Hashem Is In with Mimi Hecht, Rivki Rabinowitz, Chani Lisbon and ChayaLeah Sufrin

<p>So...how are we doing? </p><p><br></p><p>We're ringing in the new Jewish year with a Jewish State of the Union: where have we been this last year and where are we headed?</p><p><br></p><p>Today, I sit down with four people who each have a finger on a different pulse of Jewish life. ChayaLeah Sufrin, executive director of Beach Hillel and host of the Ask a Jew podcast, walks through the year's defining global stories, reflects on what this moment is asking of the Jewish people and gives us some predictions for the year ahead.</p><p><br></p><p>Comedian Chani Lisbon joins for a lighter, faster cultural check-in: why comedians are having a moment, what the whole Jewish world got obsessed with this year, and a rapid-fire round of "in or out" on everything from Pesach programs to WhatsApp statuses.</p><p><br></p><p>Rivki Rabinowitz, a beauty influencer and interior designer whose work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal and more, gives modest fashion the real trend report it deserves: what's replacing slip skirts, her one unforgivable fashion sin, and how she holds beauty and depth as the same thing, not opposites.</p><p><br></p><p>Closing with a brilliant bang is writer and culture shaper Mimi Hecht's reflections on language: why the term "Hashem" is having a comeback, why words like "healing" and "capacity" have worn thin, the return of words like service and collective, and why specificity is rising in our culture's choice of words. </p><p><br></p><p>Underneath every conversation, one thread kept showing up: this is the year where every Jew just wants to feel like a Yid. </p><p><br></p><p>* * * * * * *</p><p><br></p><p>To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at info@humanandholy.com</p><p>To support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.</p><p>Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨</p><p>Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>* * * * * * *</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 Segment 1— ChayaLeah Sufrin: The Jewish Year in Review </p><p>00:03:31 The five biggest Jewish stories of the year</p><p>00:07:35 How to stay informed without living in fear</p><p>00:12:54 What is this moment asking of the Jewish people?</p><p>00:13:36 A worry people should let go of </p><p>00:16:16 What Israel needs from Diaspora Jews right now and vice versa </p><p>00:21:18 ChayaLeah's predictions for the new year </p><p>00:24:44 Young Jews seeking authentic, substantial Judaism</p><p><br></p><p>00:27:00 Segment 2 — Chani Lisbon: A Cultural State of the Union </p><p>00:27:59 Why comedians are having a cultural moment right now</p><p>00:29:16 Top cultural moment of the year</p><p>00:30:06 What everyone got obsessed with this year</p><p>00:32:43 Hot take: Why Chani doesn't want a "trendy" rabbi</p><p>00:36:15 Rapid-fire "In or Out": pickleball, WhatsApp status, and group tours to Kazakhstan </p><p>00:43:11 What people are actually craving </p><p><br></p><p>00:45:00 Segment 3 — Rivki Rabinowitz: The Modest Fashion Report </p><p>00:46:43 How social media made modest fashion mainstream and immediate</p><p>00:52:27 The current "modest girl uniform"</p><p>00:52:46 Fashion predictions for the year ahead</p><p>00:55:46 Modest makeovers by profile</p><p>00:57:01 Rapid-fire</p><p>01:00:12 Can aesthetics and depth coexist? </p><p>01:04:58 What modesty invites her into creatively</p><p><br></p><p>01:09:01 Segment 4: Mimi Hecht on the State of words </p><p>01:09:10 Returning to the word "Hashem"</p><p>01:15:02 Why we reached for substitute language in the first place</p><p>01:18:18 Choosing specific Jewish language as an act of confidence</p><p>01:19:34 Why is our culture tired of the word "healing"?</p><p>01:26:04 A generational shift in language from self-focus back toward