Insights from recent episode analysis
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
Platform Reach
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Est. Listeners
Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1,001 - 10,000 - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5,001 - 25,000 - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
501 - 5,000
Market Insights
Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
Total Followers
—
Total Plays
—
Total Reviews
—
* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
On the show
Recent episodes
Mandana Dayani — Stand in Your Power
May 4, 2026
Unknown duration
Naomi Firestone-Teeter — People of the Book
Apr 27, 2026
Unknown duration
Rabbi Arielle Stein — Fashion is Power
Apr 21, 2026
Unknown duration
Naomi Azrieli — Pay Attention with Intention
Apr 13, 2026
Unknown duration
Rev. Stephanie Kendell — Ministry of Presence
Mar 30, 2026
Unknown duration
Social Links & Contact
Official channels & resources
Official Website
Login
RSS Feed
Login
| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/26 | Mandana Dayani — Stand in Your Power | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Mandana Dayani, a lawyer and founder of I am a voter, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to increase voter turnout and registration. Since October 7, 2023, she turned her attention and advocacy toward fighting antisemitism. More recently, Dayani was appointed by President Biden to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council Board of Trustees. We talk about the gender implications of imposter syndrome, personal connections to the current conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, and the importance of centering those with lived experiences in any conflict. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | Naomi Firestone-Teeter — People of the Book | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Naomi Firestone-Teeter, CEO of the Jewish Book Council. Each year the council reaches 900,000 readers while celebrating books that reflect the diversity and richness of Jewish experience. We discuss how books create meaning, prominent authors who help shape leadership journeys, and the importance of uplifting Jewish authors in this moment. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Rabbi Arielle Stein — Fashion is Power | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Rabbi Arielle Stein. She currently serves as Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City. Together with Rabbi Rafi Ellenson, Stein started the Instagram account @rabbinicfitcheck — a style diary for the rabbinate and beyond. We discuss the transformation of what a rabbi looks like over time, the integration of arts into Judaism, and how fashion brings levity into everyday life. Make sure to follow @rabbiariellestein and @rabbinicfitcheck, in addition to @justforthispodcast on Instagram. | — | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | Naomi Azrieli — Pay Attention with Intention | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Naomi Azrieli, Chair and former CEO of the Azrieli Foundation, the largest non-corporate public foundation in Canada. In her work, she leads initiatives in education, scientific research, caregiving, Holocaust education, community resilience, and social impact. This conversation was recorded live at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, ON earlier this season when Rabbi Hirsch had the privilege of joining the congregation as a scholar-in-residence. We discuss the power of personal connections in philanthropy and how to lead through a lens of shared humanity. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Rev. Stephanie Kendell — Ministry of Presence | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Rev. Stephanie Kendell, the first female Senior Minister and President of the historic National City Christian Church and Foundation in Washington, DC. Last year, Rev. Kendell and Rabbi Hirsch led an interfaith vigil in support of immigrants, refugees, and houses of faith. We talk about what it means to love your neighbor, showing up for one another as a person of faith, and how the story of Esther transcends religion. Just For This will be off next week for the observance of Passover. Make sure to catch up on more just for this moments when we return after the holiday. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Yifat Bitton — Believing Women | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Yifat Bitton, president of Achva Academic College of Education and Science and cofounder and chair of Tmura, the Israeli Center for Equality. Most recently, she led a team researching sex- and gender-based violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. We discuss the importance of believing women, the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, and the mental health needs in Israeli society today. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Leah Donnella — Communities of Belonging | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Leah Donnella, editor of NPR's Code Switch — a podcast, blog, and newsletter that explores race and how it shapes every part of society. We talk about how identity shapes peoples' lives, how to speak truth to power through a Jewish lens, and how to see joy as resistance. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Mimi Kravetz — The Surge | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Mimi Kravetz, the Chief Impact & Growth Officer at the Jewish Federations of North America. We talk about the Surge, a term coined in JFNA national surveys that describes an uptick in Jewish engagement across the United States post-October 7, 2023. Many people indicated that they centered their Jewish identities for the first time within their communities or for those already involved they increased engagement in Jewish life. We discuss what it means to feel deeply Jewish and unpack the debates about the Zionism gap in our Jewish communities. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Rabbi Jill Avrin — Spiritual Resistance | Welcome back, Just For This listeners! Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our season 5 opener is Rabbi Jill Avrin. She serves as the Director of Campus Affairs for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Her position was created following October 7, 2023, to help combat the rise of antisemitism on college campuses. She recently led several interfaith gatherings and protests in response to the surge of ICE raids in the Minneapolis area. We discuss the importance of dialogue within contentious topics, how to approach abuses of power, and why we continue peaceful protests when engaged in advocacy. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Rabbi Lea Mühlstein — We Are All Esther | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our season 4 finale guest is Rabbi Lea Mühlstein, former International Chair of Arzenu – the political voice of Reform, Progressive and Liberal Religious Zionists. As chair of Arzenu, Rabbi Mühlstein worked to represent the interests of ARZENU's constituent groups in 14 countries around the world. She is now the chair of the European Union for Progressive Judaism and one of the senior rabbis of The Ark Synagogue in the London suburbs. We discuss successes at the recent World Zionist Congress and what it means to step up and lead in Europe and around the world. Stay tuned for more Just For This moments next season. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
Want analysis for the episodes below?Free for Pro Submit a request, we'll have your selected episodes analyzed within an hour. Free, at no cost to you, for Pro users. | |||||||||
| 12/22/25 | Shannon Sarna — The Comfort of Food | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Shannon Sarna, author of The Modern Jewish Baker and Modern Jewish Comfort Food. She was also the founding editor of the Nosher. We discuss how food connects people, the power of coming together around a table, and the process of writing a cookbook, particularly as a mom. Listeners can learn more about Shannon's recipes by following her on Instagram: @shasarna. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | Ilana Kaufman — Covenant and Curiosity | Happy Hanukkah, Just For This listeners! Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative. Ilana is a prominent thought leader advancing the communal field for Jews of Color and, by extension, the U.S. Jewish Community. We discuss the impossible prompt to choose between identities, the power of philanthropy within the Jewish community, and how tokenism can harm a welcoming environment. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/8/25 | Beth Oppenheim — Build a Fence or Extend a Table | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Dr. Beth Oppenheim, newly appointed CEO to HIAS, the world's oldest refugee aid organization. HIAS draws on Jewish values and history to advocate for the rights of displaced people and helps them rebuild their lives. Oppenheim is HIAS' first female CEO in its over 120-year history. Just For This listeners can also check out Jewish Women's Archive's Can We Talk. WRJ was recently mentioned in an episode focused on an exhibit at the Capital Jewish Museum on LGBTQ Jewish life and history. In 1965, WRJ was the first Jewish organization to call for the decriminalization of homosexuality, long before other Jewish organizations followed suit. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | Amanda Berman — Our Feminism, Our Zionism | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Amanda Berman, the founder and CEO of Zioness, where she works to empower and activate Zionists on the progressive left and fights for inclusion of Zionists in social justice spaces. We talk about the recent success of the Reform slate at the World Zionist Congress, creating a feminist Zionist space, and the power of Jewish pride. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | Jamie Simon — Stories From Camp | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Jamie Simon, the first female CEO of Foundation for Jewish Camp. Her organization is the only nonprofit whose singular mission is to grow, support, and strengthen the Jewish camp movement. We discuss the power of camp, the formation of Jewish role models, and creating a safe, healing place for Jewish children. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Sarah Levin — Unapologetic Identity | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Sarah Levin, Executive Director of JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 2002, JIMENA is the only organization in North America exclusively focused on educating and advocating on behalf of Jewish refugees and Mizrahi Jews from Arab countries. We discuss the reclaiming of the term "Mizrahi" in Judaism, Queen Esther's Persian background, and embracing the wholeness of your identity. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 10/13/25 | Jaimie Krass — Hope is Resistance | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Jaimie Krass, newly appointed President and CEO of Keshet. Keshet is a national organization that envisions a world in which all LGBTQ+ Jews and families can live with full equality, justice, and dignity. We talk about countering the rise in anti-LGBTQ bias and legislation in the United States and the work we all must do to build an inclusive and just future. We will take a two-week break from the show as Rabbi Hirsch travels to Israel for the World Zionist Congress. More Just For This moments to come later this month. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | Allison Tombros Korman — Abortion Access For All | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Allison Tombros Korman. She is the founder and CEO of the Red Tent Fund, a nonprofit national abortion fund rooted in the Jewish values and teachings that affirm the right to abortion for all. The Red Tent Fund is a proud grantee of WRJ's philanthropic arm, the YES Fund. We discuss feeling comfortable in your identity in the workplace, reclaiming the faith-based perspective on abortion, and the importance of abortion funds themselves. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast You can also follow Chutzpod: @chutzpod_ | — | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | Chelsey Goldberg — Path to Victory | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Chelsey Goldberg. She is a professional American ice hockey player. She brought women's ice hockey to the Maccabiah Games in Israel and was captain of the United States team in 2022. We talk about pursuing dreams, celebrating Jewish identity through athletics, and what it will take to achieve gender parity on and off the ice. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast You can also follow Chutzpod: @chutzpod_ | — | ||||||
| 9/22/25 | Senator Jacky Rosen – Leading Into The New Year | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Senator Jacky Rosen. She has served as the junior senator for Nevada since 2019. She is also the first member of the senate to previously serve as a temple president. We discuss the dilemma of security expenses for synagogues and other houses of worship, the need for bipartisan support to combat hate, and a story of hope as we enter the new Jewish year. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | Sarah Hurwitz — As A Jew | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is former Obama White House speechwriter and author Sarah Hurwitz. Her new book, "As A Jew," is now available for purchase. We discuss how Jewish history shapes our present moment and the power of owning our tradition and our legacy. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | Cantor Becky Mann — Are You Ready? | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our season 4 premiere guest is Cantor Becky Mann. Becky serves as the Assistant Cantor at Temple Israel of Westport, CT, in addition to visiting Jewish communities across the country as an Artist in Residence. You can catch her on tour through Spring 2026. We discuss the power of mentorship, how songleading builds essential skills, and the evolution of egalitarianism in worship settings. Stay tuned for more Just For This moments as season 4 continues. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 6/23/25 | Mandy Gonzalez — They Didn't Know We Were Seeds | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our season 3 finale guest is Mandy Gonzalez, Broadway actress and recording artist. Mandy originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the musical In the Heights. You can currently see her on Broadway as the alternate Norma Desmond in the Tony-winning revival of Sunset Boulevard. We discuss the importance of representation in the arts, how best to bring depth of yourself to every role you play, and how bravery and diversity can drive acceptance. Stay tuned for more Just For This moments next season. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | Yochi Rappeport and Hallel Silverman — For the Sake of All Women | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. This week, we are joined by both Yochi Rappeport and Hallel Silverman. Yochi Rappeport is Executive Director of Women of the Wall, where she advocates for the right of Jewish women of all denominations to pray, wear prayer shawls, and read from the Torah at the Western Wall (Kotel). Women of the Wall is also a long-time grantee through the YES (Youth, Education, Special Projects) Fund, WRJ's philanthropic arm. Hallel Silverman is a leading content creator for Liberal Zionism across social media as @justhallel and a prominent figure in Israel's protest movement for democracy. In this moment when Israel is under continued threat, we stand with the people of Israel and must remember that the Jewish people are one people. We discuss the journeys that led Yochi and Hallel to Women of the Wall, the parallels between the fight for women's inclusion in religious spaces in Israel and the United States, and the importance that personal connections play in organizing. Follow Just For This on Instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
| 6/9/25 | Ruth Messinger — Moral Courage for Social Change | Welcome back to Just For This. Each week, host Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch (she/her) interviews women in leadership about women and leadership. Inspired by the story of Esther, we feature powerful stories of women who stand out in their fields, who have stepped up just for this moment. Our guest this week is Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador for American Jewish World Service and former Manhattan Borough President. Ruth is also a past recipient of the Dr. Jane Evans "Pursuit of Justice" Award, Women of Reform Judaism's highest honor. We discuss the importance of moral courage when it comes to activism, female leadership within the Jewish world, and the current necessary work on immigration and refugee services. Follow Just For This on instagram: @justforthispodcast | — | ||||||
Showing 25 of 73
Sponsor Intelligence
Sign in to see which brands sponsor this podcast, their ad offers, and promo codes.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.