Yakira Apfel: What It Means to Live Honestly Part 2

Intrusive Thoughts in Uncertain Times: A Jewish Answer

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/fan_mail/new In times of war and uncertainty, how do we practice gratitude? In Israel right now, we’re all navigating fear, intrusive thoughts, and the question: where is faith when everything feels unstable? This episode explores a Torah based approach to gratitude that doesn’t require you to feel okay, it requires you to know what’s true. A teaching for anyone living through Iran tensions, conflict, or any moment when your mind won’t stop catastrophizing. Featuring Chassidic wisdom on da’at (knowledge), tikkun (elevation), and how to stay conscious when uncertainty is loudest. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/support] Follow us on Instagram, Youtube and tiktok for more. https://linktr.ee/asoulgrowsinisraelpodcast

Rabbi Akiva Gersh: Was the World Meant to Be Vegan?

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/fan_mail/new In this episode, Rabbi Akiva Gersh, "the Vegan Rabbi" explores veganism through the lens of Judaism, Genesis, Rav Kook, compassion toward animals, spirituality, holiness, and the future of food. We discuss the Garden of Eden, the ethics of eating meat, Jewish thought, modern industrial farming, and whether the Torah points humanity toward a more compassionate world. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/support] Follow us on Instagram, Youtube and tiktok for more. https://linktr.ee/asoulgrowsinisraelpodcast

Feminism, Jewish Identity & Film With Paula Kweskin

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/fan_mail/new Paula Kweskin is a documentary filmmaker, human rights attorney, and founder of The 49%, a nonprofit focused on women’s storytelling and global women’s rights. In this conversation, we discuss Judaism, feminism, Israel, documentary filmmaking, faith, identity, and the power of storytelling.”   #PaulaKweskin #Judaism #WomenInJudaism #DocumentaryFilm #JewishWomen #Feminism #Israel #WomenRights #Podcast #JewishPodcast Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/support] Follow us on Instagram, Youtube and tiktok for more. https://linktr.ee/asoulgrowsinisraelpodcast

Millie Schweky on Women’s Health and Healing

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/fan_mail/new In this episode, Millie Schweky, lpelvic floor specialist, joins us for a conversation on women’s health, healing, and the topics many women quietly struggle with but rarely talk about openly. We discuss pelvic floor health, postpartum recovery, body awareness, physical symptoms women often dismiss, and the connection between emotional and physical well being. This conversation goes beyond quick fixes and trends and looks at what it means to actually understand and support the female body through different stages of life. This is an honest, informative, and deeply validating conversation about women’s health in a more real and grounded way. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/support] Follow us on Instagram, Youtube and tiktok for more. https://linktr.ee/asoulgrowsinisraelpodcast

Shavuot and the Jewish Woman

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/fan_mail/new As Shavuot approaches, I found myself thinking deeply about femininity, spirituality, and what it truly means to receive Torah in the modern world. In this episode, we explore the role of women at Har Sinai, the spiritual power of receptivity, why softness in Judaism is often misunderstood, and the quiet exhaustion so many Jewish women carry today. From motherhood and identity to intuition, ambition, nurturing, burnout, and holiness hidden inside ordinary life, this is an honest conversation about the feminine soul of Shavuot. Maybe receiving Torah was never only about laws and learning. Maybe it was also about becoming open enough to hear something Divine. Topics include: *  Shavuot and the Jewish woman  *  Torah and femininity  *  The feminine experience of receiving Torah  *  Ambition vs softness in modern Jewish life  *  The spiritual role of women in Judaism  *  Why receptivity is a form of strength  A thoughtful pre-Shavuot episode on Torah, femininity, identity, and the deeper inner world of the Jewish woman. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2423592/support] Follow us on Instagram, Youtube and tiktok for more. https://linktr.ee/asoulgrowsinisraelpodcast