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Career Forum#34) Good Ideas Deserve Great LanguageMendel Nestlebaum is Adjunct Professor of English in Sara Schenirer’s Men’s Division. Nestlebaum supports all Sara Schenirer’s other programs, because English is basic to good communication and the effective selling of ideas.
2025-07-0137 min
Career Forum#32) What Accountants Today Are Missing (and How to Fix It)Elisha Schwab is Principal at Master Accounting Now, an educational resource for aspiring accountants. He’s also Cash Management Director at Centers Business Office, a nursing home management consultancy. His diverse roles include educator, bank liaison and fraud prevention specialist. His passion is helping aspiring accountants avoid cookie cutter jobs.
2025-05-2634 min
Career Forum#30) Building Experiences, Not Just ProductsShmuel Bollen is Senior Product Manager for athenahealth. A quick glance at his resume reveals an eclectic and interesting work history, which morphed from a liberal arts background to User Experience, or “UX,” in what appears to be a very organic way. Bollen says that differentiating your product through user experience is done through understanding and empathy, which results in great benefit for the company as well.
2025-04-2849 min
Career Forum#29) Financial Therapy: The Money Makeover You Didn’t Know You NeededSimi Mandelbaum is a Financial Therapist who founded PROSPR Financial Wellness, a center dedicated to reducing the stress and anxiety people feel around money. Simi’s helped hundreds of clients reduce debt, increase income, and most importantly live their lives true to their goals and values.
2025-03-2446 min
LamplightersThe Rabbi Who Would Give Anything to a Fellow Jew — Even a Kidney: Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten & Terri DavginSend us a textThe Rabbi Who Would Give Anything to a Fellow Jew — Even a Kidney: Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten & Terri DavginTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!""Hi, this is the Presbyterian Hospital. Your swab came up as a match for Terri Davgin. Are you still interested in donating a...
2025-03-1627 min
Career Forum#28) Forensic Accounting: Painting Pictures With NumbersEphraim Stulberg is Senior Vice President of Matson, Driscoll & Damico, Limited, a Toronto-based Forensic Accounting Firm. Stulberg says objective, numbers-based fact finding and the presentation of provable financial narratives in court makes for an exciting and rewarding career.
2025-03-1043 min
Career Forum#27) Building Better ABA: The Impact of Quality AssuranceRaizy Izrailev is not your typical Board-Certified Behavior Analyst. Her expertise lies in quality assurance, a lesser-known area within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Raizy is the founder of Gryd Consulting, a premier consulting agency providing comprehensive and tailored guidance and support to ABA providers.
2025-02-2454 min
LamplightersConnecting in Copenhagen: Rabbi Yitzi & Rochel LoewenthalSend us a textConnecting in Copenhagen: Rabbi Yitzi & Rochel LoewenthalThis Lamplighters episode is dedicated by Jonathan Pikoff, in honor of Raymond Schinazi for his amazing support of the Los Cabos Jewish Community. Thank you, Jonathan! To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"They were simply not really f...
2025-02-1624 min
Career Forum#26) Understanding ABA: One Laffy Taffy at a TimeDuvy Rubinfeld, MEd, BCBA, LBA, is Clinical Director at Real Change ABA Therapy in Lakewood, New Jersey. He has over a decade of experience in the field of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis and is a professor at Manhattanville College, teaching for the Sara Schenirer Institute. Rubinfeld specializes in autism, ADHD and anxiety, and stresses the importance of understanding the communities he serves.
2025-02-1151 min
Career ForumBONUS EPISODE #2 - Choosing Wisely: A Dating Coach Shares Career TipsMrs. Yael Kaisman, a noted mechaneches and dating coach, reveals surprising parallels between dating and career decisions, sharing her expert tips for making choices that truly align with your values and goals. Whether you're choosing a soul-mate or a profession, this episode will help you navigate life’s big decisions with clarity and confidence.
2025-01-2719 min
Career ForumBONUS EPISODE #1 - Career Regrets: 3 Mistakes People Make (And How To Avoid Them)Shaina Keren is a career consultant who runs SK Career Consulting. Her specialty is helping people find work they will enjoy and succeed at. Shaina also coaches businesses to set up for success and contributes to numerous publications and podcasts. Shaina is uniquely qualified to give us the inside scoop on how to make the monumental decision that goes into choosing a lifelong career.
2025-01-2747 min
LamplightersEl Rabino of Cabo: Rabbi Benny & Sonia HershcovichSend us a textEl Rabino of Cabo: Rabbi Benny & Sonia HershcovichTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"Two, three months in, we had our foot halfway out the door already. You know, ‘This was a mistake." - Rabbi Benny Hershcovich“In the first years, we questioned whether we s...
2025-01-1328 min
Career Forum#25) Confronting Your Fears - A Clinical Psychology PerspectiveMarc Eichenbaum is a Clinical Psychology Intern. Eichenbaum’s range of experiences with people dealing with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance abuse issues, and his creative approach to their treatment makes him a great resource for people interested in a career in clinical psychology.
2025-01-1349 min
Career Forum#24) From Scoliosis to Strength: A Physical Therapist’s MissionDr. Rivka Robinson PT, DPT is a pioneer in the field of Physical Therapy. Robinson is the founder of Robinson Physical Therapy, where she specializes in pediatric development, scoliosis and spine rehabilitation. She’s written books, taught courses and is the creator of her own method, the Robinson Technique. She’s an advocate for PT as a way to improve the lives of children and adults.
2024-12-3058 min
Career Forum#23) A Frum Attorney makes his mark on Wall StreetYosef Nussbaum is Lead Counsel for Treasury Regulation and Risk for Wells Fargo. Nussbaum has acquired two decades of legal expertise in the financial services sector, specializing in compliance with regulatory frameworks, financial risk management and corporate law. He’s also a graduate/musmach of Yeshiva Torah V’daas and gives a shiur on the weekly parsha. Nussbaum has much to say on the legal profession and on what it’s like for a ben Torah to work in that field.
2024-12-1654 min
LamplightersThe Outpost In Oklahoma: Rabbi Yehuda & Etel WegSend us a textThe Outpost In Oklahoma: Rabbi Yehuda & Etel WegExciting news! This is Episode 50 of Lamplighters. Amazing! But we won’t celebrate that milestone for too long. There are about 5,000 Chabad emissary families in more than 100 countries. So, 50 episodes down, only 4,950 to go! To keep our series going strong, please consider dedicating one! Email us at podcast@lubavitch.com to explore dedication opportunities.Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Po...
2024-12-0926 min
Career Forum#22) The Keys to Running An Occupational Therapy ClinicRicki Dembitzer has over two decades of experience as an Occupational Therapist. As the founder and director of IncredAbilities Therapy, a multidisciplinary team of therapists who help children achieve their goals, she has a unique perspective on the impact that occupational therapists make on the lives of their clients.
2024-12-0251 min
Career Forum#21) Meet The Special Educator Who Travels To His StudentsSruly Edelman is a Special Education Itinerant Teacher, or “SEIT.” When you hear Edelman talking about his passion for helping students, you’ll see why he’s always glad to be on the move.
2024-11-1831 min
LamplightersFrom Karlin to Wellesley: Rabbi Moshe BleichSend us a textFrom Karlin to Wellesley: Rabbi Moshe BleichTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!Wellesley is a town that didn't have a Shabbos observant Jew since the six days of Creation. Since Adam and Eve, there had never been an observant Jew in Wellesley. But, that being...
2024-11-0327 min
Career Forum#20) It’s Not Just Coding: The Many Roles of a Data ScientistAlina Rivilis is a Data Scientist, whose specialty is inventing creative solutions for business problems. The best way to do that, Rivilis says, is to take on and integrate the roles of scientist, Data Analyst, business person and, yes, coder.
2024-10-2841 min
Career Forum#19) "From Determination to Expertise: Yosef Graus's BCBA Journey”Rabbi Yossi Graus is a Chassid, M.S. Ed, BCBA, ABA and Professor. His degrees and certifications have enabled him to strengthen the community he’s always called home in ways he might not have been able to without the help of Sara Schenirer.
2024-09-2350 min
LamplightersBlack, Jewish and Proud: How Rabbi Yossi Kulek Promotes InclusionSend us a textBlack, Jewish and Proud: How Rabbi Yossi Kulek Promotes Inclusion To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!“I told my mother, ‘I'm ashamed. I'm ashamed to be Black. I look in the mirror and I ask G-d, “Why me? Why do I have to look this way? Why do...
2024-09-1626 min
Career Forum#18) Data-Driven Energy with Shira ParnesShira Parnes runs her own renewable energy development company. She’s capable of handling all aspects of the business, but prefers to delegate responsibility to her talented staff to help her clients save money.
2024-09-0926 min
Career Forum#17) Managing 27 Surgery Centers With A Torah PerspectiveAkiva Scott is Yeshiva educated and holds a Master’s in Business. Akiva had his sights set on media and entertainment. But Akiva’s journey led him to health care administration, which he considers an act of chesed.
2024-08-2629 min
LamplightersPutting “Hospitality” in “Hospital”: Rabbis Dovid, Shloime & Rebbetzin Chanie, Chana GreeneSend us a textPutting “Hospitality” in “Hospital”: Rabbis Dovid, Shloime & Rebbetzin Chana GreeneTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!“Everybody is looking for their miracle to take place when they come to Rochester. People come there to experience healing. And I'm going to help those around me heal.” - Rabbi Shloime Greene
2024-08-1930 min
Career Forum#16) Never a Dull Moment for a ParalegalChana Miriam Bain is a Paralegal who serves at a law firm specializing in financial relief for debtors. She makes a strong case for the Paralegal profession as an ideal one for frum women and stresses the importance of a wide range of problem-solving skills … and empathy.
2024-08-1240 min
Tachlis Media SuperfeedThe Best of Saturday to Shabbos 2024Saturday to Shabbos celebrates its third birthday! Host Jeff Cohen and producer Gary Waleik revisit some of their favorite episodes from the past year and explore the unique story twists and common themes shared in all the stories we’ve presented of Baalei Teshuvah as they make their way to Jewish observance. Saturday to Shabbos is […]
2024-08-0800 min
Career Forum#15) The Big House Hunt with Real Estate Agent Pinny HeskielPinny Heskiel’s successful real estate career began after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the home he was renting, which led to a series of moves in a short period of time and the realization that he needed to purchase his own house. Heskiel’s experiences motivate him to help others do the same.
2024-07-2924 min
Career Forum#14) Bringing Joy to Parent/Child Interactions with Shifra Garfunkel, MS SLPShifra Garfunkel is a speech therapist. But, as an early interventionist who works with children, she acts in many capacities, all of which are designed to spur their development and create enhanced interaction with their caregivers.
2024-07-1541 min
LamplightersThe Myrtle Beach Makeover: Rabbi Doron & Leah AizenmanSend us a textThe Myrtle Beach Makeover: Rabbi Doron & Leah AizenmanTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"You should go to a place that has no other Shluchim." And the first place that came to mind was Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. So I wrote to the Rebbe that I have that...
2024-07-1426 min
Career Forum#13) Thinking Big: A Special Educator Opens His Own Successful AgencyDovid Halon is a Special Educator who saw the need for a new agency that invests in what he calls his community’s most valuable asset … its children. And, as a rabbi, he’s uniquely qualified to see the parallels between treatment approaches and Chassidus.
2024-07-0129 min
Career Forum#12) The Surprising Ways School Psychologists Change Lives with Ellen ShaimanFrom advocating “brave talk” through conversations with Shprintzy the Doll to teaching listening skills and positivity, Ellen Shaiman outlines the tools that every school psychologist should have in his or her tool kit.
2024-06-1736 min
LamplightersCreating Jewish Ambassadors in the KKK’s Backyard: Rabbi Levi & Chaish MentzSend us a textCreating Jewish Ambassadors in the KKK’s Backyard: Rabbi Levi & Chaish MentzTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"I asked, ‘Hey, what's Jewish life like up here?’ And she laughed. She's like, ‘There's nothing. I am the only Jew that lives here.’" - Rabbi Levi Mentz...
2024-06-0628 min
Career Forum#11) Law and Order: All About Paralegal Law with Shlomo Haas, Esq.Shlomo Haas is Chief Academic Officer of National Paralegal College at Crestpoint University. As a frum attorney, he’s uniquely qualified to run a new program in partnership with Sara Schenirer Institute for aspiring paralegals. Shlomo gives the rundown on what a paralegal job looks like....from the inside!
2024-05-3042 min
Career Forum#10) The Coach with a Business Plan with Steve LoverSteve Lover’s successful career as a Business Development Coach began when he experienced, ironically, failure in a different business. But Lover parlayed his experiences and created his own comprehensive coaching service that helps business people avoid impediments to success.
2024-05-2047 min
LamplightersThe Black Fedora in the Cowboy State: Rabbi Zalman & Raizy MendelsohnSend us a textThe Black Fedora in the Cowboy State: Rabbi Zalman & Raizy MendelsohnTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"I knew that Jackson Hole, being a tiny little town, would be somewhat overwhelming for Raizy to consider moving here full time...And she said, 'This place is beautiful, but can...
2024-05-0625 min
Career Forum#9) Where The Roles of Teacher and Adminstrator Meet with Aidella AvtzonAidella Avtzon has worn many hats; math teacher, SEIT, special educator and administrator. She says a Master’s in Education can be a path to a surprisingly multifaceted career, and that life as a SEIT is a frum woman’s dream. Find out about her surprising story to success!
2024-05-0648 min
Career Forum#8) Balance Sheets For A Career … And For LifeRachmiel Scharg is a CPA with more than a decade of experience in domestic and international taxation. He’s also an observant Jew who has some interesting insights on accounting and how that works to support his career and family goals.
2024-04-1122 min
LamplightersA Sub-Saharan Brit Milah: Rabbi Moshe & Yocheved RaskinSend us a textA Sub-Saharan Brit Milah: Rabbi Moshe & Yocheved RaskinTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!"What’s the chance … that two people will come in the time of quarantine to Uganda, and one of them is a mohel? It's a major hasgacha pratit. I have a lady, she has a ba...
2024-03-2722 min
Career Forum#7) Who Says Accountants Can't Have Fun?Chaya Halberg tells the story of how she created her own accounting niche by empowering companies to clean up their accounting messes, and how she had fun in the process. As we head into tax season, get to know what goes on behind the scenes in your accountant's office!
2024-03-2640 min
Career Forum#6) Flying the Frum Skies with Captain Shraga BernzweigShraga Bernzweig has not only figured out how to successfully juggle life as a commercial airline pilot with Jewish observance, he’s figured out how to turn his busy lifestyle into more Torah study, and even Purim celebrations on the East and West Coasts … in the same day.
2024-03-1130 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationR' Baruch Epstein - Ask What You Can Do for Your CommunityJoin us for a rich and engaging discussion with Rabbi Baruch Epstein, the Director of Community Development of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, the Rabbi of Bais Menachem shul in Chicago, and a renowned teacher and writer. With humor and warmth, Rabbi Epstein shares his perspective on what makes baalei teshuva such an important part of Chabad communities, and how successful integration takes time, investment, humility, and willingness to contribute. For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and e...
2024-02-2655 min
Career Forum#5) A Therapist’s Passion for Helping People HealRebecca Jerozolim, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a decade and a half of experience. Specializing in therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, CBT, ACT, sand therapy, and play therapy, Rebecca employs a holistic and innovative approach to address the diverse needs of her clients. Jerozolim believes her clients must heal emotionally, not through “fixing” them.
2024-02-2657 min
LamplightersFighting Fires and Pedaling Wine Bicycles: The Portland Jewish Oasis - Rabbi Chayim & Simi MishulovinSend us a textFighting Fires and Pedaling Wine Bicycles: the Portland Jewish Oasis - Rabbi Chayim & Simi MishulovinTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com"It was a Friday night. We were just going to sleep, and all of a sudden I hear banging on the front door of my house. So we go to open the door, and we're told that the Chabad house is on fire." - Rabbi Chayim Mishulovin"It's hard for me to say this, but...
2024-02-2024 min
Career Forum#4) On Call 24/6 - The Busy Life of a Nursing Home Administrator with Yehuda GoodwinYehuda Goodwin’s career might be characterized as a bit circuitous and unusual. But his wide range of expertise and his versatility is what makes him a great fit for his 24/6 job, which he sees as a Kiddush Hashem. Goodwin shares the traits that are helpful in this profession and an easy can do attitude!
2024-02-1232 min
Career Forum#3) Hospital Dietetics: The Immediate and Long Term Rewards with Tali Mizrachi, RDNTali Mizrachi chose Dietetics over Pediatrics, which she says was a great choice for her. As a dietician, she sees immediate, positive results with her NICU patients, and her schedule allows for an ideal work/life balance, which might not have been the case with pediatrics. Tali will happily give you nutrition advice....but please, not on Shabbos!
2024-01-2934 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationShmuel and Sharon Goodman - Transparency in Parenting and Financial ResponsibilityTune in for our conversation with Shmuel (Steve) and Sharone Devorah (Sharon) Goodman, a Chabad baal teshuva couple. After Shmuel and Sharon married and settled down in Shmuel's native Columbus, Ohio, Shmuel began managing the family business: a chain of retail stores that sold children’s clothing. But the business ended up in bankruptcy, while Shmuel battled and ultimately overcame cancer. The Goodmans relocated to Chicago, Illinois, to raise their four children in the Chabad community, where Shmuel launched Nestegg Group: Investment Advisors, a trusted investment firm which he continues to oversee today. This is the story of...
2024-01-2840 min
LamplightersHoly High: How Milwaukee Became Home to a Revolutionary Jewish Prep School - Rabbi Yossi & Ilana BassmanSend us a textHoly High: How Milwaukee Became Home to a Revolutionary Jewish Prep School - Rabbi Yossi & Ilana BassmanTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com"There was one instance where a bunch of kids over there brought this bag of chips, they gave it to me. And I was like, "You know, what could be wrong with chips?" And ate it. And then, afterwards, they were just mocking me. "Oh, that was pork rinds. The Jew ate pork rinds." - Gedaliah Liberman...
2024-01-1724 min
Career Forum#2) When Your Client's Financial Goals Are Also Your OwnLawrence (Larry) Barth, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF , CEO and President of AJJ Planning Services brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry to Forest Hills Financial Group. Larry works with businesses, healthcare professionals and individuals advocating on behalf of their business interests and families to help ensure they are well prepared for all of life’s possibilities. He provides them with proven wealth management strategies designed to help grow, protect and distribute their assets in the most efficient manner. Barth believes it's possible to establish a lucrative career while leaving plenty of time for family and religious life.
2024-01-1535 min
Career ForumEpisode #1 TeaserCareer Forum Podcast launches this Monday! Episode #1 teaser is now live...Listen now!
2024-01-0801 min
Career Forum#1) ABA: Everything You Ever Wanted To KnowAndrea Netzer has two decades of experience in Behavior Analysis. She’d like to dispel the myth that the field requires only rigid approaches. Netzer places a premium on caring and creative solutions. Andrea Netzer is the regional director of Proud Moments ABA.
2024-01-0841 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Chana Gorenstein: A Soul Journey of Conversion and EmpowermentJoin us for a riveting conversation with coach and educator Mrs. Chana Gorenstein, as she shares her experience of converting to Judaism, making aliyah, raising a family, reconnecting to the Divine through her food journey, and sharing her empowering message with the world. To learn more about Chana's upcoming SoulFood course (beginning January 25), visit soul-care.co.il/recording. Click here to receive Chana's weekly content on SoulCare-TLC (Tools for Living Consciously).For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and e...
2024-01-0833 min
LamplightersSparkling Beaches, Tiki Torch Menorahs & Jewish Outreach in Curaçao: Rabbi Refoel & Chani SilverSend us a textRabbi Refoel & Chani Silver: Sparkling Beaches, Tiki Torch Menorahs & Jewish Outreach in CuraçaoTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comIn June of 2017, Rabbi Refoel and Chani Silver boarded a plane for Curaçao on a fact-finding mission. "We had a meeting one evening at the Shul, and we called upon local members to come. And they had set up a lot, a lot, a lot of chairs, apparently expecting 40 to 50 people. A lot less people showed up. And the...
2023-11-3028 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationAleeza Ben Shalom: World Peace Begins at HomeWelcome back to Shuva Full Circle! We're excited to kick off a new season with you, our dedicated listeners. We hope that this new season will offer stories and skills to fortify our convictions and unite us with those in Israel and around the world fighting for the future of the Jewish people. Please subscribe, share, and donate to support our work.The opener for our second season is a dynamic conversation with Aleeza Ben Shalom, the renowned matchmaker and relationship coach best known for her leading role in the Netflix series “Jewish Matchmaking." Aleeza and her hu...
2023-11-021h 06
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Yitzchok Hanoka - Story of My Father, Dr. Yaakov Hanoka, a Baal Teshuva PioneerIn our fourteenth episode, Rabbi Yitzchok Hanoka shares the inspiring life story of his father, Dr. Yaakov Hanoka of blessed memory, a pioneer in the early days of the baal teshuva movement. Through his son's recollections and research, we learn of Dr. Hanoka's pathbreaking transformation in the early 1960s from an enterprising physicist at Penn State to a well-balanced, humorous, and "solar-powered" chossid of the Rebbe. We discuss the phenomenal care and concern the Rebbe invested in Dr. Hanoka's success as a prototype for baal teshuva success, and how Dr. Hanoka proved instrumental in connecting others to the Rebbe a...
2023-09-2951 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMendy and Sandra Paul - A BT-FFB Couple Share Their StoryMendy Paul is an FFB, the child of baalei teshuva. Sandra Paul (nee Bram) is a baalas teshuva who became frum after encountering religious Judaism on campus at California State University of Northridge (CSUN). Today, as a married couple, Mendy and Sandra are on staff at Chabad of CSUN. For our thirteenth episode, we sat down with them to find out how it works when a BT like Sandra marries an FFB like Mendy. Join us as we enjoy a frank, rollicking conversation exploring a range of topics many of us have often wondered about but never dared to...
2023-09-0453 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Leah Loksen - Demystifying the Sheitel ProcessIn our twelfth episode, we discuss everything you ever wanted to know about wigs with highly respected sheitelmacher and stylist Mrs. Leah Loksen . From comfort to cost, we ask the tricky questions and get the candid answers you've been waiting for. Make sure to listen through to the end, where Leah shares her contact information so you can follow up with any individual questions.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll r...
2023-09-0426 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Menucha Schwartz - Making a Mitzvah Our Own Through LearningIn our eleventh episode, we sit down with Mrs. Menucha Schwartz, a daughter of baalei teshuva who now serves the Roswell, GA community as a shlucha. Menucha describes her upbringing in an environment with both religious and secular influences, her journey to personally discover the value of learning, and her experience sharing those lessons with others as a teacher and shlucha. We then dive deep into one area of Torah in particular--the mitzvah of hair-covering for a married woman--and ask Menucha to teach us how women (and their husbands) can understand and relate to this unique expression of Jewish...
2023-09-0452 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Manis Friedman: We Must All Become Baalei TeshuvaIn our tenth episode, we discuss with Rabbi Manis Friedman what it means to join Chabad in our generation. Rabbi Friedman explains that Chabad's goal today is not primarily to make Lubavitchers, but rather to bring G-dliness and Torah to every part of the world. Whether born into Lubavitch or joining later in life, each of us must find spirituality on our terms and educate our children to ask what Judaism means to them. Rabbi Friedman also unpacks the challenges of living in Crown Heights and the importance of living in a place where you are needed a...
2023-09-0443 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Menachem and Mrs. Chava Schmidt - Using All Our Abilities to Bring MoshiachIn our ninth episode, we interview senior shluchim and baalei teshuva Rabbi Menachem and Mrs. Chava Schmidt about how they have integrated their musical and artistic backgrounds and talents into their spiritual leadership in Philadelphia. We learn about how "the Rebbe made hasidim," changing the Anash community's perspective toward baalei teshuva and the world more broadly, and how we can remain connected and inspired post-Gimmel Tammuz by reaching out to help one another in times of need. The Schmidts then share their wisdom and experience on how baalei teshuva must remain connected to their past while raising their own...
2023-09-0445 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Miriam Lipskier - No One "Makes" a Baal TeshuvaIn Part II of our eighth episode with Mrs. Miriam Lipskier, we dive into two controversial topics: the role of women in Judaism and a baal teshuva's individual responsibility for his or her spiritual journey. First, are Jewish women disempowered second-class citizens? Miriam challenges that simplistic narrative based on her own lived experience as a shlucha, and shares some advice on how to build a family life in which each spouse contributes to the fullest inside and outside the home. Second, who bears responsibility and takes credit for the success of baal teshuva integration -- shluchim or BTs? Miriam gi...
2023-09-0447 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Miriam Lipskier - A Campus Shlucha Whose Parents Found Yiddishkeit on CampusIn Part I of our eighth episode, we hear from campus shlucha Mrs. Miriam Lipskier what it was like to grow up in Morristown as the child of baalei teshuva. Miriam shares candidly how her parents went from college valedictorians to hasidim of the Rebbe, and her own experience growing up in a family that unapologetically stood out as different. We learn about the importance of staying connected to mentors, proudly owning who you are, being open to learning from your children, respecting authority figures while acknowledging their complex humanity, and always putting inner spiritual work above external appearances...
2023-09-0439 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Yehudis Cohen - Who Said You Have to Be Like Everyone Else?In our seventh episode, Mrs. Yehudis Cohen shares essential guidance for baalei teshuva building new Jewish homes after learning in yeshiva. In our conversation, we address overcoming BT insecurity and embracing yourself fully, becoming a giver rather than constantly expecting to receive, the importance of remaining connected to one's mashpia and peer group, and how to celebrate quirkiness and individuality while recognizing issues that require treatment or intervention. Make sure to listen through to the end for priceless marriage advice and Mrs. Cohen's personal BT story!For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us a...
2023-07-1444 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationYehudah Forster - Learning from Mentors and Ultimately Finding OurselvesIn our sixth episode, we sit down with Yehudah Forster, a baal teshuva with an amazing background of personal transformation and first-hand experience of mentorship from Dr. Dovid Sholom Pape and Rabbi Abba Paltiel, among others. Yehudah shares the remarkable story of how he found his way from a yoga ashram to 770 for Shavuos, then returned to the ashram on a mission, left to learn in yeshiva, and finished law school before getting married and starting a family in Crown Heights. We hear from Yehudah how impactful his relationships with close mentors were along the way, and yet that...
2023-07-0946 min
Lamplighters“The Meshugenas”: Five Aussies' Journeys To Jewish ObservanceSend us a textFrom Beaches And Basketball To Torah And Mitzvahs: The Story of Perth’s “Meshugenahs”Featuring: Rabbi Dovid Birk, Michoel Ogince, Gilad Lurie, Yitz Feigenbaum & Aaron Lazer GoodmanTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com "I couldn’t understand. I was like, "One second; I saw a wetsuit in your bathroom." He says, "Yeah, I was out surfing this morning, Tel Aviv." I couldn't believe it. So I challenged him. I was like, "One second, how is it possible...
2023-06-2823 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Yossi Paltiel - The Rebbe's View on Baalei Teshuva and Community IntegrationIn honor of Gimmel Tammuz, we've dedicated our fifth episode featuring renowned educator and mentor Rabbi Yossi Paltiel to the Rebbe's tremendous love for baalei teshuva and the vital mission of helping them find their footing as new members of the Chabad community. Rabbi Paltiel challenges both baalei teshuva and the Anash community to make integration happen, identifies several ways baalei teshuva can tap into the lessons learned by previous generations, and gives us some homework.Make sure to listen through to the end, where we sign Rabbi Paltiel up for doing a future episode on chinuch...
2023-06-2045 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationMrs. Rivkah Slonim - Advice for a New Baal Teshuva and the Importance of Wholesome IntimacyIn our fourth episode, we discuss with Mrs. Rivkah Slonim her top "5 of the 500 pieces of advice" she would like to give to every Baal Teshuva beginning a new religious journey. We then unpack why intimacy is a touchstone for building a strong and dynamic marriage and where we should (and should not) get advice on this holy and essential dimension of life.You can order your own copy of Holy Intimacy, co-authored by Mrs. Rivkah Slonim and Mrs. Sara Morosow, here.Make sure to listen through to the end, where we unpack key takeaways...
2023-06-0142 min
LamplightersRabbi Zalman & Nechama Tiechtel: Growing Jewish Souls In The American HeartlandSend us a textRabbi Zalman & Nechama Tiechtel: Growing Jewish Souls In The American HeartlandTo inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com"My phone was blowing up from the students. "You gotta come to campus. You gotta come to campus. And no one's telling me why. And I got worried.” - Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel"When someone enters our Chabad house, and not only the physical space of it, but in our relationship with the student, there is zero judgment and 100% acceptance... It's real, it...
2023-05-3025 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Tzvi Freeman, Part 1 - Integral FireIn Part I of our third episode, we discuss with Rabbi Tzvi Freeman how to translate fiery Baal Teshuva passion and excitement into grounded, sustainable, and translatable practice.Make sure to listen through to the end, where we unpack some key takeaways from our conversation with Rabbi Freeman until a Gilles child makes a surprise debut.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll rights reserved to The BT Center
2023-05-1635 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi Tzvi Freeman, Part 2 - Teshuva in a TeardropIn Part II of our third episode, we learn about Rabbi Freeman's personal story of return, including radical politics, convincing the Canadian government to fund a high school called “Total High,” an artistic voyage, and a run-in with a bear.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll rights reserved to The BT Center
2023-05-1629 min
LamplightersPart 2: Rabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-donSend us a textRabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-don"We drove cross country, sold my car on the East Coast, and we boarded a flight, a one way ticket, from JFK to Moscow and onto Rostov... We gave up the surfing boards … and we switched them for ice skates” - Rabbi Chaim Danzinger"I didn't speak the language, so there was a lot of hand motions and just hugging and trying to break my teeth over Russian, and them breaking their teeth over English." - Rebbetzin Kail...
2023-05-0228 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationRabbi YY Jacobson - Bringing Holiness into our HomesIn our second episode, we discuss with Rabbi YY Jacobson the importance of a healthy, holistic approach to marriage, and address some common shalom bayis challenges.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll rights reserved to The BT Center
2023-05-0151 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationSharon and Michal Weiss - Baal Teshuva IntegrationIn our first episode, we discuss the nature of baal teshuva integration with Sharon and Michal Weiss, the founders and directors of Living Chassidus.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll rights reserved to The BT Center
2023-05-0128 min
Shuva Full Circle: Baal Teshuva IntegrationWhat Is Shuva Full Circle?In our trailer episode, we explain what Shuva Full Circle is all about. We share our background, describe why we decided to start a podcast, and clarify that integration is for everyone--but it's especially relevant for baalei teshuva.For questions, comments, and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at https://www.btcenter.org.- Emmett and RivkaProduction and editing by Gary WaleikAll rights reserved to The BT Center
2023-04-2302 min
LamplightersRabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-don (Part 1)Send us a textRabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-don"Once I had finished with Moscow, I decided, ‘Okay, I'm done with this.’ " - Rebbetzin Kaila Danzinger"We have to go where we could make an impact, not necessarily to the place that is most convenient or most beautiful."“We gave up the surfing boards … and we switched them for ice skates” - Rabbi Chaim DanzingerProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Isr...
2023-03-2822 min
LamplightersThe Music And Spirituality Of Songwriter Peter HimmelmanSend us a textThe Music And Spirituality Of Songwriter Peter HimmelmanPH: He {Rabbi Simon Jacobson} said, "A tzadik, he could do anything." You know, I said, "Well, can he fly?" RSJ: So I said, "I never saw him fly, to be honest.” PH: Which I liked. Maybe somebody could fly, he just hadn't seen it!RSJ: “But you have to remember that, for him, walking on earth was just as miraculous as flying."PH...
2023-03-0624 min
LamplightersA Searching Teenager Becomes a Rabbi in his Hometown: Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel WagnerSend us a textEp. 34 - A searching teenager becomes a rabbi in his hometown: Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel Wagner"AOL Messenger had something amazing. When you put in the search certain words, it was scanning all the profiles of all the members of AOL. And when you put in the word “Chabad,” or you put in the word “rabbi,” you get a lot of rabbis... And that's the way how I found Rabbi Teichtal in Berlin." - Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel WagnerProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com...
2023-02-0219 min
This Is Modern Rock: Alternative Rock Music of the 80's & 90's67 - Big Dipper (Bonus Episode)Will Westercauw is pleased to present this very special episode all about one of his favorite bands - Big Dipper!
Will is joined by Big Dipper guitarist/vocalist Gary Waleik to talk about the band's entire history. This episode covers the band's humble beginnings, their rise to indie-rock semi-stardom, their tragic fall, and their eventual (and underappreciated) return.
Will and Gary listen to too many Big Dipper songs to list all of them here, but you can listen to them in their entirety by checking out the Big Dipper playlist.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3E51CGarZP91ki3bFk03Iy...
2023-02-011h 02
LamplightersRabbi Mendy & Mazal Sternbach: Lagos, Nigeria - A Small Jewish Community in an African City of 20 MillionSend us a textRabbi Mendy & Mazal Sternbach: Lagos, Nigeria - A small Jewish community in an African city of 20 million"We had a meeting, and then we decided, "Okay, let's do that. Let's go for a year to Nigeria." My parents were not so happy about that … then. I mean, let's say you just Google "Nigeria." I'm guessing that the first few things that you will find are not something that parents want their daughter to go there. It doesn't sound so amazing. But then they had a talk with the shluchim, and th...
2023-01-1020 min
LamplightersRabbi Mayshe Schwartz: Connecting Two Generations Of Rabbis In A Boston NICUSend us a textRabbi Mayshe Schwartz: Connecting Two Generations Of Rabbis In A Boston NICU"Somebody please get me a Chabad rabbi. The surgery is going to take place in 2 hours. I just need someone to come and pray.” - Jacer Collins"I ran over, dropped everything, and went to Children's Hospital, the 7th floor... She pulled me towards the crib, tiny little crib. You know, what do you say?... The only thing that came out of my mouth was the following; "G-d can do anything. Let's pray for a miracle."...
2022-11-2920 min
LamplightersMerging Torah And Science: Lessons From The Life Of Dr. Binyomin AbramsSend us a textMerging Torah And Science: Lessons From The Life Of Dr. Binyomin Abrams"I'm riding my moped down Commonwealth Avenue, and one of the students snaps a photo of me with my beard flying in the wind, tzitzis flying everywhere... They post it on Facebook and write, "So excited to be coming to Boston University. Where else are you going to see an Amish person riding a moped?" Then the comments start coming in. The first comment is, "Hey, I don't think the Amish are allowed to ride m...
2022-10-3125 min
LamplightersRabbi Dovid & Elisa Gurevich: World's First Chabad on Campus Still Going StrongSend us a textRabbi Dovid & Elisa Gurevich: World's First Chabad on Campus Still Going StrongI was aware of being Jewish, but not much else. I don't think I knew what Rosh Hashanah was, growing up... And did not have even a Bar Mitzvah." - Rabbi Dovid Gurevich"And I saw the guy with the big beard and the hat. And I was like, "Oh, yeah, I got to talk to that guy!" - Jonathan WilsonNarrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & S...
2022-09-2222 min
LamplightersRabbi Michoel & Zisel Goldman: Everything Grows on Kauai … Why Not Yiddishkeit?Send us a textRabbi Michoel & Zisel Goldman: Everything Grows on Kauai … Why Not Yiddishkeit? "Kauai is a magnet for the most amazing souls. And I have stories that could fill a book of interesting characters that we've met over the years." "My wife is a city girl. To live on Kauai was very hard for her, and she was honest about it. It was very remote, very lonely. And you're 5,000 miles away from your family. So it was very hard for her." - Rabbi Michoel GoldmanNarrated by: Gary...
2022-08-2421 min
LamplightersFrom Kabul To Fremont: An Afghan Family Moves Into A Chabad House - Rabbi Moshe & Chaya FussSend us a textFrom Kabul To Fremont: An Afghan Family Moves Into A Chabad House - Rabbi Moshe & Chaya Fuss"When Malek told his story and the details of it, how his wife was beaten and how he had no hope, hearing a first hand account, it was horrendous.. We were listening to the story, and we were all just in tears... I guess you hear these stories in the news, and you read them, and they're real and you know they're real. But, when you actually hear it from a real person...
2022-08-0428 minTachlis Media SuperfeedEp. 47: Gary WaleikThe name “Gary Waleik” might ring a bell for Saturday to Shabbos listeners; he’s mentioned every week in the credits. That’s because he produces Saturday to Shabbos. His life path has led him through rock and roll venues throughout North America and Europe, one of the country’s biggest NPR stations and to Torah observance. He […]
2022-07-2000 min
LamplightersFrom 'Grateful Dead' fans to Chabad emissaries: Rabbi Dov Yona & Sarah KornSend us a textFrom 'Grateful Dead' fans to Chabad emissaries: Rabbi Dov Yona & Sarah Korn "And I walk in, and I look like said “circus.” And it was a wild farbrengen. And, at four in the morning, we're singing "Ay nay, nay nay..." dancing on the tables. I couldn't help but feel these songs were inside me. .." - Rabbi Dov Yona Korn"And that's when I really had my awakening. Because I think that sometimes your neshama just comes so full force when you're in such an alien environment, that it was...
2022-07-1326 min
LamplightersFrom Revolutionary Iran To Outreach In California: Rabbi Danny Yiftach-HashemSend us a textFrom Revolutionary Iran To Outreach In California: Rabbi Danny Yiftach-Hashem“Our ‘fun’ going back from school to home was to find empty shells, casings of bullets on the streets.... quite quickly, I figured out no matter what happens here, which side is going to be the winner, the chaos seems to be permanent.” - Rabbi Danny Yiftach-HashemNarrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.comAvailable on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podc...
2022-06-2329 min
LamplightersTransforming Unfathomable Loss Into Jewish Light And Warmth: Rabbi Yisrael & Vivi DerenSend us a textRabbi Yisrael & Vivi Deren: Transforming Unfathomable Loss Into Jewish Light And WarmthFeaturing: Former Senator Joe LiebermanHow ‘The Concert’ Helped Establish The Derens’ Jewish Outreach In The NortheastWe're opening a Chabad house. In those days, Jews - frum Jews - didn't know what the word "Chabad house" meant.‘We pulled out all stops and no expense spared. This is going to be the greatest [concert] ever’ - Rabbi Yisroel DerenNarrated by: Gary Waleik
2022-06-0828 min
LamplightersBagels, Bears & Baalei Teshuva in Berkeley: Rabbi Yehuda & Miriam FerrisSend us a textBagels, Bears & Baalei Teshuva in Berkeley: Rabbi Yehuda & Miriam Ferris“We had no manual. We had great role models, but basically we didn't know what to do. The Rebbe told us, "You should spread the joy and inspiration of Yiddishkeit." But he didn't tell us how. So we were basically experimenting with humor, with music, with food, different programs, whatever sticks, you throw it against the wall.” "When we got here to Berkeley, there were no Baalei Teshuva on campus. Today, our campus shluchim are baalei teshuva that we he...
2022-05-1820 min
LamplightersOne Year Anniversary: Our Favorite StoriesSend us a textIn Episode 23 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, we present a quartet of the series’ most popular stories to mark the one-year anniversary of its first episode. They include the fight of a Chabad couple to save their baby, the work of an emissary to help people recovering from drug addiction in South Africa, a dual liver donor, and two Rebbetzins from Ukraine who fled but are still tending to their communities as they disperse around the globe. Narrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gar...
2022-05-0421 min
LamplightersRabbi Chaim & Chavie Bruk: "Yes, there are Jews in Montana!"Send us a text"There are Jews in Montana? What are you doing? And how is this going to be sustainable?" Rabbi Chaim & Chavie Bruk, Chabad Representatives to the state of Montana.In 2008, less than two years after they had put down roots in Montana, they were diagnosed with permanent infertility. They were devastated. "You get married, you're young, like, you're going to build a family. It's going to happen right away. There's going to be no obstacles to that. And that is not at all how it...
2022-04-0625 min
LamplightersMiriam Moskovitz & Esther Wilhelm: Two Dramatic Journeys Out Of Ukrainian War ZonesSend us a textMiriam Moskovitz & Esther Wilhelm: Two Dramatic Journeys Out Of Ukrainian War ZonesDespite the War, Ukraine’s Chabad Emissaries Are As Dedicated As Ever‘Last year when we made the Hamentashen together with you, we had music in the background. Now I have artillery fire in the background’ - Member of the Kharkiv Jewish Community to Miriam Moskovitz Narrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.comAvailable on all major podcast platforms - and...
2022-03-2421 min
LamplightersRabbi Mendel & Chanie Fogelman: "Pastrami Shlichus" In Central MassachusettsSend us a textRabbi Mendel & Chanie Fogelman: "Pastrami Shlichus" In Central Massachusetts How A Kosher Take Out Is Transforming A Massachusetts community ‘It's just top-tier food. Kosher or not, it's just top-tier’ - Anthony DeSimoneNarrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.comAvailable on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcastDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a review and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we tru...
2022-03-0919 min
LamplightersRabbi Chaim & Aidel Zaklos: Bringing Together The Patchwork Community Of Solano CountySend us a textRabbi Chaim & Aidel Zaklos: Bringing Together The Patchwork Community Of Solano County"For me, the most exciting part was feeling like you can give them something that they never had before, and really filling a thirst that they had. And watching them just drink it up." - Rabbi Chaim Zaklos"Before the rabbi came into our life, pretty much making the kids watch reruns of “The Nanny” was about the most Jewish learning that they got... if the rabbi hadn't come into our life, I don't know where the...
2022-02-2318 min
LamplightersMrs. Chana Sharfstein: The Story of The Trailblazing Shliach To Russia, Latvia, Sweden and BostonSend us a textMrs. Chana Sharfstein: The Story of The Trailblazing Shliach To Russia, Latvia, Sweden and BostonZuber’s Life Cut Tragically Short, Ending Decades Of ShlichusNarrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International MagazineTo read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode18transcriptSupport the show
2022-02-0920 min
LamplightersRabbi Zalman Grossbaum & Barbara Warter: LifeTown, A Village For The Special Needs CommunitySend us a textRabbi Zalman Grossbaum & Barbara Warter: LifeTown, A Village For The Special Needs CommunityBuilding Life Town In ‘The Epicenter Of The Special Needs World’Narrated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International MagazineTo read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode17transcriptSupport the show
2022-01-2521 min
LamplightersRabbi Motti & Rochel Flikshtein: From Rapper To RabbiSend us a textRabbi Motti & Rochel Flikshtein: From Rapper To RabbiHow A Hug Helped The Rapping Rabbi Reject His Rebellious Past Naarated by: Gary WaleikProduced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International MagazineTo read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode16transcript Support the show
2022-01-1128 min
LamplightersGary Waleik: How Chabad Shluchim Helped Me Accomplish A Lifelong GoalSend us a textLamplighters Reporter/Producer Tells His Personal Story Of Friendship With Chabad Emissaries Support the show
2021-11-1019 min
LamplightersRabbi Mordechai Abraham: Treating - And Saving - Jewish Drug UsersSend us a textThe ‘Addicts' Rabbi Says He’s ‘Happy Just To Do The Mitzvah’ Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.comAvailable on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcastDid you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback!To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.comSupport the show
2021-07-0516 min
That Record Got Me High PodcastS2E65 – The Velvet Underground "Loaded" – with Gary Waleik of Big DipperIn another of our...um..."collusions" with ex-members of Boston's beloved and defunct Big Dipper, axe-man Gary Waleik walks up the subway stairs with the fourth and final Velvet Underground album, "Loaded." "Sweet Jane" and "Rock and Roll" were FM rock staples in the late 70s, and this album was the closest the band got to mainstream...anything. Support Rob and Barry on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/TRGMH? Visit our sponsor and marvel at the rapid decay of our society presented in eight-panel form: http://isthistomorrow.com
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