Jewish Teen Talk

Questions explored in this episode: What is the deeper meaning of a mashpia? (01:00)  Why is it important for followers of Chabad to not shave their beard? (09:52) I have a good friend who started behaving in ways that make me feel uncomfortable. What do I do and how do I help? (29:32)

Questions explored in this episode: At what point should I “let go and let God” (01:54) How do you know if you really are going through something or have anxiety (21:06) How is it that so many frum people and even people on shlichus are going so low? In school, I very often see people going lower and lower and I always wonder how Hashem lets this happen... (35:56) Submit your anonymous questions a...

Questions in this episode: Why get married and have kids? (01:08) What should a teen do with sexual energy? (23:20) Submit your anonymous question or sponsor an episode at www.jewishteentalk.com!

Questions explored in this episode: The guys in my class are constantly getting high. I was always told that drugs are the worst thing in the world. Now that I think about it though, marijuana is much less harmful for the body than alcohol is and marijuana is now legal, so why not use weed? (00:45) School is always hard and I just don’t know what to do. I used to be more of a louder student but th...

Questions explored in this episode: My parents are always telling me that whatever I do will give me a reputation and will affect my shidduch later on in life. I don't really care about that, I just want to breathe and live without worrying or caring about this… (00:49) Why are Jews so sheltered? (10:17) I know the rules about having boyfriends (as in dating), but what about just guy friends?...

Questions explored in this episode: I find that Shabbos is a really hard day for me. I don’t even know how to say this but I do go on my phone sometimes in secret. How do I think about myself and any advice for me? (1:14) Why can't religious boys and girls just be friends? (18:54) I'm having a hard time with putting on tefillin every day. (28:59) Sometimes when I'm feeling sad or upset...

Questions explored in this episode: How do I become more confident with myself in the way I look, dress, my values etc? How do I stop comparing myself to others? (0:51) How can I avoid getting badly influenced by friends? (27:38) What to do with my sister who is going through depression and anxiety and keeps pushing me away. I so badly want to help her. (34:33) Submit your anonymous question at ww...

Questions in this episode: What is the Jewish approach on how one should make their decisions? (0:49) How do you deal when the people around you are all a lot less frum than you? (7:42) Why are frum teens not given sexual education? (14:00) Why can't I have a girlfriend? (20:03) Submit your anonymous question at www.jewishteentalk.com!

Exciting News! Jewish Teen Talk will be featuring alternating weeks for boys and girls. Shua will be spearheading the boys episodes, while Bashie will continue to interview the girls. Questions explored in this episode: Why should I continue to follow Judaism if there is other happiness I want to choose right now? If you know a fellow teenager is doing things in secret that they shouldn’t be doing...

Questions explored in this episode are: Why are people afraid of being real? Is ego synonymous with pain? How can we see Hashem in the places where we feel the most pain? Submit your anonymous question at www.jewishteentalk.com!

The questions explored in this episode are: I have no interest in even opening up a siddur. I only do it when my teachers force me to. Do you have any advice? After losing my mother, people told me she's in a better world and watching over me, but I am so angry at G-d. I don't daven because I feel like Hashem doesn't really exist. Can you give examples that Hashem exists? Submit your a...

The questions explored in this episode are: How do you get inspired to connect to Hashem when things are going fine? What happens when we have a setback in Judaism? How can I embrace or appreciate being Jewish if it's something I'm born with? Submit your anonymous question at www.jewishteentalk.com!

The questions explored in this episode are: How is it that the Rebbe said that Israel the safest place in the world, yet terror attacks and killings still happen? Why can't we express creativity and love G-d in our way? How can we become less judgemental of others? Submit your anonymous question at www.jewishteentalk.com!

Questions explored in this episode are: What is the literal reason why boys and girls are separated? What's up with discouraging religious girls/boys from going to college or university? How do we know that the G-d we believe in is the true G-d? Submit your anonymous questions at www.jewishteentalk.com!

Questions explored in this episode are: What is the difference between being Jewish and being religious? Are they the same? Is it wrong to have a smartphone? Why would people not have a device? Why are we dressing modest for the men? Isn’t that discriminating against women? Submit your anonymous question at www.jewishteentalk.com!

Questions in this episode are: My view of Judaism has been affected by a trauma and I don’t know how to see religion or Judaism as something that is freeing and enjoyable. Whenever I hear about Moshiach, I get afraid. I don’t want change! The world seems like a really scary place and getting scarier all the time. Instead of G-d making the world less scary, the people who worry need to work on them...

Questions explored in this episode are: I have a friend who is going through a crisis and I have no idea how to be there for her. Why is there a whole discussion about who is Moshiach? Why can’t people just wait and see who it is instead of fighting over it. I am really looking forward to leaving high school so I could finally be free from all the restrictions and become not religious…Is that real...

The questions explored in this episode are: How do we know that the stories of the Torah are true? How do we know that Judaism is the actual true religion? Why do we dress tznius? What does Hashem gain from us dressing tznius? I have a friend who is starving herself and can’t eat. I’m really worried about her, but I don’t want to ruin our friendship by getting help behind her back. Send in your an...

The questions explored in this episode are: Pesach is coming and all I can think about is how not excited I am to help my mother clean and prepare the house for Pesach? Is there a positive way of looking at all the work?? I always wonder what this thing is in the Tanach with Pilagshim. Would you be able to explain it? I never understood the words: joy break through all barriers? What if I can’t ev...

The questions explored in this episode are: I have a really hard time in school. I also have a hard time at home. I don’t feel G-d at all in my life. Is that a bad thing? Does prayer even work? How do I know if G-d is actually listening to me? I get pulled down and drained by being there for friends who are going through a lot. How do I balance being there for them and at the same time not giving...

The questions explored in this episode are: How can I actually feel the Rebbe cares about me if I never met him? I don't like the answer that you will grow up and become stronger from what you are going through. If anything this answer makes it worse! At Mt Sinai, they were forced to keep the Torah. How is that okay? Send in your anonymous questions @ www.jewishteentalk.com!

The questions explored in this episode are: Why do we celebrate Esther if she married a non Jew? How can you force someone to be happy. What about if I’m feeling depressed? Does Torah give us a time to be sad? According to Torah, is sadness a negative emotion? I hope it’s okay to ask this…Davenning is so long, boring and uninteresting. Does this mean I’m a bad Jew? Submit your anonymous question a...

Here are the questions explored in this episode: How can this parsha which happened so long ago affect me? How can I feel connected to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka if I never got to meet her and we know so little about her? How are we given free choice if Hashem knows EVERYTHING? Teenagers seem to be looked at as rebellious and impossible. Is there any positive way of looking at us? Send in your questio...