The Avrum Rosensweig Show

Some lives follow a straight line. Others move through worlds—searching, questioning, breaking, and rebuilding. Dyan Liora’s journey is one of those rare paths. Born in the Philippines and raised Catholic, she began asking difficult questions early—questions that led her away from organized religion and into a deep, often turbulent search for truth. From yoga practiced with urgency, to Kundalini s...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Some lives are shaped by ideas. Others by moments. And then there are the rare lives shaped by decision — by a refusal to drift, by the choice to live with intention. This is one of those stories. This is the story of Eliav Dickstein — a man who asks not, what can Israel do for me, but what can I do for Israel? But his story doesn’t begin on a battlefield. It...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Some lives are shaped by ideas. Others by moments. And then there are the rare lives shaped by decision — by a refusal to drift, by the choice to live with intention. This is one of those stories. This is the story of Eliav Dickstein — a man who asks not, what can Israel do for me, but what can I do for Israel? But his story doesn’t begin on a battlefield. It...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Every so often, we meet someone whose life forces us to confront uncomfortable questions — about truth, about identity, and about the quiet pressures that shape what we are allowed to believe… and what we are not. This conversation does exactly that. This is the story of Charlotte Carmel Geva — a woman who did not simply cross borders, but who crossed lines mo...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Every so often, we meet someone whose life forces us to confront uncomfortable questions — about truth, about identity, and about the quiet pressures that shape what we are allowed to believe… and what we are not. This conversation does exactly that. This is the story of Charlotte Carmel Geva — a woman who did not simply cross borders, but who crossed lines mo...

QUESTIONS: 1. It is hard to believer Eva was born in Mauthhausen; hard to understand how her Mom's pregnancy was able to come to the point of delivery?  2. Does Eva's journey in life, compare to anything in your life? Does her narrative compel you to consider your own life? How?  ______________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Ev...

QUESTIONS: 1. It is hard to believer Eva was born in Mauthhausen; hard to understand how her Mom's pregnancy was able to come to the point of delivery?  2. Does Eva's journey in life, compare to anything in your life? Does her narrative compel you to consider your own life? How?  ______________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. Ev...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. There are teachers who deliver lessons… and then there are educators who transform the very experience of learning — who understand that education is not only about information, but about awakening curiosity, creativity, and confidence in young people. Today’s guest is one of those rare educators. Daniella Robicsek Botnick is the Director of Curriculum for the...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show. There are teachers who deliver lessons… and then there are educators who transform the very experience of learning — who understand that education is not only about information, but about awakening curiosity, creativity, and confidence in young people. Today’s guest is one of those rare educators. Daniella Robicsek Botnick is the Director of Curriculum for the...

Welcome to the show. Some creative people tell stories. Others build entire worlds with language — worlds that allow us to see ourselves, our history, and our moral struggles with greater clarity. Today’s guest is one of those rare builders. Jeff Meschel is a playwright, author, and lifelong student of music whose work lives at the intersection of literature, history, and the Jewish experience. Li...

Welcome to the show. Some creative people tell stories. Others build entire worlds with language — worlds that allow us to see ourselves, our history, and our moral struggles with greater clarity. Today’s guest is one of those rare builders. Jeff Meschel is a playwright, author, and lifelong student of music whose work lives at the intersection of literature, history, and the Jewish experience. Li...

There are people who live loudly… and people who live thoughtfully. And then there are those who spend a lifetime helping others shape their message — only to discover, later in life, that they have a powerful voice of their own. Today’s guest is one of those people. David Eisenstadt has spent decades at the center of Canadian public life — not on the stage, but just behind it. A highly respected...

There are people who live loudly… and people who live thoughtfully. And then there are those who spend a lifetime helping others shape their message — only to discover, later in life, that they have a powerful voice of their own. Today’s guest is one of those people. David Eisenstadt has spent decades at the center of Canadian public life — not on the stage, but just behind it. A highly respected...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show, one of the internet’s most thoughtful conversations, where we explore the lives, ideas, and stories of remarkable people whose work shapes the world around us. Cities are not merely collections of buildings and roads. They are living organisms — breathing through their neighborhoods, pulsing with ambition, creativity, and memory. They inhale through the hopes...

Welcome to The Avrum Rosensweig Show, one of the internet’s most thoughtful conversations, where we explore the lives, ideas, and stories of remarkable people whose work shapes the world around us. Cities are not merely collections of buildings and roads. They are living organisms — breathing through their neighborhoods, pulsing with ambition, creativity, and memory. They inhale through the hopes...

On this episode of The Avrum Rosensweig Show, I’m delighted to welcome author Sharon Neiss, whose newest book carries one of the most unforgettable titles you’ll hear this year: How I Learned to Pee in the Forest. Some lessons in life arrive with ceremony — classrooms, lectures, and careful instructions. Others arrive unexpectedly, under open sky, when the ground is uneven, the air smells of pine...

On this episode of The Avrum Rosensweig Show, I’m delighted to welcome author Sharon Neiss, whose newest book carries one of the most unforgettable titles you’ll hear this year: How I Learned to Pee in the Forest. Some lessons in life arrive with ceremony — classrooms, lectures, and careful instructions. Others arrive unexpectedly, under open sky, when the ground is uneven, the air smells of pine...

Winter Light — A Daughter of Holocaust Survivors Tells Her Story On this episode of The Avrum Rosensweig Show, we are honored to welcome Grace Feuerverger — Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto, award-winning author, and a scholar whose work explores identity, culture, language, and peace education. Grace’s powerful memoir, Winter Light: Memoir of a Child of Holocaust Survivors, tells th...

'Winter Light — A Daughter of Holocaust Survivors' tells Her Story.  On this episode of The Avrum Rosensweig Show, we are honored to welcome Grace Feuerverger — Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto, award-winning author, and a scholar whose work explores identity, culture, language, and peace education. Grace’s powerful memoir, 'Winter Light: Memoir of a Child of Holocaust' Survivors, te...

Welcome to the show. There are moments in history when leadership is not ceremonial — it is existential. When uncertainty spreads, when fear rises, and when moral clarity feels obscured, the question is no longer who speaks the loudest, but who carries the deepest responsibility. This week we turn to Parshat Tetzaveh — Leadership When the World Is Unsteady, a portion that speaks directly into such...

Welcome to the show. There are moments in history when leadership is not ceremonial — it is existential. When uncertainty spreads, when fear rises, and when moral clarity feels obscured, the question is no longer who speaks the loudest, but who carries the deepest responsibility. This week we turn to Parshat Tetzaveh — Leadership When the World Is Unsteady, a portion that speaks directly into such...

History does not whisper in our lifetime — it thunders. Nations are tested, alliances are strained, and the moral weight of leadership settles on those called to stand in the storm. In such moments, diplomacy is no longer ceremony. It is strategy. It is conviction. It is the voice of a nation carried across oceans. Today, we are honored to sit at one of the most consequential crossroads of our era...

History does not whisper in our lifetime — it thunders. Nations are tested, alliances are strained, and the moral weight of leadership settles on those called to stand in the storm. In such moments, diplomacy is no longer ceremony. It is strategy. It is conviction. It is the voice of a nation carried across oceans. Today, we are honored to sit at one of the most consequential crossroads of our era...

In every community, there are people who volunteer. And then there are people who quietly become part of the community’s infrastructure — the ones who notice what’s missing, gather others, and build what’s needed. In this podcast, we'll meet one of those people: Shayna Rehberg-Paquin of Tzfat. Shayna is a mother of seven — including children with special needs — and she somehow holds the many movi...

In every community, there are people who volunteer. And then there are people who quietly become part of the community’s infrastructure — the ones who notice what’s missing, gather others, and build what’s needed. In this podcast, we'll meet one of those people: Shayna Rehberg-Paquin of Tzfat. Shayna is a mother of seven — including children with special needs — and she somehow holds the many movi...