Clarity of Purpose: Laura Ben-David, Chochmat Nashim's Guiding Light (Season 8 Episode 12)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Release Date: 05/25/2025
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
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Connecting the Dots for Freedom, with Dr. Tanya White (Season 8 Episode 9)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
In our annual pre-Pesach preparation episode, Shoshanna and Anne talk with Dr. Tanya White to bring Torah to the seder table: on slavery, liberty, the heritage of Jewish identity, and God's constant presence, even when the times feel impossible. Listen to Chochmat Nashim's pre-Pesach preparation conversations from the past three years, with , , and , respectively. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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The OU Researches OTD (We Bring a Few Grains of Salt) (Season 8 Episode 8)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
The Orthodox Union did some research about why some people leave the Orthodox fold. Shoshanna and Anne review their findings and discuss what we can and can't learn from their process and conclusions. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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Rate Your Beit Din: Chochmat Nashim Tries on YELP for Size (Season 8 Episode 7)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Chochmat Nashim is sharing the results of its multi-year survey of Jewish courts around the world to improve the beit din experience, the first ever of its kind, and Shoshanna and Anne discuss the results and why they're important. Moreover, the topic of agunot, women chained in Jewish marriage despite their desire to divorce, was recently discussed in the Knesset, and one MK may be taking action to improve the situation. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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When the Suffering Spills Over (Season 8 Episode 6)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Shoshanna and Anne take a hard look at the impact of the recent national events on the local experience of travail - the bombardment of so much emotional news and ongoing uncertainty that leave many of us feeling pulverized. And how do we function at a time when everything seems to be too much for so many (from deep breaths to a day at the beach to the stunning song of Daniella Gilboa). Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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From Simone Biles to Liri Albag: Heroes and the Twisted Twisties (Season 8 Episode 5)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
All eyes and attention are on the returning hostages in awe, pride, empathy, and reverence. They have made us, Shoshanna and Anne, reconsider how we define our role models, including their Torah observance, and not only because of it. May we never face such depraved adversity, but we find we must extrapolate from their perseverance and strength for our own lives. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
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The Dating Game (Season 8 Episode 4)
The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism
Meeting the right person is never easy, but dating seems to be harder these days, with the guys having expectations of supermodels, while failing to be "mentsches" themselves. "Abby" and "Gila" (identities protected) join Shoshanna and Anne to talk about the unpleasant underbelly of what it takes to begin the process of finding Mr. Right. Music: "Misery" by The Whips
info_outlineSome 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