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The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism

May 10, 2026

Special Episode! Shoshanna sits down with Mark Trencher of the Orthomomics podcast, cross-posted here.

Our guest is Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, a well-known Orthodox Jewish writer and activist whose work focuses on women’s rights in Orthodox Judaism and the visibility of women in religious life. Born and raised in...


Dec 17, 2025

In this short Chanukah conversation, Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll sits down with Franciska to discuss her new release “Ko Amar”—a song written to shine light on the painful reality of Agunot, women halachically “chained” in marriages. Together, they explore why this issue cannot remain in the shadows, how music can...


Sep 28, 2025

Rare is the rabbi willing to make a public statement on the head coverings of Orthodoxy's married women, given how fraught the topic can be. Rav Yoni not only posted about it on Facebook, but he also breathed new life into an old conversation. Shoshanna and Anne talk to him about the post, the reactions, and even get...


Sep 11, 2025

Chochmat Nashim has been shining a spotlight on the insidious practice of erasing women for more than a decade -- and been frustrated by how hard it is to reverse the trend, especially when so many people agree that it's bad. In this episode, Anne and Shoshanna speak with Golda Daphna, who has an explanation for why men...


Aug 19, 2025

Israel is in turmoil, divided on questions of how best to handle Gaza, how to answer the world, with its pointed fingers at Israel, and how best to resolve the IDF's need for manpower (and the Haredi avoidance of the draft). Shoshanna and Anne tackle these issues that seem urgent in Israeli society today - even when we...