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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; Heb ...
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Saving seats at services is almost as old as Judaism itself. But should you do it? A newly converted Jewish listener bristles at this convention and wonders if it’s ok to make her friends and family fend for themselves if they can’t make it on time. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Inst…
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Jewish Wedding: The Sequel
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Should second weddings be modest? Or is it kosher to go full bridezilla? A listener asks for advice on how to deal with her sister’s seemingly over-the-top requests for her second Jewish wedding. 2nd weddings in the Torah: Abraham and Ketura Boaz and Ruth Rabbi Akiva Rav Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagra…
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A Grandma asks Rabbi Shira and Hanna how to share Jewish traditions with her grandchildren. How can she share these traditions without overstepping? How can she be a Jewish grandparent at a distance? Resources for Jewish grandparents: Jewish Grandparents Network PJ Library Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instag…
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When the End of the World Isn’t My Problem
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The news is awful, and everything feels terrible. Now go celebrate! A news-obsessed listener asks for advice on how to be less negative at home. Is it ok to check out and still be a good Jew? And could Debbie Downer have been Jewish? Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shi…
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Rabbi Shira’s Yom Kippur Sermon
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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 Moses Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram…
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October 7th: One Year Later
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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 oppos…
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Live From D.C., It's Saturday Night
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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 C…
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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 question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram …
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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 i…
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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 r…
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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 names Read more about Rosh…
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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'…
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Celebrating the (Sometimes Racist, Sexist and Homophobic) Torah
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Rabbi Shira and Hanna close out Season 3 with by celebrating Shavuot*, which commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. But how do you celebrate a sacred text that's often problematic? *This year Shavuot at sundown on Tuesday June 11, 2024, and concludes at nightfall on Thursday, June 13. Story of Dinah Torah Portion Nasso Support Chut…
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Racism or Antisemitism? One Couple's Quandry
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A listener in an interfaith and interracial relationship asks for advice on how to navigate conversations about antisemitism, race and Israel. Rabbi Shira and Hanna are joined by antiracist educator Rachel Faulkner from the National Council of Jewish Women. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna…
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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 brothers Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Co…
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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 question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hann…
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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 & Fertility Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hann…
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What to do when you want to teach your children gratitude, humility and the value of a dollar, but your mother’s “greatest joy in life” is spoiling them rotten. Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk about money myths, values and honoring thy father and mother. The Torah on Money Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Kiddushin 31b Rav Asi had an elderly mother. She said…
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Israel and this Year's Seder
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Israel is destined to be top of mind during Passover this year. Rabbi Shira and Hanna give advice on how to have a meaningful (and less contentious) seder. Priya Parker on the “Art of Gathering” Why do you spill the wine? On the interplay between Purim and Passover Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Foll…
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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 Torah Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twit…
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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 question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on TwitterKirjoittanut Chutzpod!
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The End of a Jewish Golden Age
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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 piece Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on Twitter…
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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 polyamory Rachel Adler’s Brit Ahuvim Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twitter Follow Hanna on …
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Not Enough Townies, with Moshe Kasher
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Comedian, podcaster and “Subculture Vulture” Moshe Kasher joins Rabbi Shira and Hanna to help a listener pull (or not pull) a geographic. More about Moshe Kasher Listen to Moshe in conversation with Lauren Ober at Sixth & I. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Twi…
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Shira’s Week of Torah Study
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Rabbi Shira returns from Israel where she engaged in a week of Torah study, rabbinic debates and shepherding in the West Bank. Send us your questions at chutzpod.com. While you’re there support the show. And follow Chutzpod, Shira & Hanna.Kirjoittanut Chutzpod!
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