What if the afterlife isn’t a reward you cash in after death—but the natural consequence of who you became during your life? In this episode of Dilemmas On Screen, join Rabbi Moshe Friedman and I as…
Should Batman be arrested? Was Captain America right to reject government oversight in Captain America: Civil War? Should Superman answer to the law, or only to his own conscience? From Batman,…
What makes us human—and could artificial intelligence ever cross that line? Join Rabbi David Kosofsky and I as we explore the moral and philosophical questions raised by Ex Machina. As a brief…
What can Cinderella teach us about Jewish ethics? In this episode, join Rabbi Gershon Schaffel for a surprisingly deep journey through one of the world’s most famous fairy tales, explore questions you…
In one of the most iconic endings in film history, Rose closes her eyes after telling the story of the Titanic—and returns, somehow, to Jack. For many, it’s a beautiful and emotional conclusion. But…
In this third episode tackling The Lord of the Rings, Rabbi Yoni Ganger (MEOR: Harvard) and I tackle one of the saga’s most powerful moral questions: Was Frodo right to show mercy to Gollum? Tolkien…
In this follow-up episode to our Nobody Wants This discussion on intermarriage, we “double-click” on a listener question we didn’t fully unpack last time: what ARE Jewish values — and how do they…
In this episode, we welcome back Rabbi Rick Fox to discuss Nobody Wants This, the Netflix rom-com that sneaks a very real Jewish dilemma into what looks like a light, funny love story. The show…
In this episode, join Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich and I as we dig into the world of The Office and explore the ethics of pranking. Jim’s elaborate schemes on Dwight are some of the most iconic moments…
In this episode, join Rabbi Moshe Friedman (a.k.a. "Rav Mo") in addressing the shocking twist at the end of Avengers: Infinity War - Thanos succeeds. Equipped with the Infinity Stones, Thanos snaps…
