Learning from the Pros: Advocate for Israel Without Losing Your Mind (Season 7 Episode 6)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Release Date: 01/07/2024
Ko Amar: A Chanukah Light for Agunot
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
In this short Chanukah conversation, Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll sits down with Franciska to discuss her new release “Ko Amar”—a song written to shine light on the painful reality of Agunot, women halachically “chained” in marriages. Together, they explore why this issue cannot remain in the shadows, how music can serve as both protest and prayer, and what it means to bring light where there has been silence. A brief but powerful reflection on responsibility, compassion, and communal action.
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Season 8 Finale: Rabbi Yoni Rosenzweig, Covering Hair, and Being Normal (Season 8 Episode 18)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Rare is the rabbi willing to make a public statement on the head coverings of Orthodoxy's married women, given how fraught the topic can be. Rav Yoni not only posted about it on Facebook, but he also breathed new life into an old conversation. Shoshanna and Anne talk to him about the post, the reactions, and even get him to give a basic p'sak. Read Rav Yoni's Facebook post . Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Golda's Vision: Why Men Are Zealous in Erasing Women (Season 8 Episode 17)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Chochmat Nashim has been shining a spotlight on the insidious practice of erasing women for more than a decade -- and been frustrated by how hard it is to reverse the trend, especially when so many people agree that it's bad. In this episode, Anne and Shoshanna speak with Golda Daphna, who has an explanation for why men are putting obstacles in women's way. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Facing Israel: Our Polarized Society and the Need to Talk to Each Other (Season 8 Episode 16)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Israel is in turmoil, divided on questions of how best to handle Gaza, how to answer the world, with its pointed fingers at Israel, and how best to resolve the IDF's need for manpower (and the Haredi avoidance of the draft). Shoshanna and Anne tackle these issues that seem urgent in Israeli society today - even when we know our discussion is limited in its ability to fix all that's wrong with the world today. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Talking Grief: In Memory of Laura Ben-David z"l (Season 8 Episode 15)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Sorrow at losing a loved one is said to be love with no place to go, but we have discovered that sharing loss grows community. Shira Lankin Sheps and Tzipora Lifchitz join Anne and Shoshanna to reflect on what happens when we grieve with friends and what it means to keep a person's presence alive -- in this case, our dear friend, Laura Ben-David z"l. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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12 Days an Eternity (Season 8 Episode 14)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Where were you when Israel attacked Iran's nuclear program and Iran sent ballistic missiles at civilian population centers in return? Shoshanna and Anne compare their experiences. Plus, a reminder that making extreme changes to your personal modesty is not the Jewish way to help Israel or anyone. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Women Warriors of the IDF (Season 8 Episode 13)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Who are the women who fight for Israel? What are their challenges? Should they be welcome to every position? They garner tremendous support -- but not from everyone (why not?!). Shoshanna and Anne address these questions and more. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Clarity of Purpose: Laura Ben-David, Chochmat Nashim's Guiding Light (Season 8 Episode 12)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Some people chase meaning their entire lives; others have it as a constant guiding force. Chochmat Nashim board member and best friend Laura Ben-David talks to Shoshanna and Anne about why she joined she signed on as our first board member, what working toward a healthy Jewish community mean to her, and why she has invested so much of herself in the Jewish Life Photo Bank. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Do You Know What You're Voting For? (Season 8 Episode 11)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
The recent election for the World Zionist Congress startled Shoshanna and Anne in two key ways: 1) Too many people were voting for parties that they didn't truly identify with; 2) Many in the Diaspora don't know much about Israeli society (including, most shockingly, that so many non-Haredi Orthodox Jews serve in the IDF). Here's Chochmat Nashim's cry for due diligence, which of course goes beyond this specific election. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Breaking the Rabbinate's Monopoly: Rabbi Chuck Davidson (Season 8 Episode 10)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
For Jewish marriage to be holy, Jewish divorce must have dignity. Shoshanna and Anne host Chochmat Nashim Board Member Rabbi Chuck Davidson to talk about his groundbreaking work to keep Jewish marriage holy, through the organization, Chuppot. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
info_outlineEve Barlow, Fleur Hassan Nahoum and Adiel Cohen are warriors on the front lines of the media war against Israel - joined of course by our own Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll. In this special double-length episode, Anne and Shoshanna talk to these pros about how they do what they do, how YOU can do it too, and why being cancelled is actually a great thing.
Music: "Misery" by The Whips