Hashivenu is a podcast about Jewish teachings and practice around resilience. Cultivating resilience in challenging times, both individually and collectively, is an essential path to personal renewal. Support Hashivenu Find out more about the show at About (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/about), and learn about our theme song at Theme Song (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/theme-song). Subscribe by Email This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org (https://ReconstructingJudaism.org)
Hashivenu
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Hashivenu is a podcast about Jewish teachings and practice around resilience. Cultivating resilience in challenging times, both individually and collectively, is an essential path to personal renewal. Support Hashivenu Find out more about the show at About (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/about), and learn about our theme song at Theme Song (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/theme-song). Subscribe by Email This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org (https://ReconstructingJudaism.org)
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Recent Episodes
January 30, 2026
The Jewish Way to a Good Life: A Conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman
<p>What does it really mean to live a good life and how can ancient Jewish practices help us get there? Rabbi Deborah Waxman sits down with her teacher, colleague, and friend Rabbi Shira Stutman, author of The Jewish Way to a Good Life, for a wide-ranging conversation about meaning, resilience, and loving kindness. Together, they explore how Jewish wisdom offers practical tools for universal human challenges: how to love, how to mourn, how to care for our bodies, how to build justice, and how to show up for one another imperfectly but persistently. At the center of their conversation is hesed, loving kindness, which Shira describes as more than emotion: It’s the courage to show up in daunting spaces and do the hard, sustained work of caring.</p> <p><a href="http://subscribebyemail.com/hashivenu.fireside.fm/rss" title="Subscribe by Email">Subscribe by Email</a></p> <hr> <p>This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at <a href="https://ReconstructingJudaism.org" rel="nofollow">ReconstructingJudaism.org</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Rabbi Shira Stutman.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/donate">Support Hashivenu</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Buy Shira's book, "The Jewish Way to a Good Life" " rel="nofollow" href="https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/winter-2025/the-jewish-way-to-a-good-life/">Buy Shira's book, "The Jewish Way to a Good Life" </a></li><li><a title="Listen to Rabbi Shira's podcast Chutzpod!" rel="nofollow" href="https://chutzpod.com/">Listen to Rabbi Shira's podcast Chutzpod!</a></li><li><a title="Support Hashivenu with a donation to Reconstructing Judaism" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/support">Support Hashivenu with a donation to Reconstructing Judaism</a></li><li><a title="Learn more and register for Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention "B'Yachad," March 12-15 in Philadelphia" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/byachad">Learn more and register for Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention "B'Yachad," March 12-15 in Philadelphia</a></li><li><a title="Reconstructing Judaism" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.reconstructingjudaism.org">Reconstructing Judaism</a></li><li><a title="Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations" rel="nofollow" href="http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org">Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations</a></li><li><a title="Ritualwell" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ritualwell.org">Ritualwell</a></li></ul>
December 11, 2025
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie returns to discuss Jewish chosenness, love, and his film Sabbath Queen
<p>Rabbi Deborah Waxman continues her conversation with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, founder of Lab/Shul and subject of the documentary The Sabbath Queen. They explore how to hold complexity in polarized times, discussing "both/and" thinking around Israeli and Palestinian identity, the theology of love and connection (symbolized by the Hebrew letter vav), and building strong Jewish peoplehood without chauvinism or supremacy. Their conversation weaves together personal narrative, liturgical innovation, and theological reflection, modeling nuanced dialogue about coexistence, justice, and evolving Jewish tradition to honor the dignity of all people while navigating disagreement with courage and compassion.</p> <p><a href="http://subscribebyemail.com/hashivenu.fireside.fm/rss" title="Subscribe by Email">Subscribe by Email</a></p> <hr> <p>This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at <a href="https://ReconstructingJudaism.org" rel="nofollow">ReconstructingJudaism.org</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/donate">Support Hashivenu</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sabbathqueen.com/">The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)</a> — Find a screening near you, background information, and related materials. </li><li><a title="Lab/Shul" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.labshul.org/">Lab/Shul</a> — Lab/Shul is the experimental, artist-driven, God-optional Jewish community co-founded by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</li><li><a title="Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness" rel="nofollow" href="https://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/kaplan-chosenness-us/">Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness</a> — Rabbi Toba Spitzer argues that “chosenness” implies unjust superiority and needs to be replaced with a sense of shared moral responsibility.</li><li><a title="The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/update-on-the-world-zionist-congress-and-reconstructing-judaisms-engagement-with-israel/">The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel</a> — Learn about Reconstructing Judaism's efforts to promote a democratic, pluralistic, human-rights-centered vision for Israel and support for a two-state solution.</li><li><a title="Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.octaviabutler.com/">Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)</a> — Learn more about Octavia Butler’s writing and themes.</li><li><a title="B'Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/byachad/">B'Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention</a> — Details about Reconstructing Judaism's 2026 convention, including programming related to peoplehood without chauvinism and community-centered resilience. Registration is open now! </li></ul>
May 1, 2025
Hope Is a Muscle: The Hatikvah Slate with special guest Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
<p>Rabbi Deborah Waxman is joined by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie for a vital conversation about the complexities of Zionism, Israeli identity and progressive Jewish values. As delegates on the Hatikvah slate in the World Zionist Congress elections, Waxman and Lau-Lavie discuss the intersection of personal history, political activism, queer and feminist perspectives and Jewish theology. Each reflects on the legacy of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the power of hope, and the urgency of building a Judaism that is inclusive, resilient and committed to justice for all. </p> <p><a href="http://subscribebyemail.com/hashivenu.fireside.fm/rss" title="Subscribe by Email">Subscribe by Email</a></p> <hr> <p>This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at <a href="https://ReconstructingJudaism.org" rel="nofollow">ReconstructingJudaism.org</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/donate">Support Hashivenu</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Vote Hatikvah Slate in the World Zionist Congress Elections" rel="nofollow" href="https://azm.castiron.votem.net/election/037548cb-4cbb-4a94-aa9a-8aef017d4ddf">Vote Hatikvah Slate in the World Zionist Congress Elections</a></li><li><a title="Learn more about Hatikvah Slate" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hatikvahslate.net/hatikvah-platform">Learn more about Hatikvah Slate</a></li><li><a title="Explore Reconstructionist Resources about the World Zionist Congress" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/world-zionist-congress/">Explore Reconstructionist Resources about the World Zionist Congress</a></li><li><a title="Where We Stand: The Reconstructionist Movement, Israel and Progressive Zionism" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/israel/">Where We Stand: The Reconstructionist Movement, Israel and Progressive Zionism</a></li><li><a title="Watch: The Progressive Israel Network workshop about the World Zionist Congress Elections and why they matter urgently" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/progressive-israel-network-the-upcoming-world-zionist-congress-elections-and-why-they-matter-urgently/">Watch: The Progressive Israel Network workshop about the World Zionist Congress Elections and why they matter urgently</a></li><li><a title="Q&A with Hatikvah Slate nominee Rabbi Elliott Tepperman about Hatikvah's progressive vision for Israel and Jewish communities" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/the-hatikvah-slate-a-progressive-vision-for-israel-and-jewish-communities/">Q&A with Hatikvah Slate nominee Rabbi Elliott Tepperman about Hatikvah's progressive vision for Israel and Jewish communities</a></li><li><a title="Learn more about Lab/Shul" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.labshul.org/">Learn more about Lab/Shul</a></li><li><a title="Learn more about Storahtelling, Inc. " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.labshul.org/storahtelling/">Learn more about Storahtelling, Inc. </a></li><li><a title="In case you missed it: Rabbi Deborah Waxman's conversation with Rabbi Jodie Siff and Aaron Siff-Scherr about progressive Zionism, Jewish identity and the importance of voting in the World Zionist Congress elections" rel="nofollow" href="https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/603">In case you missed it: Rabbi Deborah Waxman's conversation with Rabbi Jodie Siff and Aaron Siff-Scherr about progressive Zionism, Jewish identity and the importance of voting in the World Zionist Congress elections</a></li></ul>
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