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As you're buying gift after gift for Hannukah, enjoy this gem from our archives. What to do when you want to teach your children gratitude, humility and the value of a dollar, but your mother’s “greatest joy in life” is spoiling them rotten. Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk about money myths, values and honoring thy father and mother.  Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Hanna o...

It’s the season of giving, so we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from the archive. We’ll be back answering new questions soon. So please send them to chutzpod@gmail.com What happens if you receive an unexpected inheritance from a person you’ve cut out of your life? Should you keep it? Give it away to charity? Join Rabbi Shira and Hanna as they balance the rules of Torah with the financi...

We are thankful for YOU! Enjoy this recent episode with gratitude. And if you're thankful for Chutzpod please consider making a donation to support the show. Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by Rabbi Sharon Brous to talk about what she calls the “ The Amen Effect ” – what it means to be heard and seen during times of joy and grief and how a deeper connection to the Jewish community can actually he...

Friendsgiving plans got you down? Enjoy one of our favorite recent episodes... While you listen, please make a contribution to support this podcast you love!  Do you suffer from Friendship FOMO? Heartburn, fatigue, painful stabs of jealousy while looking at Instagram? Rabbi Shira and Hanna will provide some relief. Podcast host and producer Lauren Ober writes in. And Shira lets out her inner mean...

Saving seats at services is almost as old as Judaism itself. But should you do it? A newly converted Jewish listener bristles at this convention and wonders if it’s ok to make her friends and family fend for themselves if they can’t make it on time.  Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Shira on Facebook Follow Chutzpod on...

Should second weddings be modest? Or is it kosher to go full bridezilla? A listener asks for advice on how to deal with her sister’s seemingly over-the-top requests for her second Jewish wedding. 2nd weddings in the Torah: Abraham and Ketura   Boaz and Ruth Rabbi Akiva  Rav   Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on T...

A Grandma asks Rabbi Shira and Hanna how to share Jewish traditions with her grandchildren. How can she share these traditions without overstepping? How can she be a Jewish grandparent at a distance? Resources for Jewish grandparents:  Jewish Grandparents Network PJ Library Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twi...

The news is awful, and everything feels terrible. Now go celebrate!  A news-obsessed listener asks for advice on how to be less negative at home. Is it ok to check out and still be a good Jew? And could Debbie Downer have been Jewish? Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter Learn about...

The next best thing to being in the synagogue with Rabbi Shira…Tune in to Rabbi Shira’s sermon for this year’s Yom Kippur.  We want to live in a world of the everlasting yes--but what do we do when we get the terminal no, instead? Read about the death and burial of Moses Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitte...

A special episode on October 7th: A year after the attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, Rabbi Shira and Hanna mourn the loss of life and talk about what else has been lost in the trauma of ongoing war with an uncertain future.  A young Jewish listener asks for advice on how to navigate tension between her two friend groups on opposite sides of the Israel debate. Read Can We Talk...

Live from Washington D.C.!  Rabbi Shira and Hanna are answering your real life questions live at a special event in Washington D.C. – a city known for its scandal and intrigue. A married listener is having an affair and has no plans to stop. Should he still repent on Yom Kippur? Special thanks to Adas Israel Congregation in Washington D.C. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Foll...

After her wife of more than two decades passed suddenly, our listener is struggling how to spend time by herself again, and how to tell her wonderful, well-meaning community to give her space. More on being "alone" More on Jewish Shiva rituals  Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter L...

Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by Rabbi Sharon Brous to talk about what she calls the “ The Amen Effect ” – what it means to be heard and seen during times of joy and grief and how a deeper connection to the Jewish community can actually help us cross tribal lines. Rabbi Brous is the founder of IKAR , an influential progressive Jewish congregation in Los Angeles and the author of The Amen Effect...

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a new rabbi navigate her first high holiday season – what she calls “her Oscars and big debut.” What do rabbis wish you knew about services, why does Rabbi Shira hate when people only attend on Yom Kippur, and, gasp, what should a rabbi wear?! See Chutzpod! live in D.C.!  Read the Talmud story about being flexible like a reed. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact...

Dogs on a plane are kosher, but are they annoying? Rabbi Shira and Hanna kick off a new season and Elul with a Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot celebration. What are the Jewish ethics around animals? Is the Torah ableist? Bring your apples, honey, and dog biscuits and tune in. See Chutzpod! live in D.C.!  Read more about Jewish pet names Read more about Rosh Hahanah LaBehemah  Learn about ableism in the To...

This season on Chutzpod! Rabbi Shira Stutman and Hanna Rosin dive into all things high holidays. How do you really start over in the new year. How can you forgive others if you can't forgive yourself on Yom Kippur. And what should we think about snakes (and dogs) on a plane?  New episodes launch September 4th. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a thing.  Support Chutzpod! Submit a quest...

Rabbi Shira and Hanna close out Season 3 with by celebrating Shavuot*, which commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. But how do you celebrate a sacred text that's often problematic?  * This year Shavuot at sundown on Tuesday June 11, 2024, and concludes at nightfall on Thursday, June 13. Story of Dinah Torah Portion Nasso Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow...

A listener in an interfaith and interracial relationship asks for advice on how to navigate conversations about antisemitism, race and Israel. Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by antiracist educator Rachel Faulkner from the National Council of Jewish Women . Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hann...

Do you suffer from Friendship FOMO? Heartburn, fatigue, painful stabs of jealousy while looking at Instagram? Rabbi Shira and Hanna will provide some relief. Podcast host and producer Lauren Ober writes in. And Shira lets out her inner mean girl.   Biblical Moments of Jealousy: Exodus 20.5 , Joseph & his brothers Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram F...

Rabbi Shira and Hanna fire through a bunch of your letters and voice memos. Shira imagines having an audience with the Pope. Hanna reimagines her concept of Jewish power. And, yet another plug for the mikvah.  Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter Learn about your ad choices: dovetai...

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a couple navigate the decision to donate their embryos. They’d like to give the gift to a Jewish family. They’d like to maintain close contact. Are mitzvahs still mitzvahs if you have an ulterior motive? More on Judaism & Fertility Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow...

What to do when you want to teach your children gratitude, humility and the value of a dollar, but your mother’s “greatest joy in life” is spoiling them rotten. Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk about money myths, values and honoring thy father and mother. The Torah on Money  Babylonian Talmud , Tractate Kiddushin 31b Rav Asi had an elderly mother. She said to him: “I want jewelry.” He made jewelry for h...

Israel is destined to be top of mind during Passover this year. Rabbi Shira and Hanna give advice on how to have a meaningful (and less contentious) seder. Priya Parker on the “Art of Gathering” Why do you spill the wine? On the interplay between Purim and Passover Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Foll...

There's something titillating about secrets in Judaism, but should we have them? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who wants to unburden a big secret with her father. More on secrets of the Torah Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/...

Have you ever hid your Judaism? Whether for safety or comfort? A listener in France wonders if and when it’s ok to conceal your Jewish identity. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices