Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis

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Jewish morning wisdom for real-life choices.

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Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis turns Jewish teachings into practical reflection for ordinary pressure points: parenting, marriage, giving, ego, fear, and courage. The tone is warm, direct, and personal, often starting with a funny domestic story before landing on a sharper ethical question.

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About Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis

Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis is a Jewish spirituality show shaped for morning reflection, but its subjects are not small. The episodes take everyday friction seriously. A dishwasher loaded the wrong way can become a lesson in shalom bayit. A donut story can lead into chametz, ego, and Passover humility. A child’s difficult morning can become a doorway into learning, growth, and the difference between effort and outcome. The show’s signature move is that turn from familiar domestic detail to spiritual accountability. It is warm and conversational. It can also be bracing. Tzedakah is treated not just as kindness, but as obligation, identity, and communal repair. Gratitude is framed as a Jewish practice with psychological benefits, while still resisting the flat cheerfulness of toxic positivity. Courage appears as holy boldness, the willingness to choose purpose when fear or habit would rather decide by default. Episodes often return to women, mothers, families, and the idea that one inspired person can affect a home and, through that home, a wider community. The show also carries the emotional reality of Jewish life after October 7, including fear, diaspora vulnerability, and references to hostages. Its best moments are practical and personal at once. A teaching about Miriam’s tambourine becomes a meditation on pain giving birth to renewal. A conversation about home peace expands beyond couples into relationships with children, self, and God. The pacing is bright, anecdotal, and direct, with humor softening the sharper demands. It suits listeners who want Jewish practice connected to ordinary choices, not sealed away as abstract inspiration. Rise & Shine offers spiritual encouragement, but it keeps asking for action.

Made for: For listeners seeking accessible Jewish spiritual practice, especially around family life, parenting, gratitude, giving, holidays, and personal growth. It will fit those who like faith-based reflection with humor, warmth, and moral clarity.

What sets it apart: The show grounds Jewish values in specific, lived scenes before drawing out the teaching. Its mix of candid reflection, Hebrew concepts, holiday practice, and everyday household honesty gives the lessons a practical texture.

In their own words

Open your eyes. Center your soul. Refresh your mind. Start your mornings feeling nurtured and enlightened with Adrienne Gold Davis. Her universal lessons steeped in Jewish values will give you just the boost you need. The “Rise & Shine” podcast series has been made possible by the Zitelman Family Foundation’s generosity. If you would like to sponsor an upcoming podcast, please email us at [email protected]

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The dishwasher becomes a spiritual test, and Adrienne Gold Davis somehow makes that useful to you.

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  • Jewish teachings translated into choices you can make when fear or comfort is running the meeting
  • parenting guidance that helps you loosen your grip without pretending the grief is easy
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Tzedakah Reimagined: Why Jewish Giving Starts With YouApr 15, 2026

A calm case for giving as belonging, not just obligation.

Adrienne Gold Davis treats tzedakah as a lived question, not a slogan: what changes when giving is seen as something that can strengthen both the giver and the community?

How to Build a Peaceful Home: The Jewish Practice of Shalom BayitMar 25, 2026

Jewish peace at home, told with candor, humor, and real family friction.

Adrienne Gold Davis treats shalom bayit as daily labor, not a slogan. The friction is familiar: stubbornness, micromanaging, even dishwasher disputes.

The Power of One ChoiceMar 18, 2026

A steady reminder that not choosing is still choosing.

Adrienne Gold Davis treats a simple premise with real clarity: choosing nothing is still a choice. The discussion ties courage to a higher standard, using holy chutzpah to point toward the harder path of doing what is required when fear, danger, or old habits would rather keep…

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  1. 1

    You're Not Just Raising Your Child. You're Raising Yourself.

    Aug 26, 2026·48m
  2. 2

    Raising Kids Who Respect Their Teachers

    Aug 19, 2026·10m
  3. 3

    Things I Learned Turning 60: A Jewish Take on Aging Well

    Aug 12, 2026·11m
  4. 4

    Cutting Off a Parent: What Jewish Wisdom and Family Therapy Both Teach

    Jul 29, 2026·12m
  5. 5

    Encore Episode: Tisha b’Av in the Twenty-First Century

    Jul 22, 2026·9m
  6. 6

    How to Notice Blessings (Before Life Forces You To)

    Jul 15, 2026·9m
  7. 7

    Every Soul Is a Diamond

    Jul 8, 2026·12m
  8. 8

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

    Adrienne Gold Davis hosts Yael and Ruhi in a discussion of parenting, sibling conflict, adult-child estrangement, grief, and letting go.

    Jul 1, 2026·27m·1 clip
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    Watch, Wait, Wonder. How Letting Go Helps Everyone Grow - Part 1

    Hidden gem

    Adrienne Gold Davis hosts Ruchi Koval and Yael Toledo on Watch, Wait, and Wonder, a parenting framework developed through a child-psychology program in Toronto.

    Jun 24, 2026·28m·1 clip
  10. 10

    Encore Episode: Confessions of a First-Time Mom

    Jun 17, 2026·13m
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    Encore Episode: Endless Summer

    Jun 10, 2026·11m
  12. 12

    Highly Jewish: Tanya Tsikanovsky on Jewish Identity After October 7

    Jun 3, 2026·24m
  13. 13

    Different House. Different Rules. Same Respect.

    May 27, 2026·12m
  14. 14

    When Celebrities Turn Against Israel: Can We Still Separate Art from the Artist?

    May 20, 2026·11m
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    Encore Episode: The Differences that Unite Us

    May 13, 2026·13m
  16. 16

    There Is a Crack in Everything | Finding Strength in the Broken Places

    May 6, 2026·11m
  17. 17

    What Happens After Death in Judaism? The Soul, Afterlife, and Grief

    Apr 29, 2026·11m
  18. 18

    What Are We Building That Will Last?

    Apr 22, 2026·12m
  19. 19

    Tzedakah Reimagined: Why Jewish Giving Starts With You

    Host Adrienne Gold Davis interviews Tara Brown, the new CEO of Momentum, a global Jewish women's organization, on the distinction between tzedakah and charity and why Jewish giving must be reimagined for the current generation.

    Apr 15, 2026·31m·2 clips
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    Encore Episode: Reclaiming Our Royalty

    A Jewish woman shares a personal birth story on Rosh Hashanah to reflect on reconnecting with tradition and finding strength during challenging times.

    Apr 7, 2026·13m
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    Encore Episode: Sugar and Oil

    This episode shares a personal story about Krispy Kreme donuts and a freshness hack, framed within Jewish wisdom about ego reduction and freedom.

    Apr 1, 2026·10m
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    How to Build a Peaceful Home: The Jewish Practice of Shalom Bayit

    Hidden gem

    This episode explores the Jewish concept of Shalom Bayit (peaceful home) through personal anecdotes about overcoming controlling behaviors and emotional whims to create harmony in family relationships.

    Mar 25, 2026·28m·1 clip
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    The Power of One Choice

    Hidden gem

    This episode explores the concept of courage as holy chutzpah, emphasizing that making choices is essential and drawing on spiritual wisdom to overcome fear.

    Mar 18, 2026·31m·2 clips
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    Raising Resilient Children Starts With Us

    This episode explores how cultivating a learner's mindset and focusing on effort over outcomes can help parents raise resilient children by drawing on Jewish principles of growth and self-reflection.

    Mar 11, 2026·30m
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    The Purim Basket

    The host shares her strategy of buying discounted Halloween costumes and accessories in November to use for Purim celebrations months later.

    Mar 2, 2026·11m
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    Gratitude Without Toxic Positivity

    This episode explores the concept of gratitude through Jewish tradition and positive psychology, emphasizing its benefits for well-being and happiness.

    Feb 25, 2026·26m
  27. 27

    A Six-Year-Old’s Lesson in Human Dignity, Oneness, and Jewish Values

    This episode shares a story about a six-year-old nonverbal girl named Adi at the Adi Negev Rehabilitation Center in Israel, illustrating lessons in human dignity, oneness, and Jewish values through her impact on educators.

    Feb 18, 2026·10m
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    I Think You’re Wrong, and I Love You

    Feb 11, 2026·28m
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    Nostalgia, Memory, and Living in the Present

    Feb 4, 2026·10m
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    Finding Strength When Life Feels Uncertain

    Jan 28, 2026·27m
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    Encore Episode: The Blessing of Letting Go

    Jan 21, 2026·27m
  32. 32

    Encore Episode: Can I Say That About My Kids?

    Jan 14, 2026·30m
  33. 33

    Encore Episode: Internal / External Judgement

    Jan 7, 2026·20m
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    Encore Episode: The Mommy Olympics

    Dec 31, 2025·25m
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    Defining What’s Good

    Dec 24, 2025·10m
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    Emotional Resilience, the Body, and the Wisdom of Hannukah

    Dec 17, 2025·11m
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    A Pink Dior Bag, a Bus Stop, and Hanukkah

    Dec 10, 2025·12m
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    Encore Episode: Don’t Give Up Before the Miracle Happens

    Dec 3, 2025·33m
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    Why Israel Lives in Us

    Nov 26, 2025·35m
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    When Blessings Fall Like $100 Bills

    Nov 19, 2025·10m
  41. 41

    Life Hacks for Spiritual Allergies

    Nov 12, 2025·13m
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    Whisper Words of Wisdom

    Nov 5, 2025·10m
  43. 43

    An I for an I

    Oct 29, 2025·10m
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    The Spiritual Butterfly Effect

    Oct 22, 2025·10m
  45. 45

    The Torah as Our Blueprint

    Oct 13, 2025·10m
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    Spiritual Botox: How Sukkot Teaches Us to Glow from Within

    Oct 6, 2025·10m
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    Weeds, Dandelions, and the Gifts of Our Flaws

    Sep 30, 2025·12m
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    Unity, Strength, and Jewish Mothers Rising

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    Renewal on Rosh Hashanah

    Sep 17, 2025·11m
  50. 50

    Love and Limits

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  51. 51

    The Art of Being Flawsome

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    Raising Resilient Jewish Children in a Polarized World

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    The Awe Effect: Rediscovering Wonder in Jewish Motherhood

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    Just Look Away: Loving Adult Children Without Losing Your Mind

    Aug 6, 2025·11m
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    From Oy to Joy: Reclaiming the Jewish Story with Dr. Zohar Raviv

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    Unity and Faith in Turbulent Times

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    Broken But Whole

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    Opening the Tent on All Sides

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    Do You Love Me? Do I Love You?

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    Honoring Our Parents – and Ourselves

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    The Rainbow Connection

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    Sticks & Stones

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    Making Space for Difficult Conversations

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    Lead Like Moses

    Apr 9, 2025·11m
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    Mission Accepted

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    Lessons In Leadership

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    Leaving Our Comfort Zones

    Mar 12, 2025·9m
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    The Esther Inside Us

    Mar 5, 2025·11m
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    Lessons In Chemistry

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    Making A Fuss

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    The Fruits Of Our Labor

    Feb 12, 2025·9m
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    Embracing Ambiguity

    Jan 22, 2025·9m
  73. 73

    Outdated Scripts

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    Parenting Lessons from Hanukkah

    Dec 25, 2024·9m
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    The Power of In-Person

    Dec 18, 2024·11m
  76. 76

    Finding What You Truly Need

    Dec 11, 2024·11m
  77. 77

    Asking For Help

    Dec 4, 2024·10m
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    True Wealth

    Nov 27, 2024·9m
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    The Crown of Splendor

    Nov 20, 2024·11m
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    The Clock On The Tower

    Nov 13, 2024·9m
  81. 81

    Whichever Wolf You Feed

    Nov 6, 2024·11m
  82. 82

    Lessons from Crustaceans

    Oct 30, 2024·9m
  83. 83

    Walking a Mile with Our Ancestors

    Oct 23, 2024·9m
  84. 84

    The Science of Communal Worship

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  85. 85

    Forgiveness, One Day at a Time

    Oct 9, 2024·9m
  86. 86

    Dancing on Rosh Hashanah

    Oct 2, 2024·9m
  87. 87

    Intellect Over Emotion

    Sep 25, 2024·11m
  88. 88

    Lighthouse Principles

    Sep 11, 2024·9m
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    First Day Jitters

    Sep 4, 2024·9m
  90. 90

    The Small Voice Inside

    Aug 28, 2024·9m
  91. 91

    Who is Rich?

    Aug 21, 2024·9m
  92. 92

    The Highest Form of Suffering

    Jul 31, 2024·10m
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    Back in the Garden

    Jul 24, 2024·9m
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    I Could Nosh

    Jul 17, 2024·9m
  95. 95

    My Mother’s Hands

    Jul 10, 2024·9m
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    Love and Loss

    Jul 3, 2024·9m
  97. 97

    Parisian Providence

    Jun 26, 2024·10m
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    To Be Yourself

    Jun 19, 2024·9m
  99. 99

    Finding Our Superpowers

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  100. 100

    It Takes A Village

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  102. 102

    Planting Trees

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  103. 103

    Following in Abraham’s Footsteps

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    Unity Without Uniformity

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    Don’t Take the Bait

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