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Kichels
You may not be able to help Rochi but you can help real people
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
Kichels
When I’m cold, I’ll never put on a sweater — I‘m tougher than that.   “Excuse me, do you have the time?” She peered intently at me, her brown eyes eagerly seeking my answer. I picked up my wooden cane and aimed it at the group of girls who’d accosted me. “The time? All times are
Bracha Stein and Chani Judowitz
School Daze
There are a lot of other ways to be successful than being academic. You are so much more than the grades you get!
Perel Stone
School Daze
Who would guess that the girl who was making every teacher miserable had such talent!
Perel Stone
Jr. Tales
“What do you think they’ll call her? I hope it’s a name I’ll be excited about”
Chaya Rosen
Jr. Tales
He’d help Reuven find a costume, Yoni decided, but he wasn’t telling Reuven about his own
Hadar Nudel
Great Reads
Mummy was a fighter, but this was a battle she couldn’t win
Ester Zirkind
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Sometimes I feel like I’m ten again, a child they expect to behave in predictable ways
Bashie Lisker
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
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