Podcast Discussion Guides

Teen and adult learners can explore Jewish women’s* diverse contributions to religion and culture with JWA's podcast Can We Talk? - in the classroom and beyond!

*JWA embraces expansive understandings of what it means to be Jewish and a woman. Learn more on our "About" page.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: Regendering the Torah

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode "Regendering the Torah."  It provides a framework for conversations about gender, language, power, and reimagining sacred texts.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: Single Mothers by Choice

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode "Single Mothers by Choice."  It provides a framework for conversations about family, motherhood, and Jewish community.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: The Femme Fatale in the Sukkah

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode "The Femme Fatale in the Sukkah."  It provides a framework for conversations about prejudice, outsiders, and how we treat people who we feel threatened by.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: Power and Gender in the Megillah

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode "Miriam Anzovin on Power and Gender in the Megillah."  It offers a thoughtful structure for engaging learners in conversations about vulnerability, power, survival, and multiple ways of resisting oppression.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: Queer Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode "Queer Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos" and offers multiple approaches for engaging learners of different ages in discussions about the history of Jewish music, queer identity, and the power of preserving (and modifying) our cultural traditions.


 

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk?: An Orange Belongs on the Seder Plate Like...

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? Podcast episode “An Orange Belongs on the Seder Plate Like” and offers multiple approaches for engaging learners of different ages in discussions about LGBTQIA+ and women's rights.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk? People of the Cookbook

This discussion guide accompanies the Can We Talk? podcast episode “People of the Cookbook” and offers multiple approaches for engaging learners of different ages in discussions about Jewish diversity and diaspora food traditions.

Podcast Discussion Guide: Can We Talk? Archiving #MeToo

Companion guides for discussing JWA’s “Archiving #MeToo” Podcast.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Podcast Discussion Guides." (Viewed on October 15, 2026) <https://jwa.org/teach/podcast-discussion-guides>.