81 episodes
Modern Jewish Girl Jenna Maio
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.8 • 37 Ratings
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Welcome to the Modern Jewish Girl Podcast, where Jenna Maio shares eternal Jewish wisdom and applies it to our everyday lives. Jenna earned a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Emory University and a J.D. and a Masters in Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She fell in love with Torah learning on her first trip to Jerusalem over ten years ago and has been learning ever since. If you enjoy what you hear, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and to her newsletter at modernjewishgirl.com.
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Becoming Your Best Self: A Conversation With Rabbi Moshe Gersht
Join Jenna as she speaks with Rabbi Moshe Gersht, author of the Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestseller, It's All The Same To Me.
After performing for nearly a decade as a popular Los Angeles-based musician, Rabbi Gersht moved to Jerusalem, where he has spent the last fifteen years immersed in the wellsprings of Talmud, Chassidus, and Kabbalah.
Jenna and Rabbi Gersht speak about his Jewish journey, his spiritual struggles and breakthroughs, achieving true inner peace and happiness, trusting in our dreams, the power of quiet, and much more. Enjoy!
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Be The Light: A Conversation with Chabad Rebbetzin Miriam Lipskier
Jenna speaks with Emory Chabad Rebbetzin Miriam Lipskier in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's 29th yahrtzeit. They speak about the Rebbe's greatness, what it is like to run a Chabad house on a college campus, how we can live out the Rebbe's legacy, and much more.
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Shavuos: Unity is a Vessel for Blessing
The Modern Jewish Girl Podcast has had a facelift! We hope you like it!
In This Episode:
Jenna discusses the theme of Jewish unity as it relates to Shavuos and our own lives.
Key Takeaway:
The Jewish people stood at Mt. Sinai like "one man with one heart." This is because we united in our ratzon (will) to receive the Torah for the greater good. (The heart is the place of free will, where our true inner will lies). This unity enabled us to receive the greatest blessing: the Torah. It is easier to unite and make peace with each other when we realize that we are all connected. This is not always easy, but doing so brings blessings into our lives.
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Sources:
The Midrash Says on ShemosThe Three Festivals: Ideas and Insights of the Sfas Emes on Pesach, Shavuos, and Succos https://rabbidunner.com/like-one-man-with-one-heart/*New website & artwork by Renina Lifshitz -
Counting the Omer: Freedom Is a Process
Why do we count the days between Pesach and Shavuos? Jenna explores what this process teaches us about our own growth.
Dedicated to Rebbetzin Sharon Shenker a"h, Shayna Lia bas Yehuda Zerach
Dedicated to Lucy, Maia, and Rena Dee a"h
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Sources:
Gems from the Nesivos Shalom on Sefirat HaOmer by Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg
Sparks From the Fire by Rav Moshe Weinberger -
Pesach & Simple Faith
Join Jenna as she discusses why Pesach is the Rosh Hashanah of Emunah (Faith).
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Sources:
Gems from the Nesivos Shalom on Pesach by Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg,
Hadar Iokheles, Living on Purpose Women's Chabura, Nissan
Emunah Resources:
Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Living with Emunah Classes
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Purim: The Power of Trust & Joy
Mordechai refused to bow down to Haman, putting the Jews in grave danger. How could he do this? We explore this question and more to make this Purim meaningful and personal!
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Source: Gems from the Nesivos Shalom on Purim by Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg