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Don’t ask what we want from life. Instead, ask what life wants from us

To merit Divine assistance, Moshe needed to act first

While we hold our secrets close to our hearts, sometimes they slip out. Five stories As told to Russy Tendler "If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and self-judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in a Petri dish and douse it with

While we hold our secrets close to our hearts, sometimes they slip out. Five stories As told to Russy Tendler "If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and self-judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in a Petri dish and douse it with

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

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

The top ten moments in the life of children of baalei teshuvah

A talmid’s unconditional adherence to Rav Mattisyahu Salomon, the gadol who became his guide