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Shul with a View
Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
LifeLines
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Veiled Reference Podcast
Glikl of Hameln is a familiar and beloved character to Jewish history enthusiasts. In this episode, we dive beneath the surface of Glikl’s words to deeply appreciate the forces at play for women of her era. In conversation with Professor Elisheva Carlebach. Dr. Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society, at Columbia University.  
BONUS MINIPOD: Shabtai Zvi, Birkas Kohanim, and the Path Away from the Kosel
Tzipora Weinberg
Veiled Reference Podcast
The Silent Strength of Joanna of Burgos Joanna is a name most people won’t recognize, but her story is one for the ages. This episode describes one woman’s faith under fire, in the aftermath of the 1391 massacres in Spain, and the ways women kept their faith throughout the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In conversation with Yael Krumbein. Yael teaches European History at Touro College’s Lander College for Women in New York City and Jewish history at Bais Yaakov Machon Ora High School in Passaic, NJ   MINI-POD: The Rivash and the Chasid Yavetz on women's challenges and triumphs in Spain, 1391-1492
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There very rarely is an easy or simple “blended family”
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5 Things to Know About
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Secrets Revealed
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Miriam Klein Adelman
Secrets Revealed
While we hold our secrets close to our hearts, sometimes they slip out. Five stories
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Family Living
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Family Living
Keeping houseplants is not a talent but a skill that can be learned
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Quick Q
I realized that I would probably die and that there was nothing I could do to stop that from happening. On Rosh Hashanah everyone in the world passes before Him like Bnei Maron. What are Bnei Maron? Reish Lakish said: Like the narrow mountain pass of Beis Maron. (Rosh Hashanah 18a) N ovember 18 2016
Quick Q
What happened to a trusted sibling or friend?
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