The Jewish Divorce Project Podcast

We're back with our newest season and we've come with a glow-up! Not only do we have a new look, feel, audio and visual format, and commercials, but also a new co-host with Leeron Tal! You may recall Leeron from episode 63 when we talked about B-Mitzvah in divorce-land. Well Leeron joins our team with a wealth of experience and knowledge as a woman, mom, Jewish professional and divorce coach! So s...

Sheva and Noam get a chance to catch up after a long summer break, and then say goodbye. That's right, Noam and Sheva are parting ways. But don't worry, it's not your fault! Also, we're still friends. But after 3 great years and 64 amazing podcasts, Sheva is moving on to another project and Noam will continue the Jewish Divorce Project with a new co-host. Who will it be? You'll just have to tune i...

Episode 63 is a big one for us! We're joined by Leeron Tal Dvir (CDC) and Reb Ezra Weinberg. On this episode we talk about celebration a B-Mitzvah in divorceland from a professional as well as a personal perspective. And we share about how the process is going or has gone for all of us, and our families. How do we handle the stress leading up to it? How do we handle planning responsibilities, hono...

In episode 62, Noam and Sheva talk with Rob Roseman, creator of WTF Divorce and Dad The Best I Can. Rob shares some thoughtful insights and humor into the world of divorce. We talk about living alone and learning from that experience, and managing expectations and embracing reality when it comes to dating and life after divorce.   You can find Rob on IG at WTFDivroce and DadTheBestICan And you can...

Part 2 of a fantastic conversation with Eileen Ansel and Liz Marcus- two ex-wives of rabbis. With bravery, grace, and wisdom they share their experiences in divorce candidly and with humor. We talk about what it means to be seen as "other" and/or the "perpetrator" in the divorce; what true friends look like; what happens when the community disappears; the concepts of "unbinding," and "transactiona...

This is a fantastic episode. We sit down with Eileen Ansel and Liz Marcus- two ex-wives of rabbis. With bravery, grace, and wisdom they share their experiences in divorce candidly and with humor. We talk about what it means to be seen as "other" and/or the "perpetrator" in the divorce; what true friends look like; what happens when the community disappears; the concepts of "unbinding," and "transa...

In episode 60 we talk about dating scenarios and breakthroughs. 

A brief but deep episode. We talk about symbols for attachments styles; and how we parent based on how we were parented.

We end 2022 right with a powerful and deep conversation with Rabbi David Wolpe, who has been divorced for 11 years. Rabbi Wolpe has a frank and honest conversation with us about divorce in his own life, how divorce impacts clergy, their spouses, dating as a rabbi, and the difference between the vision of divorce life and the reality of it. David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple i...

Episode 57 is our Thanksgiving special. Noam and Sheva talk about ways to respond to custody schedules over the holidays. Being without our kids can make it tough to enjoy the holidays. On the flipside, there's a whole holiday to enjoy by yourself if you so choose. And even if it's unexpected, the challenges of divorce-life have led you to a place where you really wanted to be. How then, when you...

In episode 56, Sheva and Noam sit down to talk with Susan Pease Gadoua and discuss the idea and practice of the “parenting marriage.” An innovative approach to staying together as a family when other elements of the relationship fail. Susan is a licensed therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with expertise in helping couples connect, reconnect or disconnect in a healthy way. In 2006, Susan...

Sheva and Noam get a chance t catch up with each other between special guests. We talk about managing family life, dating status, past relationships, the "love equation" and, the different ways to say "I love you," as performed by Sheva.

In episode 54 Noam and Sheva meet Tara Eisenhard. In other episodes we've had great conversations about custody arrangements and co-parenting. But in this episode, Tara shows us what divorce is like from a child's perspective. Tara talks to us about some great ways to care for your child during divorce, and what you might say to your inner-child who suffered divorce trauma. Tara Eisenhard helps st...

In episode 53 Noam and Sheva talk with Rabbi Deborah Newborn who has created the innovative Divorce and Discovery retreat. It’s a weekend long experience for Jews and Jew-adjacent folks to process and find meaning in their divorce and separation. Along with her personal journey through divorce, we discuss the need for Jewish community-based divorce programming for families and individuals.  We als...

In episode 52 Noam and Sheva sit down with Tamar Burris, an expert co-parenting coach. Tamar generously shares her time and wisdom with us about the beauty and pitfalls, success and failures of co-parenting. All while balancing a child on her head!  Tamar Burris is a certified relationship and co-parenting coach. She is also a certified pre-mediation counselor and New Ways for Families coach, and...

A brief but deep episode as Noam and Sheva talk about: the blessings of siblings, being reminded of summer experiences before marriage and kids, co-parenting, and dating. 

OMG it's episode 50! Did we ever think we'd get this far!? Maybe? Give this special episode a listen and learn how Sheva and Noam: deal with family gatherings during divorce, what living a solo-life looks like, and as we check-in with each other about what this whole crazy experience has been like :)

In episode 49 Noam and Sheva have a deep and hilarious conversation with Michelle Traina of the Divorce Diaries Show. Michele Traina is a performer, educator, and creator of multiple performance brands that carry a thread of healing through humor. She has toured around the country from Stand up to Shakespeare. Michele earned her Masters in Educational Theatre from NYU and has her principal, superv...

Hot off the press! Noam and Sheva prepare for Passover by talking about triggers, how we can handle them better and liberate ourselves from their incessant draw on our lives. Yes, Will Smith/Chris Rock is how the conversation got started. But how the conversation goes will take you in different directions of introspection, cleaning out the crumbs of old trauma, and finding ways to make those crumb...

In episode 47 Noam and Sheva talk with Lori Mazenko a therapist and coach who specializes in working with Christian women going through divorce. It's almost a mirror-like type of conversation as we get to see how our fellow co-religionists experience major life transitions. How does their people feel in the eyes of God? What do their spiritual leaders think of divorce? How do the community and ins...

In episode 46 Noam and Sheva have a frank and funny conversation with Dr. Ina Park, MD. Ina is based on the West Coast and just completed her book on the history of STD’s. It’s called “Strange Bedfellows.” She’s hilariously funny and, while not Jewish herself, has an impressive knowledge and affection of the Jewish community. Oh and in her spare time, she works and consults for the CDC. If you're...

In episode 45 we meet Sheva's mom, Judy- the Icon. Judy gives us a very frank and honest conversation about what divorces looks like from her perspective as a proud Orthodox matriarch. We laughed, we cried, and we discovered the favorite child in the family.

In episode 44 Sheva and Noam sit down with Dr. Susan Korb Bernstein ( https://www.divorcecoachplus.com/ ), a certified divorce coach (CDC) who specializes in high conflict divorces (with a narcissist, custody battles, hidden money) and  divorce with families that have special needs children. When it comes to divorce, do you have a team or trusted advisor other than a lawyer by your side? Well that...

In episode 43 Noam and Sheva sit down to talk about how they handled and currently handle being alone in divorce. Not just alone as in without other people around. But alone in the sense of by oneself, isolated, perhaps deliberately from everyone else for the purposes of introspection and growth. In Judaism we call this hit-bo-de-dut. In the process of being alone we can discover new things about...

WARNING- EXTRA ADULT conversation in this week's episode. Noam and Sheva are joined by Sara Rosen, a New York based Sex Therapist, with a license in social work as well as a Masters of Education in human sexuality. Learn more about Sara here . And we are joined by an "Anonymous" voice from the orthodox community who share's her own experiences as the intersection between religious values towards s...