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Our Traditional Untraditional Torah Study

Rabbi Shira and Hanna end the season with a torah study jam packed with family dynamics, sibling rivalry, maternal manipulations, nation-building and birthright. Read [https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.25.19?lang=bi&aliyot=0] Parashat Toldot Support [https://chutzpod.com/donate] Chutzpod! Submit [https://chutzpod.com/donate]a question Contact [https://chutzpod.com/contact] Chutzpod! Subscribe [https://chutzstack.substack.com/] to Chutzstack Follow Hanna [https://www.instagram.com/hannarosin/?hl=en] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.instagram.com/shirastutman/] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.facebook.com/people/Rabbi-Shira-Stutman/61559195920339/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.facebook.com/chutzpod/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/?hl=en] on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

I Was Invited to a Wedding in Israel, and I Don't Want to Go

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who was invited to a family wedding in Israel, but doesn’t want to go.  How important are weddings? And what if your conflicting feelings and grief are just too painful? This is a must-listen for anyone experiencing a shift in Jewish identity when it comes to a relationship with Israel.  Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener navigate his changing feelings and conflicted opinions about Israel. Text on importance of going to Jewish weddings  Read [https://www.sefaria.org/Sukkah.49b.1?lang=bi] more about Hachnasat kallah: the importance of preparing a bride for her wedding  Read [https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Mourning.14.1?lang=bi] more about the mitzvah of bringing joy to people getting married Suggestions for traveling to Israel right now: MEJDI Tours [https://mejditours.com/home-mejdi/] Green Olive Tours [https://greenolivetours.com/]  Follow our Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/] to join the conversation this week: How do you feel about traveling to Israel right now?  Support [https://chutzpod.com/donate] Chutzpod! Submit [https://chutzpod.com/donate]a question Contact [https://chutzpod.com/contact] Chutzpod! Subscribe [https://chutzstack.substack.com/] to Chutzstack Follow Hanna [https://www.instagram.com/hannarosin/?hl=en] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.instagram.com/shirastutman/] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.facebook.com/people/Rabbi-Shira-Stutman/61559195920339/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.facebook.com/chutzpod/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/?hl=en] on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Dogs on a Plane (Revisited)

As many of you are traveling for Thanksgiving this week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes.  Dogs on a plane are kosher, but are they annoying? Rabbi Shira and Hanna discuss the Jewish ethics around animals. And, is the Torah ableist?  If you have any interesting Jewish travel moments, let us know! Read [https://forward.com/culture/465646/groucho-barx-and-matzah-ball-why-do-jewish-pets-have-jewish-names/] more about Jewish pet names Read [https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/184964?lang=bi%20] more about Rosh Hahanah LaBehemah  Learn [https://time.com/6316464/yom-kippur-ableism-essay/%20] about ableism in the Torah  Support [https://chutzpod.com/donate] Chutzpod! Submit [https://chutzpod.com/donate]a question Contact [https://chutzpod.com/contact] Chutzpod! Subscribe [https://chutzstack.substack.com/] to Chutzstack Follow Hanna [https://www.instagram.com/hannarosin/?hl=en] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.instagram.com/shirastutman/] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.facebook.com/people/Rabbi-Shira-Stutman/61559195920339/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.facebook.com/chutzpod/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/?hl=en] on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

The All Death Episode

Our Chutzsquad sends in so many great questions about death and dying. Today, Hanna and Rabbi Shira attempt to answer as many as possible.  Why, how and when do we say Mourner’s Kaddish, and for whom? What happens when you don’t have access to your loved one’s body and what’s the Jewish approach to a eulogy? Listen [https://chutzpod.com/blog/314-death-with-dignity?rq=death%20with] to Death With Dignity episode Read [https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/mi-sheberakh-may-the-one-who-blessed/] more about the Mi Sheiberach  Read [https://reformjudaism.org/beliefs-practices/lifecycle-rituals/death-mourning/do-jews-believe-afterlife] more about the Jewish afterlife Read [https://www.shermanschapel.com/preparing-the-body] more about Tahara Read [https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/eulogy-or-hesped/] more about the Jewish approach to giving a eulogy Read [https://www.exploringjudaism.org/living/lifecycles/death-and-dying/what-do-i-do-if-i-cant-go-to-minyan-when-saying-kaddish/] more about what to do when you can’t or don’t want to grieve through prayer Support [https://chutzpod.com/donate] Chutzpod! Submit [https://chutzpod.com/donate]a question Contact [https://chutzpod.com/contact] Chutzpod! Subscribe [https://chutzstack.substack.com/] to Chutzstack Follow Hanna [https://www.instagram.com/hannarosin/?hl=en] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.instagram.com/shirastutman/] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.facebook.com/people/Rabbi-Shira-Stutman/61559195920339/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.facebook.com/chutzpod/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/?hl=en] on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]

Three Rabbis Walk Into a Bar: A Rabbinic Roundtable

Ever wish you could listen in as a group of rabbis kibbitz about their jobs–the good, the bad and the ugly? Rabbi Shira hosts a roundtable for her rabbinic friends where they can laugh, commiserate and get some things off their chests.  We’re joined by Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt of Adas Israel in Washington D.C [https://www.adasisrael.org/clergy-staff-lay-leaders]. and Rabbi Seth Goldstein [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-k8BGA5vm0P5ZpAR8sf9PGbfMfhWrHN2F46PpKJpB0/edit?tab=t.0#:~:text=8-,Rabbi%20Seth%20Goldstein%20(%40rabbi_360)%20%7C%20TikTok,-Rabbi%20Seth%20Goldstein]of Temple Beth Hatfiloh [https://www.bethhatfiloh.org/] in Olympia, Washington. Support [https://chutzpod.com/donate] Chutzpod! Submit [https://chutzpod.com/donate]a question Contact [https://chutzpod.com/contact] Chutzpod! Subscribe [https://chutzstack.substack.com/] to Chutzstack Follow Hanna [https://www.instagram.com/hannarosin/?hl=en] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.instagram.com/shirastutman/] on Instagram Follow Shira [https://www.facebook.com/people/Rabbi-Shira-Stutman/61559195920339/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.facebook.com/chutzpod/] on Facebook Follow Chutzpod [https://www.instagram.com/chutzpod_/?hl=en] on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices [https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices]