Connecting Jewish Grandparents

5 Torah Insights to Transform Your Seder

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/

Grandparent’s Guide to a Meaningful Pesach

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.

Secrets to Creating Closeness l Vayikra

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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The Secret Ingredient in Building the Mishkan… and Your Family I Vaykhel-Pikudei

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.

Ki Tisa: Grandparent’s Guide to Healing 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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Tetzave not just a link in legacy

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.

Terumah: Build the Frame First

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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Mishpatim: Transforming 'If'

In this episode of Connecting Jewish Grandparents, the Grand Plan Podcast, Sharona explores the Torah portion Mishpatim and shows how its practical laws transform anxiety-filled what if thinking into grounded, actionable if–then wisdom. Rather than abstract theology, Mishpatim offers a framework for daily life, emotional safety, and responsible planning. Sharona reflects on how structure, mitzvot, and thoughtful preparation help families move from uncertainty to confidence, and how grandparents can pass this wisdom to the next generation. This episode invites listeners to reflect on moments when they turned fear into clarity and to share those lessons with their grandchildren as part of a lasting legacy.
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Topics include: Mishpatim, Torah and daily life, emotional safety, Jewish parenting and grandparenting, intergenerational wisdom, and legacy building.

Yitro: The Art of Honor

In this episode of Connecting Jewish Grandparents, Sharona explores Parashat Yitro and the Ten Commandments through a modern, family-centered lens, with a focus on the fifth commandment: honoring parents. What does honoring parents look like today, especially as adults and grandparents? This episode reframes the commandment as more than something we demand. It is something we model. Honor grows from how we treat others, respect boundaries, speak with kindness, and allow our children and grandchildren to be themselves. Sharona explores how honoring parents bridges our relationship with God and our relationships with people, and how grandchildren learn respect by watching the adults in their lives. The episode offers practical reflection questions and simple actions to help foster closeness, dignity, and connection across generations. Listeners are invited to consider how they want to be remembered and what kind of ancestor they hope to become. If you are a Jewish grandparent or parent looking to strengthen family relationships and build a meaningful legacy through Jewish wisdom, this episode is for you. To enhance your grandparenting, connect with Sharona and Grand Plan www.grandplan.kit.com To join the Grandparenting Circle with Chai Mitzvah click here. https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/grandparents-circle/

Tu B'shvat: Practical Ways to Grow

In this special Tu b’Shvat episode of Connecting Jewish Grandparents, Sharona is joined by Nina Woldin from Chai Mitzvah to share practical, joyful ideas for celebrating Tu b’Shevat with grandchildren.
Many Jewish holidays require planning, preparation, and a lot of energy. Tu b’Shvat is different. It is light, flexible, and ideal for building intergenerational connection without pressure. This episode offers concrete tips Jewish grandparents can use right away, whether grandchildren live nearby or far away.
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If you are a Jewish grandparent looking for easy, meaningful ways to connect with your grandchildren through Jewish holidays, this Tu b’Shvat episode is for you.