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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 387 of Habits of a Whole Heart (Part 1) on hmTv, host Arnie Herz sits down with Mo Wolfe , founder of Evolution Pilates in Port Washington, New York, for a lively, eye-opening conversation about what Pilates really is and why it matters far beyond fitness. Mo shares her journey from magazine publishing to becoming a lifelong Pilates teacher and studio owner, and explain...

Send us Fan Mail In this heartwarming and lively episode of The Dana Download , Dana welcomes two of her favorite people from her broadcast career, Fox 5 reporter Jodi Goldberg and photojournalist (and fire chief) Jimmy McLoughlin. What starts as a reunion quickly becomes a funny, deeply personal, and surprisingly moving conversation. They reminisce about chasing stories across Long Island, share...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 385 of The Israeli Bond on hmTv features host Gal Swisa Cohen in a heartfelt and honest conversation with junior emissary Shaked Zazon about what it really means to grow up in Lod, a mixed Jewish Arab city in Israel’s social periphery. Shaked shares vivid memories of her childhood in a small, diverse school where Jews, Muslims, Christians, Ethiopians, and immigrants from a...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 384: The Fog of War and Humanity — Sgt. Timothy Gene Molnar, Part 3 In this powerful continuation of his story, Sgt. Timothy Gene Molnar opens up about life on the road in Iraq, where every convoy meant uncertainty, discipline, and a constant pulse of adrenaline. Tim walks us through near-misses with IEDs and RPGs, the challenge of staying alert in brutal desert conditions, an...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 382: The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli and guest Timothy Gene Molnar, Part 1 In this episode, Richard Acritelli sits down with longtime friend and fellow service member Timothy Gene Molnar to trace the path of an ordinary American kid who grew up to shoulder extraordinary responsibilities. From East Islip athletics to long hours practicing saxophone, Tim d...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 383: The Fog of War and Humanity Guest: Sgt. Timothy Gene Molnar — Part 2 In this powerful continuation, Sgt. Timothy Gene Molnar returns with host Richard Acritelli to walk through the moment the world changed on 9/11 and how it reshaped his life and military path. From delivering beer on Long Island to suddenly preparing for war, Tim shares the emotional whiplash, the ca...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 380 • The Fog of War and Humanity Richard Acritelli with Sgt. Joe Cognitore • Part 4 In this final chapter of their conversation, Richard Acritelli sits down once more with Sgt. Joe Cognitore to explore what happens after the uniform comes off. Joe opens up about the shock of returning home from Vietnam, trying to build a teaching career, the stigma veterans faced, and the long...

Send us Fan Mail Legacy Chronicles Ep 381: A Daughter’s Journey Through Memory with Barbara Murray In this powerful episode, host Donna Rosenblum sits down with longtime HMTC volunteer and Second Generation speaker, Barbara Murray , to explore what it means to grow up as the child of Holocaust survivors. Barbara opens her heart about her parents’ incredible path from Poland to Paris, to Soviet lab...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 379: The Fog of War and Humanity — Joe Cognitore, Part 3 In this powerful installment, Vietnam veteran and longtime veterans advocate Joe Cognitore joins host Richard Acritelli to continue recounting the realities of combat, leadership, and survival at the height of the Vietnam War. Joe takes us from the jungles of South Vietnam into the covert operations in Cambodia, describin...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 378 — The Fog of War and Humanity: Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore (Part 2) In Part 2 of this conversation, host Richard Acritelli continues his discussion with Vietnam veteran Sgt. Joseph Cognitore — beginning with Joe’s arrival in South Vietnam and his abrupt initiation into the realities of combat life. Joe describes landing at Cam Ranh Bay, being shipped to the Central Highlands,...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 377 — The Fog of War and Humanity: Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore (Part 1) In this episode, Richard Acritelli sits down with Sgt. Joseph A. Cognitore — drafted out of college at the height of the Vietnam War — to talk about the moment everything in his life turned upside down. Joe shares the difficult decision to serve, the quiet influence of his World War II–era father and uncles,...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Montgomery “Monty” Granger pulls back the curtain on life inside Guantanamo Bay following 9/11 — where ethics, fear, compassion, and national security collided in real time. Hosted by Richard Acritelli, this episode explores what it meant to care for detainees considered “unlawful combatants,” why the military chose to operate within the sp...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 376 — The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli & Montgomery “Monty” Granger (Part 3) Podcast Description In Part 3 of this gripping series, Montgomery “Monty” Granger takes us beyond Guantanamo and into the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan — where chaos, morality, and duty collide every single day. Hosted by Richard Acritelli, this conversation looks unflinch...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 374 — The Fog of War and Humanity with Richard Acritelli & Montgomery “Monty” Granger (Part 1) Forward-looking, honest, and grounded — without glossing over the hard parts. Podcast Description In Part 1 of this three-part conversation, Montgomery “Monty” Granger takes us back to the weeks and months after September 11, when the U.S. military was suddenly thrust into unfami...

Send us Fan Mail The Israeli Bond Ep. 373 (Part 2) In this follow-up conversation, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes back Beata Schulman to explore the complicated — and surprisingly hopeful — relationship between Israel and Poland . Together, they dig into: why Poland has become one of the safest destinations in Europe for Israelis and Jews how “Holocaust tourism” shaped perceptions — and how those t...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 372 | The Israeli Bond (Part 1) In this episode, Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with Dr. Beata Schulman to explore a childhood shaped by silence, survival, and rediscovery. Growing up in post-war Poland behind the Iron Curtain, Beata had no idea she was Jewish. Her family had hidden their identity for safety — like so many others who survived the Holocaust and chose anonymity over r...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 371 Legacy Chronicles | hmTv Host: Zachary Graulich Guest: Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles , host Zachary Graulich sits down with Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, a second-generation Holocaust survivor, scholar, and global advocate, to explore how memory becomes mission and legacy becomes action. Dr. Seperson reflects on her parents’ s...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 370: The Israeli Bond — David Black (Part 3) In the final installment of this three-part series on The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down once more with David Black for an unflinching conversation about the realities facing Jewish communities in the aftermath of October 7. David reflects on the immediate global response to the attacks, the surge of antisemitism acros...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 369: The Israeli Bond — David Black (Part 2) In Part Two of this powerful conversation on The Israeli Bond , host Gal Swisa Cohen continues her in-depth discussion with David Black, former Executive Director of the C. Jacobson JCC and founder of the Randy Wobo-Melinsky Center for Israel on Long Island. David shares the thinking, instincts, and partnerships that led to the creat...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 368 – The Israeli Bond | David Black (Part 1) Hosted by Gal Swisa Cohen | hmTv What does it mean to be Jewish first as a people —and only then as a faith? And how does Israel shape that identity for Jews living in the diaspora? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, host Gal Swisa Cohen sits down with David Black, recently retired Executive Director of the Sid Jacobson JCC of...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 367 – The Butterfly Effect With Gilad Avrahami & Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Gilad Avrahami and Bernie Furshpan explore the powerful idea of the Butterfly Effect—the notion that small actions can ripple outward in ways we may never fully see or predict. Beginning with its scientific roots in chaos theory and moving into lived hum...

Send us Fan Mail Ordinary Heroes – Episode 366 | Frank Pesce Host: Bernie Furshpan | hmTv In this powerful episode of Ordinary Heroes , Bernie Furshpan sits down with faith leader and bridge-builder Frank Pesce , founder of Swords into Plowshares (S2PS) , for a deeply personal and forward-looking conversation about hope, responsibility, and action in uncertain times. Frank shares the vision behind...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 365 – Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz & Cantor Shlomi Rabin A Hanukkah & Yud Tes Kislev Special — Lighting the Inner and Outer World In this heart-warming holiday episode, host Arnie Herz welcomes Cantor Shlomi Rabin back to Habits of a Whole Heart for a spirited exploration of two luminous celebrations — Yud Tes Kislev, the “New Year of Chassidus,” and Hanukka...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 364: The Dana Download with Jen Aks In this uplifting episode of The Dana Download , host Dana Arschin welcomes coach, author, and TEDx speaker Jen Aks , founder of The Power of Gesture , for a conversation that blends intuition, healing, Jewish identity, and the courage to rewrite your life. With Dana’s six-year-old daughter Maya co-hosting from her lap, the episode takes...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 362 — The Past Has an Afterlife Guest: Trevor Stern | Host: Gilad Avrahami | hmTv / HMTC** In this inaugural episode of The Past Has an Afterlife, Programs and Development Coordinator Gilad Avrahami sits down with scholar Trevor Stern for a riveting dive into the world of collective memory — how we inherit it, how we shape it, and how it shapes us. Trevor, a PhD candidate...