Israel's government voted for the first part of Israel's judicial reform, the "reasonableness" clause, and everyone has an opinion about it, but Anne and Shoshanna focus on other actions of this coalition that are less known and may be even more significant, especially if you're a woman in Israel. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Israel's government voted for the first part of Israel's judicial reform, the "reasonableness" clause, and everyone has an opinion about it, but Anne and Shoshanna focus on other actions of this coalition that are less known and may be even more significant, especially if you're a woman in Israel. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

The Right to Gender Segregation (Season 6 Episode 17)

Look at your shelf of Jewish books, and you'll see that you have far fewer books authored by women. Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld joins Anne and Shoshanna to elaborate on Sefaria's new writing circle to foster books of Torah scholarship written by women, some of the challenges - and also profound and practical hopes for the future women writers of Torah. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Look at your shelf of Jewish books, and you'll see that you have far fewer books authored by women. Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld joins Anne and Shoshanna to elaborate on Sefaria's new writing circle to foster books of Torah scholarship written by women, some of the challenges - and also profound and practical hopes for the future women writers of Torah. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Judaism Is Better When Women Are Read (Season 6 Episode 16)

Politics have real impact on the lives of Israeli citizens, and the recent passing of the budget means the current ultra-religious, ultra-nationalist government can expect to be in place for some time. Anne and Shoshanna task guest Haviv Rettig-Gur, senior analyst at The Times of Israel, to explain the implications of it all. To do so, he also described the development of Haredi society and the Israeli government's role in shaping the world of ultra-Orthodoxy as we now know it. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Politics have real impact on the lives of Israeli citizens, and the recent passing of the budget means the current ultra-religious, ultra-nationalist government can expect to be in place for some time. Anne and Shoshanna task guest Haviv Rettig-Gur, senior analyst at The Times of Israel, to explain the implications of it all. To do so, he also described the development of Haredi society and the Israeli government's role in shaping the world of ultra-Orthodoxy as we now know it. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

A Strictly Secular Crucifixion: In Conversation with Haviv Rettig-Gur (Season 6 Episode 15)

In an era of choice, we have many options how we approach our loved ones, communication, our experience of Judaism, and more. Shoshanna and Anne delve into the "languages" we employ, and how the fact that there are many of them is both liberating and a challenge. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

In an era of choice, we have many options how we approach our loved ones, communication, our experience of Judaism, and more. Shoshanna and Anne delve into the "languages" we employ, and how the fact that there are many of them is both liberating and a challenge. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

What's Love Got to Do with It? (Season 6 Episode 14)

Chani Apfelbaum's most recent cookbook, Totally Kosher, was the subject of pride, then consternation, and now pride again. Anne and Shoshanna share the story, including the sometimes unpleasant underbelly of fundraising and a win against erasing women. Music: "Misery" by The Whips.

Chani Apfelbaum's most recent cookbook, Totally Kosher, was the subject of pride, then consternation, and now pride again. Anne and Shoshanna share the story, including the sometimes unpleasant underbelly of fundraising and a win against erasing women. Music: "Misery" by The Whips.

The Cookbook Has No Porn (Season 6 Episode 13)

Dr. Chavi Kahn joins Anne and Shoshanna to reflect on the legacy of her father, Rabbi Moshe Kahn, z"l, beloved Talmud rebbe at Stern College -- and the recent brouhaha when Stern (temporarily) cancelled its lower level course offerings in Talmud. Why does it matter whether Stern College offers Talmud to its female students? And why should women be learning Talmud to begin with? Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Dr. Chavi Kahn joins Anne and Shoshanna to reflect on the legacy of her father, Rabbi Moshe Kahn, z"l, beloved Talmud rebbe at Stern College -- and the recent brouhaha when Stern (temporarily) cancelled its lower level course offerings in Talmud. Why does it matter whether Stern College offers Talmud to its female students? And why should women be learning Talmud to begin with? Music: "Misery" by The Whips

A Rabbi's Legacy, the Talmud, and Stern College (Season 6 Episode 12)

You know already that hyper-tzniut gets Chochmat Nashim riled up - it's literally the incarnation of the slide to extremism that harms Judaism for everyone. This time it's a cross-body bag, giving Shoshanna and Anne reason to remind everyone that this very Jewish value can be taken too far. Music: "Misery" By The Whips

You know already that hyper-tzniut gets Chochmat Nashim riled up - it's literally the incarnation of the slide to extremism that harms Judaism for everyone. This time it's a cross-body bag, giving Shoshanna and Anne reason to remind everyone that this very Jewish value can be taken too far. Music: "Misery" By The Whips

We'll Come Back from the Failed Experiment of Erasing Women (Season 6 Episode 11)

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

In our annual Seat at the Seder Table episode, Anne and Shoshanna are pleased to partake of Rachel's powerful insights that help bring the Haggadah's driest parts to life, from the blurring of time to putting ourselves into the story. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

In our annual Seat at the Seder Table episode, Anne and Shoshanna are pleased to partake of Rachel's powerful insights that help bring the Haggadah's driest parts to life, from the blurring of time to putting ourselves into the story. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Rachel Sharansky Danziger and the Seder's Multiverse (Season 6 Episode 10)

Would more women in Israel's coalition change its policies? Who knows, but they'd make a more representative government. Shoshanna and Anne discuss the reversals to women's rights that we'd never have thought would be in danger, in the wake of International Women's Day, no less. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Would more women in Israel's coalition change its policies? Who knows, but they'd make a more representative government. Shoshanna and Anne discuss the reversals to women's rights that we'd never have thought would be in danger, in the wake of International Women's Day, no less. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Backsliding (Season 6 Episode 9)

The Israeli public is deeply divided over legislation aimed at dramatically changing the judicial system in Israel, specifically the relationship between the government and the Supreme Court. Israelis don't agree (of course) on how best to protect the country. Anne and Shoshanna make sense of the political temperature in Israel. Our annual fundraiser. Check out the video based on the testimony of an agunah. We need you to make a difference! https://causematch.com/chochmatnashim Music: "Misery" by The Whips

The Israeli public is deeply divided over legislation aimed at dramatically changing the judicial system in Israel, specifically the relationship between the government and the Supreme Court. Israelis don't agree (of course) on how best to protect the country. Anne and Shoshanna make sense of the political temperature in Israel. Our annual fundraiser. Check out the video based on the testimony of an agunah. We need you to make a difference! <a href="https://causematch.com/chochmatnashim" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://causematch.com/chochmatnashim</a> Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Israel's Judicial Reform: What Is Going On?!? (Season 6 Episode 8)

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 community out of love for Judaism, respect for tradition, and the need for justice.

I listened to the abortion episode and the whole time they were saying how it’s a case by case basis, while at the same time, going from the premise that everyone agrees a fetus is not a life because you are only Chayav in nezikin if you force a woman to miscarry. I give them the benefit of the doubt of just being ignorant as most cases of ending a life will not result in death penalty (For example you are not Chayav if you kill a treifa but the person is certainly alive). The only way to give the death penalty is with eidim and hasraa which is a rare case. I would recommend them to do an intellectually honest review of the sugya

Not well articulated and demeaning

This is a thought-provoking honest intelligent podcast

Love it

The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism

When a member of the RCA and the US Yeshiva community questioned the validity of Yoatzot Halacha, Chochmat Nashim engaged on their turf, creating a valuable window of understanding and consensus in an otherwise polarized climate. Music: “Misery” by The Whips

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

Feminism. What is it? Do we need it as an independent value? Does it have a essential role in Torah Judaism, or contradict its premises? We don't all agree. -- What do you think?

Episode 3 - Feminism

Artificial Reproductive Technologies have made all kinds of things possible - starting with children who would not have been born. With innovation, comes halakhic response. And, in the case we discuss, rabbinic overreach, thanks to Israel's lack of separation of religion and state. Shoshanna, Rachel, and Anne consider what it means to be a parent when the state wants to taint your child (as well as define some terms and issues that the Knesset has been using incorrectly). Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Between Moms and Mamzers (Season 2 Episode 3)

Extremism is a growing phenomenon in Orthodox Judaism, and this is perhaps most obvious in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. What can be done to counteract extremism? Is the excuse that, "The extremists are a tiny minority of our community" valid? And are we as vocal about extremism in our own sub-communities as we are when it appears elsewhere? Join Rachel Stomel, Anne Gordon, and Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll for a discussion of this crucial issue. (Please note: this podcast was recorded several months ago, and makes reference to specific events that took place at that time.) Music: “Misery” by The Whips

Episode 6 - Extremism

Does Jewish law have a definitive stance on abortion? What happens to the real life Jewish women &amp; couples who face the decision? Anne, Rachel and Shoshanna dig beneath the punditry and tackle a topic many are afraid to touch. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

Women living in insular communities are dying of a disease they cannot name: breast cancer. Responding to the crisis, one organization's innovative approach is saving lives. With special guest, Sarah Landman of the Eden Center. Music: "Misery" by the Whips

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

The Haredi world has a 70% lower incidence of breast cancer than the general population, but a 30-50% higher mortality rate from the disease. How is this possible? What can be done to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among the Haredi population? Join Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll, Anne Gordon, and Rachel Stomel to discover the reasons for the problem, the ways that it can be confronted, why some Haredi leaders are - shockingly - resisting any solutions, and what Chochmat Nashim is doing to help. Music: “Misery” by The Whips

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

Chochmat Nashim

Chochmat Nashim is still on summer hiatus, but we'll be back after the chagim with brand new episodes of the Chochmat Nashim Podcast. In the interim, listen to this classic episode from last year. Rabbi Chuck Davidson explains to Chochmat Nashim the ins and outs of conversion in the State of Israel, with its large population of non-halakhically Jewish Jews. Yes, really. Music: “Misery” by The Whips

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

In some ways, it's a cause for celebration: an aguna for 18 years is finally released by a religious court. On the other hand, despite the fact that an Orthodox beit din has annulled the marriage, that decision has no effect whatsoever - none! - upon her legal status in Israel. Doesn't that violate the principle that the decisions of a valid beit din are accepted, even if other rabbis disagree with the ruling? What does this tell us about the pitfalls of the religion-state mix in Israeli law? And what can each of us do to fix these problems? Join Anne, Rachel, and Shoshanna to find out. If you like what we're doing and what Chochmat Nashim stands for - that Judaism is better when women are heard - please contribute to the Chochmat Nashim annual campaign that is going on this very moment. Your gift is an investment in every Jew in every Jewish community. Censorship has pervaded our culture, and silenced women need your help. Donate today and counter the damage caused by the systematic exclusion of women. Your gift makes the difference between extremism and a Judaism you can be proud of. Go to https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/chochmat-nashim-2018/ to do you part. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

In some ways, it's a cause for celebration: an aguna for 18 years is finally released by a religious court. On the other hand, despite the fact that an Orthodox beit din has annulled the marriage, that decision has no effect whatsoever - none! - upon her legal status in Israel. Doesn't that violate the principle that the decisions of a valid beit din are accepted, even if other rabbis disagree with the ruling? What does this tell us about the pitfalls of the religion-state mix in Israeli law? And what can each of us do to fix these problems? Join Anne, Rachel, and Shoshanna to find out. If you like what we're doing and what Chochmat Nashim stands for - that Judaism is better when women are heard - please contribute to the Chochmat Nashim annual campaign that is going on this very moment. Your gift is an investment in every Jew in every Jewish community. Censorship has pervaded our culture, and silenced women need your help. Donate today and counter the damage caused by the systematic exclusion of women. Your gift makes the difference between extremism and a Judaism you can be proud of. Go to <a href="https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/chochmat-nashim-2018/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/chochmat-nashim-2018/</a> to do you part. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

"In every generation, they arise to kill us." We say these words every year at the Passover Seder, but this year, it feels closer to home. Rachel, Anne, and Shoshanna confront what it means to feel an international wave of antisemitism breathing down our necks. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

It may sound like science fiction, but it's happening right now in Israel: the Rabbinate has begun using DNA tests to prove Jewishness. Is there such a thing as reliably Jewish DNA? Chochmat Nashim explores how that happened and why it's raising alarm bells. Music: "Misery" by the Whips

The DNAysayers (Season 3 Episode 5)

Adina Miles, AKA "Flatbush Girl," started a business and soon found herself knee deep in what people thought a good Orthodox woman should and should not be doing. Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll speaks with her about making change from within the Orthodox community, and how her special brand of activism uses shock to "make the mess" that Chochmat Nashim cleans up. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

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

Episode 4 -A Rabbi By Any Other Name

SlutWalk - which protests sexual violence and victim blaming - makes an important statement. But the attire of many participants is not what anyone would call "tznius." As religious people, can we accept the medium for the sake of the message? Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

Rabbi Chuck Davidson explains to Chochmat Nashim the ins and outs of conversion in the State of Israel, with its large population of non-halakhically Jewish Jews. Yes, really. Music: “Misery” by The Whips

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

Rabbi Yosef Blau, mashgiach ruchani of Yeshiva University, has witnessed the evolution of the Jewish world, both in Israel and the Diaspora. In this compelling interview, Chochmat Nashim gives you a glimpse of Orthodoxy, and our changing role in it, through the lens of Rabbi Blau’s unique and sharp perspective. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

Activism isn’t magic; it’s something anyone can do. Rachel, Anne, and Shoshanna outline the unexpected pitfalls and means to success of making meaningful and lasting change. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Activism Unlocked (Season 3 Episode 3)

Serara Serara

Local elections in Israel brought a record number of women to positions of authority. With the Rambam saying women can't be in charge of just about anything, it sounds like a lot of people who care about Halakhah might need to move. Join Chochmat Nashim as we discuss just what is "serara" anyway, and the question of a dominant leadership in contemporary society. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Que Serara Serara (Season 2 Episode 4)

It seems almost unbelievable that a convention center hall was packed with 3,300 women celebrating women’s daf yomi- the daily Talmud study cycle. Chochmat Nashim shares the exuberance of being in the room where it happened. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

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

Simchat Torah is a holiday of joy and celebration, but also of conflict and misconceptions when it comes to women’s participation in the holiday. Chochmat Nashim untangles the mess of halacha, communal norms and shul politics that have us all going in circles. Music: "Misery" by The Whips

Shall we dance? (Season 3 Episode 2)

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