
The Bridging Connections Podcast
The Bridging Connections Podcast showcases the organizations and leaders in the Jewish community who are reinventing and reinvigorating Jewish life. In the podcasts, you will hear about the organizations and individuals innovating and impacting the Jewish community in North American and how you can participate. They will share their stories and tips on how they are engaging people in the richness of Judaism. The Bridging Connections Podcast is a project of Bridges 613 which introduces and connects you to vibrancy and innovation in Jewish life through a variety of Jewish resources. Bridges 613 is a concierge for your individualized and relatable Jewish experience.
Episodes
69 episodes
Jewish Engagement Through Farmers / Modern Farmers Ancient Wisdom
Jewish Farmers Network (JFN)Featuring: Shani Minsk, Co-Founder and Executive Director Jewish Farmer Network mobilizes Jewish agricultural wisdom to build a more just and regenerative food system for all. We connect...
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Season 4
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Episode 69
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36:45

Ethical Treatment of Animals
JIFA: Jewish Initiative for AnimalsFeaturing: Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard, Executive Director and Melissa Hoffman, Director of ProgramsThe Jewish Initiative for Animals supports innovative programs to turn the Jewish value of com...
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Season 4
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Episode 68
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45:58

What is Jewish Farming?
What is Jewish Farming?Featuring: Dr. Adrienne KroneAdrienne Krone is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and past Director of Jewish Life at Allegheny College.Her research focuses on communal Jewish farms and t...
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Season 4
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Episode 67
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51:51

Honoring Death in Life
Kavod v’NichumFeaturing: Sarit Wishnevski, Executive DirectorTheir Mission: Kavod v’Nichum provides the Jewish community resources, education, and training about the end of life, from serious illness through d...
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Season 4
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Episode 66
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23:34

Customizable Judaism
Haggadot.comFeaturing: Eileen Levinson, Founder and Executive DirectorHaggadot.com is part of Custom & Craft, a nonprofit design lab using technology, art and new media to imagine new formats for engaging with ancie...
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Season 4
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Episode 65
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39:03

Caring, Cohesive, Community for Cultural Jews
Secular Synagogue Featuring: Rabbi Denise Handlarski, Founder What is Secular Synagogue?Secular Synagogue is a digital Judaism, online community, engaged and meaningful learning and practice. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 64
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41:38

From Narrowness to Freedom
Fat Torah Featuring: Rabbi Minna Bromberg, Founder and PresidentFat Torah’s GoalsSmashing the idolatry of fatphobia and leading ourselves from Narrowness to Freedom1. ending weight stigma in Jewish...
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Season 3
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Episode 63
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39:54
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Connecting to Israeli Culture through Song
The Yeladim ProjectFeaturing: Sagit Sol Epstein and David EpsteinIncluding a special interview with Yarden, Eli and LilahSagit Sol Epstein, an Israeli living in in the United States saw an opportunity t...
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Season 3
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Episode 62
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21:09

Learning Together
Project Zug, founded by Benjamin Ross and Hagit Bartuv. Benjamin and Hagit connected in 2012 in Jerusalem, and developed a shared goal of using Jewish learning to connect Jews in Israel and America. Their vision became a reality, leading to mor...
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Season 3
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Episode 61
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26:17

Connect. Share. Heal.
Strength to StrengthFeaturing: Sarri Singer, FounderThe Bridging Connections Podcast deals in a variety of topics. There are light-hearted topics, educational topics and very serious topics. This podcast is the most ...
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Season 3
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Episode 60
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46:23

Healing in the Wilderness
BaMidbar Featuring: Jory Hanselman Mayschak, Founder and CEOThrough a variety of modalities, BaMidbar supports mental health and wellness and envisions a Jewish community that actively supports its members in bu...
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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31:55

Baking Bread As An Act of Love
Challah Back GirlsFeaturing: CoFounders Sara Loffman and Marni LoffmanIt’s amazing what beautiful things can come out of uncertainty and isolation. The four Loffman Sibling...
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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39:06

The Kibbutz Reimagined
Living Tree AllianceFeaturing: Co-Founders Koehenet Sephira Oshkello and Melanie KesslerMeaningful Earth-Based LivingLiving Tree is a modern kibbutz-inspired community designed for joyful, adventurous eart...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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44:30

Tzedakah at Its Best
Jewish Free Loan ChicagoFeaturing: Leah Greenblum, Founder and Executive DirectorIn the Middle Ages Moises Maimonides (1), great philosopher, physician and rabbi, outlined eight levels of tzedakah (charitabl...
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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24:23

Living Well
Shomer CollectiveFeaturing: Rabbi Melanie Levav, Executive DirectorInspiring End-of-Life Conversations and Experiences, Guided by Jewish ValuesWho am I? What’s the meaning of life? What’s my legacy? What do I have le...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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30:23

Cultivating Leaders, Nourishing Communities
Nazun (formerly Challah for Hunger)Featuring: Rebecca Bar, Executive Director and Rabbi Lily Solochek, Director of Programs and EducationFood insecurity is prevalent throughout the United States. According to the US...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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34:35

Find Your People and Your Place
GatherDCFeaturing: Alexandra Tureau, Managing DirectorGatherDC’s Mission and VisionGatherDC helps Jewish 20s/30s connect to Jewish life and to each other.GatherDC is a Jewish nonprofit that serve...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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23:38

Making Mikvah Meaningful
The Eden CenterFeaturing: Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet, Founder & Executive DirectorJewish identity is based on three foundations, according to Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet, the Sabbath, the laws of kashrut...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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35:47

Creating Caring Communities
The Gender Equity in Hiring ProjectFeaturing: Sara Shapiro Plevan, Founder & Executive DirectorThe Gender Equity in Hiring Project started in 2018 to have deep conversations regarding respectful, equitable workplaces. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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58:45

Sacred Spaces
Sacred SpacesFeaturing: Shira Berkovits, President & CEOThe Torah charges us to be an or l’goyyim (light unto the nations). We can not fulfill this important charge without looking inward. Looking within ourselve...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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29:20

Jewish Mental Health Resources
Blue Dove Foundation Featuring: Gabrielle Spatt, Executive DirectorBlue Dove provides mental health education awareness and outreach through a Jewish lens and for the Jewish community. Mental illness often cause...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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33:42
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Embodied Jewish Practices
Mitsui Collective : Featuring Yoshi SilversteinHow often in your life do you look at things through a Jewish lens? That’s how Yoshi Silverstein has lived his life from a young age. His career path has brought him to creating Mitsui Coll...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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53:50

Connecting to Social Justice
Tzedek AmericaFeaturing: Avram Mandell, Founder & Executive DirectorThe words L'taken olam, meaning to repair the world are are found in the second paragraph of the prayer Aleynu which is included in almost...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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32:55
