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Chutzpod!

Chutzpod!

Chutzpod! is a frank and wide-ranging conversation on how to build a good life, using real-life quandaries and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi Shira Stutman and journalist Hanna Rosin bring a Jewish lens to life's toughest questions, asked by our listeners: Do I offer forgiveness to a friend who refuses to apologize? Am I right to be annoyed at all the service dogs on the plane with me? How do we work to heal this broken world? It's a podcast for people of all or no faiths; Hebrew school truants and proud yeshiva graduates; those who want to be inspired but don't want to schlep to synagogue; basically, anyone trying to live a meaningful life during these trying times. One part advice column, one part reflection on what Judaism teaches on how to build a good life, using real-life stories and millennia-old wisdom.

2021 Chutzpod!

Chutzpod! is a frank and wide-ranging conversation on how to build a good life, using real-life quandaries and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi Shira Stutman and journalist Hanna Rosin bring a Jewish lens to life's toughest questions, asked by our listeners: Do I offer forgiveness to a friend who refuses to apologize? Am I right to be annoyed at all the service dogs on the plane with me? How do we work to heal this broken world? It's a podcast for people of all or no faiths; Hebrew school truants and proud yeshiva graduates; those who want to be inspired but don't want to schlep to synagogue; basically, anyone trying to live a meaningful life during these trying times. One part advice column, one part reflection on what Judaism teaches on how to build a good life, using real-life stories and millennia-old wisdom.

2021 Chutzpod!
59hr 55min
Thumbnail for "2.02 Backyard Lulaving (w/ Holly Poole-Kavana)".
Preparing for Sukkot
October 7, 202240min 52sec58.9 MB
Thumbnail for "4.02 Practical Rabbinics".
September 11, 202440min 9sec57.74 MB
Thumbnail for "4.01 Dogs on a Plane".
September 4, 202434min 43sec49.92 MB
Thumbnail for "Coming Soon: Chutzpod Season 4".
August 21, 20241min 17sec1.85 MB
Thumbnail for "3.28 Celebrating the (Sometimes Racist, Sexist and Homophobic) Torah".
June 12, 202435min 24sec50.91 MB
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Racism or Antisemitism? One Couple's Quandry
June 5, 202430min 7sec43.31 MB
Thumbnail for "3.26 Friendship FOMO".
May 29, 202441min 55sec60.29 MB
Thumbnail for "3.25 We Hear You".
A whole lotta your questions!
May 22, 202430min 3sec43.23 MB
Thumbnail for "3.24 An IVF Mitzvah".
Donating your embryo is a mitzvah...but what if you have an ulterior motive?
May 15, 202428min 48sec41.41 MB
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Is it ok to spoil your grandkids?
May 8, 202432min 18sec46.47 MB
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How to have a meaningful (and less contentious) seder while our thoughts are on Israel.
April 17, 202437min 13sec53.53 MB
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Which secrets should you keep and which do you need to unburden?
April 10, 202434min 3sec48.97 MB
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Have you ever hid your Judaism?
April 3, 202433min 17sec47.86 MB
Thumbnail for "3.19 The End of a Jewish Golden Age".
How Anti-Semitism threatens to end a "Golden Era" for Jewish Americans
March 27, 202435min 45sec51.4 MB
Thumbnail for "3.18 A Kosher Throuple".
Can three be the magic number in a Jewish marriage?
March 20, 202431min 41sec45.56 MB
Thumbnail for "3.17 Not Enough Townies, with Moshe Kasher".
Life advice from Moshe Kasher
March 13, 202437min 49sec54.38 MB
Thumbnail for "3.16 Shira’s Week of Torah Study".
Rabbi Shira tells us about her recent trip to Israel.
March 6, 202422min 21sec32.15 MB
Thumbnail for "3.15 The Jews Killed Jesus".
What to do when conspiracy theories prevail
February 28, 202426min 5sec37.51 MB
Thumbnail for "3.14 Death with Dignity".
What does Judaism say about choice when it comes to the end of life?
February 21, 202436min 26sec52.39 MB
Thumbnail for "3.13 Who Gets to be Jewish? ".
What about the many of us who live in the gray in-between?
February 14, 202435min 16sec50.73 MB
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Can you be “Friends Forever”?
February 7, 202435min 48sec51.49 MB
Thumbnail for "3.11 Teaching While Jewish".
When channeling your inner Dead Poets Society isn’t enough
January 31, 202427min 50sec40.04 MB
Thumbnail for "3.10 On Dating While Married".
What does Judaism (and the universe) have to say about dating and divorce?
January 24, 202431min 3sec44.66 MB
Thumbnail for "3.09 Be Fruitful and Multiply (by 3)".
The decision to have children is often difficult, but what about the decision to have MORE children?
January 17, 202424min 7sec34.73 MB
Thumbnail for "3.08 To Rabbi or Not to Rabbi".
Real life, lived better
December 27, 202325min 3sec36.08 MB
Thumbnail for "3.07 A Jewish Santa?!".
Is a Jewish Santa kosher?
December 20, 202326min 47sec38.53 MB
Thumbnail for "3.06 Sorry, Not Sorry".
Rabbi Shira and Hanna give advice on how to say you’re sorry, and really (sorta) mean it.
December 13, 202322min 22sec32.23 MB
Thumbnail for "3.05 Yours Truly, Hanna".
What to do when calling your mother is not just a pain, but painful.
December 6, 202328min 50sec41.53 MB
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What happens if you receive an unexpected inheritance from a person you’ve cut out of your life?
November 22, 202321min 29sec30.94 MB
Thumbnail for "3.03 The Pastor and the Jews".
Join Rabbi Shira and Hanna Rosin as they dive into what is and isn’t antisemitic.
November 15, 202326min 20sec37.94 MB
Thumbnail for "3.02 The Kids are [Not] Alright".
What do you do when you and your children disagree about Israel?
November 8, 202326min 20sec37.94 MB
Thumbnail for "3.01 Give Me a Minute to Mourn My Family Before you Start Trashing it".
On the inaugural episode of this season of Chutzpod, Hanna Rosin and Rabbi Shira wrestle with an Israeli listener's question.
November 1, 202322min 31sec32.43 MB
Thumbnail for "Bonus: Is It OK to Hug an Israeli?".
Is It OK to Hug an Israeli?
October 13, 202311min 57sec17.22 MB
Thumbnail for "2.27 Bridging the Distance (w/ Yona Shem-Tov & Leah Solomon)".
Part 2 with Encounter
May 5, 20231hr 1min88.17 MB
Thumbnail for "2.26 Independence and Interdependence (w/ Leah Solomon & Yona Shem-Tov)".
Chutzpod! Teams Up with Encounter
April 28, 20231hr 3min90.71 MB
Thumbnail for " 2.25 Are you There God? It's Me Tazria- Metzora".
Double Torah Portion
April 21, 202340min 48sec58.79 MB
Thumbnail for "2.24 Genocide is Not Just a Museum Piece".
Yom Hashoah Upcoming
April 14, 202342min 36sec61.39 MB
Thumbnail for "2.23 The Exodus Must Continue (w/ Noel Gomez & Korin Arkin)".
Passover Edition
April 7, 202338min 46sec55.86 MB
Thumbnail for "2.22 Jews Have Baggage: A Passover Conversation".
Passover Coming up!
March 31, 202344min 21sec63.89 MB
Thumbnail for "2.21 Demonizing Women ".
International Women's Day
March 10, 202341min 42sec60.09 MB
Thumbnail for "2.20 Esther and Mordechai Walk Into a Bar (w/Tayler Swift + many others)".
Purim!
March 3, 202342min 7sec60.67 MB
Thumbnail for "2.19 A Big Mailbag Episode".
Mailbag w/ Shira & Sarah!
February 24, 202353min 48sec77.51 MB
Thumbnail for "2.18 You May Be Entitled to Financial Compensation".
Sarah Podemski Fills in for Josh!
February 17, 202343min 51sec63.19 MB
Thumbnail for "2.17 Moses' Burnout--and yours?".
Sarah Podemski Joins us to Discuss Yitro
February 10, 202339min 41sec57.18 MB
Thumbnail for "2.16 Tu Bishvat and Food Justice (w/ Abby Leibman and Dr. Adrienne Krone)".
Shabbat Shirah
February 3, 202343min 51sec63.2 MB
Thumbnail for "2.15 Hardening Our Own Hearts--and Pharaoh's, too".
Parsha Bo
January 27, 202340min 22sec58.17 MB
Thumbnail for "2.14 Vicious Squiggles".
Vaera Torah Portion
January 20, 202337min 35sec54.17 MB
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Torah Flips to Exodus
January 13, 202340min 53sec58.91 MB
Thumbnail for "2.12 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Forgiveness".
Vayechi Torah Portion
January 6, 202337min 11sec53.59 MB
Thumbnail for "2.11 Facing the December Dilemma".
Answering Your Questions
December 23, 202242min 22sec61.04 MB
Thumbnail for " 2.10 Advertising the Miracle".
The Story of Hannukah
December 16, 202243min 23sec62.5 MB
Thumbnail for "2.09 "She Said" (w/ Jodi Kantor)".
Jodi Kantor Interview
December 2, 202244min 22sec63.92 MB
Thumbnail for "2.08 Chayei Sarah Sarah (w/ Sarah Podemski)".
Sarah Podemski Interview
November 18, 202236min 7sec52.03 MB
Thumbnail for "2.07 It Could Be Worse (w/ Jodi Rudoren)".
Post Midterms Edition
November 11, 202242min 23sec61.07 MB
Thumbnail for "2.06 A World Aflame".
Lecha Lecha - Go Forth
November 4, 202238min 1sec54.77 MB
Thumbnail for "2.05 Shame & Shalom (w/ Letty Cottin Pogrebin)".
Noah's Ark
October 28, 202245min 26sec65.46 MB
Thumbnail for "2.04 Synagogue President Goes to Washington (w/ Senator Jacky Rosen)".
Senator Rosen Interview
October 21, 202236min 9sec52.1 MB
Thumbnail for "2.03 - Fair Food Program (w/ Gerardo Reyes Chavez)".
Sukkot- The Harvest Holiday
October 14, 202238min 50sec55.96 MB
Thumbnail for "2.01: Repairing the Breach: How we can do better (w/ Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and Nathan Englander)".
Rosh Hashanah Just Occurred
September 30, 202248min 34sec69.98 MB
Thumbnail for "1.35 Rosh Hashanah Sermon".
5783 Awaits
September 23, 202231min 50sec45.88 MB
Thumbnail for "1.34 Is Self-improvement Good for Humanity? (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)".
Between Us and Ourselves
September 16, 202243min 11sec62.23 MB
Thumbnail for "1.33 Getting in Shape for the High Holy Days (w/ Rabbi Toba Spitzer & Rabba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum)".
High Holy Days are Approaching
September 9, 202245min 37sec65.74 MB
Thumbnail for "1.32 Tend Our Garden (w/ Ken Burns)".
Ken Burns Interview
August 19, 202234min 35sec49.85 MB
Thumbnail for "1.31 The Fight Against White Supremacy (w/ Amy Spitalnick)".
5th Anniversary of Charlottesville
August 12, 202244min 43sec64.44 MB
Thumbnail for "1.30 CHUTZPOD! Live! ".
Taped in St. Paul, MN
August 5, 202240min 53sec58.91 MB
Thumbnail for "1.29 Take it Down a Notch".
A Double Torah Portion!
July 29, 202235min 38sec51.35 MB
Thumbnail for "1.28 Tough Love".
Interfaith Relationships Discussion
July 22, 202238min 15sec55.13 MB
Thumbnail for "1.27 Big Block of G'vina (Mailbag)".
Our 2nd Mailbag Episode
July 15, 202235min 52sec51.7 MB
Thumbnail for "1.26 Speak the Speech, I Pray You (w/ Sarah Hurwitz)".
Former White House Speechwriter Joins the Show
July 8, 202248min 32sec69.94 MB
Thumbnail for "1.25 Roe Overturned (w/ Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Rabbi Annie Lewis, & George Newbern)".
Reaction to the Supreme Court Decision
July 1, 202239min 53sec57.47 MB
Thumbnail for "1.24 Pride Month (w/ Michael Twitty)".
June is Pride Month
June 24, 202239min 29sec56.91 MB
Thumbnail for " 1.23 Love the Stranger As Yourself (w/ Mark Hetfield & Melanie Nezer)".
World Refugee Day is Upcoming
June 17, 202239min 59sec57.62 MB
Thumbnail for "1.22 Nazirite... Amirite?".
Looking at the Latest Torah Portion
June 10, 202234min 30sec49.72 MB
Thumbnail for "1.21 Shavuot? What's That? (w/ Rabba Yaffa Epstein and Rabbi David Schuck)".
Rabbinical Roundtable
May 27, 202245min 23sec65.41 MB
Thumbnail for "1.20 The Jewish Movement for Abortion Justice (w/ Sheila Katz)".
After the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice
May 20, 202235min 42sec51.45 MB
Thumbnail for "1.19: Ink- It's Not Just for Torahs (w/ Janel Moloney)".
Can Jews Get Tattoos?
May 13, 202229min 18sec42.23 MB
Thumbnail for "1.18 The Uncomfortable Middle: Jeffrey Goldberg on his visit with Volodymyr Zelensky ".
Goldberg's Meeting with Zelensky
May 6, 202233min 33sec48.34 MB
Thumbnail for "1.17 Blue and White and Gray (w/ Leah Solomon and Layla Alsheikh)".
Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha'atzmaut
April 29, 202259min 13sec85.29 MB
Thumbnail for "1.16 I Want You to Know We Are Still Here (w/ Esther Safran Foer & Franklin Foer)".
In Recogniton of Yom HaShoah
April 22, 202241min 41sec60.06 MB
Thumbnail for "1.15 Can We Sing "Go Down Moses" at the Seder? (w/ Rabbi Sandra Lawson)".
Passover is Here!
April 15, 202234min 43sec50.04 MB
Thumbnail for "1.14 The Podcast of our Affliction (w/ Dan Pashman & John Ross Bowie)".
Getting Ready for Passover
April 8, 202244min 4sec63.48 MB
Thumbnail for "1.13 Why is the Episode Different from all Others? (w/ Hrishikesh Hirway)".
Mailbag Episode!
April 1, 202243min 6sec62.11 MB
Thumbnail for "1.12 Bubbling Hunk of Unidentifiable Food (w/ Noah Emmerich)".
Is There a Jewish Way of Eating?
March 25, 202241min 2sec59.12 MB
Thumbnail for "1.11 LIVE Purim Edition (w/ Elon Gold, Eitan Levine, & Scott Weiner)".
A Special Purim Episode of Chutzpod!
March 16, 202245min 8sec65.02 MB
Thumbnail for "1.10 Celebrating 100 Years of the Bat Mitzvah (w/ Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann)".
100th Anniversary of the First Bat Mitzvah
March 11, 202243min 15sec62.34 MB
Thumbnail for "1.09 On the Tragedy in Ukraine (w/ Oksana Galkevich)".
Interview with a Native Ukrainian
March 4, 202231min 34sec45.51 MB
Thumbnail for "1.08 Communities: A Love/Hate Story (w/ Wajahat Ali, Dule Hill & Jazmyn Simon)".
Why Be Together?
February 25, 202244min 34sec64.22 MB
Thumbnail for "1.07 Living with Uncertainty (w/ Miriam Anzovin and James Roday Rodriguez)".
Queen of TikTok Talmud
February 18, 202243min 34sec62.78 MB
Thumbnail for "1.06 Ancient Magic 8 Ball (w/ Jonathan Greenblatt, Melissa Merwin-Malina, & Russell Shaw)".
ADL CEO on Modern Day Antisemitism
February 11, 202249min 28sec71.27 MB
Thumbnail for "1.05 Sacred Spaces (w/ Mayer Rus & Phill LaMarr)".
How Do We Craft Spiritual Spaces?
February 4, 202246min 30sec66.99 MB
Thumbnail for "1.04 De-emphasizing the Truth (w/ Jamie Raskin & Mary McCormack)".
Congressman Jamie Raskin Interview
January 28, 202252min 43sec75.95 MB
Thumbnail for "1.03 Daily Acts of Revelation (w/ David Wain & Ken Marino)".
The Ten Commandments
January 21, 202249min 50sec71.8 MB
Thumbnail for "Bonus: After Colleyville".
Special Episode Following the Weekend in Texas
January 18, 202214min 28sec20.86 MB
Thumbnail for "1.02 Bring Me a Shrubbery (w/ Mark Donovan & Scott Foley)".
Jewish "New Year of the Trees"
January 14, 202252min 51sec76.14 MB
Thumbnail for "1.01 Mixed Multitude (w/ Josh Charles)".
Debut Episode!
January 7, 202236min 55sec53.21 MB
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May you live in interesting times: How to honor, reflect upon, and mark new moments
December 1, 202119min 52sec28.63 MB

2.02 Backyard Lulaving (w/ Holly Poole-Kavana)

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October 7, 202240min 52sec

As Sukkot approaches, we bring on a botanist to dig into the agricultural side of this underrated Jewish holiday.  Chutzpod! is joined by Holly Poole-Kavana from Little Red Bird Botanicals to talk about how plants are used for sacred traditions. What is the significance of the willow, myrtle, date palm, and of course the Etrog!  Plus, get a “peek” at Rabbi Shira’s backyard sukkah, featuring botanical murals by artist Mai-Han Nguyen (@nah_iam on Instagram).

Hope everyone had an easy fast!

Episode Timecodes:

(13:45) Interview with Holly Poole-Kavana

(38:10) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

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2.02 Backyard Lulaving (w/ Holly Poole-Kavana)
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