Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories

Creator of Project Purpose shares practical tips and philosophical signposts for your personal journey toward self-actualization and purposeful living based on the teachings of the Rebbe.

Moshe Reuven's incredible spiritual journey included an NDE, topping the charts as a musician, business success, becoming a rabbi, and much more.

Blind from birth, Richard Bernstein is a justice on the Supreme Court of Michigan, a marathon runner, disabilities advocate, and a Jew on a mission to make the world a better place.

To battle evil, we first must understand its source, and then tread carefully so we are not sucked into the vortex of hate.

Integrative psychotherapist shares how she overcame a lonely childhood, poor self-image, an eating disorder, and failed marriage through learning about herself and her soul through the lens of Chassidus and psychotherapy.

Having known the Rebbe and Rebbetzin from her childhood, Esther Sternberg had a unique view of the regal woman so few ever met.

How Nissim Black overcame a troubled past of drugs, violence and crime to seek spirituality and use music to spread goodness and faith.

She needed to overcome her trauma to mother her own children. A trained psychotherapist, Dr. Robyn Koslowitz now helps others do the same.

Speaking from personal experience, dietician Miriam Shurpin tells of the dangers of poor body image and the "diet culture," and how she learned to embrace her body through Chassidic teachings.

This amazing convert shares how Chassidic philosophy took her to a place she never even imagined existed.

A soul-searching conversation—plus tips!—from the woman who showed the world the beauty of the Jewish dating world.

8th Day music star Shmuel Marcus is actually a full-time Chabad rabbi in a distant community. Here's how he stays inspired and makes it all work.

A woman born without a uterus shares her inspiring journey of faith, love, and medical innovation, culminating in the miraculous birth of her daughter.

The oys and joys of moving to Rostov, Russia, and serving a Jewish community that has reawakened after 70 years of Communist repression.

Hear how Chaya Teldon left home at fifteen to pursue her Jewish education and become a Chabad rebbetzin, as well as how she retained her faith in the face of the birth, struggles, and passing of her son, and how and why she joined the chevra kadisha.

Raizy Fried is author and speaker focused on empowering women and fostering personal growth. Outwardly successful, with a great marriage and growing business, she felt empty and cold. When she discovered the "inner Torah," her inner world began to bloom.

Chava devoted years seeking to understand feminism and apply it to her life. She found the answer in the teachings of the Rebbe.

For Devorah Schwartz, performing for just women is a spiritual experience akin to prayer. She opens up on how she became a singer and how it changed her life.

A longtime expositor of the Rebbe's teachings, and author of Toward a Meaningful Life, Rabbi Simon Jacobson shares how he overcame his early skepticism and found his own calling in life.

Chassidic pop star Avraham Fried shares his inner world, including his personal interactions with the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin.

Choosing "what was right" over "what was easy" presented Torah educator, Yaffa Palti with many challenges and unsettling changes. She had to discover a deeper relationship with G-d to create a positive mindset shift and find her deepest self.

In her teens, Tonica Marlow was accepted as the youngest student at a noted Christian theological college, and within a few years, she became an ordained minister. With all of her success within the church, she felt a deep void inside. Tonica Marlow, now Tova Mordechai, shares her extraordinary journey to becoming a Chassidic woman, currently living in Israel.

This special edition features seven voices deeply affected since October 7th, including IDF officers, a volunteer medic, and a father of a hostage in Gaza. Let their stories of resilience and hope inspire you.

While rockets, drones, and mortars fly overhead, Rabbi Sholom Ber Hertzel of Chabad of the Golan Heights together with his family work tirelessly to service the soldiers and members of his community who are bravely stationed along the northern border of Israel.

An IDF officer and his wife open up on turning mourning into growth, living on behalf of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and how the 10/7 Massacre inspired them to pursue a military career.