Mazel Tov, Taylor! with Jackie Tohn

Mazel Tov, Taylor! with Jackie Tohn

GOLDA [https://www.goldaguide.com/] founder Stephanie Butnick and novelist [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68803847] Esther Chehebar are joined by guest host Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie’s former co-host on Unorthodox and the author of Judy Blume: A Life [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593714447], to break down how Jewish—or not—the mega-wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce was. Plus, Stephanie sits down with Nobody Wants This [https://go.shopmy.us/p-70546660] actress Jackie Tohn [https://www.instagram.com/jackietohn/?hl=en] to discuss her new Jewish summer camp film, The Floaters [https://go.shopmy.us/p-70019382]. Events: Join GOLDA for an NYC opening weekend screening of The Floaters [https://go.shopmy.us/p-70019382?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.com] on Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m. at Quad Cinema. After the screening Stephanie will be moderating a conversation with the film’s director Rachel Israel and producer Shai Korman. Get your tickets https://go.shopmy.us/p-69518036?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.comhere: https://go.shopmy.us/p-69518036 [https://go.shopmy.us/p-69518036] . Esther will be part of a Hadassah virtual panel on the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience in the United States on Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Register here: https://go.shopmy.us/p-70548076 [https://go.shopmy.us/p-70548076] Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com] (voicenotes are best; be sure to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from.) This week’s Good for the Jews picks:  Esther: The Jewish volunteer watch group Shomrim, who jumped into action during the floods in Monmouth County [https://www.nj.com/weather/2026/07/flooded-roads-cars-stuck-in-water-in-nj-as-life-threatening-thunderstorms-drop-heavy-rain.html]. Stephanie: Audrey Gelman’s collaboration [https://www.goldaguide.com/p/audrey-gelmans-german-jewish-inspired-homeware-collection-six-bells-wallach-project] with the Wallach Project, which preserves lost German-Jewish textile making.  Mark: Funny Business, an upcoming cultural history [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9798217047949] by Matt Singer of the Judd Apatow-era of comedy. Subscribe to GOLDA at goldaguide.com [https://www.goldaguide.com/] and follow us on Instagram at @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/]. Where you can find the GOLDA Girls: Follow Gabby’s writing at jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch [https://jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch/] and subscribe to her Substack at gsdeutch.substack.com [http://gsdeutch.substack.com/].  Sign up for Diana’s print newsletter, Modern Jewess, at modern-jewess.com [http://modern-jewess.com], and buy her book, We Need to Talk About Antisemitism, at rabbidianafersko.com/books [https://rabbidianafersko.com/books/].   Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune at bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593734544 [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593734544], and her children’s book I Share My Name, at bookshop.org/a/110357/9781532432187 [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9781532432187].  Buy Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, at bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939 [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939]. Buy Mark’s biography of Judy Blume at https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593714447 [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9780593714447] Sponsors: GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55725075], a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org [http://nureads.org/] to get started today. You can listen to GOLDA Girls on: * Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983] * Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq [https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq] * Pocket Casts https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21 [https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21] Leave us a review and we’ll send you a GOLDA sticker! Email a screenshot of your review to hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com].  Stay GOLDA.

Stars, Stripes, and Sha-BBQ with Jake Cohen

GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko are joined by cookbook author Jake Cohen [https://www.instagram.com/jakecohen/] to talk all things 4th of July, from being Jewish in America [https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/as-america-turns-250-american-jews-embrace-a-complicated-patriotism/] as the country turns 250 to kosher-friendly BBQ prep.  Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com] (voice notes are best; be sure to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from). This week’s Good for the Jews picks:  Stephanie: America!  Gabby: Jews representing at Pride 🌈 Diana: The Golem of Prague [https://www.jmberlin.de/en/golem-from-mysticism-to-minecraft]—which comes in many souvenir [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68884018] versions (and even a gold pendant [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68883809]). Esther: Mel Brooks turning 100 [https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/06/long-live-mel-brooks/687730/]. Subscribe to GOLDA at goldaguide.com [https://www.goldaguide.com/] and follow us on Instagram at @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/]. Where you can find the GOLDA Girls: Follow Gabby’s writing at Jewish Insider here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68888620], and subscribe to her Substack here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68803425].  Sign up for Diana’s print newsletter, Modern Jewess, here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68801803], and buy her book, We Need to Talk About Antisemitism, here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68889481].  Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68803847], and her children’s book I Share My Name, here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68902029].  Buy Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, here [https://go.shopmy.us/p-68595874]. GOLDA Girls is a production of GOLDA Media [https://www.goldaguide.com/]. The show is executive produced by Ariel Shapiro and edited by POLDHU [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55854400].  Sponsors: GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55725075], a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org [http://nureads.org/] to get started today. You can listen to GOLDA Girls on: * Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983] * Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq [https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq] * Pocket Casts https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21 [https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21] Leave us a review and we’ll send you a GOLDA sticker! Email a screenshot of your review to hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com].  Stay GOLDA.

Summer Camp Ready with Molly Yeh

GOLDA [https://www.goldaguide.com/] founder Stephanie Butnick [https://www.stephaniebutnick.com/], journalist Gabby Deutch [https://jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch/], and Rabbi Diana Fersko [https://rabbidianafersko.com/] are joined by Food Network star Molly Yeh [https://www.instagram.com/mollyyeh/?hl=en] to discuss all things Jewish summer. Check out today’s GOLDA newsletter to get Molly’s summer essentials. They also answer a listener question about matchmaking. Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com] (voicenotes are best; be sure to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from.) This week’s Good for the Jews picks:  Stephanie: voting, especially with little kids. Gabby: Eyal Shani’s restaurant Malka [https://go.shopmy.us/p-67369126] in West Palm Beach. Diana: Unsolicited gifts, like the fish fork [https://go.shopmy.us/p-67407879] her mother-in-law sent her.   GOLDA is a newsletter that makes Jewish life feel bright, beautiful, and full of meaning. Subscribe at goldaguide.com [https://www.goldaguide.com/] and follow GOLDA on Instagram at @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/]. GOLDA Mahjong Night is back with a night of open play (no instruction) on Wednesday, July 15 in Flatiron. Location will be revealed to attendees the week before the event! Get your ticket here [https://luma.com/hfa1ocnx?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.com]. Sign up for Diana’s snail mail newsletter Modern Jewess here [https://modern-jewess.com/], and Gabby’s Substack here [https://gsdeutch.substack.com/]. Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/sisters-of-fortune-a-novel-esther-chehebar/3de4086c9f13c629?ean=9780593734544&next=t&aid=110357&listref=5-books-we-re-excited-about-in-2025] and Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, here [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939]. GOLDA Girls is a production of GOLDA Media [https://www.goldaguide.com/]. The show is executive produced by Ariel Shapiro and edited by POLDHU [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55854400].  Sponsors: GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55725075], a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org [http://nureads.org/] to get started today. A Walk on the Moon [https://go.shopmy.us/p-67369411] is the exciting new musical based on the iconic hit movie, starring Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin, and featuring the voice of Tovah Feldshuh. We’re giving away tickets: to enter for a chance to win, email hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com] or message us on Instagram @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/] telling us your favorite Jewish summer movie.  You can listen to GOLDA Girls on: * Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983] * Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq [https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq] * Pocket Casts https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21 [https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21] Leave us a review and we’ll send you a GOLDA sticker! Email a screenshot of your review to hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com].  Stay GOLDA.

Jewish Father's Day with Ted Deutch

GOLDA [https://www.goldaguide.com/] founder Stephanie Butnick [https://www.stephaniebutnick.com/], journalist Gabby Deutch [https://jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch/], and Rabbi Diana Fersko [https://rabbidianafersko.com/] chat with a special guest for Father’s Day: Former U.S. Congressman, current American Jewish Commitee CEO, and dad-of-the-pod Ted Deutch. This week’s Father’s Day-themed Good for the Jews picks:  Stephanie: A (free) subscription [https://go.shopmy.us/p-65614705] to Sapir for Father’s Day Gabby: Jewish servicemen and women [https://www.jwv.org/], especially Gabby’s Pa Bernie.  Diana: The fathers in the Torah, especially Jacob [https://go.shopmy.us/p-65615050].  Ted Deutch: Jewish summer camp [https://go.shopmy.us/p-65605558]. GOLDA is a Jewish lifestyle destination built around one idea: making Jewish life bright, beautiful, and full of meaning. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.goldaguide.com [https://www.goldaguide.com/] and follow GOLDA on Instagram at @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/]. GOLDA Mahjong Night is popping up again on Tuesday, June 23 [https://luma.com/hfa1ocnx?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.com] on the Upper East Side and Wednesday, July 15 [https://luma.com/kfinug0b] in Flatiron. These are open play events (no instruction); location will be revealed to attendees the week before the event. Sign up here [https://luma.com/hfa1ocnx?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.com]. Sign up for Diana’s print newsletter Modern Jewess here [https://modern-jewess.com/], and Gabby’s Substack here [https://gsdeutch.substack.com/]. Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/sisters-of-fortune-a-novel-esther-chehebar/3de4086c9f13c629?ean=9780593734544&next=t&aid=110357&listref=5-books-we-re-excited-about-in-2025] and Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, here [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939]. GOLDA Girls is a production of GOLDA Media [https://www.goldaguide.com/]. The show is executive produced by Ariel Shapiro and edited by POLDHU [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55854400].  Sponsors: GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55725075], a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org [http://nureads.org/] to get started today. You can listen to GOLDA Girls on: * Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983] * Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq [https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq] * Pocket Casts https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21 [https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21] Leave us a review and we’ll send you a GOLDA sticker! Email a screenshot of your review to hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com].  Stay GOLDA.

Everything with Chive, Knicks in Five

GOLDA [https://www.goldaguide.com/] founder Stephanie Butnick [https://www.stephaniebutnick.com/], journalist Gabby Deutch [https://jewishinsider.com/authors/gabby-deutch/], novelist Esther Chehebar [https://amzn.to/42RJZSJ], and Rabbi Diana Fersko [https://rabbidianafersko.com/] chat about the Tony Awards, Gabby’s recent Jewish insider article [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64093833] on AI’s implications for Jewish life, and the bagel-fueled excitement over the Knicks’ NBA Finals run.   The hosts also share their summer wedding gift recommendations in response to a listener who wrote in looking for some inspiration:  GOLDA Girls' wedding gift picks: Crystal candlesticks [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64203168] from Happy Kangaroo Cherry blossom challah board [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64204048] from Happy Kangaroo Eye tray [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64204496] from ABC Carpet & Home Travel shabbat candles [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64204657] from Emanuel Smash glass [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64209858] from Tchotchke Smash Hamsa [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64214508] from Tchotchke This week’s Good for the Jews picks:  Stephanie: Congregation Rodeph Sholom sponsoring [https://rodephsholom.org/action/volunteer/west-side-campaign-against-hunger/] West Side Campaign Against Hunger’s recent block party.  Gabby: Camp Ramah celebrating alumni Caissie Levy’s Tony Award win by sharing this 2015 video [https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZVMP9YA63r/] of Levy singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis in Hebrew.  Esther: A mother-daughter trip to Home Goods [https://go.shopmy.us/p-64104425]. Diana: Bat mitzvahs!  GOLDA is a Jewish lifestyle destination built around one idea: making Jewish life bright, beautiful, and full of meaning. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.goldaguide.com [https://www.goldaguide.com/] and follow GOLDA on Instagram at @goldaguide [https://www.instagram.com/goldaguide/]. GOLDA Mahjong Night is popping up on Tuesday, June 23 at one of our favorite restaurants on the Upper East Side for a night of open play (no instruction). Location will be revealed to attendees the week before the event. Sign up here [https://luma.com/hfa1ocnx?utm_campaign=golda-events&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.goldaguide.com]. Sign up for Diana’s snail mail newsletter Modern Jewess here [https://modern-jewess.com/], and Gabby’s Substack here [https://gsdeutch.substack.com/]. Get Esther’s novel Sisters of Fortune here [https://bookshop.org/p/books/sisters-of-fortune-a-novel-esther-chehebar/3de4086c9f13c629?ean=9780593734544&next=t&aid=110357&listref=5-books-we-re-excited-about-in-2025] and Stephanie’s book, The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia, here [https://bookshop.org/a/110357/9781579658939]. GOLDA Girls is a production of GOLDA Media [https://www.goldaguide.com/]. The show is executive produced by Ariel Shapiro and edited by POLDHU [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55854400].  Sponsors: GOLDA Girls is presented by Nu Reads [https://go.shopmy.us/p-55725075], a new Jewish book subscription series curated by the Jewish Book Council that brings remarkable literature straight to your door. Use code NuGolda at checkout for 15% off your subscription. Visit NuReads.org [http://nureads.org/] to get started today. You can listen to GOLDA Girls on: * Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/golda-girls/id1895644983] * Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq [https://open.spotify.com/show/1eLma0Exh3LDv2Ay8fx8Cq] * Pocket Casts https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21 [https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/golda-girls/ed7285a0-2487-013f-2ec2-0e872f6a2b21] Leave us a review and we’ll send you a GOLDA sticker! Email a screenshot of your review to hi@goldaguide.com [hi@goldaguide.com].  Stay GOLDA.