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Join this podcast as Chana Weisberg masterfully interviews people from all walks of life, uncovering their inspiring and amazing stories. Listen to the latest episode, or any of the past interviews, to discover extraordinary people with extraordinary stories.
Now a grandmother many times over, Frumma Kulek looks back at how she found hope, acceptance, family, fufilment, and love when she was a teen mom stuck in an abusive relationship.
Hear Silvia Fishbaum share how her second attempt to escape communist Czechoslovakia succeeded and how she uses her personal experience to educate the world about Judaism and Antisemitism
Born in India to Persian Jews, Sarah Karmely was guided by the Rebbe to become an author, teacher, guide, and mentor to thousands, with lots of miracles and drama along the way.
Rabbi Danny Yiftach was among hundreds of Persian Jewish children airlifted by Chabad to safety. Today he serves the Persian Jewish community in California and back in Iran.
As a young Jew, he inked his Jewish identity onto his skin. Then he deepened his connection to Judaism and adopted a full Jewish lifestyle--including educating others on the prohibition of getting a tattoo.
Rabbi Yosef Gerlitzky of Tel Aviv shares an on-the-ground update from the Home Front, as well as memories of his time as an emissary of the Rebbe to visit Iran and around the world.
Hear how a former Christian minister married a convert, struggled to raise their Hassidic family, and grew through the mental illness and loss of their son.
Sara's journey took her through rock concerts, a Christian cult, and much more before she finally found her soulmate and calling as a Chabad leader and teacher in Manhattan.
Today, she is a world-renowned expert and author on challah. It all began when she found herself in Japan, expected to bake challah for hundreds. She has since found spirituality, tradition, and her own identity in baking and taking challah.
How one woman discovered Torah, battled depression, discovered her gift for comedy, became a medical clown, and healed herself and others one viral impression at a time.
How a child of secular suburbia discovered his deeper identity as a "child of Abraham," transforming his life path from worldly success to spiritual fulfillment as a rabbi and Jewish educator.
Master teacher Rabbi Yossi Paltiel shares how he was shaped by his father's orphanhood, losing his own four-year-old child, navigating grief with his wife, and finding strength in Chasidic teachings.
A wide-ranging conversation with Bronya Shaffer that includes witnessing the Rebbe's reunion with his mother, the Rebbe's involvement in her marriage, speaking about taboo topics, being sent to Russia with a female companion, and finding strength in the tragic death of her husband.
Natan Sharansky is a celebrated hero who challenged the Soviet empire. Learn how his Jewish identity and faith kept him courageous under the harshest of conditions.
Creator of Project Purpose shares practical tips and philosophical signposts for your personal journey toward self-actualization and purposeful living based on the teachings of the Rebbe.
Join this podcast as Chana Weisberg masterfully interviews people from all walks of life, uncovering their inspiring and amazing stories. Listen to the latest episode, or any of the past interviews, to discover extraordinary people with extraordinary stories.
