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  • 31 minutes 28 seconds
    Jewish Wedding: The Sequel

    Should second weddings be modest? Or is it kosher to go full bridezilla?

    A listener asks for advice on how to deal with her sister’s seemingly over-the-top requests for her second Jewish wedding.

    2nd weddings in the Torah:

    Abraham and Ketura 

    Boaz and Ruth

    Rabbi Akiva 

    Rav 

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    30 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 37 minutes 56 seconds
    Bubbe's Pickle

    A Grandma asks Rabbi Shira and Hanna how to share Jewish traditions with her grandchildren. How can she share these traditions without overstepping? How can she be a Jewish grandparent at a distance?

    Resources for Jewish grandparents: 

    Jewish Grandparents Network

    PJ Library

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    23 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 32 minutes 24 seconds
    When the End of the World Isn’t My Problem

    The news is awful, and everything feels terrible. Now go celebrate! 

    A news-obsessed listener asks for advice on how to be less negative at home. Is it ok to check out and still be a good Jew? And could Debbie Downer have been Jewish?

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    16 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 18 minutes 13 seconds
    Rabbi Shira’s Yom Kippur Sermon

    The next best thing to being in the synagogue with Rabbi Shira…Tune in to Rabbi Shira’s sermon for this year’s Yom Kippur. 

    We want to live in a world of the everlasting yes--but what do we do when we get the terminal no, instead?

    Read about the death and burial of Moses

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    9 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 21 minutes 27 seconds
    October 7th: One Year Later

    A special episode on October 7th:

    A year after the attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, Rabbi Shira and Hanna mourn the loss of life and talk about what else has been lost in the trauma of ongoing war with an uncertain future. 

    A young Jewish listener asks for advice on how to navigate tension between her two friend groups on opposite sides of the Israel debate.


    Read Can We Talk About Israel by Dan Sokatch

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    7 October 2024, 8:00 am
  • 34 minutes 16 seconds
    Live From D.C., It's Saturday Night

    Live from Washington D.C.! 

    Rabbi Shira and Hanna are answering your real life questions live at a special event in Washington D.C. – a city known for its scandal and intrigue. A married listener is having an affair and has no plans to stop. Should he still repent on Yom Kippur?

    Special thanks to Adas Israel Congregation in Washington D.C.

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    2 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 5 seconds
    All By Myself

    After her wife of more than two decades passed suddenly, our listener is struggling how to spend time by herself again, and how to tell her wonderful, well-meaning community to give her space.

    More on being "alone"

    More on Jewish Shiva rituals 

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    25 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 38 minutes
    The Amen Effect

    Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by Rabbi Sharon Brous to talk about what she calls the “The Amen Effect” – what it means to be heard and seen during times of joy and grief and how a deeper connection to the Jewish community can actually help us cross tribal lines. Rabbi Brous is the founder of IKAR, an influential progressive Jewish congregation in Los Angeles and the author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World.

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    Read Mishnah Midot 2.2

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    18 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 40 minutes 9 seconds
    Practical Rabbinics

    Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a new rabbi navigate her first high holiday season – what she calls “her Oscars and big debut.” What do rabbis wish you knew about services, why does Rabbi Shira hate when people only attend on Yom Kippur, and, gasp, what should a rabbi wear?!

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    Read the Talmud story about being flexible like a reed.

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    11 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 34 minutes 43 seconds
    Dogs on a Plane

    Dogs on a plane are kosher, but are they annoying? Rabbi Shira and Hanna kick off a new season and Elul with a Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot celebration. What are the Jewish ethics around animals? Is the Torah ableist? Bring your apples, honey, and dog biscuits and tune in.

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    Read more about Jewish pet names

    Read more about Rosh Hahanah LaBehemah 

    Learn about ableism in the Torah 

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    4 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 1 minute 17 seconds
    Coming Soon: Chutzpod Season 4

    This season on Chutzpod! Rabbi Shira Stutman and Hanna Rosin dive into all things high holidays. How do you really start over in the new year. How can you forgive others if you can't forgive yourself on Yom Kippur. And what should we think about snakes (and dogs) on a plane? 

    New episodes launch September 4th. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a thing. 

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    21 August 2024, 8:00 am
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