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The Frum Health Club PodcastThe Terrifying Truth About the Foods We’re Eating with Jon EngelsonB’’HIn this episode, I sit down with Jon Engelson — veteran health educator, product innovator, and Chief Strategic Officer at Joburg Meats — to unpack how real food, simple habits, and clear thinking can transform energy, mood, and long-term health in the frum world.Jon has spent 30+ years helping people reverse chronic issues by returning to real, natural eating. He founded You Are What You Eat, Inc., helped bring better snacks to schools and homes, advised top nutrition brands, and now champions clean, grass-fed, air-dried meat snacks for busy families.What we cover◼️ Jon’s person...
2025-11-101h 06
The Frum Health Club PodcastIs Being Healthy the Most Overlooked Mitzvah in Judaism? | with Rabbi Moshe Chaim ProctorIn this episode I sit down with Rabbi Moshe Chaim Proctor, Rebbi at Aish HaTorah, life coach, and host of Above the Rim and Within, to explore how health, mindset, and Torah work together to build a strong, joyful life of meaning. Rabbi Proctor shares his journey from a painful loss in childhood, to finding basketball as a lifeline, to channeling that same fire into Torah, personal growth, and coaching Jewish youth and adults.What we cover◼️ How a childhood tragedy and basketball shaped resil...
2025-11-0144 min
The Frum Health Club PodcastHe Had It All. Money, Status, Career. Then One Comment Changed His Life ForeverB''HIn this episode, I sit down with Nachman Hoffman, founder of Only Up | Keter Coaching, to explore how health, mindset, and Torah work together to create real, lasting change.Nachman, a CPA and MBA who began his career at EY, and now helps ambitious Jewish men live with alignment, discipline, and mission through his Elevation Blueprint, 5UP system, and Four Crowns framework.What we cover:◼️ The moment a family comment sparked a 30-lb transformation and life reset◼️ Why physical health often becomes the doorway to teshuva and purpose◼️ How Torah became...
2025-10-2541 min
The Frum Health Club PodcastWhat It Really Means to Be a Healthy Jew – Rabbi Shmuel Chaim NaimanB’’HWelcome to the Frum Health Club Podcast — where health, fitness, and Torah come together to help us live stronger, happier lives as frum Yidden.In this episode, I sit down with Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman — foraging guide, certified health counselor, and mashgiach ruchani at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah in Ramat Beit Shemesh, where he teaches a daily Healthy Jew class. He is the author of Land of Health: Israel’s War for Wellness and writes the Healthy Jew newsletter. Recently, Rabbi Naiman completed IDF training and joined the Israel Defense Forces as a reservist, reflecting his belief...
2025-10-1844 min
The Frum Health Club PodcastFrom COVID Jog to Ironman World Championship: Rabbi Yisroel Rosenbaum’s Inspiring JourneyB’’HDuring COVID, Yisroel Rosenbaum laced up his first pair of running shoes just to stay active. What began as simple jogs soon grew into triathlons, then Ironman, and ultimately the Ironman World Championship. In 2025, a rare Sunday race in Nice, France gave him the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete on the world stage without compromising Shabbos — representing both Australia and Klal Yisroel. His journey is about more than medals or finish lines: it’s about building extraordinary health, deepening avodas Hashem, and showing what’s possible when discipline meets faith.In this powerful episode, we cover:
2025-10-0358 min
The Frum Health Club PodcastFrom Heart Attack to Ironman Rabbi: The Inspirational Story of Rabbi Nochum KurinskyB”HAt 36, during a bar mitzvah, Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky suffered a heart attack that changed everything. With Hashem’s kindness and serious lifestyle changes, he rebuilt his health, discovered endurance sports, and has since completed 15 plus Half Ironmans and a full Ironman. Today he shares the mindset, habits, and Torah perspective that helped him turn a crisis into purpose.In this powerful episode, we cover:✅ How a heart attack became a turning point for real self care✅ Cardiac rehab, early setbacks, and finding a sustainable training path✅ From first bike rides to triathl...
2025-09-191h 06
The Frum Health Club PodcastThe 69 Year Old Hasidic Ironman: The Incredible Story of Dovid Yerushalmi Frum Health Club Podcast – Episode 4: Dovid YerushalmiAt 69 years old, most people think about slowing down. Dovid Yerushalmi is just getting stronger. A proud Chabad Chossid, husband, father, grandfather, and accomplished attorney, Dovid has also become a world-class endurance athlete. He has completed eight half-Ironmans and six full Ironmans, winning his age division in seven of them. Today, he is in Nice, France, preparing to compete in the Ironman World Championships.In this powerful episode, we cover:✅ Growing up with fitness and faith as part of daily life
2025-09-1446 minThe Frum Health Club PodcastThe Hidden Jewish Wisdom That Could Transform Your HealthB’’HWelcome to Episode 4 of the Frum Health Club Podcast — where we explore the connection between health, fitness, and living fully as a frum Yidden!In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac., DAOM, a practitioner of Traditional Jewish Medicine who combines Torah wisdom with holistic approaches to health. He shares how to treat people — not just diseases — by addressing the root causes of imbalance in body, mind, and soul.We discuss:✅ The 15 Principles of Traditional Jewish Medicine and how to apply them✅ Why Shabbos is the ultimate w...
2025-09-0754 minThe Frum Health Club PodcastEP:3 The Impossible Became I’M Possible: Shmarya Richler's 75-Pound TransformationB’’H🎙 Frum Health Club Podcast – Episode 3: Shmarya RichlerAt 59, Shmarya Richler was prescribed blood pressure pills. He also battled reflux, gout, elevated sugar, and excess weight. Instead of accepting a lifetime of medication, he chose a different path. Ten years later, he is 75 pounds lighter, off meds, and has completed seven marathons. His journey is a powerful blend of resilience, faith, and taking one small step at a time.In this episode, we cover:✅ The wake-up call and the first simple steps that actually stuck✅ How walk–run intervals grew into half marathons...
2025-08-301h 15The Frum Health Club PodcastFrom Diabetes to Ultra Marathon | The Inspiring Journey of Aharon RossB’’H🎙 Frum Health Club Podcast – Episode 2: Aharon RossAt 35 years old, Aharon Ross found out he had diabetes — a moment that could have led to decline. Instead, it became the turning point that reshaped his life. In just three months, he dropped 21 pounds, put his diabetes into dormancy for 15 years without medication, and discovered a love for running that has grown into more than two decades of endurance and joy.In this episode, we cover:✅ His journey from secular background, becoming frum, and balancing Torah, business, and fitness✅ How walking turned into running —...
2025-08-181h 11The Frum Health Club PodcastEP:1 — Dr. Rubie Minkowitz: Why Every Frum Yid Needs to Care About HealthB’’HWelcome to Episode 1 of the Frum Health Club Podcast — where we explore the connection between health, fitness, and living a full life as a frum Yid.In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rubie Minkowitz — orthopedic surgeon, proud member of the Chabad community in Los Angeles, devoted husband and father, and an exceptional athlete. At 51 years old, he runs 60–100 miles per week, cycles more than 40 miles at a time, and recently completed a full marathon in under 3 hours and 30 minutes.We discuss:✅ His health and fitness journey, and how he balances Tor...
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