Does Jewish law have a definitive stance on abortion? What happens to the real life Jewish women & couples who face the decision? Anne, Rachel and Shoshanna dig beneath the punditry and tackle a topic many are afraid to touch.
Does Jewish law have a definitive stance on abortion? What happens to the real life Jewish women & couples who face the decision? Anne, Rachel and Shoshanna dig beneath the punditry and tackle a topic many are afraid to touch.
Where have all the women gone? Shoshanna, Anne and Rachel put a finger on the pulse of the dangerous trend of erasing women from Jewish publications in the name of “religion”
Kol B’Isha Erva – a woman’s voice is nakedness.
What does this mean? Where does it come from? What are the implications today and is the answer always the same? Shoshanna, Anne and Rachel discuss the history, evolution, and misuses of Kol Isha.
Chochmat Nashim gets personal on personal status.
What happens when you’re on the outs of the Jewish community? When your demographic excludes you from the pale? What happens when you are exactly the norm? Chochmat Nashim explores the complexity of today’s society, and how we just need to be normal about it all.
Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber of ITIM understands the complex workings of religion and state in Israel better than most. He sat down with Shoshanna and Anne to talk about what’s good, what’s bad, what’s broken, and – perhaps surprisingly – the importance of a chief rabbinate for a Jewish state.
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.
