rabbis go at each other. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | ![]() Missing the Point? Jews, Mamdani, and the Politics of Panic | When a politician like Zohran Mamdani speaks out against Israel, should the Jewish community sound the alarm—or take a step back? Rabbi Lerner and Rabbi Adlerstein debate whether Mamdani's ideology is utterly without merit. In a perfect world, how would the Torah want us to deal with the concerns he raises? Does any of that carry over to our imperfect world? The two rabbis go at each other, and ultimately find some things to agree upon. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | ![]() It's A Miracle! | There are dangers and pitfalls in seeing too many things as miraculous - and in seeing too few. Your hosts get into the weeds about this, including of course an examination of what our mesorah says. By the end, they are not disagreeing. Too much. Miraculously. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | ![]() Who Is Leaving Yiddishkeit: A Conversation with Dr. Moshe Krakowski | Dr. Moshe Krakowski reports on the findings of the first part of a research project commissioned by the OU to study attrition from Orthodoxy. A professor at the Azrieli graduate school at YU, Dr. Krakowski also studies charedi education, consistent with his own roots. We speak about his own journey, the reasons why the community needs to invest in empirical reseach about the issues that concern us, and the seperate lessons gleaned from the study for Modern Orthodox and charedi parents. How do we keep our kids so attached to Yiddishkeit that they never achieve the "escape velocity" necessary to move away from it? | — | ||||||
| 5/29/25 | ![]() Living In The Bubble: The Pros and Cons of Insularity and Isolation | Does living a truly engaged Torah life require shielding ourselves from all foreign influences? Are there greater - or fewer - reasons for advocating insularity at the moment? Are there different answers for different communities - and individuals? Can you filter out the undesirable without blocking out the good as well? | — | ||||||
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