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by Penina Kunstler
Welcome to Pod By Pen - the podcast that feels like a couch convo with your smartest, funniest friends. I’m Penina, and I’m here to un-gatekeep the real stories behind success, creativity, faith, and figuring it all out - no fluff, just real talk, curiosity, and a little bit of chaos. For sponsorships & brand partnerships: Podbypen@gmail.com
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- 2 days ago44 min
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt: Journalist, Rebbetzin, and the Courage to Say the Hard Things
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a journalist, rebbetzin, mother, and co-founder of Altneu - one of the most talked-about synagogues in New York City. Known as the spiritual First Lady of the Upper East Side, she’s also the journalist who was once warned her writing would cost her a shidduch. She joins Pod by Pen to talk about co-founding Altneu, living between the Orthodox and secular worlds, and why she’s never been able to stay quiet about the things that matter. Avital opens up about shidduchim, the ancestral weight of truth-telling, and what it costs to be the person in the room who says what everyone else is thinking.Connect with Avital:Instagram: @avitalrachelEmail: inquiries@avitalchizhik.com For Sponsorships & Inquiries:Podbypen @gmail.com Follow Along: @penkunstler @podbypen
- 1 weeks ago50 min
Rivkah Fox: Jewish Matchmaking, Unfiltered
Rivkah Fox has been matchmaking since she was sixteen - and she’s not afraid to say the system she inherited needs work. Rivkah Fox, third-generation Jewish matchmaker and founder of BlindFate, joins Pod by Pen to talk about her 4,000-person singles database spanning 8 countries, the accidental Instagram experiment that turned into a movement, and the wild, funny, sometimes heartbreaking messages she gets as a matchmaker. We get into what men and women actually want versus what they say they want, the “shidduch crisis” debate, and the match that shouldn’t have worked on paper - but did.Follow Rivkah:Instagram: @rivkahfoxLink to join free databasehttps://form.fillout.com/t/kMMqHXnjBbus?src=warWebsite: rivkahfox.comFor sponsorships & inquiries:Podbypen@gmail.comFollow along:@podbypen @penkunstler
- 2 weeks ago1h 16m
Healing Your Nervous System (Not Just Your Diagnosis) - with Kaley Z
Kaley Zeitouni was diagnosed with MS at 12 - and spent the better part of two decades in an adversarial relationship with her own body before healing through a mind-body approach rooted in nervous system repair and Torah teachings. In this conversation, Kaley breaks down why healing chronic illness isn’t about adding one more supplement or protocol, but about a full nervous system overhaul: rebuilding trust with your body, learning real-time tools to calm symptoms, and shifting from survival mode into repair mode.We also talk about the unexpected loss of her fiancé and how she leaned into grief using the same tools she’d used for physical healing, her move from Israel to New York and the intuition that led her to her husband, raising kids to feel connected to their own bodies.This one is tender, practical, and full of hard-won wisdom.Follow or Connect with Kaley: Instagram: @kaleyzeitouniofficialhttps://kaleyz.com hello@kaleyz.comfacebook.com/kaleyzeitouniFollow Along:🎙️ @podbypenFor Sponsorships & Inquiries: 📩 podbypen@gmail.com
- 3 weeks ago37 min
Ashley Shurka Eliyahu: The Heart Behind the Content
This week on Pod by Pen, I’m joined by Ashley Shurka Eliyahu, known for her hosting and big Shabbat meal prep content that’s been resonating with so many people lately - and once you hear her talk, it’s easy to understand why. We spend this episode on the couch talking about family, togetherness, and what home really means to her. Ashley opens up about her dad, and how much of what she creates today - the hosting, the table, the meals - comes from him. It’s a conversation about where content comes from when it’s coming from a real place.Follow Ashley: @ashleyeliyahu2.0 Follow Pod by Pen: @podbypen @penkunstler For sponsorships and inquiries:Podbypen@gmail.com
- Jun 30, 202646 min
Girl in Progress | Dina Stern
Some women have the traditional roadmap.Dina Stern didn’t.She never graduated high school, has navigated weight loss surgery, postpartum depression, motherhood, and somehow built a thriving business completely on her own terms.This week’s conversation isn’t heavy—it feels like sitting down with a friend who tells the truth. We talk about body image, confidence, building a career without the “right” credentials, motherhood, identity, and what it looks like to keep showing up through every season of life.It’s funny, honest, vulnerable, and full of those little conversations women have when the microphones aren’t usually on.Follow Dina: @DinaSternWigs Follow along:Instagram: @podbypen @penkunstlerFor Sponsorships & Collaborations:podbypen@gmail.com Episodes every Tuesday.
- Jun 23, 202640 min
The Frock Sisters on Life, Loss, and Staying Close
Simi Polonsky and Chaya Gestetner-Chanin built The Frock NYC together as sisters - and even after closing that chapter, they’ve stayed close, both in life and online. In this episode, they open up about what it means to keep sharing the real stuff publicly: loss, addiction, family, and the messy, ongoing work of figuring out who you are when life doesn’t look like you thought it would.This one’s personal for Penina too - her own connection to Simi’s story shapes the conversation from the start.Follow Simi: @thelifeofsimiFollow Chaya: @chaya.chanin@podbypen | podbypen@gmail.com
- Jun 16, 20261h 7m
Rachel Husney: Lets Talk About Relationships
This week, I sat down with therapist Rachel Husney, LCSW, for a candid conversation about navigating friendships as adults, dealing with rejection, managing expectations, setting boundaries, and learning not to take everything so personally.Rachel brings her signature blend of honesty, humor, and straight talk as we explore why friendships often feel harder in adulthood, how our past experiences shape our relationships, and what it actually means to show up for the people we care about.Rachel Husney is a New York City-based therapist who works with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and the lasting impact of trauma. Connect with Rachel: @rachel_husneyRachelshusney@gmail.comhttps://rachel-husney.clientsecure.me/contact-widgetThis episode is sponsored by Sukiru Beauty Created by professional makeup artist Batya Reyz, Sukiru Beauty was born from years of working on thousands of faces and testing countless products to create makeup that is high-performance, easy to use, and genuinely fun to wear.Beautiful shades. Foolproof formulas. Incredible staying power.Shop the full collection at:https://sukirubeauty.com@sukirubeautyCODE PODBYPENIf you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone you love.Follow along:@penkunstler | @podbypenFor sponsorships and collaborations: podbypen@gmail.com
- Jun 9, 202649 min
The Woman Behind Adina Eden
This week on Pod By Pen, I’m joined by Adina Kamkhatchi, founder of Adina Eden Jewelry.Most people know the brand.What they don’t know is the story behind it.Before the celebrity placements, major retailers, and multi-million dollar company, Adina was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, NY. What began with a handmade necklace, a few hundred dollars, and a dream eventually grew into one of the most recognizable jewelry brands in the country.But success was only one chapter.In this conversation, Adina opens up about her infertility and IVF journey, becoming a mother to twins, navigating life as a single mom, and the reality of carrying enormous responsibility both at home and in business.We talk about resilience, identity, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and what happens when life teaches you lessons that hard work alone can’t solve.Most importantly, we explore the woman behind the brand - and what she would say today to those who are in a chapter of building a business and navigating life.This episode is for anyone building something, becoming someone, or finding their way through a season they never planned for.Follow Adina: @itsadinaeden @adinaeden_ Pod By Pen is a podcast spotlighting authentic conversations with Jewish women about business, motherhood, resilience, faith, wellness, and everything in between.Follow along: @penkunstlerFor sponsorship inquiries: podbypen@gmail.com
About Pod By Pen
Welcome to Pod By Pen - the podcast that feels like a couch convo with your smartest, funniest friends. I’m Penina, and I’m here to un-gatekeep the real stories behind success, creativity, faith, and figuring it all out - no fluff, just real talk, curiosity, and a little bit of chaos. For sponsorships & brand partnerships: Podbypen@gmail.com
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