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Consider Yourself Cornered
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Speaking to Myself
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The Lonely Wait
Invisible No More
Within all the sound, do we hear the voices of the young men and women themselves?
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Painful Conversations Require Innovative Solutions   
Adopt a Shadchan (AAS) began with a small group of dedicated shadchanim, committed to helping singles find their match
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Stop, Thief!
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The Heat Is On
A flame left unchecked can become a raging inferno, consuming everything in its path. Unless someone stands tall and douses the flames. Four tales of courage
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Veiled Reference Podcast
Glikl Unveiled: Reading the Memoir through a Master's Lens (Feat. Dr. Elisheva Carlebach)
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
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Who was Joanna of Burgos? (Feat. Yael Krumbein)
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
heartbeats
From The Ground Up
What I am about to write, though, is really and truly intended for myself. It’s a personal feeling, and nothing more, but one I hope to honor now and always.   It’s almost a cliché: A mashgiach stands in front of the room with a somber expression on his face, insisting that the message about
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