Chutzpod! podcast

Chutzpod!

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  Chutzpod!  

Chutzpod! is a frank and wide-ranging conversation on how to build a good life, using real-life quandaries and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi Shira Stutman and journalist Hanna Rosin bring a Jewish lens to life's toughest questions, asked by our listeners: Do I offer forgiveness to a friend who refuses to apologize? Am I right to be annoyed at all the service dogs on the plane with me? How do we work to heal this broken world? It's a podcast for people of all or no faiths; Hebrew school truants and proud yeshiva graduates; those who want to be inspired but don't want to schlep to synagogue; basically, anyone trying to live a meaningful life during these trying times. One part advice column, one part reflection on what Judaism teaches on how to build a good life, using real-life stories and ancient wisdom.

Chutzpod! is a frank and wide-ranging conversation on how to build a good life, using real-life quandaries and millennia-old Jewish wisdom. Each week, Rabbi Shira Stutman and journalist Hanna Rosin bring a Jewish lens to life's toughest questions, asked by our listeners: Do I offer forgiveness to a friend who refuses to apologize? Am I right to be annoyed at all the service dogs on the plane with me? How do we work to heal this broken world? It's a podcast for people of all or no faiths; Hebrew school truants and proud yeshiva graduates; those who want to be inspired but don't want to schlep to synagogue; basically, anyone trying to live a meaningful life during these trying times. One part advice column, one part reflection on what Judaism teaches on how to build a good life, using real-life stories and ancient wisdom.

 

#147

Our Traditional Untraditional Torah Study

Rabbi Shira and Hanna end the season with a torah study jam packed with family dynamics, s... more

10 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:15

10 Dec 2025


#146

I Was Invited to a Wedding in Israel, and I Don't Want to Go

Rabbi Shira and Hanna help a listener who was invited to a family wedding in Israel, but d... more

03 Dec 2025

46 MINS

46:53

03 Dec 2025


#145

Dogs on a Plane (Revisited)

As many of you are traveling for Thanksgiving this week, we’re revisiting one of our favor... more

26 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:35

26 Nov 2025


#144

The All Death Episode

Our Chutzsquad sends in so many great questions about death and dying. Today, Hanna and Ra... more

19 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:36

19 Nov 2025


#143

Three Rabbis Walk Into a Bar: A Rabbinic Roundtable

Ever wish you could listen in as a group of rabbis kibbitz about their jobs–the good, the ... more

12 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:38

12 Nov 2025


#142

Jewish Geography

Everyone loves to play Jewish geography, right? But what if you find the practice exclusiv... more

05 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:23

05 Nov 2025


#141

Robot Rabbis

A listener tells Rabbi Shira and Hanna that her rabbi uses AI to write sermons…and she doe... more

29 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:50

29 Oct 2025


#140

Tradition!

What’s most important when it comes to preserving Jewish tradition for future generations?... more

22 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:16

22 Oct 2025


#139

Tattoo Taboos

A newly committed Jew is wondering if he should remove his old celtic cross tattoo. Rabbi ... more

15 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:21

15 Oct 2025


#138

Shopping for Shuls

What should you look for when shul shopping besides “that feeling”? How do you know a syna... more

08 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:33

08 Oct 2025


#137

"As a Jew" on Yom Kippur with Sarah Hurwitz

Rabbi Shira and Hanna welcome former White House speechwriter and author Sarah Hurwitz for... more

01 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:40

01 Oct 2025


#136

Rabbi Shira's High Holiday Sermon

Shana Tova Chutzsquad! Welcome 5786 with Rabbi Shira’s annual high holiday message.  [Stud... more

24 Sep 2025

19 MINS

19:27

24 Sep 2025


#135

A Happy (And Hungry) New Year with Jake Cohen

We're back with new episodes for the new year! A self-professed “nice Jewish boy from New ... more

17 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:52

17 Sep 2025


#134

Aspen Jewish Conversations: How Big Should the Tent Be?

Listen to a special live event held at [Aspen Jewish Congregation] (https://www.aspenjewis... more

10 Sep 2025

00 MINS

00:00

10 Sep 2025


#133

Aspen Jewish Conversations: Can We Tell a New Jewish Story?

Listen to a special live event held at [Aspen Jewish Congregation] (https://www.aspenjewis... more

03 Sep 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:36

03 Sep 2025


#132

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

Listen to a special live event held at [Aspen Jewish Congregation] (https://www.aspenjewis... more

28 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:03

28 Aug 2025


#131

Coming Soon: Chutzpod Season 6

Chutzpod is coming back with new episodes and new real-life questions September 17th! Rabb... more

27 Aug 2025

01 MINS

01:21

27 Aug 2025


#130

Aspen Jewish Conversations: Why Do Jewish Ideas Matter?

Listen to a special live event held at [Aspen Jewish Congregation] (https://www.aspenjewis... more

20 Aug 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:37

20 Aug 2025


#129

Torah Study on Shavuot

Back by popular demand, Rabbi Shira and Hanna cap off this season with a Shavuot celebrati... more

28 May 2025

34 MINS

34:15

28 May 2025


#128

Eww Self-Care

Beyond face masks and candles is there such a thing as “Jewish Self-Care”? Rabbi Shira and... more

21 May 2025

38 MINS

38:02

21 May 2025


#127

Holy $#@%!

A listener tells us she loves the show – it’s funny, it’s wise (aww shucks), but oy such l... more

14 May 2025

38 MINS

38:22

14 May 2025


#126

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

A listener’s friend committed a heinous crime and is now in prison. She wonders if remaini... more

07 May 2025

40 MINS

40:37

07 May 2025


#125

Rabbi Shira in Conversation with David Brooks

Rabbi Shira shares her live conversation with New York Times' Opinion columnist David Broo... more

30 Apr 2025

54 MINS

54:12

30 Apr 2025


#124

I Never Taught My Kids About the Holocaust

On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Rabbi Shira asks a surprising quest... more

23 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:52

23 Apr 2025


#123

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

As we celebrate Passover during the current climate, Rabbi Shira talks to Hanna about what... more

16 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:39

16 Apr 2025


#122

Not in a Happy Passover Mood

Hanna asks the questions this week as we prepare for Passover. How do we tell and interpre... more

09 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:58

09 Apr 2025


#121

Judge Jewdy

Are you Jewish enough? Too Jewish? Why are we Jews so judgy of one another? Rabbi Shira an... more

02 Apr 2025

39 MINS

39:55

02 Apr 2025