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The next best thing to being in the synagogue with Rabbi Shira…Tune in to Rabbi Shira’s sermon for this year’s Yom Kippur. We want to live in a world of the everlasting yes--but what do we do when we get the terminal no, instead?Read about the death and burial of MosesSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

A special episode on October 7th:A year after the attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, Rabbi Shira and Hanna mourn the loss of life and talk about what else has been lost in the trauma of ongoing war with an uncertain future. A young Jewish listener asks for advice on how to navigate tension between her two friend groups on opposite sides of the Israel debate.Read Can We Talk About Israel by Dan SokatchSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Live from Washington D.C.! Rabbi Shira and Hanna are answering your real life questions live at a special event in Washington D.C. – a city known for its scandal and intrigue. A married listener is having an affair and has no plans to stop. Should he still repent on Yom Kippur?Special thanks to Adas Israel Congregation in Washington D.C.Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

After her wife of more than two decades passed suddenly, our listener is struggling how to spend time by herself again, and how to tell her wonderful, well-meaning community to give her space.More on being "alone"More on Jewish Shiva rituals Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by Rabbi Sharon Brous to talk about what she calls the “The Amen Effect” – what it means to be heard and seen during times of joy and grief and how a deeper connection to the Jewish community can actually help us cross tribal lines. Rabbi Brous is the founder of IKAR, an influential progressive Jewish congregation in Los Angeles and the author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World.See Chutzpod! live in D.C.! Read Mishnah Midot 2.2Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a new rabbi navigate her first high holiday season – what she calls “her Oscars and big debut.” What do rabbis wish you knew about services, why does Rabbi Shira hate when people only attend on Yom Kippur, and, gasp, what should a rabbi wear?!See Chutzpod! live in D.C.! Read the Talmud story about being flexible like a reed.Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Dogs on a plane are kosher, but are they annoying? Rabbi Shira and Hanna kick off a new season and Elul with a Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot celebration. What are the Jewish ethics around animals? Is the Torah ableist? Bring your apples, honey, and dog biscuits and tune in.See Chutzpod! live in D.C.! Read more about Jewish pet namesRead more about Rosh Hahanah LaBehemah Learn about ableism in the Torah Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

This season on Chutzpod! Rabbi Shira Stutman and Hanna Rosin dive into all things high holidays. How do you really start over in the new year. How can you forgive others if you can't forgive yourself on Yom Kippur. And what should we think about snakes (and dogs) on a plane? New episodes launch September 4th. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a thing. Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Do you suffer from Friendship FOMO? Heartburn, fatigue, painful stabs of jealousy while looking at Instagram? Rabbi Shira and Hanna will provide some relief. Podcast host and producer Lauren Ober writes in. And Shira lets out her inner mean girl.  Biblical Moments of Jealousy: Exodus 20.5, Joseph & his brothersSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Rabbi Shira and Hanna fire through a bunch of your letters and voice memos. Shira imagines having an audience with the Pope. Hanna reimagines her concept of Jewish power. And, yet another plug for the mikvah. Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a couple navigate the decision to donate their embryos. They’d like to give the gift to a Jewish family. They’d like to maintain close contact. Are mitzvahs still mitzvahs if you have an ulterior motive?More on Judaism & FertilitySupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

There's something titillating about secrets in Judaism, but should we have them? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who wants to unburden a big secret with her father.More on secrets of the TorahSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Have you ever hid your Judaism? Whether for safety or comfort? A listener in France wonders if and when it’s ok to conceal your Jewish identity.Support Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk with Franklin Foer about his cover story for The Atlantic, which argues that Anti-Semitism is threatening to end a “Golden Era” for Jewish Americans.Read Frank’s pieceSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter

Can three be the magic number in a Jewish marriage? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener understand what Judaism says about marriage and polyamory. More about Jewish polyamoryRachel Adler’s Brit AhuvimSupport Chutzpod!Submit a questionContact Chutzpod!Follow Shira on InstagramFollow Hanna on InstagramFollow Shira on TwitterFollow Hanna on Twitter