NOTE: We recorded this more than a month before its release. But then the Meron tragedy happened, and we didn't want to shift the focus (Shoshanna spoke about it with Rabbi Scott Kahn, on the Orthodox Conundrum - https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/tears-prayers-and-no-accountability-talking-frankly-about-the-tragedy-at-meron-61/). And the rockets started flying (you heard us talk about that, in the thick of things). Thank God, now we have a chance to release this episode. We wish it had become outdated... some of our references, such as to "this past week," definitely did. Unfortunately, violence against women is an "evergreen" topic. So... we're here to let you know about MK Bezalel Smotrich's "rescue" of an agunah. And the covert missionaries that rocked Jerusalem for a time (they're still at large). And we delve into the perennial violence against women, from the most horrendous of biblical tales to events of 2021. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

30% of Women Are Assaulted in Their Lifetimes (Season 4 Episode 11)

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Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll has a deep end insightful conversation with Sony Perlman of Brainstorm Podcast on how we've outsourced our Judaism, and gone far from the source.

Is This What God wants? With Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll

Even as the war rages in Israel, American campuses have become a whole other front line. Anne and Shoshanna speak to two US college students about their experiences of antisemitism and anti-Zionism on campus, and marvel at the strength of these incredible young people. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

People's College for the Liberation of Palestine: U.S. Jews on Campus (Season 7 Episode 14)

How can we celebrate when our people are in captivity? Yet, Passover isn't cancelled this year, even if you feel it should be, so how do we make sense of it? In what is now an annual pre-Passover episode to help boost our seder experience, Anne and Shoshanna talk to Dr. Tammy Jacobowitz about how to approach the holiday this very difficult year. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

If the Hostages Aren't Home by Pesach, What's a Holiday of Freedom? (Season 7 Episode 13)

Six months into Israel's war with Hamas, and nearly all sectors of Israeli society are feeling it, but extended army service and a sadly rising death toll have turned Israeli attention to the Haredim who (for the most part) do not serve in the IDF. Much of Israel is irate, but with the yeshiva exemptions newly canceled, Haredim are irate too. Anne and Shoshanna discuss the change in the air. Our annual fundraiser is this week! SUPPORT OUR WORK TODAY https://causematch.com/chochmatnashim2024

No, Serving in the IDF Is NOT Worse Than Being Killed by Hamas (Season 7 Episode 12)

Adina Sash has set the Orthodox world buzzing about the strike she hopes will help agunot. Shoshanna and Anne talk to Adina about her campaign and what has come of it (so far). Music: "Misery" by The Whips

30% of Women Are Assaulted in Their Lifetimes (Season 4 Episode 11)

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