The Jewish Divorce Project Podcast

In this week's episode, Noam and Sheva discuss the need for and the assistance given by boundaries. When you think about it, even as the Israelites journeyed into the freedom, they still needed boundaries to protect them. Boundaries meant to prevent the type of toxic-relationship Pharaoh was offering them. Ask yourself what types of boundaries do you need to set up in order to feel free. And how d...

Sheva and Noam are back at it with season 2!  In honor of a new year and new POTUS, Sheva and Noam talk about lessons they've learned on the dating scene and what they would bring to and want from new relationships in the future.  Point of clarity: Inside Out is a Disney pixar movie about emotions and finding ways to integrate them with each other. In and Out is a romantic comedy from 1997 starrin...

Sometimes the podcast creates itself! We give you our very first interview in this week's episode.  This week, Sheva and Noam sit down with Keshet Starr of ORA. (Full bio and description below)* Keshet sheds light on the work done to bring justice to people who find themselves chained to a marriage they don't want to be in. During the conversation we discuss: Connection between gett refusal and di...

And we thought we hit our stride with episode 12! But here in episode 13, in honor of Hanukkah, we have lots of point of lights to share. To begin with, we think we fixed our microphone problem!! Thank you for your patience :) And with those improvements, we discuss the challenges we face with providing worthwhile holiday experiences for kids. And since it's Hanukkah we offer 5 really good tips fo...

This week’s episode is theologically and psychologically deep. And there is plenty of good spiritual wisdom to take from divorce that applies to our lives during COVID.   In this episode, Noam and Sheva take a look at the tension between the way we think our marriages are supposed to turn out and the way we see them actually turning out. How responsible are you for creating that circumstance? Is t...

We can’t believe we got to 11 episodes… and we’re son thankful for your support! In this week’s episode Sheva and Noam take a difficult question: Is it possible to show gratitude to your ex and to divorce in general? How can one possibly do that? Join us for a tough conversation about what it means to offer thanks when you might have every reason not to. And check out the pics that accompany this...

This one gets a little real when we talk about our birthdays; what it's like to have a birthday when divorced; and how to navigate your kids' birthdays in divorce. Listen closely to the conversation and you'll also discover the correct way to eat a cupcake.

No candidate endorsements given! A divided marriage and a divided country... pretty much the same thing! Instead of heading to polls (because we voted early!), Sheva and Noam talk about the complexities of divorce life during a political season. And this season offers us all different things to learn. How you engage with your ex during such a heated time can have a lasting impact on your kids. And...

Sheva and I take the bull by the horns and ask serious questions about finding the support we all need and deserve during divorce. Are there meal-trains for going through divorce?  Also, how have Jewish communities of any kind responded to divorce? Do Jewish communities seriously consider the single-parent experience? What types of bridges could our Jewish professionals build in order to connect t...

This week Sheva and I wanted to keep things light, so we tackled the topic of: "Dating and being Divorced." This episode is a little longer than the average, but it's worth it! Are you ready for the dating scene? How do you know? How different is it for you now as compared to when you last dated? Do you have any deal-breakers? We even us this specific episode to share a big secret about how this w...

Probably one of the better episodes we've recorded. This time we discuss where these feelings of "otherness" come from. Do the stigmas we feel in divorce come from our own beliefs about marriage and judgements about divorce? Or is there something real in the way the community responds to divorce that makes those going through it feel at a distance? Divorce is isolating as it is. And sometimes that...

In this week's episode we discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages with of divorcing; and perhaps why more marriages today end in divorce as compared to previous generations.    At the beginning of the episode we briefly discuss the origins of divorce in the Jewish tradition. Link to text found here: Deuteronomy 24:1   Here is a link to research regarding the relationship habits of the e...

For our fourth episode, which falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we discuss forgiveness. Not only as a tool for mending relationship, forgiveness can aid us in seeking understanding and obtaining peace of mind.    Some good poetry to prep you for Yom Kippur How Divine is Forgiveness - Marge Piercy   Our in-house statisticians have determine that 90% of parenting is about forgiveness, whil...

In this week's episode Sheva and Noam go head to head regarding the question of, "Is divorce a failure?" In this episode we discuss the possible ways to view divorce in the present and future moments of your life. Within that we discover how feelings and judgements such as shame might come into play.   For clarification purposes here are the definitions of shame and ashamed from grammarist.com  Sh...

In this episode Sheva turns the tables and puts Noam in the hot-seat. We were also joined by an unexpected guest, Elijah, Noam's 6 year old son.

Meet Sheva Ganz and Noam Raucher. Two professionals and single parents asking questions and searching for answers about Judaism, divorce and everything in-between.