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

The documentary 93Queen tells the story of Judge Ruchie Freier and her all-women ambulance corps, an unlikely story of women's empowerment coming from an even more unlikely quarter: the hasidim of Brooklyn. Chochmat Nashim sits down with the film's creator, Paula Eiselt, to talk about the hurdles and downright nastiness the women overcame, as well as what it means to enter the hasidic world with a video camera. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Local elections in Israel brought a record number of women to positions of authority. With the Rambam saying women can't be in charge of just about anything, it sounds like a lot of people who care about Halakhah might need to move. Join Chochmat Nashim as we discuss just what is "serara" anyway, and the question of a dominant leadership in contemporary society.

Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Artificial Reproductive Technologies have made all kinds of things possible - starting with children who would not have been born. With innovation, comes halakhic response. And, in the case we discuss, rabbinic overreach, thanks to Israel's lack of separation of religion and state. Shoshanna, Rachel, and Anne consider what it means to be a parent when the state wants to taint your child (as well as define some terms and issues that the Knesset has been using incorrectly). Music: "Misery" by The Whips

The Haredi world has a 70% lower incidence of breast cancer than the general population, but a 30-50% higher mortality rate from the disease. How is this possible? What can be done to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among the Haredi population? Join Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll, Anne Gordon, and Rachel Stomel to discover the reasons for the problem, the ways that it can be confronted, why some Haredi leaders are - shockingly - resisting any solutions, and what Chochmat Nashim is doing to help. Music: “Misery” by The Whips