Purple Honey

Adar II/Nissan - How do we let all who are hungry come and and eat?

Conversations with two Jewish women exploring innovative approaches to the call of Passover - Let all who are hungry come and eat. I speak with Naama Haviv, MAZON's Director of Development, and Rachel Sumekh, Founder & CEO of Swipe Out Hunger, on who is vulnerable to hunger in the United States and effective techniques to help alleviate and solve the problem.

Adar II, Part 1 - How can the mezuzah help us move through transition and create space for joy?

Conversations with two Jewish woman on what the mezuzah can do to help us move through transition and create space for joy. I speak with Annie Matan, founder of Matanot Lev (Gifts of the Heart), and Rabbi Cherina Eisenberg, the founder of Hot Pink Torah: The Revelation of YOU!

Adar I - How can practicing Jewish Ritual and marking Jewish Time be a bridge to joy?

Mickie Simon is a therapist in DC who has worked with women and girls for over 20 years. She is a founding task force member of the Jewish Mindfulness Center of a Washington at Adas Israel Congregation where she offers teachings that bridge mental health and wellness with Jewish Ritual. She is also a mentor, sister and mom of three girls.

Shevat - How Can Body Connection To Land, Water and Trees Help us Through Cycles in our Lives?

Conversations with three Jewish women about how body connection to land, water, and trees help us move through cycles in our lives. I talk with Naomi Malka, Director of the Adas Community Mikvah in Washington, DC, Sharon Rosen, healer of Heart of Self-Care, and Sara Shalva, Assistant Director at Pearlstone Retreat Center.

Hanukah Part 2 - What can Hanukah Teach us about Taking Care of Ourselves in the Winter?

What can Hanukah Teach us about Taking Care of Ourselves in the Winter?

Conversations with three Jewish women shed light on how Hanukah is an invitation to take care of ourselves in what is the coldest and darkest time of the year. I talk with Rabbi Sarah Tasman, Founder and CEO of the Tasman Center for Jewish Creativity, Sarah Waxman, Founder of At the Well, a non-profit organization, bringing women together through New Moon Gatherings as a tool to health and wellness, and Pleasance Silicki, founder of Lil Om. Pleasance provides one on one and online support for women to help them stress less and THRIVE in their own lives from a place of empowerment.

Hanukah Part 1 - Where are the Women in the Hanukah Story?

Where are the Women in the Hanukah Story?

A conversation with Rabbi Jessica Lott from Hillel International and Rabbi Sarah Tasman, Founder and CEO of the Tasman Center for Jewish Creativity, we explore female connections to Hanukah through the ritual of lighting candles and through the story of Judith. It is in the retelling and talking about Judith that the question arises: how do we talk about Judith today and connect ourselves as females, to her story?