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Chassidus for LifeVayeira: Meeting Life's Tests with Love, Just Like AvrahamIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Parshat Vayeira!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Bereishit on page kuf yud zayin (117). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is anonymously sponsored l’ilui nishmas my grandmother, Tzipporah bas Chaim Dov HaLevi, Morah Cecile Stein. Thank you so much to this week’s generous sponsor! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-11-0546 minChassidus for LifeLech Lecha: "Go To Yourself" - Personal Fulfillment through Overcoming Life's TestsIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Parshat Lech Lecha!If you want to follow along inside, it is in the Nesivos Shalom on page sameach bet (62). You can find a pdf of the piece here.Thank you to this week’s generous sponsors!This week’s episode is sponsored l’ilui nishmas Hillel ben Yoel Yaakov, as well as my grandmother, Tzipporah bas Chaim Dov HaLevi.This week’s episode is sponsored by my sister and brother-in-law l’ilui nishmas our grandmother, Tzipporah bas Chaim Dov HaLevi, Morah Ceci...
2025-10-2955 minChassidus for LifeSukkot & Simchat Torah: The Joy of Living with Hakadoh Baruch HuIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Sukkot and Simchat Torah!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf peh tet (189). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is anonymously sponsored for a refuah sheleimah for Sarah bas Tolsa and shalom for all of Klal Yisrael. Thank you so much to this week’s generous sponsor! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-10-0954 min
The Orita PodcastCookware, Capital & Contrarian Bets: Caraway’s Rise, Sticker’s Playbook, and the New Rules of GrowthIn this episode of The Orita Podcast, Aaron Schwartz sits down with Jordan Nathan (Founder & CEO, Caraway) and Oren Charnoff (General Partner, Sticker Ventures; ex-founder of Fondue → acquired by Postscript) for a founder-meets-investor reality check on turning “cool brand” into a durable business: pricing, channels, AI, and the one metric VCs actually care about (hint: it’s not ROAS).Together, they unpack:• Caraway’s climb: From Teflon scare to non-toxic cookware brand — and why “newness” (drops, collabs, colors) fuels the whole funnel.• Omnichannel, done right: Sequencing DTC → retail → Amazon without whiplash, and choosing p...
2025-09-2542 minChassidus for LifeTeshuva: The Honesty that Leads to Forgiveness (Asseres Yemei Teshuva & Yom Kippur)In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the Asseres Yemei Teshuva and Yom Kippur. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf lamed tet (139). You can find a pdf of the piece here. This week’s episode is sponsored by Eli Waxman l'illy nishmas his father רפאל חיים עוזר ישראל בן הרב יוסף אליעזר ז׳ל. He was a truly loving father and B"H has finally come to Eretz Yisrael to his final resting place. May his neshama have an aliyah. Thank you so much to Eli for sponsoring this week’s episode. If you would like to sponsor an...
2025-09-2535 minChassidus for LifeRosh Hashanah: Letting Out the Cry of My Inner ShofarIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Rosh Hashanah!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf chaf gimmel (123). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is anonymously sponsored for a good year for all! Thank you so much to this week’s generous sponsor! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-09-1739 minChassidus for LifeRosh Hashanah: Hearing God's Voice in the Sound of the ShofarIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Rosh Hashanah and the essence of the shofar!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom Chelek Bet, on page kuf chaf heh (125). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is generously sponsored by Tikva Hecht l’iluy nishmas Harry & Jennie Hecht and Rabbi Shraga Phyvle & Gitel Rosensweig. Thank you so much for sponsoring this week’s episode! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail...
2025-09-1044 minChassidus for LifeElul: True Commitment for the New YearIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the month of Elul!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Devarim page reish nun aleph (251). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is sponsored by Eliora Habshush in honor of her engagement to Achiya and in gratitude to Hashem for her special journey to finding her zivug at the right time. Mazal tov Eliora, and thank you so much for generously sponsoring this week’s episode! If you would like to sponsor an e...
2025-09-0347 minChassidus for LifeParshat Shoftim: The Judges and Officers at My Inner GatesIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Parshat Shoftim!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Devarim page tzadi tet (99). You can find a pdf of the piece here.Sadly there is no sponsor for this week’s episode. I can’t stress enough that your sponsorships are what make this podcast happen! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-08-2746 minChassidus for LifeElul: The Chance to Change Your LifeIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on the month of Elul. We will see just how much power it has to change our lives in the upcoming year... if we take advantage of the opportunity!If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Devarim page reish lamed gimmel (233). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is generously sponsored in memory of Mordecai ben Chaim Weinstein a"h. Thank you so much to this week's generous sponsor! If you would like to sp...
2025-08-2049 minChassidus for LifeTisha B'Av - The Deep Love Underneath the PainIn this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Tisha B'Av, the 9th of Av. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Bamidbar page kuf tzadi vav (196). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week’s episode is sponsored anonymously in the zechus of a refuah shelaima for Ben Tzion Chaim ben Shayna Necha. Thank you so much to this week's generous sponsor! If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-07-3049 minChassidus for LifeLonging for the Beit HaMikdash - Making Meaning of Mourning (Tisha B'Av)In this episode, we are learning the Nesivos Shalom on Bein HaMeitzarim, the Three Weeks. If you want to follow along inside, it is in Nesivos Shalom on Bamidbar page kuf tzadi (190). You can find a pdf of the piece here.There is no sponsor for this week’s episode. I can’t stress enough that your sponsorships are what make this podcast happen. If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-07-1345 minChassidus for LifeThe Eternal Blessing of Ma Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov (Balak)In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Balak! In it, Bilam says the famous line of mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishkinotecha Yisrael, which Chazal say is the great blessing of having shuls and batei medrash. Chazal also tell us that of all the brachos of Bilam, this is the only one that was not overturned. What is so powerful about this bracha and these places? Why are they so integral to our Jewish life and avodas Hashem? We’ll get into all that and more in this week’s episode!If you want to follow along insi...
2025-07-1045 minChassidus for LifeOvercoming the Yetzer Harah on Every Level (Chukat)In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Chukat! Based on a poetic section of the parsha, Chazal teach us that those who rule over their yetzer harah should make an accounting of the world. Who are these people who rule over their yetzer harah? What does it mean to make "an accounting of the world"? And what if I haven’t yet overcome my yeter harah? We’ll get into the depth of how to overcome our yetzer harah on every level, and so much more, in this week’s episode!If you want to follow along...
2025-07-0250 minChassidus for LifeShelach, the Spies, Faith, and War with IranIn this episode, we are learning about Parshat Shelach! In it we have chet hameraglim, the tragic sin of the spies and their negative report about the Land of Israel. Very simply, what went wrong? What was Moshe actually thinking when he sent the spies? What were the spies thinking when they came back with their negative report? And how is that meant to shape how we see the Land and relate to wars with our enemies, like the one we are going through at this very moment? We’ll get into all that and more in this week’s ep...
2025-06-1645 minChassidus for LifeJourneying with God's Cloud Through Life (Behaaloscha)In this episode, we are learning about Parshat Behaaloscha! In it, the Torah tells us how the Mishkan would travel through the desert - that when the cloud would descend upon the Mishkan they would encamp, and when the cloud would rise up they would follow it. What is the meaning of this could? Why does it cover the Mishkan and why do we follow it? And what does that tell us about our inner Mishkan as we journey through the desert of our lives? We’ll get into all that and more in this week’s episode! If...
2025-06-1149 minChassidus for LifeShavuos: Connecting to the King and Receiving His TorahIn this episode we are learning about Shavuos! What is so special about this holy day? What more is happening beneath the surface than us simply receiving the Torah? How do we link into this chag and get the most out of it? We'll get into all that and more in this week's episode!If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom Chelek Bet page shin lamed daled (334). You can find a pdf of the piece here. Sadly there is no sponsor for this week's episode. It's your sponsorships that m...
2025-05-3042 minChassidus for LifeThe Light of Lag BaOmer!In this episode we are learning about Lag BaOmer! What is this mysterious day really about? Why do we light bonfires and dance? What is so unique and special about Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai that we celebrate his yurtzeit in this way? And what are we meant to get out of Lag BaOmer? We'll get into all that and more in this week's episode!If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom Chelek Bet page shin chaf zayin (327). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This week's episode i...
2025-05-1449 min
Anything But TraditionalLaughter, Faith, and Fertility: Shoshana CharnoffShoshana Charnoff, known on stage as Shoshana Shazam, co-directed the JLIC (Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus) program at Queens College, fostering Jewish learning and community for several years. Six years ago, she made aliyah with her family, settling in Israel to begin a new chapter. Today, Shoshana is an emerging Orthodox comedian and inspirational speaker, best known for her signature events, "Comedy and Emunah," which blend stand-up comedy with moving stories of faith. She is also an avid runner, dancer, cook, and a dedicated wife and mother to three children.In...
2025-05-081h 15Chassidus for LifeSefiras HaOmer: Starting Low... and Reaching Great HeightsIn this episode we dive into the unique time of year of Sefiras HaOmer - the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuos! The Midrash tells us to make sure to take the Omer seriously, and that by keeping it, we will merit to inherit Eretz Yisrael. What is so special about the mitzvah of Sefirat HaOmer that the Midrash puts it on such a pedestal? And why does it assume we would not have given it proper attention in the first place? We are going to get into one of the deep lessons of Sefirah in this week's...
2025-05-0739 minChassidus for LifeSefiras HaOmer: Purifying My Middos and My Internal WorldIn this episode dive into the unique time of year of Sefiras HaOmer - the seven week period between Pesach and Shavuos! What is this time of the year really about in its depth? What transformation does God expect us to go through during this spiritually charged process, that seems to have 50 distinct stages to it? We'll get into all that and much more in this week's episode!If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom Chelek Bet page shin yud zayin (317). You can find a pdf of the piece here.
2025-04-3052 minChassidus for LifeElevating Each of the Four Sons (Pesach Haggadah)In this episode on the Pesach Haggadah we are going to discuss the arbah banim, the four sons or four children. It's easy to categorize the children in this way: the wise one, the evil on, the simpleton, and the one who cannot ask. But what is really going on with these children? If we read their questions and answers closely, what are they struggling with on a deeper level? How can we understand them, empathize with them, and respond to them in a meaningful way to elevate their avodas Hashem? And perhaps even do the same for our ow...
2025-04-1037 minChassidus for LifeWhy Must We Begin the Story of the Haggadah with Us at Our Lowest? (Pesach)In this first of two episodes on the Pesach Haggadah we are going to discuss the concept of matchil b'genut u'mesayeim b'shevach, that the Haggadah starts with us at our lowest. Why does story of the Haggadah have to begin this way? Why is this the state we need to be in at the time of the Exodus? And what does that tell us about when we are at our own personal lowest? We'll get into all of that and much more in this episode! If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs S...
2025-04-0822 minChassidus for LifeGetting Rid of Chametz, Inside and Out (Pesach)In this episode we get into Pesach and the mitzvah of bedikas chametz, the days long search for chamtz in our homes. We put so much effort into searing every corner and crack of our house to make sure there isn't even a crumb of chametz on Pesach. In terms of our internal avodah, why is this so important to do? Why are we required to be so much more thorough when it comes to searching for chametz than almost any other mitzvah? And why do we need to go so far as to burn it afterwards? We'll get...
2025-04-0238 minChassidus for LifeWhen Your Inner Mishkan Collapses, Rebuild it Even Stronger (Pekudei)In this episode we are going to get into Parshat Pekudei, the final Parsha in Sefer Shemot! After many weeks working to construct the Mishkan, Moshe finally put it up. But it takes seven days of him constructing it and breaking it down, multiple times per day, until God's presence finally rests on the Mishkan. What is the meaning of this process? And what does it mean for how we relate to our internal Mishkan and how to make sure God dwells within us? We'll get into all of that and much more in this episode! If y...
2025-03-2652 minChassidus for LifeParshat Parah, Purity, and the Nullification of Self (Week of Vayakhel)In this episode we are going to get into Parshat Parah, one of the special parshoyot we read leading into Pesach! Why do we read about the Parah Adumah, the purifying red heifer, this week? What is so powerful about this mysterious mitzvah? And how does it in fact begin to prepare us for Pesach? We'll get into all of that and much more in this episode! If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom Sefer Shemot page shin yud (310). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This we...
2025-03-1952 minChassidus for LifeBeyond Daas - Drinking in a Perspective of Oneness (Purim!)*Link to my Parsha WhatsApp chat mentioned in this episode - click here to join.In this episode we are going to get into the meaning of the Gemara that says that a person is supposed to drink on Purim to the point of not being able to tell the difference between the cursedness of Haman and the blessedness of Mordechai. Why would this be something to strive for on such a holy day? And where are we really meant to get to internally through this process, whether we drink wine on Purim or not? We will...
2025-03-1056 minChassidus for LifeThe Menorah & Mizbeach - Guiding Lights Through the Darkness of Physically (Tetzaveh)
2025-03-0557 minChassidus for LifeBuilding My Inner Mishkan (Terumah)In this episode on Parshat Terumah we are going to discuss the personal avodas Hashem of the Mishkan. Why does God dedicate so many parshiyot of the Torah to something that we only use for a brief time in the desert? Why is it so significant? How is it relevant to me? And why do the parshiyot of the Mishkan almost always overlap with Adar and Purim? We will get into all of that and more in this episode! If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page kuf tzadi h...
2025-02-2641 minChassidus for LifeLiving Up to Sinai: Achieving Holiness (Mishpatim)In this episode on Parshat Mishpatim we are going to discuss what it means to be "A kingdom of priests and a holy nation." God tells us this is what we need to aspire to in order to receive the Torah. But what does kadosh, holy, really mean? Why is kedusha so central to being a Jew and entering into a conversant with God? How can I achieve kedusha myself? Well get into all of that and more in this episode! If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page k...
2025-02-1951 min
HSS PresentsTreating Pickleball AthletesIn this episode of HSS Presents, Dr. Jesse Charnoff, an attending physiatrist at HSS specializing in musculoskeletal sports and spine conditions, joins Anil Nandkumar, an advanced clinician and board-certified physical therapist at HSS, to discuss treating pickleball athletes. As the sport continues to grow in popularity, they explore the most common injuries seen in pickleball players, including overuse injuries, Achilles ruptures, and tennis elbow. They emphasize the importance of training for pickleball rather than just playing the sport, highlighting strength training, dynamic warm-ups, and proper equipment selection as key preventive measures. Additionally, they discuss treatment options such as physical...
2025-02-1833 minChassidus for LifeThe Month of Shvat and Elevating out Eating (Tu B'Shvat)In this episode we are going to dive into the month of Shvat and the holiday of Tu B'Shvat! What is the month of Shvat all about? Why is the month and its holiday so focused in on food? What does it mean to eat in an elevated and holy way? We'll get into all that and more today!Thank you so much to this week's anonymous sponsor!If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at rabbicharnoff@gmail.com.
2025-02-1255 minChassidus for LifeThe Song at the Sea and the Essence of Shira (Beshalach & Shabbat Shira)In this episode on Pashat Beshalach and Parshat Shira we discuss Az Yashir, the song that Israel sang at the sea. What was so tremendous about that moment of song? Why does the Midrash claim that God was waiting for this level of song since he created Adam in Gan Eden? What is so lofty about song in general, and how do we reach those heights of song ourselves? We'll get into all that and more! If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page kuf tet vav (115). You can f...
2025-02-0546 min
The Hard PivotFondue with Oren CharnoffOren Charnoff is the Co-founder & CEO of Fondue, an eCommerce startup recently acquired by marketing juggernaut Postscript.
But just 9 months before they were acquired, Shopify called with the news that every founder dreads: they were launching a competing product.
Join us as Oren guides us through that fateful day, and how Fondue leadership rallied the team around an entirely new vision, building a business with millions of revenue in just a few months time.
2025-02-031h 13Chassidus for LifeA Plague of Darkness, the Light of Truth (Bo)In this episode we discuss the ninth of the 10 plagues, the plague of darkness. Our Sages tell us that Moshe brought down a darkness from the heavens. How can there be darkness in heaven? What does it mean for that darkness to be on earth? How did the Jews really have light during the plague? And what does that teach us about brining the light into our own lives? We get into all of that and more!If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page ayin gimmel (73). You can...
2025-01-2951 minChassidus for LifeThe Emunah that Gets us Out of Exile (Vaeira)In this episode we discuss the challenge of having faith in the darkness of exile, the unique level of faith it took for Israel to get out of Egypt, and the faith we need to get out of our own darkness, personal and national. This was given on the evening of the release of the first three hostages, so during the episode we're going to lightly touch on the emunah involved in the miracle of their release, as well as the challenges of the war we've been in for so long. I hope it will be an emotional, challenging...
2025-01-2249 minChassidus for LifeThe Burning Bush, the Spark of Life (Shemot)In this episode we discuss Moshe's vision of the burning bush that was not consumed. Why did God give him this vision? How does it serve to kick off the reception process? And what does it have to do with the spark of life in each and every one of us? We explore all this and more. If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page lamed aleph (31). You can find a pdf of the piece here.This episode is sponsored anonymously by an OU-JLIC Queens College alumnus "...
2025-01-1548 min