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The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism

Chochmat Nashim was founded to fight injustice in the Orthodox Jewish world and bring about positive change. Join Rachel Stomel, Anne Gordon, and Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll as they speak from within the ... Read more

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Changing Hearts & Minds: A Case Study in Dialogue When You Thought the Conversation was Closed (14)

Changing Hearts & Minds: A Case Study in Dialogue When You Thought the Conversation was Closed (14)

When a member of the RCA and the US Yeshiva community questioned the validity of Yoatzot Halacha, Chochmat Nashim engage... Read more

26 Apr 2018

20mins

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Episode 3 - Feminism

Episode 3 - Feminism

Feminism. What is it? Do we need it as an independent value? Does it have a essential role in Torah Judaism, or contradi... Read more

6 Apr 2017

22mins

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Between Moms and Mamzers (Season 2 Episode 3)

Between Moms and Mamzers (Season 2 Episode 3)

Artificial Reproductive Technologies have made all kinds of things possible - starting with children who would not have ... Read more

7 Nov 2018

20mins

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Episode 6 - Extremism

Episode 6 - Extremism

Extremism is a growing phenomenon in Orthodox Judaism, and this is perhaps most obvious in the Israeli city of Beit Shem... Read more

6 Sep 2017

25mins

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What America Gets Wrong about Jewish Abortion (Season 2 Episode 10)

What America Gets Wrong about Jewish Abortion (Season 2 Episode 10)

Does Jewish law have a definitive stance on abortion? What happens to the real life Jewish women & couples who face ... Read more

11 Mar 2019

23mins

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The Taboo that is Killing Women (Season 3 Episode 4)

The Taboo that is Killing Women (Season 3 Episode 4)

Women living in insular communities are dying of a disease they cannot name: breast cancer. Responding to the crisis, on... Read more

7 Nov 2019

18mins

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"I Don't Know of a Modest Way to Die": Breast Cancer Screening in the Haredi World (Season 2 Ep 2)

"I Don't Know of a Modest Way to Die": Breast Cancer Screening in the Haredi World (Season 2 Ep 2)

The Haredi world has a 70% lower incidence of breast cancer than the general population, but a 30-50% higher mortality r... Read more

22 Oct 2018

21mins

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Chochmat Nashim Classic: There Are Jews, and Then There Are Jews

Chochmat Nashim Classic: There Are Jews, and Then There Are Jews

Chochmat Nashim is still on summer hiatus, but we'll be back after the chagim with brand new episodes of the Chochmat Na... Read more

3 Sep 2018

28mins

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Two Agunot Cases SOLVED! (But Not Really)(Episode 18)

Two Agunot Cases SOLVED! (But Not Really)(Episode 18)

In some ways, it's a cause for celebration: an aguna for 18 years is finally released by a religious court. On the other... Read more

29 Jul 2018

23mins

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AntiSemitism: This Time It's Personal (Season 2 Episode 12)

AntiSemitism: This Time It's Personal (Season 2 Episode 12)

"In every generation, they arise to kill us." We say these words every year at the Passover Seder, but this year, it fee... Read more

8 Apr 2019

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The DNAysayers (Season 3 Episode 5)

The DNAysayers (Season 3 Episode 5)

It may sound like science fiction, but it's happening right now in Israel: the Rabbinate has begun using DNA tests to pr... Read more

20 Nov 2019

22mins

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Chochmat Nashim Cleans Up Flatbush Girl's Mess (SPECIAL TO THE CHOCHMAT NASHIM PODCAST)

Chochmat Nashim Cleans Up Flatbush Girl's Mess (SPECIAL TO THE CHOCHMAT NASHIM PODCAST)

Adina Miles, AKA "Flatbush Girl," started a business and soon found herself knee deep in what people thought a good Orth... Read more

2 Jan 2019

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Episode 4 -A Rabbi By Any Other Name

Episode 4 -A Rabbi By Any Other Name

Chochmat Nashim discusses women in Jewish leadership positions, and the unnecessary controversy over their titles.

23 May 2017

18mins

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What's a nice religious girl like you doing at a SlutWalk like this? (Season 2 Episode 15)

What's a nice religious girl like you doing at a SlutWalk like this? (Season 2 Episode 15)

SlutWalk - which protests sexual violence and victim blaming - makes an important statement. But the attire of many part... Read more

28 May 2019

22mins

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Episode 5 - There are Jews, and Then There Are Jews

Episode 5 - There are Jews, and Then There Are Jews

Rabbi Chuck Davidson explains to Chochmat Nashim the ins and outs of conversion in the State of Israel, with its large p... Read more

29 May 2017

28mins

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Are You Honest or Are You Frum? (Season 3 Episode 7)

Are You Honest or Are You Frum? (Season 3 Episode 7)

Rabbi Yosef Blau, mashgiach ruchani of Yeshiva University, has witnessed the evolution of the Jewish world, both in Isra... Read more

21 Jan 2020

33mins

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Activism Unlocked (Season 3 Episode 3)

Activism Unlocked (Season 3 Episode 3)

Activism isn’t magic; it’s something anyone can do. Rachel, Anne, and Shoshanna outline the unexpected pitfalls and mean... Read more

24 Oct 2019

19mins

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Que Serara Serara (Season 2 Episode 4)

Que Serara Serara (Season 2 Episode 4)

Local elections in Israel brought a record number of women to positions of authority. With the Rambam saying women can't... Read more

27 Nov 2018

22mins

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We Siyum, But Do We Believe ‘Em? (Season 3 Episode 6)

We Siyum, But Do We Believe ‘Em? (Season 3 Episode 6)

It seems almost unbelievable that a convention center hall was packed with 3,300 women celebrating women’s daf yomi- the... Read more

9 Jan 2020

16mins

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Shall we dance? (Season 3 Episode 2)

Shall we dance? (Season 3 Episode 2)

Simchat Torah is a holiday of joy and celebration, but also of conflict and misconceptions when it comes to women’s part... Read more

10 Oct 2019

20mins

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