Behind the Bima

Morton A. "Mort" Klein (born 1947) is a German-born American economist, statistician, and pro-Israeli activist. He is the president of the Zionist Organization of America. In 2004, he was named one of the top five Jewish leaders in the United States by The Forward. Klein is a published academic, having served as a lecturer at Temple University and as a biostatistician at the UCLA Fielding School o...

For over twenty years, Israel has leveraged his gift for building relationships to precipitate exponential growth for corporations, charities, and careers. As a master of connecting people with mission-driven business ventures and purposeful nonprofit organizations, he has guided thousands of clients through uniquely creative fundraising, marketing, and social media campaigns. Rabbi Efrem Goldberg...

Born into a family that was fragmented by the Holocaust, Yehuda Kohn, head of the Bet Elazraki Children’s Home in Netanya, has dedicated his life to repairing the lives of hundreds of at-risk children by providing them with warmth, love and a welcoming environment. For more, see here: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/a-true-parent-621579.  00:00 - Intro  8:38 - Interview  57:54 - Outro  Stay up t...

Rav Moshe Meiselman is an American-born Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Jerusalem, which he established in 1982. He also founded and served as principal of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) from 1977 to 1982. He is a descendant of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty and nephew of the Rav, R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik who he considers to be his Rebbe pa...

Abie Rotenberg is a prolific Orthodox Jewish musician, composer and entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been producing music since the mid-1970s with a style which has been described as "soft and sweet" with a strong folk influence. Rotenberg has cited the musicians Rabbi Ben Zion Shenker and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach as strong influences.  While his folk-inspired sound and inspirationa...

Veronica Bocelli is the wife of Andrea Bocelli and vice-chair of the Bocelli Foundation.  The Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Ente Filantropico, was established in July 2011 inspired by the desire of Maestro Bocelli and his family to give back a measure of the love and support that they had received over the course of his career spent traveling around the world.  00:00 - Intro  2:00 - Interview  50:03...

YESHIVA OF SOUTH FLORIDA is designed to continue the path of growth in Avodas Hashem and Talmud Torah that Talmidim cultivated while learning in Eretz Yisrael. Our goal is to create a Makom Torah where Talmidim can thrive and develop into Talmidei Chachamim, Bnei Aliyah and Bnei Torah for life.  00:00 - Intro  16:16 - Interviews  1:32:38 - Outro  Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (...

Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon is an internationally acclaimed “posek” of Halacha, author, educator, and lecturer. Individuals and communities from around the globe turn to him regarding complex questions in Halacha, the responses of which have been pivotal in helping shape the contemporary Jewish world.  Rav Rimon is the Chief Rabbi of Gush Etzion and is the Rosh Yeshiva of Lev Academic Center (JCT), as wel...

David Melech Friedman (born August 8, 1958) is an American bankruptcy lawyer and the former United States Ambassador to Israel. He joined the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman (then known as Kasowitz, Hoff, Benson & Torres) in 1994, where he met and represented Donald Trump, then chairman and president of The Trump Organization.  He was an advisor to Trump during his successful presiden...

Ohel Zachter Family National Trauma Center Presents Reimagining Perinatal Loss.  Featuring: Rabbi Efrem and Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Bocca Raton Synagogue Hear their personal story of late term pregnancy loss, experienced from a Mother and Father's perspectives And Dr. Norman Blumenthal Director, Zachter Family National Trauma Center, Ohel. Also Featuring  Panelists:  Aimee Baron, MD Founder an...

Rabbi Gershon Schusterman is the author of Why, God, Why?: How to Believe in Heaven When it Hurts like Hell (https://store.kehotonline.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=EO-WHYG).  Rabbi Gershon Schusterman knew all the textbook answers when comforting bereaved community members who asked him, “Where is God? If God is loving, how could this happen?” But when the rabbi’s young wife died suddenly, leavi...

David Sacks is an American television writer and producer. His writing and producing credits include seasons five and six on 'The Simpsons', for which he won an Emmy Award, '3rd Rock from the Sun', for which he received a Golden Globe Award, 'Malcolm in the Middle', 'Murphy Brown', and more.  00:00 - Intro  12:59 - Interview  1:09:31 - Outro  Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS)...

Yishai Fleisher is the International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron. Yishai is also an Israeli broadcaster and a frequent columnist for major news websites including a recent oped in the NY Times. He holds a JD from Cardozo Law and rabbinic ordination from Kollel Agudat Achim. Yishai is a paratrooper in the IDF reserves and lives with his family in the hills of Judea.  00:00 - Int...

If you are interested in any of CCSA’s services - prevention education in schools, family support group, community awareness events - reach out to Lianne Forman at lianne.forman@jewishccsa.org or go to www.jewishccsa.org for more information. 

Allison Josephs (Founder & Executive Director of Jew in the City) has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim Bialik. Variety named her as an advocate for inclusivity in the entertainment industry in its 2022 Inclusion Impact Report. Allison has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including Vanity Fa...

Meyers Patrick Leonard (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. After spending his first seven seasons with the...

Rav Yitzchak Berkovits is the Rosh Yeshiva of the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is a leading expert on Mitzvot Bein Adam L’Chavero, the Torah’s wisdom regarding interpersonal relationships, and is the Posek and spiritual guide for hundreds of Jewish outreach professionals and many organizations around the world. Before assuming the position of Dean at the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva, Rabbi Berkov...

Rabbi David Fohrman is an internationally renowned lecturer on biblical themes, and the founder and principal educator at Aleph Beta. He has served as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, and as a lead writer and editor for ArtScroll's Talmud translation project. Rabbi Fohrman has also served as scholar for the Hoffberger Foundation for Torah Study. He is the author of The Beast That...

Audiences all over North America have been bowled over by Butler’s personal and professional perspectives, his whirlwind delivery, gentle humor, and remarkable insights into the human condition. Dan Butler draws on his experiences as a father, a syndicated weekly columnist, a securities salesman, a college professor, a retail store manager and a regional director for the National Conference of Syn...

Introducing the first episode of Out of the Shadows: A Jewish Approach to Mental Health. Subscribe to the monthly podcast and let us know if you have any feedback. --- There are problems that affect so many and yet so few talk about them, which is why R. Efrem Goldberg and Moshe Yachnes bring you OUT OF THE SHADOWS: A Jewish Approach to Mental Health, hosted by the Boca Raton Synagogue and Onward...

Shlomo Katz (Hebrew: שלמה כץ) is a contemporary religious Jewish singer in Israel. Shlomo Katz was born in New Jersey, the son of Chazan Avsholom Katz. His father was an Argentine immigrant from Buenos Aires, and was named for his uncle Avshalom Haviv. His family moved to Israel when he was nine years old and he has subsequently moved back and forth between Los Angeles and Israel. While studying i...

This episode celebrates 100 episodes of the show! From Coffee Talk to Behind the Bima, a lot has changed, but so much has stayed the same. Tune in to hear about your favorite episodes and moments from this podcast. We were thrilled to be joined by Jewish musician Eitan Katz. A member of an extremely musical family, Eitan Katz discovered that he had not just a love of music, but the talent as well....

Daily Giving's mission is to enable every Jew to easily perform the mitzvah of tzedaka every single day, and to disperse those funds to deserving Jewish non-profit organizations around the world on a daily basis. www. DailyGiving.org. Just as drips of water over millennia can carve out caves and canyons, one small mitzvah multiplied several times over can move mountains as well. That’s the belief...

Bat Galim Shaer is an educator and public figure, married to Ofir and mother to 5 daughters and one son - the late Gil-ad z’’l - who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gush Etzion in the summer of 2014 along with his friends Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach.  With over 20 years of experience in various educational frameworks, Bat Galim has presented lectures and initiated conferences to promote a...

Daniel Leslie Grunfeld is an American professional basketball player, who last played as a small forward for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played briefly for Hapoel Holon, but left the team due to its financial problems, and signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem starting at the beginning of November 2011. He is the son of former New York Knicks guard, and fo...