Best Chutzpod Podcasts (2025)

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Three Rabbis Walk Into a Bar: A Rabbinic Roundtable 39:38

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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. and Rabbi Seth Goldstein of Temple Beth …

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Jewish Geography 36:23

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Everyone loves to play Jewish geography, right? But what if you find the practice exclusive, confusing or even offensive? Is it time to reconsider and leave “bageling” in the past? Why don’t you ask a convert to tell their story? Sing-a-long to “Wherever You Go” Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzstack Follow Ha…

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Robot Rabbis 34:50

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A listener tells Rabbi Shira and Hanna that her rabbi uses AI to write sermons…and she doesn’t like it. What are the Jewish ethics of AI? And how does Shira utilize this new technology? Read more about “the law of the land is the law” Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzstack Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shir…

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Tradition! 40:16

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What’s most important when it comes to preserving Jewish tradition for future generations? Is it sharing Jewish stories? Food? Singing Hatikvah as a lullaby? And what if…the baby isn’t even Jewish? Rabbi Shira and Hanna offer advice to a soon-to-be Saba who wants to share his Jewish joy with his grandchild. Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Conta…

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Tattoo Taboos 42:21

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A newly committed Jew is wondering if he should remove his old celtic cross tattoo. Rabbi Shira and Hanna talk about the complex relationships between Jews and tattoos, including their own! Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzstack Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Shira on Facebook Follo…

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Shopping for Shuls 40:33

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What should you look for when shul shopping besides “that feeling”? How do you know a synagogue is right for you? And what role should a temple play in our modern lives? As we celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah, Rabbi Shira and Hanna offer one congregation consumer their advice. Visit a BASE Jewish Community Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Cont…

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"As a Jew" on Yom Kippur with Sarah Hurwitz 59:40

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Rabbi Shira and Hanna welcome former White House speechwriter and author Sarah Hurwitz for a conversation about her latest book As a Jew, an urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity, the complexities of modern Jewish life, and what lessons Sarah learned from being a hospital chaplain. More about Sarah Hurwitz Listen to Sara…

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Rabbi Shira's High Holiday Sermon 19:27

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Shana Tova Chutzsquad! Welcome 5786 with Rabbi Shira’s annual high holiday message. Study the Unetaneh Tokef Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzstack Follow Hanna on Instagram Follow Shira on Instagram Follow Shira on Facebook Follow Chutzpod on Facebook Follow Chutzpod on Instagram Learn about your ad choices: …

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A Happy (And Hungry) New Year with Jake Cohen 47:52

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We're back with new episodes for the new year! A self-professed “nice Jewish boy from New York City,” Jake Cohen is the New York Times bestselling author of Jew-ish and I Could Nosh, star of A&E’s Jake Makes It Easy. He talks about his new book Dinner Party Animal, why Jews are so obsessed with food and helps us all with our food and entertaining q…

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Aspen Jewish Conversations: How Big Should the Tent Be?

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Listen to a special live event held at Aspen Jewish Congregation on August 13, 2025. In a time of deep division, what does it really mean to belong to the Jewish people? And how do we stay in community when our beliefs, priorities, and red lines conflict? This session draws on the idea of the “big tent” as both a moral aspiration and a real-world c…

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Aspen Jewish Conversations: Can We Tell a New Jewish Story? 1:17:36

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Listen to a special live event held at Aspen Jewish Congregation on August 13, 2025. The Jewish experience has always been bigger than survival. Yet too often, the public stories we tell center on trauma and loss. This session explores how we might reclaim stories of resilience, creativity, and contribution, and how new narratives could help us bui…

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Aspen Jewish Conversations: What’s the Next Golden Age for American Jews? 59:03

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Listen to a special live event held at Aspen Jewish Congregation on August 6, 2025. For decades, American Jews enjoyed unprecedented safety, success, and cultural influence. But beneath that prosperity, many became disconnected from Jewish tradition and meaning. Was that truly a golden age, or just the foundation for what could come next? This sess…

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Coming Soon: Chutzpod Season 6 1:21

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Chutzpod is coming back with new episodes and new real-life questions September 17th! Rabbi Shira and Hanna will answer questions about "shul shopping," tattoo taboos and rabbis using AI. Plus they talk to Jewish foodie Jake Cohen and author and White House speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz. Subscribe to automatically get all new episodes. Support Chutzpo…

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Aspen Jewish Conversations: Why Do Jewish Ideas Matter? 1:05:37

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Listen to a special live event held at Aspen Jewish Congregation on July 30, 2025. Jewish ideas offer a framework for thinking deeply and living purposefully. But in a world flooded with content and opinion, what does Judaism offer that is distinctive and worth sustaining? This opening session explores what gives Jewish ideas their enduring relevan…

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Torah Study on Shavuot 34:15

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Back by popular demand, Rabbi Shira and Hanna cap off this season with a Shavuot celebration and Torah study Back by popular demand, Rabbi Shira and Hanna cap off this season with a Shavuot celebration and Torah study. They help a young listeners preparing for his Bar Mitzvah and lead us us through Sh’lach L’cha, which Rabbi Shira loves because it’…

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Eww Self-Care 38:02

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Beyond face masks and candles is there such a thing as “Jewish Self-Care”? Rabbi Shira and Hanna admit they are allergic to the lavender-scented concept and respond to a listener who wants to know more about Judaism’s notion of taking care of oneself. Read the story about surviving in the desert. Read the story about bathing while mourning Support …

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Holy $#@%! 38:22

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A listener tells us she loves the show – it’s funny, it’s wise (aww shucks), but oy such language! She says feh to the vulgar cursing and prompts Rabbi Shira and Hanna to wonder what Judaism says about “working blue.” Read about Nivul Peh Read about Derech Eretz Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzstack Follow Ha…

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My Jewish Friend is a Murderer. Can We Stay In Touch? 40:37

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A listener’s friend committed a heinous crime and is now in prison. She wonders if remaining friends and visiting him dishonors his victim’s memory. Tune in to hear Rabbi Shira and Hanna’s advice. Breaking down teshuvah Jewish Views on Forgiveness: Are There Things That Can’t Be Forgiven? A Prayer for Those Not Ready to Forgive, by Rabbi Jill Zimme…

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Rabbi Shira in Conversation with David Brooks 54:12

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Rabbi Shira shares her live conversation with New York Times' Opinion columnist David Brooks.* And on Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) she talks about the importance of voting in the World Zionist Congress. *This event was hosted by Sixth & I, a center for arts, entertainment, ideas, and Jewish life in Washington DC. Vote in the World Zion…

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I Never Taught My Kids About the Holocaust 40:52

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On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Rabbi Shira asks a surprising question: Do we actually have to teach our kids about the Holocaust? (Spoiler Alert: She didn’t.) She looks back at her own choices about Holocaust education and finds a way forward. More resources for talking to your kids about the Holocaust and Antisemitism: Guid…

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Bringing Your Gun to the Seder: Violence, Resistance and the Passover Story 42:39

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As we celebrate Passover during the current climate, Rabbi Shira talks to Hanna about what Judaism says about violence, resistance and freedom. And they speak to a Jewish gun owner about his choice to protect himself. More on preventing harm and stumbling blocks in the Torah Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutzst…

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Not in a Happy Passover Mood 40:58

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Hanna asks the questions this week as we prepare for Passover. How do we tell and interpret the Passover story when it feels like we’re firmly stuck at the beginning of our own contemporary plight? Do we have the opportunity to have perhaps the most authentic seder any of us have had in our lived experience? Rabbi Shira has tips and wisdom for you …

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Judge Jewdy 39:55

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Are you Jewish enough? Too Jewish? Why are we Jews so judgy of one another? Rabbi Shira and Hanna receive a letter from a listener whose embrace of Judaism as an adult is making her less religious mother bristle. Read an example of Jewish judging in the Torah Support Chutzpod! Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chutzpod! Subscribe to Chutz…

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Should I Join My Temple Board? 29:24

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Ever wondered what an actual rabbi thinks about the temple board? What makes some temple communities work and others fail? Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener figure out whether or not to join her temple board. Read more about Jewish responsibility to the community Read more about Jewish leadership Support Chutzpod! Submit a question Contact Chut…

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The Jewish Way to a Good Life 36:20

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Hanna talks to Rabbi Shira about her new book The Jewish Way to a Good Life. She distills thousands of years of Jewish wisdom into practical, time-tested strategies for living a more meaningful life and reminds us: You don’t have to be Jewish to do Jewish. And she tells us how. Get Shira’s book! See Shira in conversation with David Brooks Read the …