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Join The YU Torah Mitzion Kollel as they explore a fascinating torah-based controversy, its historical context and contemporary spiritual applications each week.... more
FAQs about The Weekly Torah Controversy:How many episodes does The Weekly Torah Controversy have?The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.
January 06, 2022Rav Menachem Ziemba zt"l Hy'd's role in the Warsaw Ghetto UprisingWe explore the controversy regarding the legacy of Rav Menachem Ziemba zt"' Hy"d, his role in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and its complicated implications....more48minPlay
December 23, 2021Moshe Rabbeinu and the Question of Our PerfectionThe legend about Moshe Rabbeinu, cited by the Tiferes Yisrael, stirs and controversy and a question about how we pursue perfection in our Torah lives....more41minPlay
December 16, 2021A New Look at the Brain Death DebateThis presentation explores a new, spiritual dimension of the debate regarding the Jewish definition of death: the role of the brain and the heart....more49minPlay
December 09, 2021The Emden - Eybeshutz ControversyArguably the most significant and famous rabbinic controversies of the modern era, the Emden - Eybeshutz argument remains an unsolved mystery....more51minPlay
November 25, 2021The Debate Over Secession: Frankfurt Am MainWe explore the intense debate between Rabbi Seligman Ber Bamberger and Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch regarding Orthodox secession from the general Frankfurt Jewish community with contemporary implications....more49minPlay
November 18, 2021The Dignity of DifferenceThis controversy surrounds Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' post 9/11 book which proposes his interpretation of a Jewish worldview on how he views "the Other" and other Religions....more57minPlay
November 11, 2021The Manhattan EruvThe Manhattan Eruv was one of the most prominent Halachic controversies in 20th century American life. This presentation explores historical highlights through the prism of Jewish law....more54minPlay
November 04, 2021The Caveman SpeechThis week we explore the controversy regarding Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l's speech at the RIETS centennial dinner regarding Torah learning and the cave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai....more58minPlay
October 28, 2021Rav Kook's "Hesped" for HerzlThis week's episode explores the controversy surrounding Rav Kook's remarks at the memorial for Theodore Herzl in Jaffa in 1904 with an appreciation of its subtle messaging....more56minPlay
October 21, 2021Assisted Reproductive TechnologiesThis segment of the weekly Torah controversy explores Rav Moshe Feinstein's Halachic view of artificial insemination with its wide ranging implications....more46minPlay
FAQs about The Weekly Torah Controversy:How many episodes does The Weekly Torah Controversy have?The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.