PURE Podcast

Destined to Be a Jew: Noa on Conversion, Community Support & Finding Belonging After October 7Ayala interviews Noa, an Israeli convert and founder of “Destined to Be a Jew,” about her path to Judaism and how her nonprofit supports converts worldwide. Noa shares her background—raised in Israel to a Jewish father and a French mother whose Orthodox conversion attempt failed—then describes joining the IDF Nativ program, the impact of a host family, completing beit din and mikveh, and moving from secular Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. After October 7 and losing her hotel job, she began helping struggling converts, which grew into consultations, a global rabbi network, and a WhatsApp community of 700+ converts across 15 countries, later formalized as a nonprofit. They discuss community rejection versus halachic process, the Torah’s command to love converts, difficult experiences converts face, and where most inquiries come from, especially Latin America, North America, and Europe.00:00 Meet Noa01:09 Noa Family Roots03:37 Army Awakening04:38 Nativ Conversion Path06:03 Mikveh to Jerusalem07:36 Founding the Mission09:12 Building Global Support11:57 Facing Resistance13:20 Community Rejection17:52 Welcoming Converts20:35 Returning Home Feeling24:25 Painful Pushback Stories27:37 Where Converts Come From29:31 October 7 Awakening31:42 Choosing a Hebrew Name34:13 Learning After Conversion36:47 Deer Parable39:26 Final Thanks and Resources

Moshe Baruch on The Keter Project: Tikkun HaKlali 40-Day Challenge, Free Jewish Books & Inner RatzonOn Pure Podcast, Moshe Baruch shares his journey from being born in Istanbul and raised in France to living in Miami, making Aliyah to Jerusalem in 2007, connecting deeply to Breslov through Rabbi Natan Maimon, and later returning to Miami in 2011 with six kids and starting over. He explains how his daughter founded The Keter Project around Rosh Hashanah 2023, framing the post–Oct. 7 awakening as “Keter” (ratzon) and each Jew as a unique “diamond” with a personal mitzvah mission. The episode covers the project’s practical work—designing and giving away headscarves, distributing over 10,000 free Jewish books worldwide (including Zera Shimshon and Tikkun HaKlali), daily quotes, and a WhatsApp/website-based 40-day Tikkun HaKlali challenge with a scratch-card tracker—plus how to join or sponsor via theketerproject.com and help distribute 10,000 cards in Uman.00:00 Meet Moshe Baruch01:08 From Turkey to Miami03:23 Finding Breslov in Jerusalem04:41 Starting Over with Faith06:17 Keter Project Origin Story07:35 Keter Meaning and Mission11:10 How Keter Helps Today12:14 Zera Shimshon Book Giveaway15:54 Book Fairy to 10000 Books18:35 Tikkun Haklali Challenge Explained23:21 Scratch Card and App Tracking26:52 Host Personal 40 Day Breakthrough29:02 New Story Daughter Shidduch30:07 Cycles Not Instant Results30:39 Pay The Price Keep Going32:08 Tikkun HaKlali Priority32:28 Beat The Yetzer Hara33:51 Tehillim As A Guide35:46 Scratch Card Inspiration37:37 Keter Project Impact39:40 Personal Commitment Story41:27 How To Sponsor And Help42:37 Final Blessings And Wrap

Rav Adam Polinovsky on Baal HaSulam: Never Leaving the Palace, Soul Tikkun & Receiving to Give

Ayala welcomes Rav Adam Yitzchak Polinovsky—an Israel-based Kabbalah mindset coach—to discuss Baal HaSulam’s teachings and why they feel practical and accessible for today. Rav Adam shares his journey from a secular childhood in the Chicago suburbs (with parents from the former USSR), through atheism, New Age spirituality, and ultimately learning in yeshiva and joining an Ashlag community in Israel. He provides background on Baal HaSulam (born 1886 in Lodz, Poland), his early mastery of Torah and Kabbalah, move to Israel, and intense writing of his Zohar commentary. Key ideas include seeing oneself and others as intrinsically divine and judging by the end, the reframe that descents expand the “palace” (the garden is still the palace), integrating right/left/middle lines in inner work, and the progression from receiving to giving culminating in “receiving to give” as dvekut (equivalence of form).

00:00 Opening Prayer

00:24 Meet Rav Adam

02:12 Early Life Roots

03:17 Questions and Identity

04:45 Spiritual Search Journey

06:16 Teshuva and Yeshiva

07:21 Why Baal HaSulam

08:45 Baal HaSulam Biography

15:39 Making Kabbalah Accessible

16:08 Where to Start Reading

20:39 Supernal Self Teaching

22:56 Judge by the End

27:10 Never Leaving Palace

31:41 Stop Chasing Past Highs

32:08 Garden Is The Palace

33:54 Egypt And Intrinsic Worth

35:57 Recognizing Shadow Without Shame

39:01 Three Lines Middle Path

42:35 Lack As Hidden Light

45:17 Finding Tikkun Through Giving

47:40 Receiving And Giving Ladder

52:11 Receiving To Give Shabbat

55:14 Dvekut And Prayer Connection

57:36 Closing Reflections And Thanks

Rabbi Shais Taub on Marriage, Purpose, and the Shechinah: Giving, Receiving, and Mashiach ConsciousnessIn this podcast conversation, Rabbi Shais Taub discusses core relationship tools through a Torah and Kabbalah lens, beginning with the need for a clear purpose-of-life value system to sustain commitment when marriage gets hard. He explains life’s mission as sanctifying the physical world and making it a home for Hashem, arguing that marriage is central to that mission and mirrors a divine pattern of separation for the sake of greater oneness. The episode explores galus and geulah as exile and redemption, emphasizing net spiritual gain and “descent for the sake of ascent,” then connects exile to “Shechinah b’galusa,” framing the feminine aspect of divinity and womanhood as disadvantaged in exile and restored in redemption. They discuss masculine initiation and feminine reception as complementary, critique transactional “scoreboard” dynamics (including mitzvot and prayer), and reframe prayer and needs as partnership with Hashem, including the host’s infertility story and an approach to visiting the Ohel as a “reporting for duty” moment.00:00 Welcome and Setup01:27 Tool One Purpose04:23 Mission of the Soul06:59 Marriage Sanctifies Mundane08:37 Separation and Reunion15:18 Exile to Redemption22:26 Shechinah in Exile26:03 Feminine and Divine Oneness28:38 Rethinking Giver Receiver29:20 Student Teaches Teacher31:03 Seed Earth Paradox32:41 Men Feeling Useless33:15 Initiator Role Restored35:57 Breadcrumbs Done Right38:01 Beyond Scoreboard Love40:15 Home For Hashem41:56 Oneness In Marriage47:16 Mitzvah Not Transaction48:21 Ohel And Yechidus51:29 Mission Based Partnership54:16 Prayer For Shechinah56:06 Mashiach Consciousness Wrap

Judaism & the Messianic Age vs. Christianity, Jews for Jesus, The Trinity, and SatanRabbi Tovia Singer joins the Pure Podcast for a “Messianic masterclass,” discussing heightened interest since October 7th and describing how Christian missions increased after Jerusalem returned to Jewish control in 1967, linking this to the launch of Jews for Jesus in 1973 and a Matthew 23-based belief that Jews must accept Jesus for his return. Singer outlines the Tanakh’s order of end-times events—Jewish return to Israel, Jerusalem in Jewish hands, Jacob’s trouble, war involving Persia and proxies, the ingathering of exiles, world peace, a rebuilt Temple, and worldwide knowledge of the one God—contrasting this with Christian theology rooted in Paul, the Trinity, and vicarious atonement. He argues Hebrews 8 misquotes Jeremiah 31’s “new covenant,” explains Satan in Judaism as God’s servant enabling free will, critiques pagan dualism, and urges evaluating the New Testament through the Hebrew Bible.00:00 Welcome Back Rabbi Singer00:49 Messianic Age Basics03:26 Jacob Trouble Timeline04:39 Jerusalem And Missions07:04 Conversion Tragedy09:01 Jewish Vs Christian Messiah10:24 Prophets Describe End Days15:25 Christian Hero Myth20:09 Messiah Not Worshiped22:59 God Image Vs Man Image26:58 New Covenant Explained32:26 Why Interpretations Diverge38:31 Christological Reading Lens39:41 Start With Hebrew Bible42:33 Jews Blinded Myth43:52 Satan in Tanakh47:48 Job Proves the Point51:36 Lucifer Prooftexts Debunked52:32 Why Pagan Ideas Spread53:23 Broken World Gnosticism59:33 Mediator Theology Explained01:01:02 Direct Prayer in Judaism01:04:10 Isaiah Attacks Dualism01:08:54 Mitzvot Love and Devekut01:09:51 Closing Blessing Thanks

In this episode, the host Yaeli Vogel interviews Ayala, who began her Instagram account in 2014 during infertility to fund IVF costs by creating baby accessories (Boca Baby Company), then shifted after personal traumas into Jewish spirituality, meditation, coaching, and writing. Ayala shares how a difficult relationship catalyzed her return to “authentic Jewish meditation,” Breslov teachings, and Tomer Devorah, and describes discovering a deep Breslov lineage in her family. The conversation explores soul contracts, tikkunim, and the idea that attraction to Torah concepts can reflect relearning from a past life, as well as practical tools like seeing difficult people through their “pure” soul to activate divine mercy, using gratitude (including gratitude for hardship) to invite miracles, and saying Tikkun HaKlali as a “complete remedy.” They also discuss astrology connections, creative callings, and upcoming books and workshops.00:00 Instant Connection00:39 From Infertility to Baby Business01:46 Pivot to Spiritual Teaching03:52 Trauma Sparks Meditation06:43 Creativity and Reinvention08:34 Finding Rabbi Nachman11:51 Breslov Lineage Reveal15:18 Soul Contracts Explained15:37 Conversion and Soul Calling18:49 Tikkunim Before Mashiach21:23 Books and Tomer Devorah25:30 Mercy Practice for Healing30:49 Purity of the Soul35:01 Energy and Thought Hygiene41:15 Marriage Astrology Dynamics42:43 Leo Energy Explained43:45 Libra Kids Astrology44:23 Moon Signs and Emotions45:24 Spirituality Meets Luxury47:13 Fire Water Air Balance48:25 Scorpio Moon Intensity50:44 Ego Protection and Tikkun52:15 Tomer Devorah and Remedies55:09 Gratitude Miracle Mindset01:00:22 Instagram Hack Lesson01:08:14 Books and Creative Projects01:12:11 Hidden Kabbalah Traditions01:13:42 Part Two and Farewell

Michael Macks on Transformational Torah Sources, Kabbalah, Prophecy & Finding Meaning in Mitzvot | Pure PodcastOn this episode of Pure Podcast, Ayala interviews Jerusalem-based rabbi, teacher, coach, podcaster, and author Michael Macks, originally from Chicago, about his path from yeshiva and serving as a Bronx synagogue rabbi to software engineering and ultimately teaching and coaching online. They discuss the growing hunger for sourced, authentic Torah—especially Kabbalah, Chassidus, Zohar, and depth in Gemara—and connect this trend to pre‑Mashiach themes such as the spread of inner wisdom, returning prophecy, and “malei ha’aretz de’ah Hashem.” Michael shares ideas on prophecy as tuning into a “frequency,” interpretations of Zohar descriptions resembling recent wartime imagery, and how learning the reasons for mitzvot (e.g., not taking revenge) can transform observance from fear into love, awe, and joy. He also mentions working on a book explaining how mitzvot foster connection with Hashem.00:00 Meet Michael Macks01:04 From Chicago to Jerusalem02:35 Rabbi to Tech to Teaching05:25 Zohar and War Prophecy06:43 How Prophecy Works12:29 Kabbalah Goes Mainstream15:04 Hidden Torah vs Revealed21:20 Who Can Study Kabbalah27:26 Love Based Mitzvot Practice29:51 Mitzvot Build Trust30:18 No Revenge Mindset31:03 Imitating Divine Mercy31:58 One Relationship Reality32:57 Tefillin As Meditation34:19 Third Eye And Healing36:26 Science Meets Torah38:26 Soul Levels And Emotions39:49 Grounding In Physicality41:58 Money And Spiritual Desire44:24 Receiving To Give47:42 Gratitude And Receiving49:43 Humility As Channel53:36 Floodgates Of Chachmah56:27 Whats Next Book Project57:38 Closing Blessings

Rabbi Tovia Singer on Outreach Judaism, Christian Prooftexts, and Prophecy Unfolding in IsraelAyala welcomes Rabbi Tovia Singer to Pure Podcast, opening with a prayer and reflecting on meeting him 30 years earlier in British Columbia when her Seventh-day Adventist family studied his tape series and workbook while trying to refute Judaism, compared multiple New Testament translations to the Tanakh, and concluded Christianity had manipulated verses, leading them toward Orthodox Jewish life. Rabbi Singer explains his organization Outreach Judaism, which helps Jews who converted to Christianity or are considering it, and answers questions from many non-Jewish viewers about why Judaism rejects the Christian messiah. They discuss Christians reading Tanakh through New Testament and church-father filters, hell threats, Trinity theology, prooftexting and context (including Isaiah 7:14 and “almah”), and end-times prophecies they see unfolding in Israel, plus a Talmudic teaching that in the Messianic era converts are not welcomed yet many seek conversion.00:00 Opening Prayer00:42 Meet Rabbi Singer00:56 Outreach Judaism Mission02:23 Reconnecting After 30 Years03:17 Raised Seventh Day Adventist05:03 A Child Discovers Torah Truth07:20 Why Christianity Collapses11:55 Hebrew and Textual Integrity18:19 Fear of Hell Explained21:52 Trinity Under the Microscope30:38 Faith Versus Evidence33:24 Redemption and Prophecy Now36:33 Gog and Magog on the Horizon39:04 How Tanakh Proves Judaism39:51 Israel as Witness41:29 Replacement Theology Shattered44:49 Judaism as Baseline47:42 Handling Missionaries48:59 Ask for Tanakh Proof53:08 Isaiah 53 Context57:13 Virgin Birth Claim01:01:42 Torah Text Integrity01:05:35 Converts in Redemption01:10:21 Final Blessings

Trauma to Torah: Healing, Mirroring, and Trusting Hashem On the Pure Podcast, the host and Esther discuss Esther’s journey through periods of disconnection from Hashem—bullying in high school, postpartum and divorce after her first marriage, and nursing school—and how returning to Torah became her source of healing. They contrast symptom-based care with deeper spiritual and emotional healing, emphasizing helping others without “fixing” or labeling them, and describing trauma as unprocessed shock that registers as trauma regardless of intensity. They share a parenting example using mirroring to help a child process feelings and stop harmful narratives, then explore changing personal “stories,” the Rebbe’s teaching of “Think good, it will be good,” and mentors who help people “quantum leap” out of problems. The conversation covers fear versus faith, prayer/manifesting, emunah and bitachon, astrology as “weather,” visibility as a soul mission, teshuva as changing past and future, and being okay with misunderstanding while staying connected to God.00:00 Podcast Kickoff01:22 Esther’s Spiritual Return02:36 From Nursing to Healing06:20 Trauma as a Teacher08:56 Processing Without Labels12:11 Mirroring With Kids16:35 Rewrite the Inner Story18:58 Quantum Leaps and Mentors21:07 Fear vs Faith23:30 Prayer Manifesting and Bitachon25:43 Bungee Jumping Trust Analogy27:14 Talking to Hashem Daily27:46 Hashem as Real Relationship28:51 Astrology Meets Faith30:15 Surfing the Energy Wave33:07 Narrow Bridge and Fear35:40 Jealousy and the Journey37:32 Breaking Vessels and Choice39:13 Time Stacked and Teshuva42:39 Okay Being Misunderstood46:05 Friends Who Push Growth48:36 Wrapping Up Coffee Chat

Divorce the Marriage to Stay Married: Polarity, Radical Honesty & Repairing Relationships (with Yehuda)In this Pure Podcast episode, Ayala welcomes back Yehuda to expand on their prior discussion of the divine feminine by exploring marriage through the concept of “divorcing your marriage.” Using a Torah and Zohar-based metaphor of Adam and Chava being back-to-back and then “sawed in half,” they discuss how enmeshment can create loneliness and how rupture-and-repair, separation, and self-care can help couples come face-to-face in radical honesty. They warn against “worshiping the relationship” as an idol and emphasize intentional, structured cycles of distance and reconnection (including examples like niddah, night/day, and muscle building). Yehuda argues polarity is creation itself, not a technique, and stresses that men should lead structure and safety rather than aiming for 50/50 fairness. They close with where to find Yehuda’s work online.00:00 Welcome Back Yehuda00:34 Divorcing the Marriage02:57 Sawed in Half Metaphor04:04 Rupture Repair Honesty07:00 Stop Worshiping Relationship09:59 Self Care With Intention13:48 Separation Builds Connection19:09 Structure Prevents Resentment21:47 Men Lead the Container23:20 Stress Biology and Cycles25:50 Different Processing Speeds27:35 Men Give Safety28:20 Polarity Is Creation31:49 Science Backs Polarity32:47 Masculine Feminine Parenting34:32 Face To Face Truth36:00 Blessing Through Leadership39:23 Separation To Unity41:44 Not Fifty Fifty43:44 Heroic Masculinity44:26 Programs And Links