RZ Weekly

By Mali Brofsky, Johnny Solomon and Reuven Spolter

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Episodes: 152

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Each week we'll discuss three topics from the Religous Zionist and Modern Orthodox world. We'll share articles we're reading, ideas we're thinking about, and topics that interest us related to Israel, Judaism, Religious Zionism.

Episode Date
Leil Shimurim 5784 - Reacting to the Iranian Attack
Apr 19, 2024
HaRav Tamir Granot: The Pride of Serving in the IDF
Mar 25, 2024
Dealing with our (strong) feelings about the Chareidi Community
Feb 06, 2024
A Growing Rift?
Jan 30, 2024
The Mother of the Soldier inside Gaza
Dec 31, 2023
Defining Gevurah
Dec 03, 2023
Shattered Paradigms
Nov 14, 2023
Coping with Loss and War
Oct 10, 2023
Unpacking the Unthinkable
Sep 28, 2023
Contemplating Kohelet
Sep 26, 2023
RZ Soapbox and Playlist
Sep 15, 2023
The End of Innocence?
Aug 03, 2023
Toning it Down
Jul 19, 2023
2023 Summer Culture Edition
Jul 14, 2023
Dangers and Delights of Digital Torah
Jun 12, 2023
Am Levadad with Rabbi Alan Haber
May 29, 2023
Religious Zionism and the Israel Protests
May 05, 2023
Remembering the Rav
Apr 21, 2023
Why Yoni Can't Read: An Interview with Simi Peters
Mar 14, 2023
Innocents Abroad: Johnny Discovers America
Feb 25, 2023
Judicial Reform in Israel: Quit Pushing Your Agenda!
Feb 19, 2023
Rav Drukman and his Legacy
Jan 05, 2023
What's Ailing Modern Orthodoxy?
Dec 15, 2022
Bridging the Divide with Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
Dec 02, 2022
The Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Nov 15, 2022
Israel Election Edition
Nov 03, 2022
Pondering Post-Modernism - Fixed Audio Version
Oct 20, 2022
Pondering Post-Modernism
Oct 18, 2022
5782 Final Reflections
Sep 23, 2022
Is Monarchy Meaningful?
Sep 15, 2022
Elul Habits and Customs
Sep 08, 2022
Thinking about Elul
Aug 30, 2022
Should Jews Visit Har Habayit?
Aug 05, 2022
Waking our Teens to Daven?
Jul 24, 2022
Halachah and Mental Health: An Interview with Rav Yoni Rosensweig
Jun 07, 2022
Searching for God in Modern Orthodoxy
May 25, 2022
Religious Zionism and Messianism
May 12, 2022
Crossing Red Lines at 929
Apr 08, 2022
The Passing of a Gadol
Mar 23, 2022
Women's Gemara in Decline?
Mar 16, 2022
The Rav Melamed Controversy
Mar 03, 2022
Shlichut in Chutz La'aretz
Feb 10, 2022
Tik Tok, Torah and the Modern Orthodox Community
Feb 02, 2022
Dara Horn, Dead Jews and Anti-Semitism
Jan 18, 2022
The Power of Daily Torah Study
Jan 07, 2022
Chaim Walder, our Families and our Communities
Dec 30, 2021
What Motivates Matan Kahana?
Dec 22, 2021
Special Status for Diaspora Jews?
Dec 07, 2021
The Meaning of Chanukah
Nov 26, 2021
Honest Talk about Aliyah
Nov 18, 2021
Does the Religious Community Care about the Environment?
Nov 10, 2021
Shabbat Subway? The Tel Aviv Metro Controversy
Nov 05, 2021
RZ Weekly Unplugged: Why we Pod
Oct 28, 2021
Rabbis (and teachers): Expecting the Impossible? (fixed file link)
Oct 22, 2021
Rabbis (and teachers): Expecting the Impossible?
Oct 22, 2021
Shemittah: Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 14, 2021
Dinei Nefashot
Oct 07, 2021
A Religious Prime Minister: Should we Care?
Oct 01, 2021
Talking Teshuvah
Sep 02, 2021
Selichot, Update
Aug 26, 2021
Making Minyan Meaningful - with Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein
Aug 19, 2021
She'elah, Teshuvah
Aug 12, 2021
Pushing our Limits: How Far is Too Far?
Aug 06, 2021
The Music of Hanan Ben Ari
Jul 29, 2021
Summer Books Extravaganza
Jun 30, 2021
Making Aliyah with Older Children
Jun 23, 2021
The Un-Jews
Jun 17, 2021
The Great Divide
Jun 09, 2021
Parenting Post-COVID
Jun 01, 2021
Meeting Rabbanit Shira Mirvis
May 27, 2021
Finding our Happy Place
May 18, 2021
Who’s Uncomfortable with Yom Yerushalayim? - Public Discourse in the Modern Orthodox World
May 14, 2021
Marking 100 Years of Israel's Chief Rabbinate
May 07, 2021
The New Jew: Documentary or Distortion?
Apr 27, 2021
Rav Aharon zt"l's Impact
Apr 22, 2021
Aliyah: Teaching or Preaching?
Apr 14, 2021
Pesach, Kitniyot and the Melting Pot of Israel
Mar 23, 2021
Conversion in Israel Today, with guest Rabbi David Brofsky
Mar 11, 2021
Finding Our Voice as Anglo Olim
Mar 04, 2021
RZ Rewind - Drinking on Purim
Feb 24, 2021
Addressing Shifting Family Norms
Feb 17, 2021
Derech Halimmud: the Connection Between Learning and Living
Feb 10, 2021
Combatting COVID Exhaustion
Feb 04, 2021
Mochers Magazine and Conspicuous Consumption
Jan 27, 2021
Does Religious Zionism Need its Own Political Party?
Jan 20, 2021
Shuls in a Post-COVID World
Jan 13, 2021
Civil Marriage in Israel?
Jan 06, 2021
Remembering Rav Henkin zt"l
Dec 30, 2020
Jewish and Non-Jewish Culture in the Religious Zionist World
Dec 23, 2020
RZWeekly Classic - Why are Womens' Issues So Controversial?
Dec 17, 2020
Chanukah Conundrum Edition
Dec 09, 2020
Thinking (and talking) about Jewish Thought
Dec 02, 2020
Should Israel Consult with the Diaspora Jewish Community?
Nov 25, 2020
Engaging with Evangelicals
Nov 18, 2020
Remembering a Giant: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks
Nov 11, 2020
Strangers in a Foreign Land?
Nov 05, 2020
Halachic Advocacy
Oct 28, 2020
The Role of a Local Rabbis in Israel with Rabbi David Stav
Oct 15, 2020
The Role of Rabbis in Israel according to Israel's Supreme Court
Oct 08, 2020
The Rising Impact of Breslov in Our Communities
Oct 02, 2020
Blessings for the New Year
Sep 12, 2020
Annexation or Normalization: You Make the Call
Sep 04, 2020
Gang Rape in Eilat: What Does it Say About Israel?
Aug 28, 2020
Jewish Education in the Era of Corona
Aug 20, 2020
Success Addiction and Happiness in the Religious Zionist Community
Aug 14, 2020
Rogen's Rant
Aug 05, 2020
Questioning Conversion Therapy
Jul 30, 2020
Fated to be Hated?
Jul 23, 2020
Talking Anti-Semitism
Jul 16, 2020
The Tweet Heard Round the (Jewish) World
Jul 11, 2020
Rav Yaakov Ariel's Attitude Towards the Reform Movement
Jul 01, 2020
Silence on Annexation and Toppling Monuments
Jun 24, 2020
Attitudes towards Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel
Jun 18, 2020
Minhag Medinat Yisrael
Jun 09, 2020
Transmitting Substance in an Aesthetic Culture
Jun 01, 2020
Women in Shul?
May 26, 2020
Returning to the Beit Knesset
May 19, 2020
Empathy and Assistance from the Jewish State
May 04, 2020
Finding Meaning in Corona
Apr 03, 2020
The Zoom Seder - Psak Halachah in the Internet Age
Mar 26, 2020
In the Shadow of Corona
Mar 13, 2020
Israel Election Recap
Mar 06, 2020
Defining Orthodoxy
Feb 28, 2020
Civil Discourse in the Era of Cancel Culture
Feb 21, 2020
Yoatzot Halachah
Feb 14, 2020
RZ High Schools in Israel
Jan 31, 2020
Ethiopian Jews and the Chief Rabbinate
Jan 24, 2020
Womens' Siyyumim and Womens' Kaddish
Jan 10, 2020
Kiruv in the Religious Zionist Community
Dec 26, 2019
Star Wars, Venerating Tradition, and the Charedi Draft
Dec 18, 2019
Jewsraelis
Dec 11, 2019
Rupture and Reconstruction Redux
Nov 20, 2019
The Nishma Survey of Modern Orthodoxy
Nov 08, 2019
Why are Womens' Issues So Controversial?
Nov 01, 2019
Simchat Torah Controversies
Oct 25, 2019
Israeli Election Recap (RZ Edition)
Sep 27, 2019
Separate But Equal
Sep 03, 2019
The Rav Tal Ruling
Jul 16, 2019
Solomon Teke z’’l, Ethiopian Riots, and the Changing Face of the RZ Yeshiva Curriculum
Jul 05, 2019
Parental Angst Over Whether our Children Will Remain Religious
Jun 21, 2019
Social Justice Issues and Rabbinic Sex Offenders
Jun 13, 2019
Aliya and Life in Israel: The View From Here and The View from There
May 16, 2019
Mayim Bialik, Game of Thrones and Modern Orthodoxy
May 02, 2019
Episode 9 - Religious Zionists, HaYemin HaChadash and HaBayit HaYehudi
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 8 - Gal Keidan and R’ Achiad Ettinger hy’d, Mali’s Mailbag and Purim Drinking
Mar 20, 2019
Episode 7 - Tefillah Mailbag, the Drumming Bride and Tzniut Norms
Mar 13, 2019
Episode 6 - Kavod HaTefillah, Kavanah B’Tefillah and Alonei Shabbat
Mar 06, 2019
Episode 5 - Jewish Nationalism, Israeli Politics and the Religious Response to Otzma Yehudit
Feb 27, 2019
Episode 4 - Ori Ansbacher hy"d; Shabbat desecration and observance in the Modern State of Israel
Feb 18, 2019
Episode 3 - Social Media and Netflix Relationships
Feb 04, 2019
Episode 2: Abuse, Rabbinic Apologies, and Women’s Pants
Jan 29, 2019
Episode 1: Groupings, Groupthink, and Female Torah Scholars
Jan 22, 2019