Yehonatan (Yoni) Palmer grew up in Golders Green, London, moving to Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel, in 1998. Today he lives with his wife and daughter on a moshav just outside Ramat Bet Shemesh. He grew up in a home steeped in communal involvement, with his father, z”l , serving as a gabbai and communal leader, while his mother, z”l , also played significant roles in women’s groups in the local kehillah . Yoni works in hi-tech as a technical writer, but outside work time is involved in communal activ...
Jan 05, 2022•37 min
Bracha Goetz is not your typical Harvard grad - she's the author of 39 picture books that help children grow spiritually, inspiring each uniquely beautiful soul to shine. To quote her about the topics of her books she writes "the types of books she didn't have growing up". Her books take big ideas and make them fun for kids to incorporate into their lives. In this episode, we talk about 3 of her favorite books and how she goes about writing books for children on sensitive subjects., and why she ...
Aug 03, 2021•44 min
Rabbi Raffi Bilek is the director of the Baltimore Therapy Center and also provides individual, couples, and family therapy for the global Jewish community at FrumCounselor.com. We talk about his children's books and his ability to distill deep concepts about social issues into easy reads for children. He also used the "story" approach in his newest book called the first ten letters, where he explores concepts in Judaism related to the first ten letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The messages are c...
Jul 26, 2021•38 min
Rabbi Ian Bailey was born in Seattle, WA, and pursued his post-high school studies in Jerusalem, Israel, and Miami Beach, FL. He is a psychotherapist for children, families, couples, and individuals (LCPC). Rabbi Bailey holds an M.A. in Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, with coursework and experience in career counseling, and was a Rabbi serving as a synagogue rabbi in Seattle for a few years. He is the author of The Seven ways, a personality system based on the Sefirot. In this episode...
Jul 19, 2021•55 min
Moshe Gersht is a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Spiritual Teacher, Motivational Speaker. After performing for nearly a decade as a popular Los Angeles-based musician, Moshe moved to Jerusalem, where he has spent the last fifteen years immersed in the wellsprings of Talmud, Chassidus, Kabbalah, and Spirituality. He has devoted his life to seamlessly bridging the worlds of the Torah tradition, mystical wisdom, the true nature of the human mind, and our collective struggles. For years he ...
Jul 08, 2021•44 min
Rabbi Shimshon Meir Frankel is a clinical psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience in helping others navigate their relationships — with their families and with themselves. He has adapted his approach in order to serve clients both online and in-person, as well as within the framework of the department of family and social services in the local municipality. With his special blend of Mussar , Chassidus , and machshavah , Rabbi Frankel utilizes a soul-brewed, person-centered, Torah-...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Rabbi Avraham Edelstein is the Education Director of Neve College for Women. He was a founder and director of the Ner LeElef Institute and is the founder of and executive mentor to Olami, the worldwide network of Jewish outreach organizations for students and young professionals. He is a widely respected authority on Jewish education and outreach. ------------------------------- The Human Challenge: Being Jewish in the 21st Century https://amzn.to/33wgJ5n ENJOY! ------------------------------- S...
May 13, 2021•43 min
Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum is a passionate Jewish educator, motivational speaker, and life coach in the Greater Washington, DC, area, working with both families and young adults from all different Jewish backgrounds. A student of Yeshivas Toras Moshe and the Mirrer Yeshiva, Rabbi Buxbaum received rabbinic ordination from Aish HaTorah and Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, zt”l. Rabbi Buxbaum was the rabbi of Aish HaTorah of Greater Washington for eight years before launching the Lev Experience together w...
May 09, 2021•43 min
This is a story about thinking. How do we think about life? This is also a story about feeling. How do we feel about others and G-d? Can we find meaning in our challenges? Can we control how we think and feel about the surprises that life tends to send our way? When we are faced a medical situation, should we simply rely on our doctors or research medical options ourselves? How do we educated moderns approach prayer and trust in G-d? Can we see the goodness of the world during a time of sufferin...
May 03, 2021•44 min
R' Roy S. Neuberger and His wife Leah sit down to chat about everything books. We talk about the process of publishing every one of his five books, and why it was difficult for him to get his newest book " HOLD ON" published. Roy S. Neuberger has had an improbable, event-filled life. After earning Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in English Literature from the University of Michigan, he studied at Balliol College, Oxford, England. He has been a National Park Service Ranger and Fire Lookout, a New...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Rabbi Alexander Hool grew up under the tutelage of his father, Rabbi Maurice Hool of Kingsbury, London, UK. He learned in Gateshead Yeshivah for many years under the direction of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Gurwitz, and then moved to Israel where he has been studying, in Ponevezh Yeshivah and Kollel, for over twenty years. We talk about how Ponevezh has helped him in his journey of challenging secular sources on Jewish history. An eminent scholar, he has developed particular expertise in histo...
Apr 19, 2021•42 min
Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is a native of Valley Village, CA. He graduated Emek Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles before going to study at the famed Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and in Beth Medrash Govoha of America in Lakewood, NJ. Mosaica Press published his first book, Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew in 2014, and it became an instant classic. His Second book, G-d Versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry is a history and encyclopedia of Idols and Avoda Zaras throu...
Apr 07, 2021•36 min
This week we welcome on the pod special guest Rabbi Nachman Seltzer Rabbi Seltzer is a renowned author and writer for the Hmodia newspaper. This week he joins us to talk about being positive through his writing and how has connected to many great jews through his writing. Rabbi Nachman Seltzer gives us his "starting 5" of influential jews, his Shabbos table tips, tips for Jewish authors, the story about how he got started writing, and his first gig. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Rivka grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Touro College with an undergraduate degree in Psychology. She has taught elementary school, middle school, teenagers, and adults for over 18 years. She currently teaches middle school and is the special programs coordinator at Torah Day School of Houston. She has spent many years researching and implementing effective ways to minimize fighting between children and now coaches parents and runs workshops to teach parents and teachers how to "bully-pro...
Mar 18, 2021•25 min
Originally from Passaic, New Jersey, Levi Felsenthal began his studies in Yeshivas Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York. He then continued onto B eis midrash at Yeshivas Zichron Moshe (South Fallsburg) and Yeshivas Yagdil Torah (Yerushalayim). He currently lives in Israel with his wife and three children and spends his days learning in Yeshivas Mir in Yerushalayim. We talk about the reason he created this guide for the seder, who he hopes will read it, and much more! To get in touch with R' L...
Mar 18, 2021•33 min
Rabbi Phillips has had a unique journey in life. He has used all those experiences to create a much-needed work on Jewish philosophy. In this episode, we get real with a beyond-the-book look at what inspired him to write on this topic. We cover topics including: ADD being his advantage The books that have inspired his own Jewish philosophies, His Facebook group for respectful and diverse conversations and much more. Enjoy! -------------- To purchase the book visit: https://mosaicapress.com/produ...
Mar 15, 2021•36 min
