Chanan Kaufman has created or helped create, some of the most influential Jewish outreach organizations in the world; Aish HaTorah New York, Jerusalem Fellowships, Bizrael, and GoInspire, among others. His path almost included medical school, but a chance meeting led him to Jewish learning, rabbinical ordination, and marriage before becoming a leader in the world […]

Reyna Simnegar is the author of Persian Food From The Non-Persian Bride. Her popular Sephardic recipes can also be found on several popular internet sites. She’s also a model and actress. She says she’s raised her children to appreciate how she embraced Judaism 500 years after her family was driven out of Spain by the […]

Reyna Simnegar is the author of Persian Food From The Non-Persian Bride. Her popular Sephardic recipes can also be found on several popular internet sites. She’s also a model and actress. She says she’s raised her children to appreciate how she embraced Judaism 500 years after her family was driven out of Spain by the […]

Project Ezrah Executive Director Rachel Krich’s Jewish journey made stops in California and New Mexico. By the time she and her mother moved to the East Coast, they had become observant, to a point … and then they settled into an Orthodox community …which made Rachel want to stay.  This is her story.  Saturday to […]

Project Ezrah Executive Director Rachel Krich’s Jewish journey made stops in California and New Mexico. By the time she and her mother moved to the East Coast, they had become observant, to a point … and then they settled into an Orthodox community …which made Rachel want to stay.  This is her story.  Saturday to […]

Ashley Blaker is a television producer and stand-up comedian. As his career blossomed, there were potential conflicts, including audience expectation that his comedy routines would cast religion in a negative light. But he managed to keep the spotlight on Sabbath observance, kashrut, and finding the humorous – but respectful – truth in Judaism.  This is […]

Ashley Blaker is a television producer and stand-up comedian. As his career blossomed, there were potential conflicts, including audience expectation that his comedy routines would cast religion in a negative light. But he managed to keep the spotlight on Sabbath observance, kashrut, and finding the humorous – but respectful – truth in Judaism.  This is […]

Sivan Rahav-Meir is a lecturer, columnist, radio show host, and well-known media personality in Israel and the United States. She grew up in a secular home. But, when she was invited for Shabbat by three young women, that experience completely changed her outlook on Jewish observance.  This is her story.  Saturday to Shabbos is a […]

Sivan Rahav-Meir is a lecturer, columnist, radio show host, and well-known media personality in Israel and the United States. She grew up in a secular home. But, when she was invited for Shabbat by three young women, that experience completely changed her outlook on Jewish observance.  This is her story.  Saturday to Shabbos is a […]

Alex Scharg worked as team videographer for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the team’s only championship season. He not only got to hang with NBA superstars … he even played pickup ball against one of the greatest of all time. But the lingering feeling that something was missing from his life led him to a yeshiva […]