Harley Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and the President of Shopify. He founded his first company at age 17 while a student at McGill. Harley completed his law degree as well as his MBA at the University of Ottawa. Harley was one of the “Dragons” on CBC’s Next Gen Den and starred on Discovery Channel’s I Quit. He received the Canadian Angel Investor of the Year Award, Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, and was inducted into the Order of Ottawa. From 2014 to 2017 Harle...
Jun 08, 2024•28 min
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 studied under the guidance of several of the world’s premier rabbinical figures and has found a nic...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Shulem Lemmer (born November 6, 1989), known professionally simply as " Shulem ," is an American Belz Hasidic singer from Borough Park, Brooklyn, in New York City. He is the first born-and-raised Charedi Jew to sign a major record contract with a leading label, Universal Music Group, under its classical music Decca Gold imprint. 🔴Sponsors🔴 ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place: https://toveedo.com Use promo code MM10 for 10% off! _________________ ►Purple Stairs...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Hudi Arieh was born with TAR syndrome, also known as, Thrombocytopenia. But she is not letting that stop her. In this episode, Hudi shares her incredible life story, the mindset that has enabled her to overcome incredible odds, and her amazing faith and Emunah. 🔴Sponsors🔴 ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place: https://toveedo.com Use promo code MM10 for 10% off! _____________ ► Growtha We get you more than traffic. We get you more leads. https://www.growtha.com/...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Miriam Peretz is an Israeli educator and public speaker. After the deaths of two of her sons during their service in the Israel Defense Forces, Peretz became a lecturer on Zionism and living with loss. She was the recipient of the Israel Prize in 2018, for lifetime achievement. In May 2021, Peretz announced that she would run for President of Israel in the 2021 election as an Independent candidate. She ended up losing the election to Isaac Herzog. R' Avi Berman is the Executive Director of the O...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min
David Schottenstein is the founder and former CEO of Privé Revaux sunglasses and has started and sold multiple companies and has ownership interests in a number of successful ventures including OneWheel, Mizzen & Main and his latest venture, 7th Heaven Chocolate Co. In this episode David opens up about his recent stint in prison, what he has learned from it and what he’s doing now for the Jewish community. 🔴Sponsors🔴 ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place: ht...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Mordechai Shapiro was born in 1989 in Monsey, New York. Born into a musical family, his father is a chazzan and his mother has a background as a trained opera singer. He learned in yeshiva in Ashar, Netiv Aryeh, and Yeshivas Bais Yisroel. Shapiro made his musical debut as the star soloist of the Miami Boys Choir. After leaving the choir, Shapiro took a break from music until his voice transitioned sufficiently. He was a student of legendary voice teacher William Riley. He worked in other jobs an...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 21 min
This week we talked to Meira Cowland, a news curator, political consultant and Israel activist. Meira shares the fascinating story of her religious journey, education, and how she become the source for real global news for tens of thousands of people after the October 7th terrorist attack in Israel via her Instagram channel. Meira's story, as well as her professional insights into the world of politics, media, and defending Israel is truly inspiring. Sponsors ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Rabbi Moshe Rotberg is mara d’asra of Khal Zichron Yechezkel in Toms River, New Jersey. Rabbi Rotberg is a leading expert on end-of-life and medical emergency halachos, on which he has authored numerous sefarim. He is also the halachic coordinator for Hatzalah of Lakewood. Sponsors ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place: https://toveedo.com Use promo code MM10 for 10% off! _______________ ►Lucite Seder Pack You’ll want this at YOUR Pesach Seder Order Here https://w...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 35 min
Rabbi Kelemen is the founder and current Rosh Kollel of the Center for Kehillah Development, a leadership development project devoted to the growth and wellbeing of Jewish communities worldwide. He also created the International Organization of Mussar Vaadim, a network of self-development organizations focusing on character development in more than two dozen communities in Israel and North America. R' Lawrence Kelemen was awarded his undergraduate degree at U.C.L.A. and did graduate studies at H...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Batya Burd-Oved is a proud mother of 5 who lives in the Old City of Jerusalem. She founded and runs www.Westernwallprayers.org , a charity allowing people all over the world to access the segula of having a Talmud Chachim daven 40 straight days at the Kotel for them. Much of this episode is about Batya’s late husband, Gershon Burd, and his secret life of Chesed. When she is not writing, she is usually speaking to groups and seminaries about the power of Emunah and hopes to bring her speaking eng...
Mar 30, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Help Rav Avshi Weingot's holy mission: https://www.charidy.com/closer Rabbi Avshi Weingot is the director of Yeshivat Shalom Rav. A passionate teacher of Chasidut and Kabbalah, Rabbi Avshi uses music not only to share his teachings but also as a powerful tool to connect with inner spirituality. He inspires students to explore the depths of these mystical traditions and foster a meaningful connection with Hashem and the mitzvot. His classes are transformative experiences, offering practical tools...
Mar 19, 2024•53 min
Noam Buskila, IDF Soldier, has been on the front lines of battle on the the Northern border of Israel since October 7th. Noam continues to uplift the spirits of all Jews around the world with his angelic voice and guitar in tow. This is the story of how Noam Buskila is so positive and B'simcha amidtst such chaos and terror. _____________________________________ ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place! Stream unlimited videos on your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, a...
Mar 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min
In 2008 Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and his wife Kaila , sold all their belongings and moved from Pasadena, California to Rostov-on-Don, Russia with their two young children. They made this radical move to revive Jewish life in a city that was decimated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Over the past 14 years their mission has been to care for the material & spiritual needs of Rostov’s 15,000 Jews. More than they have inspired their community; their community inspires them. Rabbi Chaim shares the...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Rabbi Elie Estrin serves as the Aleph Institute’s Military Personnel Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Endorser. Chaplain Estrin was commissioned into the US Air Force in 2014 as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee Jewish chaplain, and he is currently assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, FL. He is also the editor of Aleph’s Jewish-American Warrior bi-monthly magazine. He and his wife Chaya Rochel are the coauthors of a book, “ Of Medicine, Miracles a...
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Mordechai and his wife waiting for their first child 17 years. During that time Mordechai invested himself into learning more about infertility and what treatments can be helpful. He became an expert in the field, trusted and asked for advice by than many prestigous doctors. Mordechai Koenig is the director of medical affairs at ATime, an organization that offers support and resources for couples struggling with infertility. _____________________________________ ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your k...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Ayelet Elnecave grew up as a devout Christian in Iowa and graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University majoring in Jewish Studies. She taught English in Mexico for three years before making Aliyah in 2010. Ayelet converted to Judaism 3 times. She lives in Jerusalem and teaches at Neve Yerushalayim. This is her story. _________________________________________ ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place! Stream unlimited videos on your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, ...
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Tzili Schneider is a veteran teacher, a member of the Orthodox mainstream, the mother of eleven and a woman who cares. Deeply. Tzili grew up in Meah Shearim surrounded by all shades and hues of Jewish life. She remembers as a little girl dancing joyfully with soldiers following the capture of the Kosel at the end of the six-day war. As she grew up, Tzili noted that the general atmosphere in Israel outside the sheltered alleyways of her youth was diametrically different. She began to encounter ho...
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Shloime Zionce is a 30 year old Proud Hasidic Jewish writer, Podcaster and YouTuber who travels around the world spreading love and teaching people about Judaism while learning about other cultures. He’s been to many dozens of countries, including Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. He also serves as an ambassador to the Hasidic community often appearing in viral YouTube videos and TV Shows with millions of views. He has been featured on CNN, BBC. RT, and even Al-Jazeera. Ch...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Rabbi Doron Peretz is the Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement. He studied for 10 years in some of Israel’s leading Yeshivot, culminating in receiving Rabbinic ordination. He served in the I.D.F as part of the Hesder Program and has a BA in Jewish Education and an MA in Jewish History. This episode is sponsored by: ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place! Stream unlimited videos on your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, and smart TV. From new releases, to...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Yonatan Razel was born in New York and moved to Israel at a young age with his family. He won "Singer of the Year" and "Song of the Year" from Ynet in the fall of 2007. Yonatan gained fame in 2009 for setting the Jewish liturgical poem "Vehi Sheamda" to music for Yaakov Shwekey. Israeli Charedi radio station Kol Chai named the song its "Song of the Decade" as the song became popular with both secular and religious listeners, becoming an anthem for the holiday of Pesach in Israel. _______________...
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Larry Gordon was born and raised in Brooklyn, and has six children; including Nachi Gordon, co-host of Meaningful People Podcast. He is a veteran journalist, writing stories on Jewish life and related issues for thirty years. He is also the acknowledged creator of modern Jewish radio. This distinction is due, for Larry, in 1977, pioneered the first weekday morning Jewish music and news program on FM radio—91.1 WFMU at New Jersey’s Upsala College. Larry’s program, the “Hebrew and Jewish program,”...
Jan 13, 2024•1 hr 22 min
On October 7th, Hamas terrorists stormed into the home of Hadar and Itay Berdichevsky in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the Israeli communities along the Gaza border. Hadar and Itay— both 30 years old—were butchered in their own home. Miraculously, their 10-month-old twins survived. The babies were found—rescued by the IDF—14 hours later, crying in their cots. Their parents’ bodies lie in pools of blood around them. Maya and Dvir also survived the massacre on Kfar Aza that day. They hid in their safe ...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min
The Airley’s made aliyah from the United States in 2006. Binyamin attended yeshiva, spent time in Eilat, and worked on the family’s farm, including most Shabbats. Binyomin Airley joined the front lines of the battle VS Hamas to secure the land of Israel and protect the Jewish people. He unfortunately was killed in battle. At his shloshim, a moving kumzitz led by Shlomo Katz began with people singing softly in their seats and evolved into heartfelt t’filah with people standing and swaying, arm in...
Jan 06, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Avi Fishoff, the son of the well known Benny Fishoff A"H, personally gives 24/7 support to hundreds of familes with teens or young adults in crisis. Avi is the founder of Home Sweet Home and Twisted Parenting. The author of GPS! Navigation For Your Soul , CPR! Resucitation For Your Soul and now newly released Raising Royalty. All parents are required to have their own Daas Torah fully involved to pasken any shailos that may arise. Avi has many hundreds of haskamos from leading Gedolim. ►Ceremian...
Dec 30, 2023•1 hr 35 min
#BringHershHome Rachel Goldberg-Polin, 54, is a soft-spoken teacher who grew up in Chicago and has since moved and resides in Jerusalem with her family. She is remarkably comfortable in the unwanted role she has inhabited since shortly after Oct. 7: the international voice, face and conscience of the hostage crisis. Please continue to pray for the safe return for her son who was taken hostage by Hamas into Gaza, Hersh Golderg-Polin. Hersh Ben Perel Chana. ________________________________ ►Alpert...
Dec 23, 2023•53 min
David J. Lieberman, PhD, is a renowned psychotherapist and internationally recognized leader in the fields of human behavior and interpersonal relationships, who has empowered millions of people through his audio programs, educational videos, and live seminars. His thirteen books, which have been translated into 28 languages and include two New York Times Bestsellers, have sold millions of copies worldwide. Dr. Lieberman’s works have been featured in hundreds of major publications around the glo...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 18 min
What are the rules of war according to the Torah? What does the Torah say about hostage deals? Are we seeign signs of Moshiach? We discuss these questions + so much more with YouTube's #1 Rabbi, Rabbi Manis Friedman. You can see more about R' Friedman at his website; https://itsgoodtoknow.org ______________________________ ►Alpert and Associates Call Moshe Alpert! Email: Moshe.alpert@nm.com for a free consultation, or head to https://bit.ly/moshealpert Or call 718-644-1594 ______________________...
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr 23 min
This week we sat down and spoke with Yossi Landau from ZAKA. Founded in 1995, Zaka's volunteers arrive at the scene with one mission: to recover the bodies of those who die in an unnatural way. In Judaism, a person must be buried whole. ZAKA's crews work tirelessly to recover as many body parts as they can from the scenes they are called to. It's considered the greatest mitzvah a Jew can perform for another person. Yossi Landau has been with the organization for 33 years and has been all over th...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Just a few short years ago Elke Pollak found herself in the battle of her life. With Herself. Elke had just had a beautiful baby boy and while everyone around her was so joyful, her world was falling apart. This is Elke's story of resilience and perserverance. Elke has since started an organization to help those struggling with PPD. Tikvaseinu is there there to provide critical resources and support to women struggling with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. They aim to provide exceptional ca...
Nov 25, 2023•1 hr 23 min
