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Risa Rotman
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A single moment can make all the difference between chometz and matzah, between success and failure. They raced the clock — and beat it!
Shoshana Neumann
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 A single moment can make all the difference between chometz and matzah, between success and failure. They raced the clock — and beat it!
Beth Perkel
Veiled Reference Podcast
Glikl of Hameln is a familiar and beloved character to Jewish history enthusiasts. In this episode, we dive beneath the surface of Glikl’s words to deeply appreciate the forces at play for women of her era. In conversation with Professor Elisheva Carlebach. Dr. Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society, at Columbia University.  
BONUS MINIPOD: Shabtai Zvi, Birkas Kohanim, and the Path Away from the Kosel
Tzipora Weinberg
Veiled Reference Podcast
The Silent Strength of Joanna of Burgos Joanna is a name most people won’t recognize, but her story is one for the ages. This episode describes one woman’s faith under fire, in the aftermath of the 1391 massacres in Spain, and the ways women kept their faith throughout the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In conversation with Yael Krumbein. Yael teaches European History at Touro College’s Lander College for Women in New York City and Jewish history at Bais Yaakov Machon Ora High School in Passaic, NJ   MINI-POD: The Rivash and the Chasid Yavetz on women's challenges and triumphs in Spain, 1391-1492
Tzipora Weinberg
Smart Eats
Peas and thank you!
Shira Isenberg, RD, MPH
Smart Eats
Answers to five burning cheesecake questions
Shira Isenberg, RD, MPH
Hidden Heroes
His body is paralyzed, but his strong will drives him
Tovy Mann
Hidden Heroes
Children with low bone density can take part in games and any activities that don’t put stress on their bones
Tovy Mann
I'm Stuck
“I’m so torn between my ideals of what marriage and chinuch should be and my practical reality on the ground”
Faigy Peritzman
I'm Stuck
“Teenagers are shrewd observers, and they can’t be fooled. It doesn’t matter what you say. What you do matters. Who you are matters”
Faigy Peritzman
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