Rabbanit Sharona Hassan offers five deep Torah insights and practical inspiration to help you approach Passover (Pesach) with greater meaning, intention, and connection.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

1. The powerful connection between matzah and mitzvot and what it means for daily Jewish life.

2. How the Seder guides us through past (Maggid), present (Shulchan Orech), and future (Nirtza- Next Year in Jerusalem)

3. The deeper meaning behind the Ma Nishtana and its roots in Jewish history

4. A perspective on gratitude and miracles, even in challenging times

5. The significance of the four names of Pesach and how they can shape your personal growth

Most importantly, you’ll walk away with a clear question: What will you take from Pesach into the rest of your year?

This episode is for Jewish grandparents, parents, and anyone seeking to create meaningful family connections, transmit tradition, and live with greater intention and purpose.

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Read Sharona's articles on Grandparents at Pesach time: https://assets.torahtidbits.com/2026/03/26183518/1654-Tzav-R.Hassan.pdf https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-parents-become-guests-at-the-seder/

What actually matters most at the Pesach Seder for grandparents?

In this episode of the Grand Plan Podcast: Connecting Jewish Grandparents, Sharona shares 5 essential insights every grandparent needs to know before Passover to create a meaningful, memorable Seder for their family. Moving beyond stress about food, logistics, and perfection, this episode reframes the Seder around what truly matters: your role, your story, and your presence.

You’ll discover:

Why a grandparent’s influence at the Seder is more powerful than you think

A meaningful interpretation of the Four Sons as four generations

How sharing your personal Pesach story strengthens family identity and connection

Why Moshe is absent from the Haggadah and what that teaches about legacy and continuity.

Practical ways to engage grandchildren of all ages, including a fun Pesach 3-in-1 game (charades, Pictionary, and Lego-style play) https://bit.ly/GrandPesach .

Sharona invites you to join her upcoming workshop series: “Becoming the Grandparent You Want to Be.” https://grandplan.kit.com/profile/workshop

This episode is for Jewish grandparents and families who want to deepen intergenerational connection, transmit values and tradition, and create a Seder that their grandchildren will remember for years to come.

Can the Torah’s laws of animal sacrifices actually teach us how to be better grandparents?

People told master educator Rabbanit Sharona Hassan that parts of the Torah would be impossible to connect to modern grandparenting. What about Vayikra? What could korbanot (sacrifices) possibly teach about family relationships?

In this episode of the Grand Plan Podcast: Connecting Jewish Grandparents, Sharona reveals three powerful principles from Parashat Vayikra that can help grandparents build and maintain deep closeness with their grandchildren. Because the word korban doesn’t simply mean sacrifice. It means drawing close.

Discover how the Torah’s ancient system of offerings teaches timeless lessons about intentional connection, presence, and the small acts that strengthen family bonds across generations.

And if you want to go deeper, Sharona invites you to join her upcoming workshop series: “Becoming the Grandparent You Want to Be.”

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In Vayakhel–Pekudei, the Torah describes the builders of the Mishkan as wise of heart and the donors as generous of heart.

Why does the Torah keep emphasizing the heart?

In this episode, Sharona explores what these phrases teach us about building meaningful relationships with our grandchildren and creating a Jewish legacy that lasts across generations.

You’ll also hear about the upcoming Grand Plan Workshop Series for grandparents who want to strengthen the sacred connection between generations.

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Connecting Jewish Grandparents is a podcast about Jewish grandparenting, intergenerational connection, and building a meaningful Jewish legacy through Torah wisdom and family relationships.

How do you repair broken family relationships?

What does the Torah teach about healing after the Golden Calf?

In this episode of the Grand Plan Podcast: Connecting Jewish Grandparents, Sharona explores Parashat Ki Tisa, the sin of the Golden Calf, and the 13 Attributes of Divine Compassion (Yud-Gimel Middot) as a powerful, practical framework for relationship repair, emotional safety, and rebuilding trust across generations.

Discover a Jewish, Torah-based model for: repairing family rupture navigating difficult relationships with adult children strengthening the grandparent–grandchild connection slowing down anger and responding with compassion creating safe, loving spaces for honest accountability modeling resilience and healing as your greatest legacy.

Sharona breaks the 13 Middot into five actionable steps for repairing relationships: Seeing your loved ones as they truly are

Leading with compassion and emotional safety

Becoming slow to anger

Focusing on the relationship, not the disappointment

Holding accountability without rejection

4This episode is for Jewish grandparents, parents, and anyone seeking intergenerational connection, Jewish wisdom for family life, and practical tools for healing after conflict.

✨ Your greatest inheritance is not objects or traditions. It is teaching the next generation how love survives rupture.

Next Steps

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What if Jewish legacy isn’t a chain… but a braid?

In this episode on Parashat Tetzaveh, we explore the Torah’s surprising model for intergenerational connection through the sharsherot zahav, the golden “chains” that hold the Choshen on the heart of the Kohen Gadol, the High Preist. Unlike a standard chain of separate links, these were braided, interwoven strands, offering a powerful new vision for Jewish continuity and the role of grandparents in family life today.

You’ll discover:

• Why the “link in the chain” metaphor may be limiting our relationships
• How grandparents serve as the roots that anchor identity and belonging
• A deeper understanding of boundaries, connection, and emotional legacy
• Practical ways to become more meaningfully woven into your grandchildren’s lives

This episode is for Jewish grandparents and the middle generation who want to build strong, healthy, and spiritually grounded family relationships in a modern world.

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Topics include: Tetzave, Torah and daily life, emotional safety, Jewish parenting and grandparenting, intergenerational wisdom, and legacy building.

In Parashat Terumah, the Torah spends nearly half of its 96 verses describing the structure of the Mishkan, the beams, walls, sockets, and coverings, before detailing the holy vessels like the Aron and Menorah. Why?

This episode explores a powerful insight: holiness requires structure. Before Divine Presence can dwell among us, we must build a framework strong enough to hold it. What does this teach us about grandparenting, family relationships, and intergenerational connection today?

In a world focused on influence, wisdom, and legacy, this conversation reframes what truly creates lasting impact: emotional safety, boundaries, consistency, and respect. If you care about Jewish parenting, grandparent relationships, family dynamics, Torah wisdom, and building strong intergenerational bonds, this episode is for you.

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