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Why Are We So Afraid of Female Voices? | Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt

Why Are We So Afraid of Female Voices? | Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt

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What does it take to be a woman with a loud voice in a world that keeps telling you to be quiet? In this episode, host Talia Mashiach sits down with Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt — journalist, rebbetzin, and co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side — for a conversation about ambition, authenticity, and what it really means to lead. Avital's path has been anything but conventional. A Russian-born writer who published her first viral essay at 20, landed bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Foreign Policy, and spent years as a features editor and news editor before pivoting to co-build one of New York City's fastest-growing Orthodox synagogues — all while navigating the deeply complex terrain of being a bold female voice in the frum community. This episode is about far more than one woman's story. It's a frank, urgent conversation about the cost of conformity, the crisis of female spiritual leadership in Orthodox communities, and why, if we don't change, we're going to lose an entire generation of women. Timestamps: 2:39 — Avital's background: growing up Russian-speaking, a literary home, and big dreams5:34 — The power of teachers and mentors in igniting ambition6:37 — Being told her drive for ambition was a "yetzer hara" — and going for it anyway9:07 — Writing for Haaretz, personal essays, and finding her voice as a religious woman11:36 — The Forward years: breaking stories on the Orthodox community and navigating controversy12:52 — Going viral before going viral was a thing; the tznius essay at age 2017:41 — Writing about her dating life and using authenticity as a filter20:28 — Freelancing and hitting her byline bucket list: NYT, The Atlantic, Vogue, and more21:08 — The reality of gatekeeping in journalism and being relentless despite rejection22:07 — "Winners always find a way to win"22:22 — Meeting her husband: the story, the promise she broke, and the NYT essay that brought them back together26:32 — Writing a book: 700 words a day and the unglamorous daily discipline29:13 — Why the digital world has flattened us — and why that's dangerous30:01 — On shidduchim, being yourself, and differentiation in dating31:37 — "It's gonna be really hard to build leaders — especially women — who aren't bold enough to be authentic"31:45 — Building genuine belonging vs. conformity in frum community life35:30 — The controversy and the courage: hate mail, threats, and choosing truth anyway36:09 — Post-October 7th: a shift in priorities and the luxury of community criticism36:49 — How the Altneue Synagogue was born — out of crisis, pregnancy, and 40 people in a living room38:27 — The convergence: how Avital's journalism career and community building came together42:32 — From a living room minyan to 600 people and the Pierre Ballroom45:28 — October 7th and the surge of young Jews searching for connection46:23 — Building real commitment: charging membership before they had a building47:33 — The shul as a product: finding the gap and doubling down on differentiation51:37 — "When you engage the women, you engage the whole family"51:40 — "We felt the hand of God in this" — 722 member families and counting59:30 — "There should be leadership on both sides of the mechitza" — Avital's defining statement1:02:03 — Women spiritually checking out vs. going "woke" — what Avital is actually worried about1:05:08 — Materialism as the symptom of women with no inner spiritual life1:08:14 — Halacha vs. Masorah: having the honest conversation1:12:14 — "If we don't change, we're going to lose" — what senior Rabbonim are actually saying1:15:09 — "We are so afraid of female voices" — the media we consume and the messages it sends1:18:45 — The JWE's mission and why this podcast exists1:19:25 — Modeling: the text from a young woman that Avital saved1:20:10 — Blurred girls' faces in magazine ads and the message sent to young women1:37:39 — Fast Five: controversial thing she's ever done, her superpower, and her final message About the Guest: Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, and community builder based in Manhattan. A daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants, she grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, in a deeply literary home, and knew from childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She studied at Stern College for Women (Yeshiva University) and went on to build a distinguished career in journalism, with bylines in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Glamour, Haaretz, and The Forward, where she served as features editor. She later served as news editor at The Real Deal, covering New York City politics and real estate. Avital is also the co-founder of the Altneu Synagogue, an Orthodox congregation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which she built alongside her husband, Rabbi Benji Goldschmidt. What began in 2020 as a living ...
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