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Modern Jewish Girl

by Jenna Maio

Welcome to the Modern Jewish Girl Podcast, where Jenna Maio shares eternal Jewish wisdom and applies it to our everyday lives. Jenna earned a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Emory University and a J.D. and a Masters in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She fell in love with Torah learning on her first trip to Jerusalem over ten years ago and has been learning ever since. If you enjoy what you hear, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and to her newsletter at modernjewishgirl.com.

Latest episodes

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Life Lessons From the Holy Woman Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer with Rebbetzin Sara Yoheved Rigler

Join me in this very special episode as I speak with one of my Torah teachers, Rebbetzin Sara Yoheved Rigler, about her book Holy Woman: The Road to Greatness of Rebbetzi

May 21 2025
1 h 02 min

The Let G-d Theory: Purim & Bitachon

Join me as I discuss the connection between Purim and Bitachon- trust in G-d.  The Nesivos Shalom explains that Purim is not just a historical account of what happened t

Feb 27 2025
19 min

The Beauty of Women’s Mitzvot Part 3: Shabbos Candles with Gitty Layosh

Gitty Layosh and I explore the women's mitzvah of lighting Shabbos candles in the last part of this three-part series. We discuss the practical aspects of the mitzva

Dec 27 2024
22 min

The Beauty of Women's Mitzvot Part 2: Mikvah with Gitty Layosh

Join my close friend Gitty Layosh and I as we dive in (pun intended) to the second episode of a three-part mini-series on the women's mitzvot: mikvah. We talk about

Nov 13 2024
25 min

The Beauty of Women’s Mitzvot Part 1: Challah with Gitty Layosh

Join my close friend Gitty Layosh and I in the first of a three-part mini-series on the women's mitzvot! First up: challah. We talk about the beauty of the mitzvah,

Sep 27 2024
22 min

Marry a Mensch: Timeless Jewish Wisdom on Dating & Relationships with Mrs. Devorah Kigel

In this amazing episode, I speak with Mrs. Devorah Kigel, a dating coach and mentor who has helped hundreds of women "marry a mensch." We speak about Mrs. Kigel's ne

Sep 11 2024
1 h 03 min

What is Chasidic Feminism? with Chava Green

I am very excited to present my conversation with Chava Green, a women's studies scholar and a Chassidic Jew. Chava's dissertation, “the Hasidic face of feminis

Aug 9 2024
56 min

The Hidden Light of the Three Weeks

I was surprised to learn that the Three Weeks, when we mourn the loss of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, is actually filled with the greatest light. Drawing on teachings fr

Jul 23 2024
17 min

How We Can Continue to Help Israel with Chamal Har Nof Co-Founder Yael Zdanowitz

Join me as I speak again with my close friend, teacher, and mentor, Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz, who co-founded Chamal Har Nof, an emergency relief organization that helps di

Jun 26 2024
35 min

On Learning Torah & Tanya with Faigy Blumstein

Join me as I chat with one of my Torah teachers, Faigy Blumstein. We talk about Faigy's Jewish background, how she started teaching Torah, how she began davening at

Jun 3 2024
51 min

Pesach & The Power of The Mind

In this Pesach minisode, I speak about the process of liberation we can experience on Pesach. Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, I discuss our obligation to

Apr 17 2024
15 min

Adulting the Jewish Way with Erika Needleman

Join me as I speak with life coach Erika Needleman. Erika shares her beautiful Jewish journey and talks about her coaching practice- Adulting with Erika. Why is adulting

Mar 22 2024
33 min

Purim Minisode: How To Overcome Evil in Our Times

Purim is an especially auspicious time for destroying evil, as the Jews defeated Haman, a descendent of the evil nation Amalek, at that time. Based on the teachings of th

Mar 8 2024
17 min

What We Can Do To Help Israel with Chamal Har Nof Co-Founder Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz

Jenna speaks with her close friend, teacher, and mentor, Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz, who co-founded Chamal Har Nof, an emergency relief organization that helps displaced fam

Jan 18 2024
46 min

How To Gain Clarity in Dating & Life with Jackie Glaser

Jenna speaks with Jackie Glaser- a life mentor, Torah teacher, and friend who guided Jenna on her Jewish journey for many years. Jackie, a former Today Show psychologist

Dec 22 2023
49 min

Chanukah Minisode: Lighting Up the World From Within

Jenna shares a piece of Torah from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov on the battle of light and darkness within ourselves and how we can work to overcome it so that we can truly l

Dec 8 2023
17 min

Keeping Our Hands Up In The Battle Against Evil: A Deeper Look Into The Israel-Hamas War

The terror attack in Israel on October 7th, 2023 sent shock waves through the Jewish world and beyond. The immensity of the horror and evil is almost impossible to compre

Oct 27 2023
59 min

Becoming Your Best Self: A Conversation With Rabbi Moshe Gersht

Join Jenna as she speaks with Rabbi Moshe Gersht, author of the Wall Street Journal & USA Today  Bestseller, It's All The Same To Me. After performing for nearly a

Jul 20 2023
59 min

Be The Light: A Conversation with Chabad Rebbetzin Miriam Lipskier

Jenna speaks with Emory Chabad Rebbetzin Miriam Lipskier in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's 29th yahrtzeit. They speak about the Rebbe's greatness, what it is

Jun 22 2023
54 min

Shavuos: Unity is a Vessel for Blessing

The Modern Jewish Girl Podcast has had a facelift! We hope you like it! In This Episode: Jenna discusses the theme of Jewish unity as it relates to Shavuos and our own

May 19 2023
11 min

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