Rabbi Rothwachs is available to lecture on a wide variety of topics to audiences of different backgrounds, levels, and interests. Below is a sample of topics of particular interest.
- “Only Simchas”?: Our Societal Threshold for Pain
- Outsourcing Chessed: Personal Initiative vs. Communal Representation
- In Search of a True 21st Century Hero
- Eating to Live or Living to Eat: The Role of Food in Jewish Life
- Preserving the Mesorah in the Age of Information
- Serving Time in Solitary Refinement
- Respecting Judicial Boundaries in the Courtroom of G-d
- Strictly Speaking: A New Perspective on לשון הרע
- Where in שלחן ערוך Does it Say that One May Not Park Illegally to Catch a Minyan?
- ללמוד וללמד: Earning One’s Share and Sharing One’s Earnings
- (Why) Are Orthodox Jews (Often) Prejudiced?
- From 40 Days to 40 Challahs: The Clash Between Segulah and Teshuvah
- If the Shoe Fits: Footwear in Jewish Law and Thought
- The Halachic Parameters of Personal Health Management
- Five Unhealthy Habits of Orthodox Jews
- To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: A Halachic Perspective
- Torah Living for the OCD, Anxiety Disordered or Struggling Addict
- Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community: Prevention, Detection and Treatment
- Genetic Testing and Preventative Medical Intervention: A Halachic Perspective
- Kidney Donation and Halacha: A Donor’s Perspective
- The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: The Timeless Message of Sefer Yonah
- iForgive: Real Connectivity in a Virtual World
- Give It a Rest: Revealing the Beauty of Shabbos
- “Rabbi, Who Should I Vote For?”: Rabbinic Authority in Non-Halachic Issues
- Emunas Chachamim: Testing the Theory of Rabbinic Infallibility
- “My Brother’s Keeper?”: Exploring the Nature of One’s Obligation Towards Other Jews
- The Enduring Legacy of Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai
- A Kindred Spirit: Fostering Spirituality Within Children
- בין ישראל לעמים: The Relationship Between Jew and Gentile
- Cosmic Collisions: The Clash Between Halacha and Kabbalah
- Laws of Return: The Challenges of Outreach
- Grave Matters: May One Pray in a Cemetery?
- “I Beg Your Pardon”: The Secret to Fulfillment, Happiness and Success
- Checks and Balances: The Remarkable History of Checking Mezuzot
- An Eye for an Eye: When Idealism is Not Ideal
- The Road Less Traveled: Walking in the Way of the Divine
- Striving for Imperfection: Managing Expectations While Searching for a Shidduch
To Whom It May Concern 