Women's Gallery: Showcasing Women in Jewish Leadership

(55) Beyond the Labels: Tamar Elad-Appelbaum on Jewish Unity, Tradition, and Healing

What does it mean to build a Jewish community where secular and religious, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, right and left can all find a place? In this deeply moving conversati

(54) Women Holding the Keys: Sarah Segal-Katz on Torah, Authority, and Changing Orthodoxy

For years, women in Israel could study halakha at the highest levels, teach Torah, and answer complex religious questions, yet they were barred from taking the state rabb

(53) Welcoming the Convert: Rethinking Jewish Conversion Today

Conversion to Judaism is often misunderstood, both by those considering it and by the communities that receive them. In this episode, Netta Asner-Minster shares what she

(52) Creating Safer Communities: Dr. Guila Benchimol on Abuse, Accountability, and Jewish Leadership

Dr. Guila Benchimol never expected to leave Jewish education for a career in criminology. Yet her journey led her to become one of the Jewish world's leading voices on ab

(51) Work, Purpose, and Torah: Gvira Milworm's Vision for Haredi Women

Gvira Milworm has spent years helping transform economic opportunities for Haredi women in Israel, all while remaining firmly rooted in Torah values. As CEO of Temech, sh

(50) From Consumers to Producers of Torah: Raising the Next Generation of Women Torah Scholars, with Dr. Raizi Chechik

What does the future of women's Torah scholarship look like? Dr. Raizi Chechik, the inaugural director of the Pava Center for Women's Torah Scholarship at Yeshiva Unive

(49) Leading with Laughter: Rachel Creeger on Comedy, Courage, and Jewish Visibility

For most Orthodox women, leadership does not begin with a microphone in a comedy club. But for award-winning comedian Rachel Creeger, humor has become a powerful way to r

(48) Strengthening Women Who Sustain Communities, with Aliza Bulow

What does it take to support the women who quietly sustain Jewish life? In this inspiring conversation, Joanne Greenaway speaks with Aliza Bulow, founder of Core, a glo

(47) Talmud for Everyone? Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann-Libson on Women, Learning, and Jewish Leadership

On this episode of Women's Gallery, Dr. Ayelet Hoffmann-Libson joins Joanne Greenaway for a wide-ranging conversation about women, Talmud, academia, and the future of Jew

(46) Holding their pain with Dr. Aimee Baron of I Was Supposed To Have A Baby

What does it mean to hold pain that has no easy resolution? In this deeply moving conversation, Joanne Greenaway speaks with Dr. Aimee Baron about the quiet heartbreak

(45) Hormonal Health the Jewish Way with Jacqueline Rose

This week Joanne meets Jacqueline Rose, an award-winning integrative menopause educator, coach and hormonal health specialist based in Israel. A mother of five with a bac

(44) Unifying a fractured nation by regrowing the land, with Danielle Abraham

This week Joanne meets Danielle Abraham: Oxford-educated, Woodford-raised, and now one of the most driven women rebuilding Israel from the ground up. As founder and CEO o

(43) Teaching Israel with Courage and Complexity, with Sarah Gordon, VP of Unpacked for Educators

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(42) Writing prayers for our times with Rachel Sharansky Danziger

What can I do to hold a fractured people together in a time of grief, disagreement, and uncertainty? Joanne Greenaway speaks with Jerusalem-based writer and educator Ra

(41) Defending women's rights with Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari

I'm honoured to introduce my long-time role model, Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a legal scholar and internationally recognized advocate for women's rights. We talk ab

(40) Supporting Women Through Judaism's Most Personal Questions, with Rabbanit Yaffa Setton

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(39) Combating Campus Antisemitism with The British Zioness, Tali Smus

Jo meets Tali Smus, known online as The British Zioness - a university student, activist, and unapologetic Jewish voice in the UK. Raised in a religious Jewish home in Lo

(38) Bridging differences to create social change, with Dr. Aliza Lavie

Aliza Lavie moves seamlessly between public leadership, scholarship, culture and creativity. A former Member of Knesset, best-selling author and leading scholar of Jewish

(37) Michele Weiss, Orthodox Mayor-Elect: Jewish Values in American Politics

I'm thrilled to welcome Michele Weiss, the first Orthodox Jewish woman to be elected mayor of an American city. Michele already has over 15 years of service on City Counc

(36) Guiding young women through transitions, with Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg

In this episode we meet Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, mashgicha ruchanit and teacher to Israeli and American post-high school students in Migdal Oz, an affiliate of Yeshivat