Franciska

The Franciska Show

Religion EN ↓ 364 episodes

Enjoy the all new relaunched show on which Franciska hosts interesting conversations around topics that are unspoken within the Orthodox Jewish Community. Franciska interviews every day frum people on personal topics in an uncensored way, yet with great sensitivity. If you are an intellectual Jew of any kind, you will enjoy these episodes. Franciska launched her career as CEO of Kay Productions LLC, a white glove podcast production & promotion agency from building an audience for her Jewish original music through podcasting herself. If you are thinking of launching a podcast or simply are look...

Author

Franciska

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Religion

Podcast website

www.franciskakosman.com

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Part 3/3 on LGBTQ+ (A Woman's Story) 05.04.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you!   About our guest: Listen to this heartbreaking, yet inspiring story of a woman who struggles with her sexual identity within the frum world and lifestyle.   To contact Franciska: franciskakay@gmail.com   www.franciskakosman.com  

Saving Lives, United Hatzalah, Ukraine - With Eli Beer 29.03.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you!   About Our Guest: Eli Beer is a social entrepreneur and the President and Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel. United Hatzalah of Israel is an independent, non-profit, fully-volunteer emergency medical services organization that provides fast and free em...

PART 2/3 on LGBTQ+ "The Rabbi's Perspective" - with Rabbi Mike Moskowitz 28.03.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you!   About Our Guest: Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world's largest LGBT synagogue. He is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights an...

PART 1/3 on LGBTQ+ "The PARENT Perspective" - with Rachel Weinstein 22.03.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you! Check out my latest music video: KOL ISHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHdvFP-biIM   Episode on Intimate Judaism with Rachel Weinstein: https://jewishcoffeehouse.com/36-out-of-the-closet-without-shame-balancing-conflicting-identities-of-lgbtq-and-orthod...

Shiduchim "Comedy" Special for Purim (Round 2)- with Anonymous 15.03.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you! In this episode, you will hear more funny dating stories from our anonymous guest. We do spend some time toward the end of the episode reading some of the more popular responses to the post on Facebook asking women to share their best/worst dating stories....

Shiduchim "Comedy" Special for Purim - with Dr. Leslie Ginsparg Klein 13.03.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you!   Enjoy the comedy special with Dr. Leslie Ginsparg Klein about her many shiduch dating stories. She has such an incredible way of sharing stories in a funny way. Hope this cheers you up.   Dr. Leslie Ginsparg Klein is the Academic Dean of Women's Institut...

The "Mechutanim" Guide 08.03.2022

Happy International Women's DAY!   Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you! Affiliate Links: Buy "The Prophetess" www. GrowIntoYourGifts.com Use code FRANCISKA for 10% off your purchase.   Secure Sponsorships Course: https://sponsoredandsecured.teachable.com/?affcode=438713_8dbdgqmt

I haven't told my parents yet (No More Silence) 01.03.2022

Stick around until the end to hear a letter from a fan in response to the BT episode. Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you! Affiliate Links: Buy "The Prophetess" www. GrowIntoYourGifts.com Use code FRANCISKA for 10% off your purchase.   Secure Sponsorships Course: https://sponsoredandsecured.t...

Activism, Judaism & Matchmaking with Lizzy Savetsky 24.02.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you!   Lizzy Savetsky is a digital influencer who uses her platform to advocate for causes that are close to her heart. She shares her journey of fashionable motherhood on her social media channels, often featuring her two young daughters and baby boy.  Lizzy i...

The Harsh Realities of Baal Teshuva Life with Gevura Davis 22.02.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com I love hearing from you! Gevura has been on the Etz Chaim staff since 2015, where she emboldened a strong women's program that has included many trips to Israel and follow-up engagement. She has also taught at several college campuses during this time. For Aish Chaim, she is the D...

Primary & Secondary Infertility with Keshet Starr 15.02.2022

Join the discussion group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Send your (max 1 minute) voicenotes for the "ALIYAH" episode to +1-845-6427636 Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com   Keshet Starr, Esq., is the CEO of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), the nonprofit organization addressing the agunah (Jewish divorce refusal) crisis on a case-by-case basis worldwid...

Maintaining Dignity Through Divorce - ANONYMOUS 08.02.2022

Vote for next week's episode by joining the WhatsApp Group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska-  franciskakay@gmail.com   I love hearing from you!   Are you thinking of launching a podcast?  www.franciskakosman.com/training

What If You 'Hate' Your Child? - With Gelly Asovski, LCSWR 01.02.2022

Gelly Asovski, LCSW-R RPT-S is a Child and Family Specialist in Monsey, NY and has been practicing for 20 years. Gelly is a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor and an EMDR Consultant providing consultation to therapists on a regular basis. Gelly is a proud mom and grandma! Gelly enjoys hanging out with friends and family and indulging in spending time reading, hiking, photography, traveling and jus...

The Loopholes in Vegan Hashgacha with Rav Zev Schwarcz 25.01.2022

Rabbi Schwarcz is the director of IKC – International Kosher Council, a Kosher Certifying Agency.  He has worked over 30 years in kosher certification. Many years for the OU, Star K and KSA before starting IKC.  Rabbi Schwarcz received his Smicha (Rabbinic Ordination) from Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland, OH.    He has extensive experience in Education in both Teaching and administration.   He has spe...

Why I Didn't Want To Give The GET 18.01.2022

Listen to the perspective on someone who didn't want to give a "GET" (a halachik divorce).  Have you ever wanted to hear the other side? The Franciska Show is all about "giving a voice" to the stories untold. Not all are in the same category, but I think it's important to know. Knowledge is POWER.   Join the WhatsApp Group to continue the conversation: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE4...

Taking Back Control with Sex Abuse Prevention Ed - with Dvora Entin, LCSW 11.01.2022

Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C is nationally recognized as a specialist in Perinatal and Reproductive mental health with a passion for helping women navigate the challenges of women's mental health across the lifespan. Her group practice is comprised of skilled and well-trained clinicians who are exclusively focused on Maternal and Reproductive Mental Health and work collaboratively to meet the needs of...

Behind The Scenes of Israeli Charedi Media- With Yisrael Goldschmidt 04.01.2022

This Episode was removed. [Yisrael Goldschmidt is an Israeli Entrepreneur and owner of Kikar Shabbat , the biggest Israeli Charedi Media Outlet today. In this episode, we discuss how the media handled the Chaim Walder Story and what went wrong.] Join the WhatsApp Group to continue the conversation: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK Contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com   I love...

The Effect of Chaim Walder's Suicide on Survivors 28.12.2021

TRIGGER WARNING! This is a "No More Silence" Episode with Yonah Kohn. Yonah was born and raised in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Yonah grew up in a typical Chasidish home with one secret. Yonah was a victim of child sexual abuse and rape, a something he kept quiet about for over 20 years. Yonah works as a financial advisor helping individuals, families, and businesses with i...

Navigating Christmas As A Jew - with Rachael Simon 21.12.2021

Rachael Simon is an educator, wife, and mother of two daughters from the Elkins Park suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has taught both religious and secular topics in non-denominational, Orthodox, and Reform Jewish settings. Rachael is currently the Religious School Director for Congregation Kol Ami in Elkins Park, a Reform congregation. She holds a master's degree in Jewish Education from...

Going Through Infertility NOW- Anonymous (Mini Episode) 14.12.2021

Join the WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lj6a5VZhRnBKCumXLE43QK   Contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com   I love hearing from you!

I escaped the 'Lev-Tahor' CULT - with Mendy Levy 07.12.2021

Follow Mendy: https://instagram.com/mendy.levy More information on Mendy in the Insider: https://www.insider.com/lev-tahor-jewish-extremist-group-life-after-escape-2021-11 Contact Franciska: https://www.instagram.com/franciskamusic/    

Bonus Episode on Hair & Women - with Dini Wigs and Amy Guttmann 02.12.2021

Link to new Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwtOK0jdIqk   To contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com   I love hearing from you!

Women & Hair Covering 01.12.2021

Franny Waisman was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee and moved to Israel in 2006 in order to learn about Judaism on a deeper level and connect with the land of Israel. She pursued a degree in Tanach and Philosophy at Herzog Academy and is a licensed tour guide by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and has been guiding all over Israel since 2007. Franny  is a singer and songwriter and has studied d...

Hair & Halacha - (Part 1 Of The Hair Covering Series) with Rachel Peleg 30.11.2021

Rachel Peleg reviews all the major sources throughout history and halacha about hair covering. Prequel to the hair covering program.   To contact Franciska- franciskakay@gmail.com

All About Nidah - with Carly Chodosh 23.11.2021

Carly Chodosh is a licensed social worker and therapist who lives in the Lower Merion suburb of Philadelphia, where she also serves as the Director of the Lower Merion Community Mikvah.   Carly has advanced training in sexual dysfunction as well as perinatal mental health, and works to provide holistic support to the individuals and couples she treats.   Carly can be reached at 267-281-4297 or at...

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