Congregation KINS presents Daytime Dialogues

Rabbi David Fine made aliyah in 2008 after service Jewish communities in Milwaukee and Kansas City. Once in Israel he discovered that the structure of Jewish communities in Israel was absent - as synagogues were merely a place of prayer and not of communal support. Together with his rabbi in Israel, Rabbi Fine created the Barkai program that trains Israeli rabbi in the skill necessary to serve their community. From how to engage people around life cycle events, to chaplaincy in hospitals, Barkai has trained over 100 Israaeli rabbis, and even more are in process. Join Rabbi Matanky to learn about this exciting program and the opportunities Barkai has created.

Malcolm Hoenlin has been at the forefront of World Jewry for more than four decades. One of the founders of the Free Soviet Jewry Movement, he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization from 1986-2020. Mr, Hoenlin is a man who regular speaks with world leadrs and over the past several months has been working behind the scenes to help achieve a compromise in the judicial reform legislation in Israel. Join Rabbi Matanky for this conversation about the recent demonstrations in Israel, the continuing threats of Iran, the role of the Saudis and so much more.

Richard Allen Greene is the newly appointed Jerusalem Bureau Chief for CNN. A native Chicagoan, he is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN's exploration of antisemitism in Europe and a former journalist with BBC. Politico and the Prague Post. Join Rabbi Matanky for a discussion about the role of CNN in Israel, the role language plays in reporting and even about the rise of antisemitism in Europe.

Rabbi Danny Mirvis is the Deputy CEO of World Mizrachi and the rabbi of the Ohel Moshe Synagogue in Herziliya Pituach. Join Rabbi Matanky in this conversation with Rabbi Mirvis as the discuss the upcoming World Orthodox Israel Congress, the role of Mizrachi, the opportunities of growing up in a rabbinic family (his parents are Valerie and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of Great Britain), and the political challenges facing rabbis in Israel,

Rabbi Mark Dratch serves as the Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Council of America, the largest organization of Orthodox rabbis with over 1000 members. In addition he is also the founder of JSAFE, an organization that brought abuse prevention to the forfront of the Jewish community. Join Rabbi Matanky as he and Rabbi Dratch talk about the Orthodox rabbinate, about his father-in-law Rabbi Norman Lamm, z"l and of the challenges and opportunities facing American Jewry.

Rabbi Moshe Taragin is an extraordinary Jewish educator, a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Har Etzion ("Gush") and a talmid of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein, ztz"l. Join Rabbi Matanky for a conversation with Rabbi Taragin about HaRAv Lichtenstein and HaRav Amital, the shifts in yeshiva education over the past genreation and even about the impact artificial intelligence may have on our Torah community.

Roz Rothstein is the founder and CEO of StandWithUs, one of the most successful Israel advocacy organizations in the world. Now with offices on 6 continents, StandWithUs works with high school, college and adult audiences in countering anti-Israel and Semitic rhetoric. Mrs. Rothstein has been named to the Jerusalen Post's and the Forward's lists of the 50 most influential Jews in the world. Join Rabbi Matanky as he speak with Mrs. Rothstein about StandWithUs' great successes and the challenges the remain.

For nearly 40 years, Nachum Segal has been the host and disk-jockey of JM on the AM, the most popular Jewish radio show in North America. With over 200,000 listeners, JN in the AM presents both music and interviews with Jewish personalities from around the world. Join Rabbi Matanky in a conversation with Nachum as they talk about his career and the joys of interviewing.

Rabbi David Eliezrie is the Director of the North County Chabad, Beit Meir HaCohen in Yorba Linda, CA and serves on the Board of the Jewish Agency for Israel and many other national institutions, as Chabad's representative. He is the director of Chabad's efforts for international relief, and has been intimately involved in rescue efforts in Ukraine. Join Rabbi MAtanky for a conversation with Rabbi Eliezrie about the growth of Chabad, it's engagement with major Jewish organizations and even some fascinating stories about Chabad and the nascent day school movement in Chicago.

Rabbi Micah Greenland is the International Director of NCSY, the largest Jewish youth group serving over 29,000 teenagers every year. Since assuming his position he has shaped and refashioned NCSY to better addressed the needs of 21st century youth. Join Rabbi Matanky in this conversation which deals with both the nuts and bolts of NCSY and the challenges we face as a community hoping to educate and inspire our next generation of children.