Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis

Why Certain People Just Bug You (And What It Says About You)

Some people irritate us for reasons we cannot explain. This episode offers a Jewish framework for what is really happening, and a practical way to use it. Adrienne Gold

You're Not Just Raising Your Child. You're Raising Yourself.

If you have ever lain awake worrying that you are getting parenting wrong, this conversation is for you. Adrienne Gold Davis sits down with Dr. Michael Milobsky, a pediat

Back to School!

Your child's teacher spends more waking hours with them than almost anyone outside your home. Adrienne Gold Davis opens Season 30 of Rise & Shine with a case for putting

Things I Learned Turning 60: A Jewish Take on Aging Well

What if getting older is not about losing who you were, but discovering who you are still becoming? In this episode of Rise & Shine, Adrienne Gold Davis shares seven les

Cutting Off a Parent: What Jewish Wisdom and Family Therapy Both Teach

Is it ever okay to step back from a parent? In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne Gold Davis explores one of the most painful and least-discussed questions in Jewis

Encore Episode: Tisha b’Av in the Twenty-First Century

How can we relate to the loss of the ancient temple when we never knew it in the first place?    

How to Notice Blessings (Before Life Forces You To)

Gratitude is not only a feeling. In Jewish life, it is a practice woven into the day from the moment we wake. In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne shares a person

Every Soul Is a Diamond

Every child carries something precious inside, even when the world cannot see it yet. In this episode of Rise and Shine, host Adrienne returns to the teaching of the Lub

Watch, Wait, Wonder. How Letting Go Helps Everyone Grow - Part 2

Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special Rise and Shine episode, Adrienne continues her

Watch, Wait, Wonder. How Letting Go Helps Everyone Grow - Part 1

Motherhood often comes with a deep desire to protect and hold everything together, but what happens when our children need us to step back? In this first part of a specia

Encore Episode: Confessions of a First-Time Mom

What can Jewish wisdom teach us about dealing with disability? Adrienne turns to the words of our sages for guidance.

Encore Episode: Endless Summer

For 25 hours each week, Adrienne Gold Davis takes a vacation. Slip into endless summer, every week. Being Jewish makes that possible.

Highly Jewish: Tanya Tsikanovsky on Jewish Identity After October 7

Adrienne Gold Davis sits down with Tanya Tsikanovsky, known online as Highly Jewish, for a powerful conversation about what it means to be visibly and unapologetically Je

Different House. Different Rules. Same Respect.

In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne offers practical language for raising children with strong family values without judging families who live differently. From p

When Celebrities Turn Against Israel: Can We Still Separate Art from the Artist?

Adrienne explores anti-Israel celebrities, antisemitism in entertainment, and whether Jewish audiences can still separate art from the artist after October 7. The Rise &

Encore Episode: The Differences that Unite Us

Our differences make it difficult to see eye-to-eye – but what if those same differences could unite us instead?   The “Rise & Shine” podcast series has been made possi

There Is a Crack in Everything | Finding Strength in the Broken Places

What if the broken parts of your life are not something to fix, but something to carry with purpose? In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne explores a deeply Jewish

What Happens After Death in Judaism? The Soul, Afterlife, and Grief

What happens after death in Judaism? Adrienne explores the Jewish perspectives on the afterlife, the soul, and mourning, and how these ideas shape how we respond to loss

What Are We Building That Will Last?

One of the most powerful ideas in Jewish thought is this: We are not just living for ourselves, we are building for the next generation. In this episode, Adrienne reflec

Tzedakah Reimagined: Why Jewish Giving Starts With You

Adrienne Gold Davis sits down with Momentum CEO Tara Brown to reframe tzedakah not as charity, but as a core expression of Jewish identity, leadership, and purpose.   Tog