Human & Holy

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Honest, spiritual conversations to unravel the essence of the human experience. Exploring Jewish & Chassidic wisdom, women's Torah, and the lived experience of Judaism. Hosted by Tonia Chazanow. Learn more about Human & Holy's work at humanandholy.com. 

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Tonia Chazanow

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Elissa Felder
Elissa Felder is the Coordinator for Cores Communities of Practice, where she manages a community of practice for women engaged with traditional chevrah kadisha. She provides ongoing professional development for the community and has written a book titled 'From One Life to the Next Life: The Sacred Passage of Life After Death.' Elissa is actively involved in her local chevrah kadisha and speaks widely on topics related to death, grief, and Jewish burial practices. She is also the Founding Director of Core Connects RI, a non-profit organization focused on deepening women's connections to one another and to Jewish wisdom and values. Elissa is passionate about empowering women to find greater meaning and purpose in life, and she runs programming both online and in person. Through her work, she mentors and encourages others on their spiritual journeys.
Chani Lipovenko
Chani Lipovenko is a wife, mother, poet, writer, and aspiring florist. She is an all-around creative who loves bringing beauty and meaning into everyday life. Chani dabbles in freelance writing and content creation alongside her work at a preschool and a nonprofit organization. She shares her writing and content on Instagram under the handle @chani_lipovenko and on Substack with her publication 'Tulips & Tantrums'.

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birthday reflections mortality Modeh Ani meditation prayer death grief afterlife mourning rituals Jewish burial chevrah kadisha spiritual exploration community women's connections meaning and purpose Pesach divine revelation Redemption hope Moshiach Seudah vulnerability Post Truth Era four sons identities cynicism wonder questions Judaism Chassidic wisdom Seder Jewish holidays rituals motherhood poet freelance writing content creation nonprofit organization

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Honest, spiritual conversations about life and Judaism. Exploring Jewish & Chassidic wisdom, women's Torah, and the lived experience of Judaism. Hosted by Tonia Chazanow. Learn more about Human & Holy's work at humanandholy.com.

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〰️ Honest, spiritual conversations about life & Judaism 👸
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Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on Human & Holy.

0:00 15:55

A Modeh Ani Meditation

Hosts
Tonia Chazanow
Keywords
birthday reflections mortality Modeh Ani meditation prayer

Reflections on my birthday, why I think about my mortality, and a Modeh Ani meditation.


Episode sponsored by an anonymous sponsor in honor of our LA Tanya class.


To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.


To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at [email protected]


Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations


Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.


TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Birthday Reflections

1:27 - Why I Think About My Mortality

4:30 - The Gift of Another Day

5:45 - Forgetting Who We Are

7:33 - Saying Modeh Ani With Intention

9:22 - The Memory of Prayer

12:16 - A Modeh Ani Meditation

0:00 1:01:25

The Sacred Passage After Death | Elissa Felder

Hosts
Tonia Chazanow
Guests
Elissa Felder
Keywords
death grief afterlife mourning rituals Jewish burial chevrah kadisha spiritual exploration community women's connections meaning and purpose

A conversation exploring the Jewish view of death, grief, and the afterlife. Drawing from her personal losses and decades of spiritual exploration, Elissa shares her journey, reflections from her work preparing bodies for Jewish burial, and powerful insights on mourning rituals and what they can teach us about what it means to truly live.


Elissa Felder is the Coordinator for Core’s Communities of Practice. Elissa started and actively manages Core’s community of practice for women engaged with traditional chevrah kadisha. She is responsible for providing on-going professional development for the community. The knowledge she acquired through her work motivated her to write her book, From One Life to the Next Life: The Sacred Passage of Life After Death. Additionally, she is very active in her local chevrah kadisha and speaks widely on this topic.


Elissa is the Founding Director of Core Connects RI, a non-profit organization that aims to deepen women’s connections to one another, to Jewish wisdom, and to Jewish values, as well as to empower each other to find greater meaning, purpose, and possibility in life and to cultivate unity without uniformity. As director she is passionate about providing others with opportunities to grow and become. She runs programming both online and in person. Elissa is passionate about bringing Jews together and celebrating their commonalities rather than their differences. Through all of these experiences, Elissa mentors and encourages others on their journeys.


You can purchase Elissa's book here: https://mosaicapress.com/product/from-one-life-to-the-next-life/?srsltid=AfmBOorymKsRPl9qZlNH91dglhkMuoqSkLUd1EdThXJfSxY72ARG1UeJElissa can be reached at [email protected]


To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at [email protected]


To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.


Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨


Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.


TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Sneak Peek

00:54 - Host’s Intro

03:30 - Welcome Elissa

05:50 - Where Did My Son Go?

07:33 - What Happens After Death?

09:28 - The Soul Separates From Its Body in Stages

10:41 - Purification of the Soul

11:37 - Resurrection of the Dead: A Soul Reunited with Its Body

12:51 - The Deeper Meaning Behind Chevra Kadisha Practices

15:09 - Talking to a Soul: Preparing for Life, Not Death

16:15 - Analogies for Resurrection

18:18 - Why Return to the Body If the Soul Experiences Divine Bliss?

21:11 - Why Are We Here?

23:05 - Elevating Each Part of the Body

24:50 - Living with an Awareness of Life's Fragility

26:27 - The Significance of Morning Prayers

27:22 - Grief is Love

28:36 - Communal Presence During Shiva

29:34 - Witnessing Grief

32:12 - The Power of Small Acts of Love

33:18 - Why We Let Mourners Lead

37:00 - The Soul’s Journey After Death

38:50 - Grief as a Companion

39:47 - The Chevra Kedisha’s Love for the Deceased

40:41 - The Rabbi Who Cared for My Father

42:44 - Caring For My Granddaughter

45:04 - Welcoming the Soul

46:13 - Do We Access the Soul at its Grave?

48:38 - It Is About Life

49:16 - Navigating Grief

52:00 - Letting Our Emotions Flow

57:05 - Choosing Love Over Anger After Loss

01:00:12 - Host’s Outro


0:00 17:40

Do We Dare to Hope?

Hosts
Tonia Chazanow
Keywords
Pesach divine revelation Redemption hope Moshiach Seudah vulnerability Post Truth Era

An episode about the last day of Pesach, becoming receptive to divine revelation, eating the food of Redemption and the vulnerability of hope.


Timestamps:

00:00 - Host's Intro

00:52 - The Moshiach Seudah

3:18 - Forty Two Journeys

4:59 - Becoming Receptive to Divine Light

6:17 - Living in a Post Truth Era

8:49 - Eating the Food of Moshiach

11:06 - Rising to Meet a New Reality

11:49 - Experiencing the Moshiach Seudah As a Child

13:31 - The Vulnerability of Hope


To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.


To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at [email protected]


Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨


Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday and Wednesday on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

0:00 12:41

Cynicism, Wonder & Questions: The Four Sons as Four Identities Within

Hosts
Tonia Chazanow
Keywords
four sons identities cynicism wonder questions Judaism Chassidic wisdom

A teaching about the four sons as four identities within, the choice between cynicism and wonder when observing our lives from the outside, and the gifts hidden in our unexplored questions.


Episode sponsored in honor of the speedy Refuah of Sholom Dovber ben Chava.


To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.


To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at [email protected]. Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨


Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.


Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Solo Sessions

00:56 - The Four Sons as Four Identities Within

02:07 - Seeing Our Judaism From the Outside

02:56 - Juxtaposing the Wise & Wicked Sons' Questions

03:25 - Defining Our Questions & Immersing Ourselves in the Search

05:38 - Cynicism or Wonder?

08:20 - When Our Judaism Feels Jaded

09:55 - Learning How to Ask

11:50 - Discussion Game


Link to the episode from last year, where we played a conversation game based on this teaching about the four sons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd3LVLhvMQY

0:00 54:23

I Am Here: A Personal Journey Through the Seder | Chani Lipovenko

Hosts
Tonia Chazanow
Guests
Chani Lipovenko
Keywords
Seder Jewish holidays rituals motherhood poet freelance writing content creation nonprofit organization

A personal conversation about creating a Seder that allows us to bring our full selves to the experience, finding an accessible entrance into the essence of Jewish holidays and rituals after becoming a mother, and some of the teachings about the steps of the Seder that have welcomed Chani in.


Chani is a wife, mother, poet, writer, and aspiring florist. She's an all around creative, and loves bringing beauty and meaning into everyday life. She dabbles in freelance writing and content creation alongside her work at a preschool and a nonprofit organization. You can find her writing and content on Instagram @chani_lipovenko and Substack (Tulips & Tantrums). Chani can be contacted at [email protected].

Link to download Chani's Haggadah companion here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13GrQ7e9rrxpC_5c9P2qq9y9j3XgXvvkV/view


To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at [email protected]


To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.


Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨


Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms.


New episodes every Sunday on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.


TIMESTAMPS

0:00:00 - Sneak Peek

0:00:37 - Host's Introduction

0:02:03 - Welcome Chani

0:02:43 - How it Started

0:04:34 - Reimagining the Seder Experience

0:09:56 - Where Am I in This Ritual?

0:14:21 - Leaning into the Physical Act of a Mitzvah

0:17:35 - Experiencing the Essence of a Holiday

0:21:55 - Staying Open to Unexpected Inspiration

0:23:20 - I Can't Recreate My Pre-Baby Life

0:27:10 - Experiencing the Seder as a Personal Journey

0:29:02 - Being An Open Vessel to What the Seder Has to Offer

0:31:25 - Bring Your Heartbreak

0:32:28 - The Soul Can Never Be in Exile

0:35:19 - Encouraging Questions in Our Judaism

0:38:45 - Encouraging Questions

0:41:25 - The Steps of the Seder Are Leading Us Somewhere

0:42:27 - Postpartum: Holding Both Brokenness and Wholeness

0:45:45 - How G-d Sees Us

0:48:13 - Opening the Door to Miracles

0:51:38 - Allowing Ourselves to be Transformed in Small Ways

0:52:28 - The End of the Seder is the Beginning of Freedom

0:53:09 - Host’s Outro

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