The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism

What happens when we declare people, rather than positions, as beyond the pale in Orthodoxy? Chochmat Nashim challenges the notion that Orthodoxy is an ever-shrinking tent. Now, more than ever, we need voices - including yours! - pushing back. Vote for ORTHODOXY INCLUDES WOMEN: A CONFERENCE FOR ISRAELIS AND NEW YORKERS! A conference with Orthodox men and women, in Israel and NY, to tackle the issues we face in Judaism and make it better? This is what we need right now. Please help by voting at the link below! https://www.ujafedny.org/its-all-in-the-family-voting/ Music: "Misery" by The Whips

What's the connection between the raging battles over women's prayer at the Kotel (Western Wall) and Chochmat Nashim's unlikely origin story? Listen to this podcast to find out! Music: "Misery" by The Whips

"In every generation, they arise to kill us." We say these words every year at the Passover Seder, but this year, it feels closer to home. Rachel, Anne, and Shoshanna confront what it means to feel an international wave of antisemitism breathing down our necks. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Alleged pedophile Malka Leifer has evaded extradition for years due to a complex web of community cover-ups, abuse of rabbinic authority and obstruction of justice that goes all the way up to the government level. Chochmat Nashim asks: Where did it go wrong? Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Does Jewish law have a definitive stance on abortion? What happens to the real life Jewish women & couples who face the decision? Anne, Rachel and Shoshanna dig beneath the punditry and tackle a topic many are afraid to touch. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Where have all the women gone? Shoshanna, Anne, and Rachel put a finger on the pulse of the dangerous trend of erasing women from Jewish publications in the name of "religion." Music; "Misery" by The Whips

How kol isha - the restrictions on hearing a woman's voice - affects the way Jewish women sing, speak, and express themselves. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

What happens when you're on the outs of the Jewish community? When your demographic excludes you from the pale? What happens when you are exactly the norm? Chochmat Nashim explores the complexity of today's society, and how we just need to be normal about it all. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber of ITIM understands the complex workings of religion and state in Israel better than most. He sat down with Shoshanna and Anne to talk about what's good, what's bad, what's broken, and - perhaps surprisingly - the importance of a chief rabbinate for a Jewish state. Music: "Misery" by the Whips

Adina Miles, AKA "Flatbush Girl," started a business and soon found herself knee deep in what people thought a good Orthodox woman should and should not be doing. Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll speaks with her about making change from within the Orthodox community, and how her special brand of activism uses shock to "make the mess" that Chochmat Nashim cleans up. Music: "Misery" by The Whips