Just For This

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we are re-releasing an episode from our first season featuring award-winning author Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, who spoke with us about accountability, justice, the state of abortion access, and collective power.

At the time, we also discussed the Jewish values underpinning an abortion access case before the Supreme Court, Idaho v. United States, which ultimately was dismissed by the Court. Nevertheless, the topic remains extremely relevant as we continue to navigate a post-Roe reality.

View the transcript here. 

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

This week’s guest is U.S. Women’s Rugby Team member and bronze medalist Sarah Levy. Nearly six months since her time in Paris, we speak about her journey to the Olympics, Jewish representation, and the power of unity in sports.

View the transcript here. 

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment.  

This week’s guest is Barbara Weinstein, Associate Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and the Director of the Commission on Social Action. The RAC and WRJ are close partners in everything social justice.

We go over a post-election debrief, the power of community organizing, and the importance of celebrating incremental policy wins.

The episode opens with a post-election prayer.

Listeners can join WRJ next spring in Washington at our Social Justice Conference to advocate on behalf of some of the issues mentioned in this episode. Registration opens next month.

View the transcript here.

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment.  

This week’s guest is Analucía Lopezrevoredo, founder of Jewtina Y Co., an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing Latin-Jewish community, identity, and resilience. We discuss the importance of showing up for all parts of yourself, making the choice to be part of a chosen people. 

View the transcript here. 

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

Welcome back to Just  For  This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment.  

This week’s guest is Rachel Sussman, Vice President of Advocacy and Program at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. We discuss the importance of bodily autonomy in a functioning democracy, the ways that the fight for abortion access has - and hasn’t -changed in the last 20 years, and what’s at stake in next week’s election.  

To learn more about what’s on the ballot in your state and make your voting plan, visit vote.org. 

View the transcript here. 

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. 

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

This week’s guest is Zibby Owens, founder and CEO of Zibby Media, which includes the Zibby Books Boutique Publishing House, Zibby's Bookshop, and the award-winning daily podcast, "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books," which she hosts. We discuss how we balance expressing our Jewish identities with personal safety in the public square, and how this reality has shifted since October 7.

 Below are some helpful resources on Zibby, as discussed in the episode:

• Follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens
• Listen to her podcast: Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books with Zibby
• Purchase On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates
• Discover the six books she’s written/edited

View the transcript here.

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

This week’s guest is Cara Greenstein, public relations professional and social influencer. Cara started her award-winning brand, Caramelized, about a decade ago with a purpose to share, celebrate, and elevate everyday experiences.

We discuss growing up as a minority in the South, embracing Jewish identity online, and the importance of reengaging outside of virtual spaces.

View the transcript here.

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Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

This week’s guest is Anna Kislanski, CEO of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism. We reflect on the past year in Israel since the tragic events of October 7, 2023. We discuss the importance of a shared society; we also reiterate the necessity to bring the hostages home.

View the transcript here.

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast

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Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

This week’s guest is Abigail Pogrebin, author of “My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew,” a modern exploration into each of the Jewish holidays. We discuss what it means to inherit and then pass along a religion such as Judaism, the importance of conversation in an increasingly polarizing country, and Abigail’s new book, “It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses,” written with Rabbi Dov Lizner.

View the transcript here.

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Welcome back to Just For This, a new podcast. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. 

Content warning: This episode discusses an instance of suicidal thoughts. 

This week’s guest is Pamela Schuller, a disability and mental health advocate and professional comedian. Pamela has performed live in six countries, almost every state, and for more than 100,000 kids, teens, and adults, and appeared on the Netflix show Jewish Matchmaking. 

View the transcript here.

If you’re enjoying Just For This, be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast

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