Iyun

The Rabbi's Daughter

Society EN ↓ 18 episodes

A podcast featuring light-spirited but content-heavy conversations between Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Haredi community rabbi and head of the Iyun Institute, and his daughter Shira, a young and ambitious woman searching for her place in Israel. Conversations bounce between culture and ideas, Israel and Haredim, politics and society, all within the famed and feared generational gap.

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Iyun

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Society

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iyun.institute

Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 18: Mitzvot Beyond Compliance 28.06.2026

Jews of every background live with the Torah concept of mitzvot. Yet the way we understand mitzvot — and the mindset we bring to their performance — can vary dramatically. Are mitzvot primarily about compliance, or are they meant to shape a life of Divine values? A conversation about obedience, meaning, Israel, and Charlie Kirk. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.or...

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 17: Female Leadership: Past, Present and Future 25.05.2026

In this episode, we discuss the changes that occurred in the Western world in the concept of female leadership. The ups, the downs, and the serious consequences. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 16: Brothers Apart: What Divides and Unites Charedim and Religious Zionists 07.05.2026

Charedim and Religious Zionists are two central forces in Israel’s religious landscape. Their partnership is essential, but so is their independence. What truly separates these communities, what brings them together, and how can they cooperate without becoming the same? For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.f...

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 15: Israel independence day: Different perspectives 15.04.2026

In this episode we discuss Israel and zionizm in tge light of the upcoming independence day and memorial day. Different sectors view these days in different ways and those approaches apparently go centuries and decades back. Is anything changes now?

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 14: What Does It Mean to Be Free? 26.03.2026

Approaching Pesach, this episode discusses the concept of freedom from Western and Jewish perspectives. We all like freedom, but what kind of freedom, and what's the price tag? For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 13: The Rabbi in Reserves: War, Faith, Responsibility 10.03.2026

With the Rabbi in reserve duty, this episode discusses the war from inside and outside the IDF, including Israeli, Jewish, and Charedi perspectives. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletterOur Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 12: Favorite word: Responsibility 04.02.2026

What does it mean to be responsible? How does it work in the charedi system? Is there a specific responsibility for the Jewish people? In this episode we discuss the root of the term, the importance of it and the connections to the Jewish people. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletterOur Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJ...

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 11: Derech Eretz: Optional or Essential? 25.01.2026

This episode takes a hard look at Derech Eretz: its classical meaning, its uneasy place within the Haredi system, and the tension between insularity and basic civic responsibility. We ask where restraint, work, and manners still bind us—and where crossing certain red lines threatens the moral foundations of the community itself. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.or...

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 10: The Charedi Dating Dilemma 12.01.2026

Dating is not just about two people. It involves parents, families and social expectations. In this episode we explore the different aspects of dating in the Charedi space: How is this dating different from all other dating? For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletterOur Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 9: Army Service: The Actual Experience 01.12.2025

In this episode, we explore the fascinating experience of a Charedi Rabbi serving in the army. We delve into cool highlights from basic training, profound insights concerning participation (and non-participation) of Charedim in the IDF, and some nice family stuff, too. A not-to-be-missed episode!

The Rabbi's Daugher Ep. 8: Community or Cult? On Authority and Autonomy In the Haredi Space 21.10.2025

In this episode of The Rabbi’s Daughter, we ask a difficult question: where is the line between a supportive community and a system that limits personal freedom? Through personal stories, conversations with insiders and scholars, we explore power dynamics within the Haredi world, between spiritual authority and blind obedience, faith and freedom, communal responsibility and individual autonomy. Fo...

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.7: Charedi Men, Charedi Women 11.09.2025

In this episode, we dive into the complex world of gender roles in the Charedi community. Things there are quite different, nuanced, and raise many fascinating questions. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.6: The Multicultural experience of growing up Charedi and Israeli 31.08.2025

In this episode we discuss our different experiences of growing up Charedi in Israel and in England. Although the values stay the same more or less, the set up is all different. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/179CFZJqGJ/?

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.5: The Haredi Draft: Between Duty, Piety, and Identity 07.08.2025

What happens when Charedim join the army? And what happens when they don't? In this episode of The Rabbi’s Daughter, we dive into the tensions, hopes, and complexities surrounding Haredi enlistment in the IDF. We talk about Haredi identity, nationalism, and military service — and what lies in between. This is a conversation about pain, contradictions (real or perceived), and the evolving story of...

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.4: Haredi? National? Academic? Surviving the Israel School Dilemma 31.07.2025

Living in Israel raises thorny Chinuch dilemmas, especially in making school choices. Rabbi and Daughter try to make sense of them. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tzarichiyun

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.3: When Charedim Encounter the Secular Space 20.07.2025

What happens when two worlds, the military and the Charedim, collide? In this episode, we unpack the complex and emotional conversation around the Haredi draft. Beyond headlines, it's a story of identity, belonging, sacrifice, and the quiet cultural shifts taking place beneath the surface. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Ou...

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.2: The Family Book Dilemma 10.07.2025

A Rabbi and his 22-year-old daughter come face to face to discuss life in and out of Haredi Israel. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tzarichiyun

The Rabbi's Daughter Ep.1: The Generational Gap 01.07.2025

A Rabbi and his 22-year-old daughter come face to face to discuss life in and out of Haredi Israel. For more quality content, join our weekly newsletter: https://iyun.org.il/en/join-our-newsletter Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Tzarichiyun

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