Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis

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Cutting Off a Parent: What Jewish Wisdom and Family Therapy Both Teach Jul 29, 2026

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Is it ever okay to step back from a parent? In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne Gold Davis explores one of the most painful and least-discussed questions in Jewish family life: what to do when a relationship with a parent becomes harmful. Drawing on Bowen Family Systems Theory alongside Jewish teaching on honoring parents, Adrienne unpacks why complete cutoff often isn't resolution so much as a quieter form of the same conflict, and why generational patterns repeat until someone chooses to interrupt them. She shares Jewish sources on the limits of the obligation to honor a parent, and makes the case that protecting your well-being and your children's well-being can itself be an act of honor, not a betrayal of it.

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Encore Episode: Tisha b’Av in the Twenty-First Century Jul 22, 2026

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How can we relate to the loss of the ancient temple when we never knew it in the first place?

How to Notice Blessings (Before Life Forces You To) Jul 15, 2026

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Gratitude is not only a feeling. In Jewish life, it is a practice woven into the day from the moment we wake.

In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne shares a personal story: months of caring for her husband through a frightening illness, the fear that came with it, and the renewed gratitude that followed his recovery.

Every Soul Is a Diamond Jul 08, 2026

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Every child carries something precious inside, even when the world cannot see it yet.

In this episode of Rise and Shine, host Adrienne returns to the teaching of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that every soul is a diamond, infinitely valuable and waiting to be polished until its light shines through. Drawing on the story of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, Adrienne explores a truth at the heart of Jewish parenting: latent potential cannot emerge until someone believes it exists. She weaves together Jewish wisdom on the soul, the idea of being a "speaking soul," and what it means to recognize the hidden worth in the people we love most. For Jewish mothers, it is a reminder that believing in their child is a quiet form of leadership in its own right, one that shapes who they become.

Watch, Wait, Wonder. How Letting Go Helps Everyone Grow - Part 2 Jul 01, 2026

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Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special Rise and Shine episode, Adrienne continues her conversation with Momentum Educators Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo about Jewish motherhood, adult children, family dynamics, grief, and repair. This conversation explores what happens when children make choices that challenge our expectations, including choices around Jewish identity, Israel, relationships, family traditions, and independence. Ruchi and Jael offer honest, compassionate guidance on listening to understand, managing anxiety, setting healthy boundaries, and taking our own pain to the right places so our children are not asked to carry it.

Watch, Wait, Wonder. How Letting Go Helps Everyone Grow - Part 1 Jun 24, 2026

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Motherhood often comes with a deep desire to protect and hold everything together, but what happens when our children need us to step back? In this first part of a special Rise and Shine episode, Adrienne Gold-Davis introduces the parenting practice of “watch, wait, wonder".

Together with Momentum Educators, Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo explore radical acceptance, parenting anxiety, the instinct to save, solve, fix, and the difference between real safety concerns and fear-driven control. With warmth, honesty, and practical insight, this conversation invites Jewish mothers to consider how letting go can create more connection, resilience, and trust within the family.

Encore Episode: Confessions of a First-Time Mom Jun 17, 2026

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What can Jewish wisdom teach us about dealing with disability? Adrienne turns to the words of our sages for guidance.

Encore Episode: Endless Summer Jun 10, 2026

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For 25 hours each week, Adrienne Gold Davis takes a vacation. Slip into endless summer, every week. Being Jewish makes that possible.

Highly Jewish: Tanya Tsikanovsky on Jewish Identity After October 7 Jun 03, 2026

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Adrienne Gold Davis sits down with Tanya Tsikanovsky, known online as Highly Jewish, for a powerful conversation about what it means to be visibly and unapologetically Jewish after October 7.

Tanya shares how a community she once trusted began to see her differently, why she now centers Jewish identity in every part of her life, and what Jewish pride can look like when rooted not only in activism but also in values, family, resilience, and continuity. Together, Adrienne and Tanya explore Zionism, antisemitism, LGBTQ identity, the cost of hiding, and the courage it takes to walk into every room as your full Jewish self.

This episode is a call to stop shrinking, start strengthening Jewish identity at home, and remember that pride, resilience, and continuity begin with the choices we make every day.

Different House. Different Rules. Same Respect. May 27, 2026

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In this episode of Rise and Shine, Adrienne offers practical language for raising children with strong family values without judging families who live differently. From playdates and kosher standards to teen peer pressure and household boundaries, Adrienne explores how Jewish wisdom can help us protect our children, respect privacy, avoid lashon hara, and model unity without uniformity. For any parent trying to raise confident Jewish children in a complicated world, this episode offers perspective, compassion, and practical scripts.

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