Modern Jewish Girl

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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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Pesach & The Power of The Mind

Apr 17 2024 15 mins  
In this Pesach minisode, I speak about the process of liberation we can experience on Pesach. Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, I discuss our obligation to feel as if we were freed from Egypt every day and how to view the marror, or bitterness, in our lives. Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl Website!References:The Kol Menachem HaggadahFrom Bondage to Freedom

Adulting the Jewish Way with Erika Needleman

Mar 22 2024 33 mins  
Join me as I speak with life coach Erika Needleman. Erika shares her beautiful Jewish journey and talks about her coaching practice- Adulting with Erika. Why is adulting so hard for our generation? What can we do to make it easier? Erika is filled with Torah-based wisdom, which infuses her coaching practice and gives women the tools they need to stop resisting, reacting, and distra

Purim Minisode: How To Overcome Evil in Our Times

Mar 08 2024 17 mins  
Purim is an especially auspicious time for destroying evil, as the Jews defeated Haman, a descendent of the evil nation Amalek, at that time. Based on the teachings of the Nesivos Shalom, Jenna shares a spiritual recipe for defeating evil in our times, both on a national and personal scale. Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl Website!References:Gems From the Nesivos Shalom: P

What We Can Do To Help Israel with Chamal Har Nof Co-Founder Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz

Jan 18 2024 46 mins  
Jenna speaks with her close friend, teacher, and mentor, Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz, who co-founded Chamal Har Nof, an emergency relief organization that helps displaced families, army bases, and wives of soldiers in Israel. Yael gives us a glimpse into the reality on the ground in Israel since October 7th. She describes the incredible work her organization is doing and how we can get

How To Gain Clarity in Dating & Life with Jackie Glaser

Dec 21 2023 49 mins  
Jenna speaks with Jackie Glaser- a life mentor, Torah teacher, and friend who guided Jenna on her Jewish journey for many years. Jackie, a former Today Show psychologist in Australia, combines her knowledge of Torah and psychology to help others gain a deep, real, and lasting clarity in dating and life. Jackie speaks about her personal dating journey, how she transitioned into coac

Chanukah Minisode: Lighting Up the World From Within

Dec 07 2023 17 mins  
Jenna shares a piece of Torah from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov on the battle of light and darkness within ourselves and how we can work to overcome it so that we can truly light up the world. She shares a personal example of a powerful mind-shift. *CORRECTION- Amalek attacked the Jewish nation after we left Egypt, before we received the Torah. Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl

Keeping Our Hands Up In The Battle Against Evil: A Deeper Look Into The Israel-Hamas War

Oct 26 2023 59 mins  
The terror attack in Israel on October 7th, 2023 sent shock waves through the Jewish world and beyond. The immensity of the horror and evil is almost impossible to comprehend. How do we navigate through the most intense tragedy our people have faced since the Holocaust? What is our place in this conflict? What can we do if we are not in the IDF? How do we ensure that never again me

Becoming Your Best Self: A Conversation With Rabbi Moshe Gersht

Jul 20 2023 59 mins  
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 sp

Be The Light: A Conversation with Chabad Rebbetzin Miriam Lipskier

Jun 22 2023 54 mins  
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. Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl Website!

Shavuos: Unity is a Vessel for Blessing

May 19 2023 11 mins  
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