Frum Episodes

Orthodox Judaism
March 31, 2025

The Marrying of Chani Kaufman

You say "Coff-man," I say "Cowf-man." Raizel and Malya discuss The Marrying of Chani Kaufman by Eve Harris.

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Jan. 24, 2025

Pride and Preference

After a long winter holiday break, Raizel and Malya are back! Proudly kicking off their Season 3 discussing "Pride and Preference" by Barbara Bensoussan.

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June 26, 2024

Nice Jewish Boys

Raizel and Malya discuss "Nice Jewish Boys," a YA novel by Sarah L. Young.

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May 15, 2024

An Unlikely Match

Raizel and Malya return to their roots and review frum romance novel "An Unlikely Match" by Chaya T. Hirsch

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Feb. 13, 2024

Unorthodox Love: A Novel

Malya and Raizel are back, kicking off their second season of Hanukkah Erotica Book Club with "Unorthodox Love: A Novel" by Heidi Shertok. "Twenty-nine-year-old Penina longs for true love and marriage, but being infertile in ...

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April 23, 2023

Shira's Secret

Passover's over and Raizel and Malya are back to discuss Shira's Secret , a Jewish romance novel by Chaya T. Hirsch.

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April 3, 2023

Dating the other Daniel Cohen

Raizel and Malya review "Dating The Other Daniel Cohen (The Girls In Apartment 5G Book 2)," a novel by KK Hendin.

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April 3, 2023

An Unorthodox Match

Raizel and Malya discuss "An Unorthodox Match" by Naomi Ragen. An Unorthodox Match is a powerful and moving novel of faith, love, and acceptance, from author Naomi Ragen, the international bestselling author of The Devil in J...

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March 27, 2023

Shmutz: A Novel

Raizel and Malya interview special guest Felicia Berliner, author of "Shmutz: A Novel." In this witty, provocative, and “compulsively readable coming-of-age story” (Cosmopolitan), a young Hasidic woman on a quest to get marri...

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March 23, 2023

Burning Bright

Raizel and Malya discuss the Hanukkah romance anthology "Burning Bright" with a novella by K.K. Hendin.

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March 22, 2023

I'll Be Home for Hanukkah

Raizel and Malya reunite on Zoom to discuss their newfound favorite book genre, the Hanukkah Romance Novel.

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