The Chochmat Nashim Podcast: Women Talk Judaism · Jewish Coffee House

12 Days an Eternity (Season 8 Episode 14)

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Shoshana argues that “the experience of Jews living in Gaza is a very harsh experience” and cannot be compared with diaspora life.

Anne Gordon and Shoshana Keats-Jeskel return after a short hiatus. They open by saying the 12 days of war with Iran felt like an eternity. The talk keeps the larger war in view. Gaza has not stopped, the north of Israel is still under pressure, and Houthi missiles are still part of the background noise. One thread follows Anne during a wedding trip near the Kinneret. Her daughter, a medic course commander in the army, keeps calling to ask what to do if a shelter alert becomes real. That tension sits at the center of the conversation. The hosts talk through the gap between saying everything will be fine and actually helping someone prepare. They also go back to an earlier moment when phone alerts and shelter warnings overtook ordinary errands during Iran's attack on Israel in October 2024. Those moments are still close. The show keeps coming back to the same practical question. What do you do when the warning arrives and your family is scattered? It is less theory than triage. It is also a conversation about how fast reassurance can turn into something less useful than preparation. Near the end, the focus widens to supporting miluimah families with meals. The hosts also invite listeners in Israel and the diaspora to share what the 12 days felt like from where they were. The episode ends by asking people to stay in touch and add their own story to the conversation.

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A wartime debrief that stays personal, specific, and unafraid to name what is still unfolding.

Anne Gordon and Shoshana Keats-Jeskel return from a brief pause with a blunt wartime debrief that treats the 12 days of conflict with Iran as more than a news cycle.

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If you want a candid debrief on the 12-day Iran war and its overlap with the ongoing Gaza and north-Israel fighting, start here.

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