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A podcast for Jewish women with a lot to say.GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick sits down with journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko each week to talk culture, community, identity, and the everyday moments shaping modern Jewish life.
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- 2 days ago34 min
Back to Basics
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko are joined by Mamaleh Jewelry founder Dara Katz to kick off 5787. The Girls talk about the behind-the-scenes stress of the High Holidays, the Macklemore drama, and more. They also go back to basics and dig into the Shema prayer, with some help from the Simchat Torah Challenge’s Shema Initiative. And of course, there’s jewelry involved: join the Shema Initiative and enter to win a Shema bracelet by Oriya Je...
- 1 weeks ago41 min
Ringing in 5787
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar and Rabbi Diana Fersko welcome the new Jewish year the GOLDA Girls way: by saluting the “temple dress” wardrobe staple, breaking down why some Jews avoid leather shoes on Yom Kippur, and wondering how the shofar blower trains for the High Holidays, aka the shofar Super Bowl. The GOLDA Girls also say farewell to co-host Gabby, who will be joining the Atlantic as a staff writer later this month. We love you...
- 2 weeks ago52 min
Bageling and Beyond
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar and Rabbi Diana Fersko break down their High Holiday hosting prep, continue the “bageling” discussion with a moving listener letter, and sound off about John Galliano bowing out of his Met Costume Institute honor. We also get our heads in the game for the Jewish New Year with some inspiration from the Simchat Torah Challenge. Good for the Jews picks: Stephanie: Gal Gadot’s appearance on the Armchair Exper...
- Aug 22, 20261h 3m
High Holiday Chic with Elisa Solomon Jewelry, Feldi Studios, and Challah Back Girls
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar and Rabbi Diana Fersko talk Jewish henna ceremonies, our favorite Jewish wedding traditions, and Esther’s response to New York Magazine’s Habibi City article. (For more on the Syrian Jewish community in New York City, check out Esther Chehebar’s novel Sisters of Fortune. You can find the Crusty Sisters, who emceed Esther’s recent rager, on Instagram.) As part of GOLDA’s annual High Holidays Shopping Guide...
- Aug 14, 202644 min
Mahjong vs. Canasta and Tennis vs. Pickleball with Matthew Futterman
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar and Rabbi Diana Fersko talk mahjong vs. canasta, Sephora products coming to Israel, and the challah wars unfolding in the GOLDA Girls groupchat. Sportswriter Matthew Futterman, whose new book is The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis, joins the hosts to break down tennis vs pickleball, Novak Djokovic’s dinner order, and how tennis tells the story of post-war American Jewish life. Send us yo...
- Aug 7, 202648 min
Galliano Gall with Rabbi Arielle Stein
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar and Rabbi Diana Fersko talk deviated septums, Jewish nose jobs, and why “ENT” is an important Jewish acronym. Rabbi Arielle Stein, the high-fashion rabbi featured in Vogue, joins the group to discuss the controversial decision by the Met’s Costume Institute to honor disgraced fashion designer John Galliano. Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com. You can also send us a voicenote; be sure to...
- Jul 31, 202642 min
Challah Baking and Reverse Bageling
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, and Rabbi Diana Fersko talk challah and “reverse-bageling,” and help a listener step up her Shabbat practice in our Ask GOLDA segment. Send us your Ask GOLDA questions at hi@goldaguide.com. You can also send us a voicenote; be sure to tell us who you are and where you’re calling from. Good for the Jews picks: Stephanie: Phish’s cover of “Avinu Malkeinu” at Madison Square Garden this week. Diana: Tu B’Av, this week's Jewish holida...
- Jul 24, 202652 min
Catskills, Torah, and Defying Gravity with Talia Suskauer
GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick, journalist Gabby Deutch, and Rabbi Diana Fersko are joined by Talia Suskauer, star of the new Off-Broadway musical A Walk on the Moon, to talk Jewish theater, playing Elphaba on Broadway, and learning to play mahjong for her role in the 1960s Catskills-set musical. With the High Holidays around the corner, the Girls set some Jewish New Year’s resolutions, which this year include getting into regular Torah study—with help from our friends at the Simchat T...
About GOLDA Girls
A podcast for Jewish women with a lot to say.GOLDA founder Stephanie Butnick sits down with journalist Gabby Deutch, novelist Esther Chehebar, and Rabbi Diana Fersko each week to talk culture, community, identity, and the everyday moments shaping modern Jewish life.
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