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

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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

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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 Zimmerman

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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 Zionist Congress

Listen to more conversations from Sixth & I

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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:

Guidelines for Teaching The Holocaust

Activities for Holocaust learning

Talking to Children About Antisemitism

A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism

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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

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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 as you prepare your own seders.

Add to your own Haggadot

And go out and learn!

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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

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