In the first episode of Season 6, we sit down with three women, Sophia Rivka Rossi, Shaina Liberow-Schmukler, and Adira Shiff-Kest, to explore the impact of Chassidic wisdom on their individual experiences of Teshuvah and their process of returning to their divine souls. We explore the power of emotional honesty, humor, and even anger in our relationship with G-d, the importance of maintaining our own individual voices and what it looks like to truly choose G-d throughout life.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction & Share Sponsorship

02:49 Celebrating Chai Elul and the Impact of Chassidus

05:43 When Judaism Entered My Inner World

09:02 Understanding Teshuvah: A Return to Self

11:58 How the Tanya Impacted Me

14:47 G-d is Underneath the Pain

17:40 Emotional Honesty in a Relationship with G-d

27:16 The Power of Holy Anger

29:37 Being a Voice of Moral Courage

32:19 The Zigzags of Life

34:45 Finding Stillness in a Busy World

38:35 There's More to You

41:45 A Jewish Experience of Joy

45:48 Owning My Jewish Identity in Public

49:00 The Ideas That Changed Me

49:53 From One Soul to Another