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Rabbi Zev Leff is one of Israel's most popular Torah educators. He is the Rabbi of Moshav Matisyahu, a small religious community located in central Israel.

Rabbi Leff was born in the Bronx, where he attended public school before his family relocated to Miami, where he enrolled in a conservative school before subsequently transferring to a yeshiva. He received semicha from the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland Ohio, where he studied under Rav Mordechai Gifter. He married Rivkah Minkoff of Ellenville, New York. During a Pesach visit to Miami, Rabbi Leff stepped in to help the Young Israel of Greater Miami in North Miami Beach with some speeches. His talks were received so well that after Pesach, he was invited to apply for the position of rabbi. During a Pesach visit to Miami, Rabbi Leff stepped in to help the Young Israel of Greater Miami in North Miami Beach with some speeches. His talks were received so well that after Pesach, he was invited to apply for the position of rabbi. In 1983, Fulfilling a life-long dream, he moved with his family to Eretz Yisrael, eventually settling in Moshav Matityahu.

Today, in addition to his communal duties, Rabbi Leff is also Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshiva Gedolah Matisyahu, and oversees the Kollel on the Moshav. In addition to the shiurim he gives seven days a week at Matityahu, Rabbi Leff is constantly traveling to speak at schools, yeshivas, seminaries, and events throughout Israel and abroad. He has been a featured speaker at the conventions of the Orthodox Union, Agudas Yisrael, and Torah Umesorah.

In November 2018, a Sky News video of Rabbi Leff engrossed in a sefer at a Scotland–Israel UEFA soccer game, oblivious to the excitement in the stadium after Israel scored its first goal, went viral. Rabbi Leff and his wife had been visiting their family and accompanied them to the game. As he personally had no interest in the match, Rabbi Leff brought his Gemara along to learn. The sight of the rabbi enjoying his sefer during the game made an indelible impression upon millions of people worldwide.

To connect with Rabbi Leff and his teachings, visit rabbileff.net where he expounds on current issues and timely topics.

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Co-founded by brothers Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus, is one of the most sought after music acts these days. With their latest hit album "Lucky", the group has now released nine studio albums. Their music has been featured on rock radio stations all over the United States and they have been top sellers on the Alternative Rock, World Music, Reggae and Jewish Music charts for the last decade.

The band has played hundreds of sold out concerts across the globe with stops in Australia, Europe, Israel, Asia, South Africa, Canada, the Caribbean Islands and all over the United States. Their hit music video for "Ya'alili" has over 7 million views on YouTube and helped drive 8th Day to the top of the Music charts. They followed that up with more fan favorites like "Celebrate", "Miracle of Light", and now their latest hit video "Lucky".

What started as a fun family project, has now become a global phenomenon as their fan base continues to grow all over the world.

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Lily Ebert spent Yom Kippur 1944 in Auschwitz and made herself a promise.

"If I ever came out of that place, I was determined to do something that would change everything. I had to make sure that nothing like this could ever happen again to anybody. So I promised myself I would tell the world what had happened. Not just to me, but to all the people who could not tell their stories."

She has kept her promise not just by telling her remarkable story in "Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live," but also through years of Holocaust education work. Thanks to her great-grandson, Dov Forman, that work has gained a huge new social media audience during the pandemic. The pair have 1.7 million TikTok followers, and their social media presence is huge.

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Rabbi David Fohrman is the founder and lead scholar at Aleph Beta Academy. He is author of "The Beast that Crouches at the Door," finalist for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, and "The Queen You Thought You Knew." Rabbi Fohrman seeks to open layers of meaning of Biblical text and to help the reader develop a relationship with the texts that make us who we are. Aleph Beta's CEO is Imu Shalev. For more of his work, see www.alephbeta.org.

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Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski has so many children, sibling and family. Shlomo is someone who typically is out of the spotlight.

We sat down with him to discuss his father's relationship with his family and the world.

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A hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist who championed treatment for substance abuse and was the author of more than 80 books on subjects both spiritual and scientific.

He inspired people for decades as one of this generation's most eminent psychiatrists, focusing on the area of self-improvement. A rabbi and frequent lecturer on a broad range of topics including spirituality and self-esteem, he was the author of many books including Waking Up Just in Time and The Spiritual Self: Getting Up When You're Down. He was the founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center.

In this episode, we sat down with his grandchildren, Chaim Twerski & Chaya Ruchie Waldman, as well as a recovering addict named Judah.

His neshama should have an ailyah.

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Rabbi Shalom Arush is the Head of "Chut Shel Chessed" Institutions - Chut Shel Chessed's incredible success is largely due to its leader – Rabbi Shalom Arush, and his unique ability to reach out and touch the hearts of Jews and non-Jews throughout the world.

Rabbi Arush is not your typical orthodox rabbi. Born in Morocco, he made aliya and moved to Israel with his parents at age thirteen. After graduating high-school, he served in the Israeli Defense Force's elite naval rescue unit as an airborne combat-medic, where he took part in many clandestine missions.

After completing his three year stint in the service, Rabbi Arush attended university, majoring in economics. During that time, five of his closest friends were killed in a helicopter crash while carrying out an army mission. At their funerals, the Rabbi wondered about the seeming futility of life. This tragedy was the catalyst for a complete metamorphosis in the Rabbi's outlook on the world, and eventually led to him discovering the truth of Torah and mitzvot. Rabbi Arush studied in several yeshivot until he finally found the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev. Rabbi Arush learned with Breslev giants like Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Bender zt"l and Rabbi Shmuel Shapiro zt"l .

Eventually, they urged the Rabbi to move to Jerusalem to begin bringing his fellow Jews closer to G-d. With his teacher's blessings, Rabbi Arush established Chut Shel Chessed Institutions twenty years ago.

To connect to Rav Arush weekly in English - Emunalive.com and for the Garden of Emuna Series books & more - Breslev.com - Thank you to Eli Goldsmith and team for coordinating the Emuna Tour that brought about this podcast episode including the excellent translation from Rav Dayan Elgrod - for inquiries email [email protected]

We talk about the moments that weren't on air. What it's like to run Meaningful People. Who our next guests are. And some of our absolute favorite moments of season 2.

Guests included:

R' Eli Stefansky

Rav Reuven Feinstein

Yaakov Shwekey

R' Manis Freidman

Lavi Greenspan

Nissim Black

Chaya Small

Eitan Katz

R' Aryeh Lebowitz

R' Noiky Roberts

Eli Beer

Yisroel Katz

Ben Brafman

Roy & Leah Neuberger

R' Sholom Mordachei Rubashkin

and Dean Robert Goldschmidt

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This is it. We have SO MUCH to say and you'll hear it all in this episode.

What's it REALLY like to sit down with Amar'e Stoudemire?

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TRIGGER WARNING - This episode contains conversations about mental health, eating disorder and suicide.

On Yocheved's first yahrzeit, we wanted to re-share this episode. Her neshama should have an aliyah.

Avremi Gourarie is a prolific music publisher behind so much of the Jewish world's music. We discuss with him the life of his daughter Yocheved, her struggle with an eating disorder, depression and her heartbreaking recent death.

Yocheved was a kind, brilliant & thoughtful person. Loved by all and continues to have a tremendous impact in this world.

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