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The Hock

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Frequency: 1 episode/41d. Total Eps: 5

The Hock features discussions of Torah, politics, and culture in the Orthodox Jewish community, in America, Israel, and beyond! Hosted by Shlomo Brody, Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, and Shlomo Zuckier.

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Episode 5 - The Future of Orthodox Leadership and Making Political Bedfellows with Despicable Figures

Season 1 · Episode 5

Saturday, February 6, 2021 • Duration 44:35

In 2020, many prominent rabbis died. Who will take their place? Will the nature of leadership change in the coming years?

With the recent political maneuvers to bring "Otzma Yehudit" into religious Zionist political parties, alongside the embrace of Trumpism by certain elements of the Orthodox community, the question emerges: to what extent can one go to win political battles or elections by partnering with figures who hold despicable views?

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Episode 4 - SCOTUS Decision, Conspiracy Theories, and Vaccines

Friday, December 4, 2020 • Duration 46:06

Episode Description: With recent developments in the pandemic and election, we have seen important developments that bear on the Orthodox community. What were the positive and negative impacts of the SCOTUS decision, or was it a moot issue? How have social media platforms and other communal developments allowed for conspiracy theories in the health and political realms to run rampant? With vaccine distribution on the horizon, what issues might arise - halakhic and communal?

Hockammendations:

Shlomo Brody: Moshe Koppel, Judaism Straight Up - A great new book by Prof. Moshe Koppel about what religion does for us and society.

Shlomo Zuckier: Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow - This book considers upcoming trends in human life as technology becomes more central to our lives. I don't agree with everything he says, but these are essential questions to grapple with, including and especially from a Jewish perspective.

Avital Chizhik-Goldschimdt: Shlomo Zuckier, "American Orthodoxy's Twilight of Authority," Mosaic - This article walks through the history of the past months, charting the vacuum of rabbinic leadership in parts of American Orthodox and how philanthropists and charismatic outsiders have filled the void.

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Episode 3 - Covid, the Haredi Community, and the Future of Jewish Unity

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 • Duration 44:47

Against the backdrop of the recent uptick in Coronavirus cases, both in the US (especially the NY area) and Israel, alongside political fighting and even some rioting in recent weeks, we will consider some aspects of Jewish identity as they have been playing themselves out. In the first half, we discuss how to understand the political causes and implications of the animosity toward Corona restrictions in some parts of the Orthodox community. In the second half, we discuss whether the wide range of responses to Corona restrictions will lead to lasting tensions within Orthodoxy

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Episode 2 - High Holidays and Covid-19 & differences in precautions among Orthodox communities

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 • Duration 47:59

For our second episode, we discuss the challenges that communities will face this High Holiday season, what the long-term effects may be of those changes, as well as the differences in how various frum communities view the pandemic and take precautions.

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Episode 1 - Communal Affiliation Post-COVID and Trumpism in the Orthodox Community

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 • Duration 46:02

For our first episode, we discuss trends that schools, Shuls, and communities are facing in the shadow of COVID, as well as the increasing adoption of Trumpism as a political orthodoxy of much of Orthodox Judaism.
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