Deep Meaningful Conversations

By Alex Fleksher and Rivki Silver

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Join Alex Fleksher and Rivki Silver as they DMC about the topics on the minds of frum women with their unique blend of expert guests and relatable conversations. It’s like having a coffee date with friends. Powered by Town Appliance. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dmcthepodcast/support

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Deep Meaningful Conversations episodes:

05.20.2024
Secrets of a Connected Marriage with Debbie Greenblatt
Marriage is one of the most popular topic requests we get at DMC. So we’re thrilled to bring you seasoned educator and dating coach Debbie Greenblatt to share her insight, wisdom and experience with us. Debbie is the founder of...
05.06.2024
The Power Of Challah with Anat Ishai, the "Challah Mom"
Pesach is over and that means one thing (besides laundry and dentist appointments) – challah! Whether we’re making fresh new batches or enjoying the bakery’s, challah takes on added appreciation the weeks after Pesach. On this DMC, Anat Ishai, A.K.A....
04.15.2024
REPLAY - Pesach Inspiration with Esti Hamilton
Pesach is coming, and DMC is here for you with this replay of last season's pre-Pesach episode! Whether you’re defrosting your freezer or packing all the suitcases, we’re back to share conversations about the upcoming yom tov and help us...
04.08.2024
Real Life Pesach Cooking with Miriam (Pascal) Cohen
Many months ago we saw that Miriam Pascal Cohen was putting out a brand new Pesach cookbook, and we knew we had to snag her for DMC because she’d be everywhere promoting her book! But we also knew that with...
04.01.2024
Holding Down the Fort with Nina Tokayer
So many of us in Chutz LaAretz want to understand what it’s like for the women who are holding down the fort in Eretz Yisrael with their husbands off fighting this war. These mothers and wives are true heroes, taking...
03.11.2024
The Kichels with Bracha Stein & Chani Judowitz
Purim is on its way, so we’ve invited who we think are two of the funniest (and maybe cleverest) ladies to grace the pages of Mishpacha Magazine, and that’s Chani Judowitz and Bracha Stein, the masterminds of The Kichels’ comics....
02.26.2024
Using Your Voice for Israel with The Official Meira
So often the situation in Israel can feel dispiriting. We want to make a difference and contribute, but we don’t know how. Meira Kolatch, otherwise known as “The Official Meira”, shares with us how out of her desire to keep...
02.12.2024
Tools for Life with Gila Ross
We all want to lead happy lives, but what about living beautiful lives? Gila Ross shares with us her favorite relatable lessons from Pirkei Avos that help us bring meaning, joy and love into our lives – all the things...
01.29.2024
Living The InKredible Dream with Tziri Preis
Tziri Preis is one of those people who is living her dream. Classroom teacher turned podcaster and “General” of the Tehillim Army nightly Zoom and livestream, she reaches thousands of children (and their parents) each night. The Tehillim Army was...
01.15.2024
Developing a Geula Mindset with Faigy Blumstein
These days, it seems Geula is very much on our mind. Geula, as our guest Faigy Blumstein explains, is very much a mindset as well hat needs developing. Geula, redemption, will happen with Hashem’s help in the future, but it...
01.01.2024
2023 Recap with Alex & Rivki
Welcome to episode 51 as Season 3 of DMC comes to a close! It’s time for a little recap of our year as we reflect on our experiences as the hosts of Deep Meaningful Conversations. We released 23 episodes this...
12.18.2023
Food As Fuel with Esti Asher
We hope all our listeners had a wonderful Chanukah! With any holiday or yom tov, there is that week after when we’re trying to get bedtimes back to normal, work schedules back to normal, and our eating schedules back to...
12.04.2023
Being Jewish On Campus Today with Mariel Goldstein
We all know the frightening reality facing Jewish students on college campuses today. The stories are horrifying and unbelievable. We want this episode to be somewhat uplifting as well, and that’s why we’ve invited Mariel Goldstein to speak with us....
11.23.2023
Processing Our Emotions In A Healthy Way with Erika Needleman
The topic of processing our emotions applies at all times, but it’s especially relevant now. We know that there are ways we as individuals process our emotions in a healthy way, and process our emotions in an unhealthy way. Disclaimer:...
11.06.2023
Opening Our Hearts and Homes with Sarah Levy
We’re thinking about all of our listeners during this extremely challenging time for the Jewish people worldwide, and here at DMC, we’re committed to providing content for you that will be helpful and hopefully uplifting. There are many heroes in...
10.19.2023
Chizuk from the Holy Land with Dini Coopersmith
Like everyone right now, no matter where you live, our everyday lives are not the same due to the tragic unfolding of events in Eretz Yisrael. Certainly, our brothers and sisters in Israel are facing the most formidable challenges. Those...
09.18.2023
Torah, Psychology & Religious Overwhelm with Chani Juravel
Yom Kippur is our most serious and arguably most important Yom Tov in the Jewish calendar. But what happens if our feeling of overwhelm about the seriousness of the day (and the practical physical requirements of the season) robs us...
09.05.2023
Finding Focus on Rosh Hashana with Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
Rosh Hashana is approaching and we want to give you some deep and meaningful content to think about in addition to the delicious meal planning! That’s why we invited Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis-Wolff to DMC with us about finding focus this...
08.21.2023
How To Build Resilience with Professor Leslie Gutman (Replay)
We all want to be more resilient, to bounce back during times of stress and upheaval. But is resilience just about bouncing back to who we were before we experienced adversity, or is it more? On this episode of DMC,...
08.07.2023
Wiring Our Children for Happiness with Beth Perkel
Being happy is an aspiration that is thrown around so easily and often, we wonder if it’s really even a goal in life. But happiness is crucial for healthy children, and we’re going to be talking all about it with...
07.24.2023
Spiritual Self-Care with Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
This episode of DMC is about spiritual self-care. This means, what are we doing to take care of our neshama? What are we doing to invest in our connection to Yiddishkeit and Hashem? Because if we don’t take care of...
07.10.2023
Family Dynamics and Lashon Hara with Yocheved Davidowitz
It’s the Three Weeks, and we knew we wanted to provide something meaningful for us all to help us get in the mindset of this unique period in the Jewish calendar. As we’re leading up to Tisha B’Av, we really...
06.26.2023
Making Prayer Real with Sara Blau
On this DMC, we’re talking about tefillah, prayer. We want to get real, we want to get practical and we want to get inspired. Our guest is Sara Blau. Sara is passionate about tefillah and making prayer relevant. Her brand...
06.12.2023
Making Shifts in our Marriage with Rivke Gardner
We get a lot of feedback from women that they’d like to hear more episodes about marriage and parenting. So this episode is devoted to the topic of marriage and we’re DMCing with a very special person, Rivke Gardner. Rivke...
05.29.2023
Reclaiming Dignity with Bracha Poliakoff
It’s fair to say that every Orthodox woman has her own unique relationship with tznius. There are many factors at play that determine the nature of her relationship: education, upbringing, societal and familial influences, peer dynamics, and religious background, amongst...
05.15.2023
Why We All Need Chizuk with Barrie Feld
Whatever “chizuk” means to you, we all need it. Whether it’s inspiration, validation, support or cheerleading, chizuk is what keeps us going when the going gets tough, or when we’re just not feeling it. Chizuk isn’t just for those of...
05.01.2023
How We Seek Advice with Jenna McKenna
Let’s say we’re struggling with a challenge in our life. We can weather the storm on our own, or we can reach out to someone for help. But who? Sometimes it’s a family member or friend. Other times a rebbetzin...
04.18.2023
The 21st Century Eishes Chayil with Shira Hochheimer
What can we learn from the wisdom of the Eishes Chayil that can be applied to our modern lives? Our guest today is Shira Hochheimer, author of Eishes Chayil: Ancient Wisdom for Women of Today. On this episode, we explore...
03.27.2023
Get Ready For Pesach with Esti Hamilton
Pesach is coming, and DMC is here for you! Whether you’re defrosting your freezer or packing all the suitcases, we’re back to share conversations about the upcoming yom tov and help us get focused on the meaning of what we...
03.13.2023
The Moderately Anxious Everybody with Ilana Cowland
Anxiety is something we all have to deal with as human beings, even if we don’t have a clinical diagnosis. And if we do struggle with clinical anxiety, let’s try to take away the stigma surrounding mental illness, so YES...
02.27.2023
Kosher Comedy with Zeya
Zeya is a queen when it comes to kosher comedy. Between her shows, youtube videos and her social media posts, Zeya makes us laugh about our foibles and everyday realities as frum women. However in this interview, we get deeper...
02.13.2023
The Art of Everyday Living with Raizy Fried
This episode of DMC is about the art of everyday living, and we couldn’t have this conversation without our guest, Raizy Fried, who is the queen of this art. Raizy’s been called the Jewish Martha Stewart, her platform Inspired Living...
01.30.2023
Backstage with Chanale
Female performers have had a renaissance in recent years, especially with live performances and concerts. In this episode of DMC, we go backstage with Chanale Fellig-Harrel, otherwise known as Chanale, who published her first album in the late 90s and...
01.16.2023
Living Life on Purpose with Jackie Glaser
In this episode of Deep Meaningful Conversations, we’re going deep with all things personal development with our guest, Jackie Glaser. Jackie is all about accessing your greatness and living life on purpose. She's a life coach, a dating coach, a...
01.02.2023
What’s Missing From Parenting Classes with Ruchi Koval
Welcome to a brand new season of Deep Meaningful Conversations, powered by Town Appliance! Parents in the audience, do you ever feel that while you have gained tools from the various parenting classes you’ve taken, some things feel left out or...
12.08.2022
Behind Between Carpools with Leah Schapira
We could all use that "older sister" who knows the answer to everything and gives us those tips and tricks to make our lives run smoother. Between Carpools, the lifestyle website for the busy Jewish woman run by five talented...
11.24.2022
Sarah Schenirer’s Legacy with Dr. Leslie Ginsparg-Klein
In this DMC, we’re talking with Dr. Leslie Leslie Ginsparg Klein about the history of the Bais Yaakov Movement, the lessons and legacy of Sarah Schenirer, and about girls education today. Dr. Klein is the Academic Dean of Women’s Institute...
11.10.2022
How To Enjoy Cooking with Esty Wolbe
Love it or hate it (or some feeling in between), meal prep and cooking is a big part of our lives as frum women. Some of us are systems people, with our weekly menu plan and shopping list carefully constructed...
10.27.2022
Unconditional Parenting with Blimie Heller
Parenting is all-encompassing and all-consuming, even if you’re not a helicopter parent. At the very bare minimum, we are tasked with keeping our offspring alive. Yet we also want to facilitate our children’s emotional, spiritual, psychological, physical, social and academic...
10.03.2022
Dreaming of Parenthood with Chanie Bochner of Bonei Olam
24 years ago during candlelighting erev Yom Kippur, Chanie Bochner made the decision that she wanted to help others who were going through the same struggle as she was. What started as a grass-roots effort to support couples experiencing infertility...
09.22.2022
The Power Of Forgiveness with Hudy Abrams
We’re entering the high holiday season. Quick, what’s the first word that enters your head? If it has anything to do with lists, shopping or cooking, don’t worry, you’re not alone. But brownie points to any of you who thought...
09.08.2022
Stopping Mental Health Stigma with Zahava List
Welcome to our 20th episode of DMC! In this episode, we sit down with Zahava List to discuss mental health. She shares with us her own journey to mental health, her perspectives on stigma surrounding mental health in the frum...
08.25.2022
Work-Family Synergy With Dean Marian Stoltz-Loike
For this episode, we’re going with “work-family synergy” instead of the ubiquitous “work-life balance.” Why? Because balance, quite literally, means 50/50. And we all know when it comes to work and home life, that’s not always realistic or ideal. Synergy...
08.04.2022
Kallah Classes 2.0 with Rochel Goldbaum
This episode really feels like a tackle. We’re talking about kallah classes, in other words, premarital education. Frum women have many feelings about their kallah classes. Kallah classes are typically where engaged women learn about the laws of family purity....
07.21.2022
Why Humor is Good For You with Yaffa Palti
Humor is much more than cracking jokes and stand-up comedy routines. Tapping into the full power of humor has emotional and physical therapeutic benefits. It’s also a tool that is sourced in our Torah tradition. All in all, humor is...
07.14.2022
Mini DMC about Parenting with Alex & Rivki
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07.07.2022
Five Habits Of Highly Effective Marriages with Kayla Levin
Tackling the topic of marriage DMC-style, we’re going with the assumption that everyone who is married experiences some sort of struggle or conflict. That there is at least one area in everyone’s marriage that needs improvement. But sometimes when we...
07.03.2022
Mini DMC about Social Media with Rivki & Alex
Social media: keep or delete? This has been the conversation of late in the Orthodox world, and Alex and Rivki get deep and meaningful about their relationship with social media, and why they're choosing to grapple with it -- and...
06.23.2022
Body Image with Rachel Tuchman
On this episode of DMC, Alex and Rivki tackle body image. They share their thoughts on how this impacts frum women: the messaging we receive about our weight and size during our upbringing from home and peers, pressure due to...
06.16.2022
Mini DMC about Staying Connected with Rivki & Alex
Staying connected to our Yiddishkeit during the various seasons of our lives is a challenge for many. In this mini DMC, Rivki and Alex share the times they’ve felt it, the times they haven’t, and what they’re doing these days...

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Deep Meaningful Conversations episodes:

Secrets of a Connected Marriage with Debbie Greenblatt

The Power Of Challah with Anat Ishai, the "Challah Mom"

REPLAY - Pesach Inspiration with Esti Hamilton

Real Life Pesach Cooking with Miriam (Pascal) Cohen

Holding Down the Fort with Nina Tokayer

The Kichels with Bracha Stein & Chani Judowitz

Using Your Voice for Israel with The Official Meira

Tools for Life with Gila Ross

Living The InKredible Dream with Tziri Preis

Developing a Geula Mindset with Faigy Blumstein

2023 Recap with Alex & Rivki

Food As Fuel with Esti Asher

Being Jewish On Campus Today with Mariel Goldstein

Processing Our Emotions In A Healthy Way with Erika Needleman

Opening Our Hearts and Homes with Sarah Levy

Chizuk from the Holy Land with Dini Coopersmith

Torah, Psychology & Religious Overwhelm with Chani Juravel

Finding Focus on Rosh Hashana with Slovie Jungreis-Wolff

How To Build Resilience with Professor Leslie Gutman (Replay)

Wiring Our Children for Happiness with Beth Perkel

Spiritual Self-Care with Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman

Family Dynamics and Lashon Hara with Yocheved Davidowitz

Making Prayer Real with Sara Blau

Making Shifts in our Marriage with Rivke Gardner

Reclaiming Dignity with Bracha Poliakoff

Why We All Need Chizuk with Barrie Feld

How We Seek Advice with Jenna McKenna

The 21st Century Eishes Chayil with Shira Hochheimer

Get Ready For Pesach with Esti Hamilton

The Moderately Anxious Everybody with Ilana Cowland

Kosher Comedy with Zeya

The Art of Everyday Living with Raizy Fried

Backstage with Chanale

Living Life on Purpose with Jackie Glaser

What’s Missing From Parenting Classes with Ruchi Koval

Behind Between Carpools with Leah Schapira

Sarah Schenirer’s Legacy with Dr. Leslie Ginsparg-Klein

How To Enjoy Cooking with Esty Wolbe

Unconditional Parenting with Blimie Heller

Dreaming of Parenthood with Chanie Bochner of Bonei Olam

The Power Of Forgiveness with Hudy Abrams

Stopping Mental Health Stigma with Zahava List

Work-Family Synergy With Dean Marian Stoltz-Loike

Kallah Classes 2.0 with Rochel Goldbaum

Why Humor is Good For You with Yaffa Palti

Mini DMC about Parenting with Alex & Rivki

Five Habits Of Highly Effective Marriages with Kayla Levin

Mini DMC about Social Media with Rivki & Alex

Body Image with Rachel Tuchman

Mini DMC about ﻿Staying Connected with Rivki & Alex

Mini DMC about Staying Connected with Rivki & Alex