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Real Women, Real Torah

Batsheva Learning Center

An authentic Torah learning experience, produced for women, by women. In each series, you"ll listen to two women bring the texts to life as they share their take on the Torah they learned.

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00:37:30

The Voice in My Head

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/09/29

This is the second episode in our 3-part Tishrei series with Chana Hirschowitz. In this episode, Chana introduces another maamar from Likutei Torah on Shobbos Shuva that looks at teshuva from a cosmic perspective, drawing a parallel between our own individual experience of teshuva and the world's global journey towards Moshiach. Within the miniature world of the human psyche, we examine the role that our thoughts play in bringing us to teshuva. While our thoughts are separate from our identity, they

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00:47:00

The Biggest Sin of All

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/09/21

Join us for the first of a 3-part series with Chana Hirschowitz, exploring the spiritual journey of the month of Tishrei. In this episode, Chana introduces a beautiful maamar from Likutei Torah that encourages us to turn inward and look at Rosh Hashana from the perspective of our own soul's experience. We discover two dimensions to the neshama; a more superficial dimension that is vulnerable to outside influences and a deeper one that is as infinite and unchanging as G-d Himself. We discover that

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00:50:25

He Never Gave Up On You

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/08/28

When Rosh Chodesh Elul rolls around, there are mixed emotions associated with the upcoming month of introspection. Is it an ominous, tense and foreboding month as we await the dreaded day of judgement? Or is it a month of closeness,connection and hope, as we rekindle a lovingrelationship with G-d. In this episode of our monthly maamar series, Zeldy Friedman takes us on a powerfuljourney through the maamar "Ani Ledodi" 5726. The maamar analyzes the famous analogy the Alter Rebbe gives for the month

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00:45:33

Making Space for the People Around You

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/31

In honor of Rosh Chodesh Av, Peshy Raitport joins us to explore a beautiful maamar of the Rebbe Rashab on the theme of ahavas Yisrael. What makes it so difficult for us to get along with other people and why is it that certain people trigger us more than others? This maamar challenges us to take an honest look at ourselves and recognize that at core of all jealousy and divisiveness is our own ego. When our own self-consciousness takes up all our emotionalspace, it leave little room for other people

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00:29:49

Women's Talmud Torah - Practical Applications (Part 3)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/31

This is the last episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, interview Mrs. Rivky Slonim, a shlucha at Binghamton University, an author and lecturer who focuses on the intersection of halacha and contemporary life with a special focus on Jewish women. We explore the challenges women face in integrating serious Torah learning into their lives and the steps we can take to overcome those challenges. We discuss these questions and more: What

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00:37:01

Women's Talmud Torah - Practical Applications (Part 2)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/27

This is the sixth episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Rebbetzin Holly Pavlov, a lecturer, published author and founder and director of She’arim College of Jewish Studies. We explore the necessity for in-depth Torah study for women in the modern age and how to make Torah alive and relevant in the lives of Jewish women. We discuss these questions and more: What is your vision for the students of your seminary? What

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00:36:18

Women's Talmud Torah - Practical Applications (Part 1)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/25

This is the fifth episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Mrs. Sara Morozow, high school educator and beloved kallah teacher who lectures on topics related to chinuch for young women and teenage girls. We explore the role Torah study plays in the life of a modern frum woman both before and after she gets married and starts a family. We discuss these questions and more: In the years before they get married, many women are

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01:03:16

Women's Talmud Torah - The History (Part 2)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/21

This is the fourth episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Dr. Tali Loewenthal, a professor of Jewish studies at University College London and an academic whose research focuses on the history of Chassidic women. We explore the origins of the tradition amongst the Kabbalists to educate their daughters and how that has impacted the evolution of Chassidic women's Torah learning from the start of the Chassidic movement until

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00:47:15

Women's Talmud Torah - The History (Part 1)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/18

This is the third episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Dr. Leslie Ginsparg Klein, the academic dean of Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary & College. She is a scholar, author and lecturer whose research focuses on the history of Bais Yaakov. We discuss the evolution of the Bais Yaakov movement in Eastern Europe and the impact it has on girls’ education today. We discuss these questions and more: What theological

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00:56:56

Women's Talmud Torah - The Sources (Part 2)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/13

This is the second episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, scholar, lecturer and board member at Batsheva Learning Center. He discusses the core halachic principles that impact the development of halacha in general and the development of women’s Torah study in particular. Rabbi Yaffe zooms in on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s nuanced view of women’s Torah study, based on sources from the Rebbe’s letters and

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00:50:40

Women's Talmud Torah - The Sources (Part 1)

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/07/11

This is the first episode in our new podcast series exploring a woman's relationship with Talmud Torah. In this episode, we interview Laurie Novick, a talented educator and director of Deracheha.org. She explores the original halachic sources that discuss the mitzvah of Talmud Torah for women and lays the groundwork for understanding the fundamental halachic issues surrounding this topic. We discuss these questions and more: Is a woman obligated to study Torah? If yes, what? Aren't there sources

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00:51:52

Making Judaism Natural

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/06/29

In this episode of our monthly series, Adina Weisner joins us to explore the famous maamar "V'atah Tetzaveh", in honor of Gimmel Tammuz. What does it look like when our relationship with G-d is an expression of the core of who we are? How do we peel away the layers of the relationship that may be superimposed by external drama and discover a yearning for G-d from deep within ourselves? How can we make Judaism an authentic, natural part of our lives? Join us as we learn excerpts of this profound

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00:55:23

Losing Yourself to Joy

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/05/31

What's the difference between healthy self-esteem and inflated ego?Between honest self-awareness and unhealthy self-consciousness? Between respectful expectation and self-centered entitlement? Between superficial satisfaction and deep joy? In this episode of our monthly maamar series, Shoshana Wolf and Hadassah Shemtov explore a rich and relatable maamar of the Frierdiker Rebbe in preparation for Shavuos. The maamar (linked here) is based on the narrative of receiving the Torah and the two opposing

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01:06:01

How does halacha approach sexual abuse?

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/05/06

Ponder Point #6 - From The Archives A one hour discussion with Rabbi Avraham Zajac. Explore the sources of topics you always wondered about.

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00:44:52

Speaking the Language of your Inner Animal

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/05/01

We've all had moments of inspiration, when a deeper, truer part of ourselves emerges and our everyday struggles melt away. But inspiration doesn't last long, and when it fades, we come crashing back into our ordinary lives as though it never happened. What if we could approach inspiration differently? What if we could transform our regular, human selves into a window into our G-dly consciousness? The key is to start not with spirituality, but with an honest awareness of ourselves and the messages

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00:51:35

Just One Step Towards Redemption

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/04/06

This episode of our monthly Maamar series explores the concept of leaving Egypt as both a global, historic journey towards Moshiach and a personal, daily journey out of our own comfort zones. What is the interplay between our personal redemption and theglobal one and what kind of significance can that give to our daily struggles? Delve into the text of a beautiful maamar "Kimei Tzeischa" 5742with Menucha Schwartz, and discover how yetzias miztrayim is not just a one-time event but an ongoing process

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00:37:22

The Lottery

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/03/03

Why do we name the holiday of Purim after the lottery that Haman threw to destroy us? How can the randomness inherent in a lottery symbolize a miracle Hashem deliberately orchestrated to save us? In this episode of our monthly maamar series, Shaindle Sharfstein and Hadassah Shemtov explore a profound maamar on what the core of the Purim story is all about. They discuss the nihilistic perspective that Haman represents, the flaw in his reasoning and what that tells us about the nature of free choice

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00:49:20

Going Out of Your Mind

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/02/01

In this episode, Goldie Markovits and Hadassah Shemtov study a short maamar about the spiritual Egypt inside of all of us and how we can experience a personalexodus. They explore how it is possible to bridge the gap between the cool, calm, collected mind and the fierce, fiery, flickering heart. How do we allow the truth we experience in our mind to touch our heart, inspire it, and ultimately, release the unbounded energy contained within it?

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00:32:08

A Thirst that Can't be Quenched

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2022/01/03

In this episode of our Monthly Maamar series, Ettel Kaplan and Hadassah Shemtov explore the existential yearning that our soul experiences while in a body, based on the sixth maamar in Kuntres Umaayon. Their discussion flips our picture of Judaism on its head and challenges us to consider: Is life about finding the answers or uncovering our deepest questions? Is it about arriving at knowledge of the truth or living in wonder of the unknown? Is it about finding contentment or discovering our

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00:51:24

From the Depth of My Heart

Real Women, Real Torah ·

2021/12/05

"No thought can grasp You at all, but You are grasped by the inner most will of the heart." In this episode, Yitty Gniwisch and Hadassah Shemtov discuss a maamar from Hemshech Samech Vov based on this intruiging line from the Zohar. Through the words of the maamar and through the lens of their own experience, they explore the parent-child relationship, what makes it so unique and why is it the perfect parallel for a Jew's essential relationship with G-d. Listen in for a glimpse into a beautiful

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