Behind the Bima

Our Guest: Saul (https://saulblinkoff.com/) began his career as an animator for the WALT DISNEY STUDIOS working on the hit films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, & Tarzan. He made his directorial debut with the hip action-adventure series Spy Groove for MTV. Shortly thereafter, he re-joined DISNEY, directing the films Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo & Kronk's New Groove- starring Eartha Kitt & David Spade. 

Notes: 
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00:00 - Intro 
10:55 - Interview 
1:22:54 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Elisheva Liss, LMFT is a psychotherapist in private practice, an author, lecturer, and digital educator. Her book, Find Your Horizon of Healthy Thinking, teaches how to use a narrative therapy technique she developed for managing challenging thoughts, feelings, and circumstances. Her primary digital course is: Sacred, Not Secret: A Religious Parent's Guide to Healthy, Holy Sexuality Education. Some of her other courses are: Private Practice Pro-Tips, How to Make the Most of Your Therapy Experience, and So You Might Want to Homeschool. 

00:00 - Intro 
11:50 - Interview 
1:11:35 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Rabbi Berel Wein, the founder and director of the Destiny Foundation since 1996, has, for over 25 years, been identified with the popularization of Jewish history through his more than 1,000 lectures heard world-wide on CD and now as downloadable MP3s, his 15 books, history courses, educational tours and, most recently, dramatic and documentary films. 

Rabbi Wein is a graduate of the Hebrew Theological College and Roosevelt College in Chicago. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from De Paul University Law School and a Doctor of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Theological College. 

00:00 - Intro
15:00 - Interview
 1:08:23 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Rabbi Mark Wildes was ordained from Yeshiva University, but before becoming a rabbi, he received a JD from the Cardozo School of Law and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. Since founding MJE 20 years ago, Rabbi Wildes has become one of America’s most inspirational and dynamic Jewish educators. He lives with his wife Jill and their children Yosef, Ezra, Judah and Avigayil on the Upper West Side where they maintain a warm and welcoming home for all. He is a hard core Beatles and John Lennon fan, and enjoys rocking out on the drums whenever possible. 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Sam Ron and Jack Waksal were prisoners in the Holocaust together and recently united after 79 years. 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Bruce Alan Pearl (born March 18, 1960) is an American college basketball coach, and the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball program. 

A video of Pearl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nRO8KEEFo) went viral in which he said at a press conference: 
"My Hebrew name is Mordecai, and I think my family gave me that name for this reason. Mordecai talked to Esther the queen and said, 'Look, Esther, you might survive this for a little while, but you won't survive this. He's really going to kill all the Jewish people and your family.' And he gave Esther the courage to try to see if she could turn the King's heart, and she did. And saved the nation. So some of you may be uncomfortable — you guys asked the question, right? You asked the question about Ukraine. We say never again. I was born in 1960, 15 years after they opened up the gates, and they saw 6 million Jews were murdered and 3 million more people. 

So if Tara VanDerveer wants money for 3-pointers, I'll up whatever they're offering. I'm in. I'm all in. Help the Ukrainian people survive that." 

00:00 - Intro 
18:44 - Interview 
52:21 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

As cooking has always been her passion, in 2004, Naomi started her own kosher personal chef business, The Aussie Gourmet, to pursue cater weekly and Shabbat/Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities and beyond — including Alaska and Israel. Naomi is often sought after to give cooking demonstrations and produce kosher Chopped competitions throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan as well as across the country, where she shares her immense enthusiasm for food. 

Naomi has her own cooking show on Kosher.com called Sunny Side Up. Naomi also hosts her own weekly show, “Table for Two with Naomi Nachman” on The Nachum Segal Network – which covers all food-related topics. In addition, Naomi writes a monthly column for the Mishpacha magazine covering food trends, and is also a contributing editor to The Jewish Home newspaper distributed in Long Island, Baltimore and California writing weekly articles and recipes. 

00:00 - Intro 
21:43 - Interview 
1:07:19 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

R. Yechiel Slomo Levitansky was born in Los-Angeles in 1974. He lives at present in Sumy, Ukraine with his wife and 6 children. As a rabbi his activity is the restoration of the Jewish in Sumy and the Sumy region. Since 5 years he studied in religious yeshiva school in L.A. and N.Y., USA. After finishing yeshiva he had practice in 1994-1995 in Kharkov, Ukraine and helped the local rabbi. 

Rabbi Yaakov Gibber became the Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of The Boca Jewish Center/Shaaray Tefilla in August of 2008. Prior to joining the Boca Jewish Center family, Rabbi Gibber and his family lived in Jerusalem, Israel where he taught on the Judaic Studies faculty at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh and served as the founding Dean of Aish HaTorah's Intermediate Beis Medrash program. He has also taught at Yeshiva University High School for Boys in New York and served as a Community Fellow of Yeshiva University's South Florida Center for Jewish Leadership and Learning. Rabbi Gibber received his Bachelor’s degree as well as his Rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University and its affiliate Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Education from Columbia University. He currently serves as a Rabbinic member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Additionally, Rabbi Gibber serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). Rabbi Gibber and his wife Jennifer are blessed with seven children, Chana Tehilla, Chaim, Nechama, Shimshi, Shaya, Yitzi and Moshe. 

00:00 - Introduction 
12:57 - Rabbi Yechiel Levitansky 
48:10 - Discussion 
54:34 - Rabbi Yaakov Gibber (BJC) 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

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Rabbi Eli Stefansky was raised in New York and Bnei Brak. A graduate of some of the finest yeshivos both in Israel and the States, he learned for a while after his marriage, before successfully entering the real estate business. His Daf Yomi shiurim are streamed live every morning and is watched by participants around the globe, who write in with questions and comments. 

Refael Kruskal is the Chief Executive of Ukraine-based children’s charity Tikva. 

00:00 - Intro 
18:30 - Update from Ukraine with Refael Kruskal of Odessa 
47:27 - Interview with R' Eli Stefansky 
1:51:13 - Outro 

Connect with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: 
Website: https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/ 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/efrem.goldberg 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rabbigoldberg 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.