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Eww Self-Care
Season 5 Episode 14
Beyond face masks and candles is there such a thing as “Jewish Self-Care”? Rabbi Shira and Hanna admit they are allergic to the lavender-scented conc…
1 year, 5 months ago
Holy $#@%!
Season 5 Episode 13
A listener tells us she loves the show – it’s funny, it’s wise (aww shucks), but oy such language! She says feh to the vulgar cursing and prompts Rab…
1 year, 5 months ago
My Jewish Friend is a Murderer. Can We Stay In Touch?
Season 5 Episode 12
A listener’s friend committed a heinous crime and is now in prison. She wonders if remaining friends and visiting him dishonors his victim’s memory. …
1 year, 5 months ago
Rabbi Shira in Conversation with David Brooks
Season 5 Episode 11
Rabbi Shira shares her live conversation with New York Times' Opinion columnist David Brooks.* And on Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) she t…
1 year, 6 months ago
I Never Taught My Kids About the Holocaust
Season 5 Episode 10
On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Rabbi Shira asks a surprising question: Do we actually have to teach our kids about the Holoca…
1 year, 6 months ago
Bringing Your Gun to the Seder: Violence, Resistance and the Passover Story
Season 5 Episode 9
As we celebrate Passover during the current climate, Rabbi Shira talks to Hanna about what Judaism says about violence, resistance and freedom. And t…
1 year, 6 months ago
Not in a Happy Passover Mood
Season 5 Episode 8
Hanna asks the questions this week as we prepare for Passover. How do we tell and interpret the Passover story when it feels like we’re firmly stuck …
1 year, 6 months ago
Judge Jewdy
Season 5 Episode 7
Are you Jewish enough? Too Jewish? Why are we Jews so judgy of one another? Rabbi Shira and Hanna receive a letter from a listener whose embrace of J…
1 year, 6 months ago
Should I Join My Temple Board?
Season 4 Episode 6
Ever wondered what an actual rabbi thinks about the temple board? What makes some temple communities work and others fail? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Jewish Way to a Good Life
Season 5 Episode 5
Hanna talks to Rabbi Shira about her new book The Jewish Way to a Good Life. She distills thousands of years of Jewish wisdom into practical, time-te…
1 year, 7 months ago