Dovid Halon is a Special Educator who saw the need for a new agency that invests in what he calls his community’s most valuable asset … its children. And, as a rabbi, he’s uniquely qualified to see the parallels between treatment approaches and Chassidus.By Gary Waleik and Faigy Barth

From advocating “brave talk” through conversations with Shprintzy the Doll to teaching listening skills and positivity, Ellen Shaiman outlines the tools that every school psychologist should have in his or her tool kit.By Faigy Barth

Send us a Text Message. Creating Jewish Ambassadors in the KKK’s Backyard: Rabbi Levi & Chaish Mentz To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "I aske…

Shlomo Haas is Chief Academic Officer of National Paralegal College at Crestpoint University. As a frum attorney, he’s uniquely qualified to run a new program in partnership with Sara Schenirer Institute for aspiring paralegals. Shlomo gives the rundown on what a paralegal job looks like....from the inside!…

Steve Lover’s successful career as a Business Development Coach began when he experienced, ironically, failure in a different business. But Lover parlayed his experiences and created his own comprehensive coaching service that helps business people avoid impediments to success.By Gary Waleik and Faigy Barth

Send us a Text Message. The Black Fedora in the Cowboy State: Rabbi Zalman & Raizy Mendelsohn To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "I knew that J…

Aidella Avtzon has worn many hats; math teacher, SEIT, special educator and administrator. She says a Master’s in Education can be a path to a surprisingly multifaceted career, and that life as a SEIT is a frum woman’s dream. Find out about her surprising story to success!By Gary Waleik and Faigy Barth

Rachmiel Scharg is a CPA with more than a decade of experience in domestic and international taxation. He’s also an observant Jew who has some interesting insights on accounting and how that works to support his career and family goals.By Gary Waelik

Send us a Text Message. A Sub-Saharan Brit Milah: Rabbi Moshe & Yocheved Raskin To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "What’s the chance … that tw…

Chaya Halberg tells the story of how she created her own accounting niche by empowering companies to clean up their accounting messes, and how she had fun in the process. As we head into tax season, get to know what goes on behind the scenes in your accountant's office!By Faigy Barth

Shraga Bernzweig has not only figured out how to successfully juggle life as a commercial airline pilot with Jewish observance, he’s figured out how to turn his busy lifestyle into more Torah study, and even Purim celebrations on the East and West Coasts … in the same day.By Gary Waleik

Rebecca Jerozolim, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a decade and a half of experience. Specializing in therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, CBT, ACT, sand therapy, and play therapy, Rebecca employs a holistic and innovative approach to address the diverse needs of her clients. Jerozolim believes her clients must heal emotionally, not through “…

Send us a Text Message. Fighting Fires and Pedaling Wine Bicycles: the Portland Jewish Oasis - Rabbi Chayim & Simi Mishulovin To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com "It was a Friday night. We were just going to sleep, and all of a sudden I hear banging on the front door of my house. So we go to open the door, an…

Yehuda Goodwin’s career might be characterized as a bit circuitous and unusual. But his wide range of expertise and his versatility is what makes him a great fit for his 24/6 job, which he sees as a Kiddush Hashem. Goodwin shares the traits that are helpful in this profession and an easy can do attitude!…

Tali Mizrachi chose Dietetics over Pediatrics, which she says was a great choice for her. As a dietician, she sees immediate, positive results with her NICU patients, and her schedule allows for an ideal work/life balance, which might not have been the case with pediatrics. Tali will happily give you nutrition advice....but please, not on Shabbos!…

Send us a Text Message. Holy High: How Milwaukee Became Home to a Revolutionary Jewish Prep School - Rabbi Yossi & Ilana Bassman To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com "There was one instance where a bunch of kids over there brought this bag of chips, they gave it to me. And I was like, "You know, what could be …

Lawrence (Larry) Barth, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF , CEO and President of AJJ Planning Services brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry to Forest Hills Financial Group. Larry works with businesses, healthcare professionals and individuals advocating on behalf of their business interests and families to help ensure they are well …

Career Forum Podcast launches this Monday! Episode #1 teaser is now live...Listen now!By Gary Waleik and Faigy Barth

Andrea Netzer has two decades of experience in Behavior Analysis. She’d like to dispel the myth that the field requires only rigid approaches. Netzer places a premium on caring and creative solutions. Andrea Netzer is the regional director of Proud Moments ABA.By Faigy Barth

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Refoel & Chani Silver: Sparkling Beaches, Tiki Torch Menorahs & Jewish Outreach in Curaçao To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com In June of 2017, Rabbi Refoel and Chani Silver boarded a plane for Curaçao on a fact-finding mission. "We had a meeting one evening at the Shul, and we c…

Send us a Text Message. From Beaches And Basketball To Torah And Mitzvahs: The Story of Perth’s “Meshugenahs” Featuring: Rabbi Dovid Birk, Michoel Ogince, Gilad Lurie, Yitz Feigenbaum & Aaron Lazer Goodman To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com "I couldn’t understand. I was like, "One second; I saw a wetsuit in …

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Zalman & Nechama Tiechtel: Growing Jewish Souls In The American Heartland To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com "My phone was blowing up from the students. "You gotta come to campus. You gotta come to campus. And no one's telling me why. And I got worried.” - Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel …

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-don "We drove cross country, sold my car on the East Coast, and we boarded a flight, a one way ticket, from JFK to Moscow and onto Rostov... We gave up the surfing boards … and we switched them for ice skates” - Rabbi Chaim Danzinger "I didn't speak t…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Chaim & Kaila Danzinger: The Radical Move from Pasadena to Rostov-on-don "Once I had finished with Moscow, I decided, ‘Okay, I'm done with this.’ " - Rebbetzin Kaila Danzinger "We have to go where we could make an impact, not necessarily to the place that is most convenient or most beautiful." “We gave up the surfing b…

Send us a Text Message. The Music And Spirituality Of Songwriter Peter Himmelman PH: He {Rabbi Simon Jacobson} said, "A tzadik, he could do anything." You know, I said, "Well, can he fly?" RSJ: So I said, "I never saw him fly, to be honest.” PH: Which I liked. Maybe somebody could fly, he just hadn't seen it! RSJ: “But you have to remember that, fo…

Send us a Text Message. Ep. 34 - A searching teenager becomes a rabbi in his hometown: Rabbi Yitzchak Mendel Wagner "AOL Messenger had something amazing. When you put in the search certain words, it was scanning all the profiles of all the members of AOL. And when you put in the word “Chabad,” or you put in the word “rabbi,” you get a lot of rabbis…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Mendy & Mazal Sternbach: Lagos, Nigeria - A small Jewish community in an African city of 20 million "We had a meeting, and then we decided, "Okay, let's do that. Let's go for a year to Nigeria." My parents were not so happy about that … then. I mean, let's say you just Google "Nigeria." I'm guessing that the first few …

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Mayshe Schwartz: Connecting Two Generations Of Rabbis In A Boston NICU "Somebody please get me a Chabad rabbi. The surgery is going to take place in 2 hours. I just need someone to come and pray.” - Jacer Collins "I ran over, dropped everything, and went to Children's Hospital, the 7th floor... She pulled me towards th…

Send us a Text Message. Merging Torah And Science: Lessons From The Life Of Dr. Binyomin Abrams "I'm riding my moped down Commonwealth Avenue, and one of the students snaps a photo of me with my beard flying in the wind, tzitzis flying everywhere... They post it on Facebook and write, "So excited to be coming to Boston University. Where else are yo…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Dovid & Elisa Gurevich: World's First Chabad on Campus Still Going Strong I was aware of being Jewish, but not much else. I don't think I knew what Rosh Hashanah was, growing up... And did not have even a Bar Mitzvah." - Rabbi Dovid Gurevich "And I saw the guy with the big beard and the hat. And I was like, "Oh, yeah, …

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Michoel & Zisel Goldman: Everything Grows on Kauai … Why Not Yiddishkeit? "Kauai is a magnet for the most amazing souls. And I have stories that could fill a book of interesting characters that we've met over the years." "My wife is a city girl. To live on Kauai was very hard for her, and she was honest about it. It wa…

Send us a Text Message. From Kabul To Fremont: An Afghan Family Moves Into A Chabad House - Rabbi Moshe & Chaya Fuss "When Malek told his story and the details of it, how his wife was beaten and how he had no hope, hearing a first hand account, it was horrendous.. We were listening to the story, and we were all just in tears... I guess you hear the…

Send us a Text Message. From 'Grateful Dead' fans to Chabad emissaries: Rabbi Dov Yona & Sarah Korn "And I walk in, and I look like said “circus.” And it was a wild farbrengen. And, at four in the morning, we're singing "Ay nay, nay nay..." dancing on the tables. I couldn't help but feel these songs were inside me. .." - Rabbi Dov Yona Korn "And th…

Send us a Text Message. From Revolutionary Iran To Outreach In California: Rabbi Danny Yiftach-Hashem “Our ‘fun’ going back from school to home was to find empty shells, casings of bullets on the streets.... quite quickly, I figured out no matter what happens here, which side is going to be the winner, the chaos seems to be permanent.” - Rabbi Dann…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Yisrael & Vivi Deren: Transforming Unfathomable Loss Into Jewish Light And Warmth Featuring: Former Senator Joe Lieberman How ‘The Concert’ Helped Establish The Derens’ Jewish Outreach In The Northeast We're opening a Chabad house. In those days, Jews - frum Jews - didn't know what the word "Chabad house" meant. ‘We pu…

Send us a Text Message. Bagels, Bears & Baalei Teshuva in Berkeley: Rabbi Yehuda & Miriam Ferris “We had no manual. We had great role models, but basically we didn't know what to do. The Rebbe told us, "You should spread the joy and inspiration of Yiddishkeit." But he didn't tell us how. So we were basically experimenting with humor, with music, wi…

Send us a Text Message. In Episode 23 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, we present a quartet of the series’ most popular stories to mark the one-year anniversary of its first episode. They include the fight of a Chabad couple to save their baby, the work of an emissary to help people recovering from drug addict…

Send us a Text Message. "There are Jews in Montana? What are you doing? And how is this going to be sustainable?" Rabbi Chaim & Chavie Bruk, Chabad Representatives to the state of Montana. In 2008, less than two years after they had put down roots in Montana, they were diagnosed with permanent infertility. They were devastated. "You get married, yo…

Send us a Text Message. Miriam Moskovitz & Esther Wilhelm: Two Dramatic Journeys Out Of Ukrainian War Zones Despite the War, Ukraine’s Chabad Emissaries Are As Dedicated As Ever ‘Last year when we made the Hamentashen together with you, we had music in the background. Now I have artillery fire in the background’ - Member of the Kharkiv Jewish Commu…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Mendel & Chanie Fogelman: "Pastrami Shlichus" In Central Massachusetts How A Kosher Take Out Is Transforming A Massachusetts community ‘It's just top-tier food. Kosher or not, it's just top-tier’ - Anthony DeSimone Narrated by: Gary Waleik Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.co…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Chaim & Aidel Zaklos: Bringing Together The Patchwork Community Of Solano County "For me, the most exciting part was feeling like you can give them something that they never had before, and really filling a thirst that they had. And watching them just drink it up." - Rabbi Chaim Zaklos "Before the rabbi came into our l…

Send us a Text Message. Mrs. Chana Sharfstein: The Story of The Trailblazing Shliach To Russia, Latvia, Sweden and Boston Zuber’s Life Cut Tragically Short, Ending Decades Of Shlichus Narrated by: Gary Waleik Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International Magazine To read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum & Barbara Warter: LifeTown, A Village For The Special Needs Community Building Life Town In ‘The Epicenter Of The Special Needs World’ Narrated by: Gary Waleik Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International Magazine To read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode17…

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Motti & Rochel Flikshtein: From Rapper To Rabbi How A Hug Helped The Rapping Rabbi Reject His Rebellious Past Naarated by: Gary Waleik Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International Magazine To read the transcript of the episode: www.Lubavitch.com/episode16transcript…

Send us a Text Message. How A Cambodian Princess Embraced Torah JudaismBy Lubavitch International

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff: Changing Lives Through Sign Language - Part 2

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff: Changing Lives Through Sign Language “There was no reason for me to stay as a member of the Jewish community if I couldn't be actively a part of it.” - Steve Weiner “​​There was a deep need for access to education about the Jewish religion and Jewish customs and traditions in sign language … It was …

Send us a Text Message. Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Tells His Personal Story Of Friendship With Chabad EmissariesBy Lubavitch International

Send us a Text Message. Rabbi Justice Marcus Solomon: The First Rabbi Appointed To Western Australia’s Highest Court From The Rebbe’s Court To The Supreme CourtBy Lubavitch International

Send us a Text Message. David Babinet: Finding Beautiful Melodies In Torah-Observant Life Babinet Gave Up Promising Opera CareerBy Lubavitch International