Shira (Volk) Picker moved to Israel when she was 7. For the past few decades, Shira has oscillated between two worlds, the Chareidi and Zionist communities. In this episode, Shira shares what living through the Simchas Torah war, October 7th and the aftermath has been through her lens as an Israeli citizen, mother, and wife.
To learn more about Shira, head to Instagram and follow @shiravolkpicker

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Nechama has been chained to a dead marriage for the past 9 years. She spent years trying to fight for her freedom. Recently, after 2 years of persistence, Nechama obtained a psak, an authoritative ruling on halachic matters, that permits Nechama to obtain the get through force.

Now, Nechama turns to us to join her in the fight, not only for her freedom, but for justice for agunot and for this systemic issue to become a thing of the past.

To get updates about this case and to show your support, sign this petition https://sign.moveon.org/p/getmeaget

To see the psak, click here https://b.link/wasserman

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Trigger warning: this episode discusses sexual abuse as well as addiction.

Rachel is a mother, wife, writer and all around passionate human. In this episode, Rachel bravely shares her experiences of childhood sexual abuse, her struggle with endometriosis, her experience with addiction and how she has taken her experiences and used them to help others and heal herself.

To learn more about Rachel and read more about her experiences, check her out here:
Blog: https://midnight-musings.wixsite.com/midnight-musings
IG: @rachel_daar_cohen
Facebook: Rachel Daar Cohen
Email: [email protected]

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Rachel “Ruchy” Lebowitz is a go getter. At the age of 17, the hassidic born young woman got her GED, went to college, and grew numerous businesses. Now, she uses her knowledge to help entrepreneurs implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System. In this episode, Ruchy and I discuss the need for women to be empowered to know their finances, protect the family finances, get life insurance and start investing.
Check out Ruchy on instagram @Rachelebowitz_myeoslife

Book recommendations:

Predictably Irrational,
by Dr. Dan Ariely (Author)
https://a.co/d/2ziaf89

The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel 
https://a.co/d/9JC8c5y

Death journal:
https://amzn.to/3YaFFJW

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I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Rabbanit Henkin, founder and Dean of Nishmat, one of today’s most acclaimed Jewish educators and a leader in re-drawing the landscape of Torah leadership and scholarship for women. She has headed Nishmat’s beit midrash for thirty years, where her legendary, infectious love of Torah inspires generation after generation of students. Together with her husband, noted halachic authority Rav Yehuda Henkin ztz”l, Rabbanit Henkin created the unique role of Yoatzot Halacha, experts in women’s health and Jewish law, to address women’s questions in taharat hamishpacha and women’s health.
In this week’s episode, the Rabbanit and I discuss women’s learning, how Nishmat came to be, and the role of a yoetzet halacha in regard to taharat hamishpacha.

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G-d works in mysterious ways. After already cancelling my recording with Jackie Glaser, I debating pushing it off yet again. After this conversation and exercise about how to accept our mental health struggles in order to not only go through it, but grow through it, I see how incredible Jackie truly is and how deep this concept is.

Jackie had a private practice in Sydney Australia and worked as the resident “Psychologist” on the national “Today Show”. Additionally, Jackie worked in outreach with Olami for 12 years in various roles. Currently, Jackie works as a dating coach to single women shift their fears, blocks and be truly open to receiving an amazing spouse.

To learn more about Jackie, visit jackieglaser.com and @jackieglaserofficial on Instagram.

Recommended reading: Letting Go: The Pathway to Surrender

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Shoshanna is no stranger to standing up when she sees someone in danger or something problematic happening in the world. Shoshanna is the cofounder of Chochmat Nashim, an organization that fights extremism in the Jewish community. In this week’s episode, Shoshanna and I discuss how her journey of advocacy began and where it is taking her, and countless other women, now.
To learn more about what Shoshanna and Chochmat Nashim have been working on, head to
Chochmatnashim.org
Ratemybeitdin.com
Jewishlifephotos.com
Chochmatnashim.org/podcasts/

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Alex does a whole lot of good in the Jewish community. She is a writer, a podcast host, and most recently, the creative director of Faces of Orthodoxy. With so many sources of media portraying Orthodoxy in a negative light, Alex and I discuss what she and her team is doing to help reinforce Orthodox Jews’ pride in their faith and lifestyle to learn more about Alex and faces of orthodoxy, head to @dmc.podcast @alexfleksher and @faces.of.orthodoxy on Instagram

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Ever read something so triggering because you know it’s the truth but you’re not ready to accept it? Well, that happened to me with Sarah Pachter.
Sarah is an international speaker and author who is passionate about teaching Torah and empowering people through the written and spoken word. In this week’s episode, Sarah and I discuss how she got onto this path of speaking and writing, and dive into why women feel like they’re never enough and my resistance to concepts from “Is it Ever Enough?”

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Aimee Baron MD, FAAP, is the founder and executive director of I Was Supposed to Have a Baby (IWSTHAB), a nonprofit organization that utilizes social media to support Jewish individuals and families as they are struggling to have a child. In this week’s episode, we discuss how and why Aimee founded IWSTHAB, what the organization does and why it’s so needed.
To learn more about IWSTHAB and to donate, you can head to www.Iwassupposedtohaveababy.org/donate

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Liba is the founder of Spirit Fit Life, a mom, and most recently, a competitor in American Ninja Warrior.
In this week’s episode, Liba and I discuss her passion, how she got to founding SFL, and her road to American Ninja Warrior.
To learn more about Liba you can find her on Instagram @liba.spiritfitlife

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