Deep Meaningful Conversations Alex Fleksher and Rivki Silver

Pesach is coming, and DMC is here for you with this replay of last season's pre-Pesach episode! Whether you’re defrosting your freezer or packing all the suitcases, we’re back to share conversations about the upcoming yom tov and help us get focused on the meaning of what we do. In this episode, we DMC with Esti Hamilton, a very relatable rebbetzin, to give us some chizuk and inspo for Pesach. 

We discuss:


Her personal relationship with Pesach, from childhood until today


The stereotype of the woman falling asleep at the seder, having had no time for her own personal spiritual preparations


Tips and suggestions for prioritizing ourselves in advance


Connecting with our children who may struggle to connect on Pesach


Esti’s favorite Pesach insights



We’d love to hear from you. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook, Instagram, our WhatsApp group ⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX⁠ and you can email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.

Show notes:

Esti Hamilton’s website:

⁠https://rebbetzinesti.com/⁠

Torah Anytime shiurim:

⁠https://www.torahanytime.com/#/speaker?l=682


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Many months ago we saw that Miriam Pascal Cohen was putting out a brand new Pesach cookbook, and we knew we had to snag her for DMC because she’d be everywhere promoting her book! But we also knew that with a cookbook called Real Life Pesach Cooking Miriam would be a perfect guest for our podcast. At DMC, we’re all in when it comes to anything “real life”!

You might know Miriam as the Overtime Cook, having built this amazing kosher cooking brand. Her cookbook comes out just in time for Pesach and we want to hear all about her secret tips and tricks and all the behind-the-scenes! 

On this DMC we discuss:


How Miriam became known as The Overtime Cook


Miriam’s cooking style and how it comes through in her recipes


Process of recipe development, from conception to print


Miriam’s most popular recipes


Why Real Life Pesach Cooking is unique


BTS on her favorite Pesach recipes in the book


Helpful tips for Pesach menu planning and cooking



We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.



Miriam’s website and blog:

https://overtimecook.com/



To purchase Real Life Pesach Cooking:

https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422639689.html



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So many of us in Chutz LaAretz want to understand what it’s like for the women who are holding down the fort in Eretz Yisrael with their husbands off fighting this war. These mothers and wives are true heroes, taking care of everything without the support and presence of their husbands who are risking their lives to protect our Holy Land. We want to learn and know more about what these special women – our Jewish sisters in Eretz Yisrael – are going through. So we asked Nina Tokayer on the podcast to DMC with us. Nina lives in Pardes Chana with her husband Yoni and children. Many of you may be familiar with Yonina which is the name of her singing duo together with her husband. Yoni was just released from miluim – reserves– this February. 

We’re excited to talk to Nina about her music as well as about what this experience has been like for her and her children.

On this DMC we discuss:


How Yonina got started and has evolved


October 7th for the Tokayers


Nina’s experience as the wife of a reservist


How Nina’s identity as a musician impacted her experience


Nina’s message of chizuk for fellow wives of soldiers


Nina’s message of chizuk for Jewish women outside of Israel



We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.



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Purim is on its way, so we’ve invited who we think are two of the funniest (and maybe cleverest) ladies to grace the pages of Mishpacha Magazine, and that’s Chani Judowitz and Bracha Stein, the masterminds of The Kichels’ comics. We say that The Kichels is social commentary in its best form. They manage to point out silly things about frum life in a way that’s highly relatable, while doing it in such a loving and playful way. It’s like mussar and validation all in one hilarious package. 

(Oh, and by the way, you can’t miss our very special “guests” this episode to provide some extra laughs this Adar season.)

On this DMC we discuss:


How the Kichels were born


Chani and Bracha’s process of collaboration


Their goals in starting the comic strip


Their reaction to its popularity


What they think the Kichels has accomplished in starting communal conversations


Their funniest, most loved, and most controversial strips


What’s next for the Kichels



We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.



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So often the situation in Israel can feel dispiriting. We want to make a difference and contribute, but we don’t know how. Meira Kolatch, otherwise known as “The Official Meira”, shares with us how out of her desire to keep her friends and family informed about events in Israel, she accidently created a following of over 35k people on social media who come to her for 

real-time, verified information from Israel about Israel. She shares with us her empowering message of how we can each stand strong for Israel in our daily lives, no social media presence required.

On this DMC we discuss:


Meira’s aliyah journey as a young child and the impact it has on her today


How she’s become an authority on Israel since she started sharing information after October 7th


How she views and interacts with the “Ceasefire Now” group so vocal on social media


How she sees her role as a vocal advocate for Israel


Her message for us in how we can make a difference in fighting this PR war



We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX, and you can always email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.



Our episode with Meira's mother, - The Moderately Anxious Everybody with Ilana Cowland



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We all want to lead happy lives, but what about living beautiful lives? Gila Ross shares with us her favorite relatable lessons from Pirkei Avos that help us bring meaning, joy and love into our lives – all the things we need now more than ever.



In this DMC we discuss:


How Gila became the person she is today


Why she wrote her book Living Beautifully and what she hopes it accomplishes


What the title means to her and for us


Gila’s favorite tools for life from her book





We love hearing from our listeners. You can find Deep Meaningful Conversations on Facebook and Instagram, join our WhatsApp group ⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/IjG33sXCYgFGJSdncnN4nX⁠ and you can email us at dmcthepodcast@gmail.com.

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Gila’s Power Up Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-up/id1498527403



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