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Is Botox kosher?
What about filler, extensions or hair dye? Can a good Jew be too vain? And does Judaism value beauty? 
A listener reaches out for help when her two daughters are horrified to discover their feminist mom has a secret desire for luxurious lashes. 
Rabbi Shira and Hanna help her navigate personal vanity, Jewish values and 21st century parenting. And they reveal their own insecurities and zoom primping rituals. 
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Read more about hospitality, vanity and beauty
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We’re back for Season 7!
Purim is a time to reveal the hidden, unmask your shadow self and, perhaps, get super sloshed. But a listener wonders about having a psychedelic experience on Purim.
Rabbi Shira and Hanna get advice from Rabbi Zac Kamenetz, the founder of Shefa, an organization working to integrate safe and supported psychedelic use into the Jewish spiritual tradition.
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Read about the shadow self
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Chutzpod is coming back with new episodes and new real-life questions February 25th!
Rabbi Shira and Hanna will talk about using psychedelics on Purim, whether it’s ok to be vain and how synagogues can be more inclusive to trans members. 
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Did you know that 29% of American Jews struggle to make ends meet? 
What you are about to hear is a session from the 2025 Jewish Federation of North America General Assembly,  the JFNA GA, entitled Redefining Jewish Life Through the Lens of Economic Reality. 
In this session, we examined 2025 data on Jewish poverty in America, and discussed how our communal narratives about money and class obscure the real experiences of Jews across the economic spectrum. The first speaker you’ll hear is Rachel Sumekh, Entrepreneur and CEO of Together Ending Need. You’ll also hear from Jon Hornstein, Program Director at The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, and our own Rabbi Shira. To see some of the data referenced in this episode, go to togetherendingneed.org/ga
New episodes of Chutzpod will be back February 25th! Send your questions and comments to [email protected]. Make sure you're subscribed, spread the word, and we’ll talk to you then! 
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Rabbi Shira and Hanna end the season with a torah study jam packed with family dynamics, sibling rivalry, maternal manipulations, nation-building and birthright.
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