David Feld is an architect and founder of Feld and Associates in Los Angeles. In this episode of Orange Socks, David shares the unlikely path that took him from yeshiva and smicha into architecture school, and the advice that stayed with him along the way: if you’ve been given a particular ability, don’t waste it.

We talk about what architecture has taught him about creativity—the tension between big ideas and endless implementation, why tight constraints can actually produce better work, and what it takes to turn a drawing into a building that has to function in the real world. David also reflects on designing Jewish spaces, building a business and team, and the question of whether there is such a thing as distinctly Jewish architecture.

It’s a conversation about recognizing the gifts you’ve been given, figuring out what they’re for, and having the passion to actually use them. As always, it’s about finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About David:https://www.instagram.com/dovidfeld/

https://feldandassociates.com/team

Creatives David thinks you should know:

Luis Kahn - https://divisare.com/authors/2144727832-louis-kahn/projects/built

Frank Gehry - https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-of-frank-gehry-slideshow

Michoel Muchnik - https://michoel-muchnik.pixels.com/

Baruch Nachshon - https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Baruch.Nachshon

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On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Nechama Hordiner is an artist, educator, and the new marketing director at Tzohar Seminary for the Art and Chassidus. Tzohar makes space for creativity, self-expression, and deep personal exploration. In this episode of Orange Socks, Nechama shares her own journey from arts high school in Toronto to becoming religious, and the struggle she experienced trying to reconcile those two parts of herself.

Our conversation moves from art and education into something much bigger: the importance of play. Nechama challenges our obsession with results and asks what might happen if we gave ourselves permission to create, explore, and even fail without needing to know where it will lead. We talk about individuality, raising children, finding your own way to serve Hashem, and learning to listen—to ourselves and to the people around us.

It’s a wonderfully open conversation about letting go of the need to always get it right—and rediscovering the courage to play. As always, it’s about finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About Nechama:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nechamahordiner

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

https://www.instagram.com/moullyart/

https://www.moullyart.com/

Elena Kalman is an architect and artist whose creative journey spans architecture, fine art, and Jewish storytelling. In this episode of Orange Socks, Elena reflects on growing up in Soviet-era Ukraine, building a career in architecture, and continually finding her way back to painting. We explore the relationship between art and architecture, her ambitious series of paintings depicting Jewish history.

Elena also shares her perspective on the persistence—and perhaps even obsession—that drives a lifelong creative practice, offering some wonderfully unconventional advice for young artists. As always, it's about creativity, authenticity, and finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are. 

About Elena:

https://www.elenakalmanart.com/

https://kalmandesign.com/index.php/about/

More about Orange Socks:

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

https://www.instagram.com/moullyart/

https://www.moullyart.com/

Mendel Goldman is a Jewish singer-songwriter whose music blends contemporary sounds with deeply personal stories of faith, identity, and growth. In this episode of Orange Socks, Mendel shares his journey from Miami Boys Choir to finding his own musical voice, while reflecting on authenticity, creativity, and the courage to stop comparing yourself to others. We discuss Jewish music, social media, artistic purpose, and why your greatest creative strength is simply becoming more fully yourself. As always, it's about creativity, authenticity, and finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are. 

About Mendel:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1mPlE4lsxeHJ3tizExUNjJ?si=gJYi1IRvQuucj9I3pWd8MA&utm_source=copy-link

https://www.instagram.com/mendel_music

Creatives Mendle thinks you should know:

https://www.instagram.com/art_ofthe_covenant_

https://www.instagram.com/zachleomusic

https://www.instagram.com/thefunkyhassid

More about Orange Socks:

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Ami Kozak is a comedian, musician, impressionist, and host of the Ami's House podcast. In this episode of Orange Socks, Ami reflects on his journey from Berklee College of Music to Distant Cousins, stand-up comedy, and social media, while exploring what it means to build a creative life rooted in Jewish values. We discuss consistency, finding your audience, creating with purpose, and how October 7 strengthened his commitment to authentic Jewish expression. As always, it's about creativity, authenticity, and finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are. 

About Ami:

https://youtube.com/@amishousepod

https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official/

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Alex Clare is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter whose career has spanned chart-topping success, major record deals, and an unexpected journey into Torah observance. In this episode of Orange Socks, Alex reflects on discovering Shabbos while building a music career, the challenges of balancing authenticity with performance, and why he's always believed that the art should come before the artist.Together we explore songwriting, vulnerability, creativity as avodas Hashem, and the tension between making art for an audience and making art for its own sake. Alex shares how Chassidus, Torah learning, and lived experience continue to shape his music, reminding us that our greatest creative work comes not from chasing success, but from honestly expressing who we are. As always, it's about finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About Alex:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Tf4EH8tDvznnjULcFxkIl

https://music.youtube.com/@alexclare

https://www.instagram.com/alexanderclare

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Clare

Creatives Alex thinks you should know: Leonard Cohen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

More about Orange Socks:

Follow and keep up to date with the podcast in Instagram https://www.instagram.com/orangesockspodcast/

Contact us at [email protected]

Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Alex Clare is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter whose career has spanned chart-topping success, major record deals, and an unexpected journey into Torah observance. In this episode of Orange Socks, Alex reflects on discovering Shabbos while building a music career, the challenges of balancing authenticity with performance, and why he's always believed that the art should come before the artist. Together we explore songwriting, vulnerability, creativity as avodas Hashem, and the tension between making art for an audience and making art for its own sake. Alex shares how Chassidus, Torah learning, and lived experience continue to shape his music, reminding us that our greatest creative work comes not from chasing success, but from honestly expressing who we are. As always, it's about finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About Alex:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Tf4EH8tDvznnjULcFxkIl

https://music.youtube.com/@alexclare

https://www.instagram.com/alexanderclare

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Clare

Creatives Alex thinks you should know: Leonard Cohen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

More about Orange Socks:

Follow and keep up to date with the podcast in Instagram https://www.instagram.com/orangesockspodcast/

Contact us at [email protected]

Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Aarah Aizman is an artist and longtime educator who believes creativity belongs to everyone—not only those who consider themselves “talented.” In this episode of Orange Socks, Aarah shares how her inventive father and beauty-seeking mother shaped the way she sees the world, how Hebrew calligraphy became part of her journey into Judaism, and why problems are not obstacles but invitations to create.

We explore the relationship between art, sincerity, teaching, and Jewish purpose; why teenagers often understand more than adults give them credit for; and how art helps people move beyond perfectionism and discover what they uniquely have to say. Aarah also reflects on painting at the Nova Music Festival site and the responsibility of artists to listen, bear witness, and create in moments when ordinary language falls short.

Finding your orange socks begins by trusting that you already have something essential to contribute—and leaning into who you already are.

About Aarah:

https://aizmanart.com/bio

https://www.instagram.com/aizman_art/

https://jewishuncamp.org/unblog/

https://www.amazon.com/UNART-word-image-Aarah-Aizman-ebook/dp/B07RNVQY8W

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ec3LbPdujZG531xKLPssh?si=381bf3bb2b624ffd

On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Yitzchok Pinkesz is an author, teacher, and founder of Kosher Astrology, where he helps people explore growth, self-awareness, and purpose through the lens of Jewish wisdom and astrology. In this episode of Orange Socks, we discuss what astrology is, where it appears in Jewish sources, and how it can be used as a tool for understanding personality, relationships, and life transitions.More than astrology, this conversation is about healing, authenticity, and learning to trust that each person has a unique role to play in the world. Whether or not astrology is your thing, this episode is ultimately about self-discovery, personal growth, and finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About Yitzchok :

Yitzchok A. Pinkesz is a Jewish, Torah-observant astrologer who has been practicing astrology in accordance with the Torah for over 15 years. 

Kosher Astrology: A Jewish Guide To Celestial Wisdomis available on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/195237085X/ 

Kosher Astrology website for Chart Reading Sessionsand one-of-a-kind personalized Roadmaps:https://kosherastro.com Follow Yitzchok A. Pinkesz on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kosherastro/ 

Subscribe to the KosherAstro YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@KosherAstro

More about Orange Socks:

Contact us at [email protected]

Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

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On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

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https://www.moullyart.com/

Yehoshua November is an award-winning poet, professor, and one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary Jewish poetry. In this episode of Orange Socks, Yehoshua shares his journey from a traditional Jewish upbringing and a deep love of literature to discovering Chassidus as an adult and finding ways to bring those worlds together. We explore the role of poetry in capturing human experience, why contemporary poetry is often more accessible than people realize, and how authentic creativity emerges when we stop trying to impress others and simply tell the truth.

Along the way, we discuss faith in the literary world, writing about personal struggles, finding holiness in ordinary moments, and the surprising overlap between contemporary poetry and Chassidic thought. Yehoshua also shares several of his poems and reflects on the creative process itself — learning to let go of expectations, embrace vulnerability, and remain open to surprise. As always, this conversation is about creativity, authenticity, and finding your orange socks by leaning into who you already are.

About Yehoshua:

Yehoshua November is the author of G-d’s Optimism (a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize), Two Worlds Exist (a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize), and The Concealment of Endless Light (Orison Books, 2024). His work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Best American Poetry, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, The Sun, Moment, and Tikkun, as well as on National Public Radio and the On Being podcast "Poetry Unbound." November teaches creative writing at Rutgers University and Touro University. 

Creatives Yehoshua thinks you should know:

Baruch November: The Broken Heart is the Master Key - Ben Yehuda Press 

David Caplan: David Caplan - Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences SMU 

Eve Grubin: Eve Grubin 

More about Orange Socks:

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Now on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orange-socks-podcast/id1749369628

On Spotify

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On Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@OrangeSocksPodcast

Connect with Yitzchok Moully

https://www.instagram.com/moullyart/

https://www.moullyart.com/