Behind the Bima
206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Rabbis Efrem Goldberg, Philip Moskowitz, and Josh Broide, from Boca Raton Synagogue, shmooze about contemporary issues. Every week features an unscripted and lively discussion, special guests, and a behind-the-scenes look at leading a large and dynamic Jewish community.
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Special Guest - Rabbi Gershon Schusterman
December 08, 2022 04:49 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBRabbi Gershon Schusterman is the author of Why, God, Why?: How to Believe in Heaven When it Hurts like Hell (https://store.kehotonline.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=EO-WHYG). Rabbi Gershon Schusterman knew all the textbook answers when comforting bereaved community members who asked him, “Where is God? If God is loving, how could this happen?” But when the rabbi’s young wife died suddenly, leaving him a 38- year-old widower with eleven children to raise, he found himself reeling. His pers...
Special Guest - David Sacks
December 01, 2022 04:46 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBDavid Sacks is an American television writer and producer. His writing and producing credits include seasons five and six on 'The Simpsons', for which he won an Emmy Award, '3rd Rock from the Sun', for which he received a Golden Globe Award, 'Malcolm in the Middle', 'Murphy Brown', and more. 00:00 - Intro 12:59 - Interview 1:09:31 - Outro Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.
Special Guest - Yishai Fleisher
November 24, 2022 05:47 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBYishai Fleisher is the International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron. Yishai is also an Israeli broadcaster and a frequent columnist for major news websites including a recent oped in the NY Times. He holds a JD from Cardozo Law and rabbinic ordination from Kollel Agudat Achim. Yishai is a paratrooper in the IDF reserves and lives with his family in the hills of Judea. 00:00 - Intro 10:16 - Interview 1:15:03 - Outro Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS...
Bonus Episode: A Recovering Addict, Her Parents and Her Brother Share Their Story
November 17, 2022 17:55 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBIf you are interested in any of CCSA’s services - prevention education in schools, family support group, community awareness events - reach out to Lianne Forman at [email protected] or go to www.jewishccsa.org for more information.
Special Guest - Allison Josephs
November 17, 2022 04:52 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBAllison Josephs (Founder & Executive Director of Jew in the City) has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim Bialik. Variety named her as an advocate for inclusivity in the entertainment industry in its 2022 Inclusion Impact Report. Allison has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People Magazine, NYPost, Daily News, TMZ, The D...
Special Guests - Meyers Leonard and Aaron Jungreis
November 10, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBMeyers Patrick Leonard (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. After spending his first seven seasons with the Trail Blazers, he was traded to the Heat in the 2019 offseason. He reached the NBA Finals with ...
Special Guest - Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits
November 03, 2022 03:06 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBRav Yitzchak Berkovits is the Rosh Yeshiva of the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is a leading expert on Mitzvot Bein Adam L’Chavero, the Torah’s wisdom regarding interpersonal relationships, and is the Posek and spiritual guide for hundreds of Jewish outreach professionals and many organizations around the world. Before assuming the position of Dean at the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva, Rabbi Berkovits was the founder and Dean of The Jerusalem Kollel and has been the Mashgiach Ruchani of Aish ...
Special Guest - Rabbi David Fohrman
October 27, 2022 05:26 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBRabbi David Fohrman is an internationally renowned lecturer on biblical themes, and the founder and principal educator at Aleph Beta. He has served as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, and as a lead writer and editor for ArtScroll's Talmud translation project. Rabbi Fohrman has also served as scholar for the Hoffberger Foundation for Torah Study. He is the author of The Beast That Crouches at the Door, a finalist for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, The Queen You Thought ...
Special Guest - Judge Dan Butler
September 22, 2022 03:56 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBAudiences all over North America have been bowled over by Butler’s personal and professional perspectives, his whirlwind delivery, gentle humor, and remarkable insights into the human condition. Dan Butler draws on his experiences as a father, a syndicated weekly columnist, a securities salesman, a college professor, a retail store manager and a regional director for the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY). He has been a judicial law clerk, a prosecutor, a family court hearing off...
Bonus Episode: Out of the Shadows - A Jewish Approach to Mental Health
September 18, 2022 01:30 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBIntroducing the first episode of Out of the Shadows: A Jewish Approach to Mental Health. Subscribe to the monthly podcast and let us know if you have any feedback. --- There are problems that affect so many and yet so few talk about them, which is why R. Efrem Goldberg and Moshe Yachnes bring you OUT OF THE SHADOWS: A Jewish Approach to Mental Health, hosted by the Boca Raton Synagogue and Onward Living's Adopt Initiative. Rabbi Goldberg and Moshe speak to leaders in the field and discuss ...
Special Guest - Shlomo Katz
September 15, 2022 03:53 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBShlomo Katz (Hebrew: שלמה כץ) is a contemporary religious Jewish singer in Israel. Shlomo Katz was born in New Jersey, the son of Chazan Avsholom Katz. His father was an Argentine immigrant from Buenos Aires, and was named for his uncle Avshalom Haviv. His family moved to Israel when he was nine years old and he has subsequently moved back and forth between Los Angeles and Israel. While studying in a Raanana yeshiva, Katz was introduced to the music and teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. ...
Celebrating the 100th Episode and Special Eitan Katz
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 99 MBThis episode celebrates 100 episodes of the show! From Coffee Talk to Behind the Bima, a lot has changed, but so much has stayed the same. Tune in to hear about your favorite episodes and moments from this podcast. We were thrilled to be joined by Jewish musician Eitan Katz. A member of an extremely musical family, Eitan Katz discovered that he had not just a love of music, but the talent as well. Spending his childhood moving back and forth between Los Angeles and Israel, Eitan was expos...
Special Guest - Dr. Jonathan Donath, Founder of Daily Giving
September 01, 2022 02:39 - 1 hour - 73 MBDaily Giving's mission is to enable every Jew to easily perform the mitzvah of tzedaka every single day, and to disperse those funds to deserving Jewish non-profit organizations around the world on a daily basis. www.DailyGiving.org. Just as drips of water over millennia can carve out caves and canyons, one small mitzvah multiplied several times over can move mountains as well. That’s the belief of Dr. Jonathan Donath, a chiropractor in White Plains, New York, who got an epiphany in 2018 w...
Special Guests - Bat-Galim & Ofir Shaer
August 04, 2022 03:12 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBBat Galim Shaer is an educator and public figure, married to Ofir and mother to 5 daughters and one son - the late Gil-ad z’’l - who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gush Etzion in the summer of 2014 along with his friends Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach. With over 20 years of experience in various educational frameworks, Bat Galim has presented lectures and initiated conferences to promote and foster unity within Israeli society. She is one of the creators of Israel’s "Unity Day" proje...
Special Guest - Dan Grunfeld
July 28, 2022 03:14 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBDaniel Leslie Grunfeld is an American professional basketball player, who last played as a small forward for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played briefly for Hapoel Holon, but left the team due to its financial problems, and signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem starting at the beginning of November 2011. He is the son of former New York Knicks guard, and former Washington Wizards executive, Ernie Grunfeld. In high school, he averaged 23.9 points per ...
Special Guest - Chava Willig Levy
July 21, 2022 05:44 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBChava Willig Levy is an award-winning author and an advocate for individuals with disabilities. As a person who gets around in a motorized wheelchair, she has shattered many stereotypes about people with disabilities in the workplace, in the community, in the classroom and on the college campus. An internationally known motivational speaker famous for her humor, passion and compassion, Chava has captivated audiences ranging in size from 50 to 3,500. Millions of people have read Chava’s arti...
Special Guest - R' Moshe Meir Weiss
July 14, 2022 04:30 - 1 hour - 101 MBRabbi Moshe Meir Weiss is a prolific speaker and a student of Rav Moshe Feinstein. He served as a rabbi in Staten Island for decades and currently lives and teaches in Lakewood. 00:00 - Intro 19:58 - Interview 1:18:16 - Outro Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.
Special Guest - Hillel Fuld
July 07, 2022 03:47 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBHillel Fuld is an American Israeli technology blogger, vlogger, business advisor, and international speaker. Fuld's work focuses on the Israeli high tech industry, guidance for startup companies, and marketing tips for growing a business or personal brands. Fuld has been recognized as one of the most influential people in the Israeli tech industry, and has been ranked in the top ten of global technology bloggers. In 2018, he was the keynote speaker at the Touro College Division of Graduate...
Special Guests - Dovi Safier & Yehuda Geberer
June 30, 2022 04:22 - 1 hour - 126 MBDovi Safier is a business professional who enjoys researching unexplored chapters of Jewish history, with a primary focus on the yeshivos of the interwar period. Yehuda Geberer (https://yehudageberer.com/) is a researcher of Jewish History and a popular tour guide of Jewish Historical sites in Europe. He spends much of his time conducting group and private tours around Europe as well as Israel, for families, groups and institutions from a variety of background and ages. Tours to Europe and...
Special Guest - Saul Blinkoff, Animator
June 16, 2022 03:09 - 1 hour - 120 MBOur Guest: Saul (https://saulblinkoff.com/) began his career as an animator for the WALT DISNEY STUDIOS working on the hit films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, & Tarzan. He made his directorial debut with the hip action-adventure series Spy Groove for MTV. Shortly thereafter, he re-joined DISNEY, directing the films Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo & Kronk's New Groove- starring Eartha Kitt & David Spade. Notes: •IMBD Parent Guide can be helpful to find out how approp...
Special Guest - Elisheva Liss, LMFT
June 09, 2022 04:34 - 1 hour - 102 MBElisheva Liss, LMFT is a psychotherapist in private practice, an author, lecturer, and digital educator. Her book, Find Your Horizon of Healthy Thinking, teaches how to use a narrative therapy technique she developed for managing challenging thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. Her primary digital course is: Sacred, Not Secret: A Religious Parent's Guide to Healthy, Holy Sexuality Education. Some of her other courses are: Private Practice Pro-Tips, How to Make the Most of Your Therapy Expe...
Special Guest - R' Berel Wein
June 02, 2022 04:50 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBRabbi Berel Wein, the founder and director of the Destiny Foundation since 1996, has, for over 25 years, been identified with the popularization of Jewish history through his more than 1,000 lectures heard world-wide on CD and now as downloadable MP3s, his 15 books, history courses, educational tours and, most recently, dramatic and documentary films. Rabbi Wein is a graduate of the Hebrew Theological College and Roosevelt College in Chicago. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from De Pau...
Special Guest - Rabbi Mark Wildes
May 26, 2022 03:49 - 1 hour - 114 MBRabbi Mark Wildes was ordained from Yeshiva University, but before becoming a rabbi, he received a JD from the Cardozo School of Law and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. Since founding MJE 20 years ago, Rabbi Wildes has become one of America’s most inspirational and dynamic Jewish educators. He lives with his wife Jill and their children Yosef, Ezra, Judah and Avigayil on the Upper West Side where they maintain a warm and welcoming home for all. He is a hard core ...
Special Guest - Sam Ron, Holocaust Survivor
April 28, 2022 04:15 - 1 hour - 113 MBSam Ron and Jack Waksal were prisoners in the Holocaust together and recently united after 79 years. Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.
Special Guest - Coach Bruce Pearl
April 07, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBBruce Alan Pearl (born March 18, 1960) is an American college basketball coach, and the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball program. A video of Pearl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nRO8KEEFo) went viral in which he said at a press conference: "My Hebrew name is Mordecai, and I think my family gave me that name for this reason. Mordecai talked to Esther the queen and said, 'Look, Esther, you might survive this for a little while, but you won't survive this. He's really goi...
Special Guest - Naomi Nachman
March 31, 2022 03:43 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBAs cooking has always been her passion, in 2004, Naomi started her own kosher personal chef business, The Aussie Gourmet, to pursue cater weekly and Shabbat/Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities and beyond — including Alaska and Israel. Naomi is often sought after to give cooking demonstrations and produce kosher Chopped competitions throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan as well as across the country, where she shares her immen...
Special Guests - Rabbi Yechiel Levitansky (Ukraine) and Rabbi Yaakov Gibber (BJC)
March 24, 2022 05:21 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBR. Yechiel Slomo Levitansky was born in Los-Angeles in 1974. He lives at present in Sumy, Ukraine with his wife and 6 children. As a rabbi his activity is the restoration of the Jewish in Sumy and the Sumy region. Since 5 years he studied in religious yeshiva school in L.A. and N.Y., USA. After finishing yeshiva he had practice in 1994-1995 in Kharkov, Ukraine and helped the local rabbi. Rabbi Yaakov Gibber became the Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of The Boca Jewish Center/Shaaray Tefilla in ...
Special Guests - Rabbis & Staff of BRS: BRS Global Campaign Marathon Episode
March 10, 2022 06:28 - 3 hours - 202 MBPartner with us at www.brsonline.org/global. A marathon episode, running for over 3.5 hours, celebrating the great talent behind BRS. Hosts Rabbis Efrem Goldberg and Josh Broide speak to: Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Rabbi Rael and Rebbetzin Aliza Blumenthal (BRS West) Jeffrey Goldberg (COO) Talia Borenstein (Director of Member Engagement) Rabbi Eli Zians (Teen Rabbi) Rabbi Kevin Rhine (Youth Rabbi) Matthew Miller (Behind the Bima Productions) Plus special guests Simcha Leiner, Esty...
Special Guests - R' Eli Stefansky, With an Update from Ukraine with Refael Kruskal of Odessa
March 03, 2022 04:36 - 2 hours - 116 MBShow your support for BRS and donate to our BRS Global campaign at www.brsonline.org/global. Rabbi Eli Stefansky was raised in New York and Bnei Brak. A graduate of some of the finest yeshivos both in Israel and the States, he learned for a while after his marriage, before successfully entering the real estate business. His Daf Yomi shiurim are streamed live every morning and is watched by participants around the globe, who write in with questions and comments. Refael Kruskal is the Chie...
Special Guest - R' Dovid Bashevkin
February 24, 2022 14:17 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBR' Dovid Bashevkin is the director of education for NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union, and an instructor at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on public policy, religious crisis, and rabbinic thought. He completed rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as well as a Master’s degree at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies focusing on the thought of Rabbi Zadok of Lublin under the guidance of Dr. Yaakov Elman....
Special Guest - Ilana Toweg, Farmer Observing Shmitah
February 17, 2022 04:39 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBAmerican-born and Canadian-raised, Ilana moved to Israel when she was 18, only taking on the agricultural life after her marriage 25 years ago to her third-generation farmer husband. Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, ...
Special Guest - R' Eli Mansour
February 10, 2022 04:34 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBRabbi Mansour is currently the Rabbi of The Edmond J Safra Synagogue in Brooklyn, New York. He started his Yeshiva education at Magen David Yeshiva, which was founded by the Rabbi’s great uncle, the esteemed Mr. Isaac Shalom A"H. There he studied Torah and absorbed the richness of our heritage from noted Rabbis such as Rabbi David Bitton A"H, and Rabbi Moshe Greenes A”H. However, the figure who had the most significant impact on the Rabbi’s development was Rabbi Baruch ben Haim A"H. Rabbi M...
Special Guest - Myron Sugerman
February 03, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBMyron Sugerman was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938, and at the age of twenty-one he followed his father's footsteps into the family business--Coin-operated amusements. Like his father, Barney "Sugie" Sugerman, Myron sold and operated slot machines, jukeboxes, cigarette machines, and anything else that accepted coins and entertained people in bars, nightclubs, and other hangouts around the world. The vocation took him all over the world's six habitable continents--to everywhere but Antarc...
Special Guest - R' Yitzchak Adlerstein
January 20, 2022 05:16 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBR. Yitzchak Adlerstein is the co-founder of Cross-Currents, an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought, and regularly contributes to that site. He also on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives, an online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community. R. Adlerstein serves as the director of Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: htt...
Special Guest - Bob Diener, Co-Founder of Hotels.com
January 13, 2022 05:37 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBBob Diener is the co-founder and President of getaroom.com, and co-founder and past President of hotels.com. After receiving his law degree from Cornell where he was an editor of the Cornell Law Review, Bob practiced securities and corporate law with the firm of Gibson Dunn. As a leading travel industry expert, he is a frequent source for many major news organizations as well as a recurrent guest on many television and radio stations including NBC, CNN and Fox News. Bob has been featured on ...
Bonus Episode: Halachic Man - HaRav Herschel Schachter Shlit"a
January 09, 2022 16:50 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBA conversation with Rabbis Herschel Schacter and Efrem Goldberg. The conversation took place as part of an Amudim program called Unite to Heal. For more, check out BehindtheBima.com.
Special Guest - Nissim Black
January 06, 2022 04:49 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBNissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black; December 9, 1986) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He retired in 2011 to focus on his conversion to Orthodox Judaism, but soon returned under his new Hebrew name Nissim Black (Nissim means 'miracles' in Hebrew) and began writing from a more religious standpoint. He appeared on Shtar's song "Rabbit Hole" (2012). He has since released a mixtape called Miracle Music (2013) and the studio albums Nissim (2013), Lemala (2017), ...
Special Guests - YU Macs Coach Steinmetz & Ryan Turell
December 30, 2021 05:55 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBYeshiva University announced Elliot Steinmetz as its head men's basketball coach on April 28, 2014. Steinmetz, a 2002 graduate of YU's Sy Syms School of Business who lettered on YU's basketball team for three seasons from 1999-02, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the men's basketball program while ensuring the academic success of its student-athletes. He has served with distinction as head coach of the varsity basketball team at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School and of the g...
Special Guest - Joseph Gitler, Founder of Leket
December 23, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBJoseph Gitler is a graduate of Yeshiva University and Fordham University Law School. After making aliyah in 2000, he worked for three years as Director of International Sales & Development for a family software business. He founded Leket Israel in 2003 after witnessing significant food wastage in Israel at a time of rising poverty. Joseph’s vision and steady hand have led the organization from a simple, one-man operation to Israel’s largest food rescue organization. He is married to Leelah, ...
Special Guest - Dara Horn
December 16, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBDara Horn is the award-winning author of six books, including the novels In the Image (Norton 2002), The World to Come (Norton 2006), All Other Nights (Norton 2009), A Guide for the Perplexed (Norton 2013), and Eternal Life (Norton 2018), and the essay collection People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Norton 2021). One of Granta magazine’s Best Young American Novelists (2007), she is the recipient of two National Jewish Book Awards, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, the Harol...
Special Guest - Justice Richard Bernstein
December 09, 2021 04:31 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBJustice Richard Bernstein became the first blind justice, elected by voters statewide, to the Michigan Supreme Court in November 2014. With a commitment to justice and fairness, Bernstein began his 8-year term in January 2015. Prior to being elected to Michigan’s highest court, Justice Bernstein was known as a tireless advocate for disabled rights as an attorney heading the public service division for The Sam Bernstein Law Firm in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Blind since birth, Justice Bern...
Special Guest - R' Mordechai Machlis
November 25, 2021 04:13 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBR' Machlis is a truly righteous man, a teacher both by profession and by his very life. He hosts 200 people in his home every shabbos and has inspired thousands. His late wife, Rebbetzin Henny, was a truly singular outstanding woman. She lovingly opened her heavenly heart and home to many many tens of thousands of guests from every imaginable background. In her own unique way, Henny served as a caring mother and dedicated role model to so many of these people. The Rebbetzin keenly unders...
Special Guest - Dovid Lichtenstein
November 18, 2021 05:55 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBDovid Lichtenstein is an American billionaire entrepreneur and real estate investor. He is the founder and CEO of The Lightstone Group, which he founded in 1988. During the early years of the Lightstone Group, Lichtenstein focused on investing in multifamily properties. He rapidly grew his portfolio in the 1990s, before diversifying his portfolio and moving into retail. Lichtenstein in 2003 acquired Prime Retail for $638 million, seen as one of the largest retail purchases in United States a...
Special Guest - Jamie Geller
November 11, 2021 04:25 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBJamie Geller is an Israeli-American food writer, celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman. She has been called "The Kosher Rachael Ray" by the Miami Herald and the Queen of Kosher. Jamie Geller is the new Chief Media & Marketing Officer at Aish Global. Ms. Geller brings years of experience in building her media empire that influences millions every day. The award-winning producer, media and marketing executive is the Founder and CEO of Kosher Network international (KNi), the #1 ...
Special Guest - Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau
November 04, 2021 04:03 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDavid Baruch Lau (Hebrew: דוד לאו; born 13 January 1966) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He was appointed after achieving a majority of the vote on July 24, 2013. He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel, and as the Chief Rabbi of Shoham. Lau is the son of former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau. 00:00 - Introduction 16:00 - Interview 51:52 - Outro Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org...
Special Guest - R' YY Jacobson
October 28, 2021 04:16 - 1 hour - 104 MBR. Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, also known as YY Jacobson, is an American Chabad rabbi and speaker from Monsey, New York. Jacobson served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson. There were technical issues in the live stream. 00:00 - Introduction 14:23 - Interview 1:33:09 - Outro Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: ht...
Special Guest - Professor Ruth Wisse
October 21, 2021 02:01 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBProfessor Ruth Wisse is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University emeritus. She is a noted scholar of Yiddish literature and of Jewish history and culture. 00:00 - Intro 18:34 - Interview Begins Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Rat...
Special Guest - Avraham Fried
October 14, 2021 03:40 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBAvraham Shabsi Hakohen Friedman (Hebrew: אברהם שבתי הכהן, born March 22, 1959) better known by his stage name, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community. 00:00 - Intro Discussion 20:00 - Interview Begins 1:03:20 - Outro Discussion Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the ...
Special Guest - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
September 02, 2021 08:21 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBSheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969) is an American business executive, billionaire and philanthropist. Sandberg serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook and the founder of LeanIn.Org. In June 2012, she was elected to Facebook's Board of Directors, becoming the first woman to serve on its board. Prior to joining Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, and was involved in its philanthropic arm Google.org. Bef...
Special Guest, Rabbi Moshe Weinberger (Second Visit)
August 26, 2021 03:51 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBRav Moshe Weinberger, shlit'a, has served as Mashpia in Yeshiva University since 2013, and is the founding Morah d'Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY. Rav Weinberger is a noted speaker who draws upon a vast array of sources in his shiurim. The diverse currents of the MaHaRal, RaMChal, Ba'al Shem Tov, Vilna Gaon, Rav Tzadok HaKohen, Rebbe Nachman, The Ba'al HaTanya and others merge within him and are transmitted to countless Jews of all backgrounds thirsting for knowledge, insp...