How can you keep smiling when tragedy strikes… twice? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Yossi Hecht; media personality, author, musician, cancer survivor and husband about his incredibly inspiring life story. They discuss the ways that Yossi was able to harness and exude an incredible simchas hachayim despite losing his ability to walk and…

When your work puts you inside some of the most sensitive situations in our community, how can you keep from burning out? Have shadchanus fees gone up, and should they? Do all bachurim vape? And can shadchanim drink on Purim? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein, and Rabbi Meir Levi, three preeminent…

FEATURING: Congressman Mike Lawler, a freshman Republican from Rockland County, New York, who will explain among other things why politics is not a beanbag. PLUS: Are consensus minded conservatives extinct? Binyamin and Maury's favorite Presidents We will also speak today with Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts…

Power Politics Episode #8 Featuring: Matt Lewis’ preview of the looming Republican Primary Race Competition for Donald Trump? Will the balloon incidents burst the defense budget? PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media

FEATURING: MK Simcha Rothman One of the architects of Israel’s controversial judicial reform plan PLUS: Is it time for a format change in the State of the Union message? Has a major Republican donor turned their back on Donald Trump? Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts One of the architects of Israel’s controversial judicial reform plan Is it…

BONUS: Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/VDSqADdG3Ow FEATURING: Congressman Josh Gottheimer Representing New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, and Co-Chair of the Problem Solvers’ Caucus PLUS: Is this really doomsday for democracy? Will Kamala Harris be Biden’s running mate IN 2024? Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts…

In this episode: Who’s gaining the upper hand in DC — Establishment or MAGA? The outsized influence of George Soros Guest Interview: Tevi Troy, on the changing of the Jewish Guard at the Biden White House PLUS: Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media

Why can’t we trust our presidents with classified information? Do we have an effective response to Anti-semitism? What’s behind the uproar over the Deri ruling? Guest interview: Professor Eugene Kontorovich PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media

America's Border Crisis Kevin McCarthy’s victorious battle Guest Interviewee: Shimmy Stein, a former top aide to the Republican congressional leadership. PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media

On today's episode: How faulty polling fed the red wave narrative Guest Interviewee: Daniel Huff Will Trump’s legal woes knock him out of the race before it starts? PLUS: Our Influencers of the Week and Fearless Forecasts! Episode produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts. Sound Design by Cedar Media Studios…

On today's episode: The lies my congressman told me, the bizarre story of George Santos. Guest Interviewee: Stu Loeser, a veteran of democratic politics, discussing Biden's chances for 2024 The battle for the House Speaker PLUS: Our Influencers of the Week and Fearless Forecasts! Episode produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts. Sound Design by Cedar Me…

Welcome to 2023, and the new and improved podcast: Power Politics! Hosted by Binyamin Rose, Mishpacha's Editor-at-Large, and Maury Litwack, a 2-decade veteran on the political scene, Power Politics will explore the flashpoints of American and global current affairs and how they impact the Jewish community. In this season, we'll: Focus on the leader…

What is the challenge of our generation? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rav Aaron Lopiansky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of Greater Washington. They discuss the Rosh Yeshiva’s written legacy, and how many chiddushei Torah should be out in print today. The Rosh Yeshiva talks about how true gadlus is emes and yashrus, even sometimes instead o…

What do you do when Hashem says no? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Shlomo Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam, who shares the story of the foundation of the organization, once just intended to fund infertility treatments, but now a huge umbrella of services that help a range of people from single people, through marriage, infertility, …

How can you make innovations in a yeshivah when the goal is to continue a long mesorah? Did Lakewood have a thriving Jewish nightlife before the yeshivah settled there? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Aaron Kotler about the unique position that Rabbi Kotler took in Beis Medrash Govoha, and who he looked to as his inspiration when h…

How can the unfathomable pain of losing a child be channeled into something holy? In this moving episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Shloimi Steinmetz, who lost his son Dovi as one of the 45 kedoshim in the Meron tragedy of 2021. Since that trauma shook our nation, Shloimi has channeled his energies into teaching bitachon and emunah to others, relay…

Does overexposure exist in today’s media-frantic world? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Benny Friedman about Jewish music, and what it’s really like to make a parnassah in a field that is so unique. They discuss the impact that Avraham Fried and Doni Gross have had on Benny’s career, and what it takes to make great music. Did Avremel adv…

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Will Russia go to war with Ukraine? How about China and Taiwan? Will Israel’s government crumble next year? Will Israel and Iran go to war? Will Congress turn Republican Red in November? Last but not least, will COVID ever end?By Mishpacha Media

Before voting for Trump again, or welcoming his Orthodox Jewish advisors back with open arms, or even voting for Bibi again, their clumsy diplomacy should be held against themBy Mishpacha Media

My take on the off-year election results: Democrats didn’t misjudge the mood. They’re responsible for it. They’re out of touch, even with registered Democrats.By Mishpacha Media

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One of the most sensitive elemnents issues within Charedi society is the matter of self-criticism, to the degree that those who engage in public reflective and critical thought sometimes pay a high social cost. Is it right to refrain from public self-criticism, even when justified, or is sunlight is the best disinfectant even for Haredi society? Ca…

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A candid and fascinating interview with Eli Paley, owner of Mishpacha Media Group and chairman of the Haredi Institute for Public Affairs. What is the mission of Mishpacha magazine and what the boundaries of its purview? Is there low culture as well as high culture in Charedi society? To what degree do we need to engage in self-criticism, and what …

Israel has had ups and downs with all US presidents, including with Trump. For now, Biden has kept one promise to Israel – that he would keep any disagreements between him and Israel private. As long as he keeps his word, we should reciprocateBy Mishpacha Media

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The recent war with Gaza brought to light a huge disparity of approach between Jews in Israel and those in the diaspora, raising questions over the connection between Jewish identity, support for Israel, religious observance, and an objective morality worth standing up for. An appropriate time to revisit old questions. Moderated by Rabbis Pfeffer a…

Michael Fragin interviews Binyamin Rose about the Meron tragedy. Originally featured on NSN / Spin ClassBy Mishpacha Media

This first episode of the new Tzarich Iyun podcast delineates what lies ahead: A discussion that will engage in animated discussion and reflective thought of Anglo-Charedi life in all its richness, its beauty, and its challenges. The first encounter of many between Rabbis Pfeffer and Adlerstein: two Rabbis, three opinions (at least). To watch: http…

As we all know by now, the last few elections have nothing to do with right or left or even right and wrong. The single issue is Binyamin Netanyahu. Have the numbers finally caught up with him?By Mishpacha Media

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