The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism

Shoshanna and Anne host guest Elisheva Rishon, a Black Jewish woman, who weighs in on the most recent spike in antisemitism, the knee-jerk reactions to it, what it means to be caught in the middle of both the Black and Jewish communities, and what we all can do about it. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Yes, it's another Israeli election. This time, political extremism is in the running. Anne and Shoshanna try to understand the popularity of Israel's far-right parties, and explain why Chochmat Nashim shuns extremism of all kinds. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Shoshanna and Anne answer YOUR questions: How we keep going in the face of opposition, whether any change is really happening, a primer on pre- and post-nups, and how is it OK to take a captive wife in war?? Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Protests, prenups, and, still, so many women are chained in marriage. Now, a new Chochmat Nashim project encourages transparency and best practices in the religious courts. Shoshanna and Anne explain the project and why it is both innovative and a safeguard for the Jewish community. Our next step to end get-abuse! Visit Rate My Beit Din at https://www.ratemybeitdin.com/. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Anne and Shoshanna are guests on Rabbi Scott Kahn's Orthodox Conundrum podcast to talk about men's and women's spaces in Orthodoxy. Music: "Happy Rock" by bensound.com

For nearly a decade (!), Chochmat Nashim has been exposing and explaining the damage caused by erasing women - that goes so far beyond an interest in seeing women's faces. Anne and Shoshanna revisit the topic with the insights borne of conversations with too many naysayers. It's time to end the erasure of women - and just chill! Music: "Misery" by Bensound.com

The ultra-Orthodox world is banning the internet for women, cutting them off from their livelihoods, their social networks, and their access to information. We obviously find this appalling and infantilizing, but do the women of that world agree? Shoshanna and Anne speak with an insider who tells all. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Anne and Shoshanna take the pulse of how Israel's complex (and teetering) coalition government has improved some of the systems in Israeli society that we care about (with a special mention for Chochmat Nashim's deputy director). We also review how Matan Kahana, the complicated figure who heads the state's religious services (now as deputy minister) has made a real push for women's equal standing in some important ways. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Abortion. Everyone has an opinion, including those who will never face it. Shoshanna and Anne discuss why, as Orthodox Jews, we should care about American abortion policy - specifically, the potential banning and criminalization of abortion. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Pesach prep can take your time, energy, and attention away from the spiritual aspects of seder. Anne and Shoshanna went looking for "women's Torah" to enrich our seder experiences, and enlist Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld for her insights, experience, and many tips to help our seders be all they can be - without adding much prep time. https://www.sefaria.org/collections/pictures-tell-the-passover-haggadah https://www.amazon.com/Pictures-Tell-Passover-Haggadah-photographs/dp/9657801044/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QHBBI8T8Y18P&keywords=pictures+tell&qid=1649676680&s=books&sprefix=pictures+tell%2Cstripbooks%2C116&sr=1-1 https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/305570?lang=bi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I951gyYmyZU https://www.sefaria.org/texts Music: "Misery" by The Whips