Spirit and Sparks
Pesach is coming; we have to renew ourselves, rise and get ready. Because Hashem wants everybody at His Seder table
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Eyes That Saw Angels
Would we spend the rest of our lives wondering why we’d hadn’t contacted the myriad of magical figures living in our midst?
Eyes That Saw Angels
Venerable individuals still among us share their recollections of personal encounters with yesteryear's giants
Five Random Questions
I think we’re all trying to be considerate of each other. As my father said, “We became such good friends!”
Five Random Questions
"I love nature and beautiful scenery. The Alps are as un-NYC as you can get!"
Veiled Joy
The two of us stood under our chuppah, enjoying the wedding we’d planned in just 24 hours
Veiled Joy
Fear was beginning to creep into our conversations. Would there be flights? Should everyone leave now?
Hindsight Is 2020
Fan the Flame What do our girls need the most? Shaindy Kleinman has been teaching and mentoring girls for over four decades. She currently teaches life skills and chinuch in several Boro Park high schools. They need to know who they are! Not the typical self-esteem psychobabble that frequently generates egocentricity, but who they really
Hindsight Is 2020
This dual focus — on Torah growth, and maintaining Jews’ last Jewish connection — is one that kiruv organizations should embrace
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
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
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