Meaningful People

Rabbi Moshe Rotberg is mara d'asra of Khal Zichron Yechezkel in Toms River, New Jersey.   Rabbi Rotberg is a leading expert on end-of-life and medical emergency halachos, on which he has authored numerous sefarim. He is also the halachic coordinator for Hatzalah of Lakewood.        Sponsors ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place: https://toveedo.com Use promo code MM...

Rabbi Kelemen is the founder and current Rosh Kollel of the Center for Kehillah Development, a leadership development project devoted to the growth and wellbeing of Jewish communities worldwide. He also created the International Organization of Mussar Vaadim, a network of self-development organizations focusing on character development in more than two dozen communities in Israel and North America...

Batya Burd-Oved is a proud mother of 5 who lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.     She founded and runs www. Westernwallprayers.org , a charity allowing people all over the world to access the segula of having a Talmud Chachim daven 40 straight days at the Kotel for them.     Much of this episode is about Batya's late husband, Gershon Burd, and his secret life of Chesed.   When she is not writing,...

Help Rav Avshi Weingot's holy mission: https://www.charidy.com/closer Rabbi Avshi Weingot is the director of Yeshivat Shalom Rav. A passionate teacher of Chasidut and Kabbalah, Rabbi Avshi uses music not only to share his teachings but also as a powerful tool to connect with inner spirituality. He inspires students to explore the depths of these mystical traditions and foster a meaningful connecti...

Noam Buskila, IDF Soldier, has been on the front lines of battle on the the Northern border of Israel since October 7th. Noam continues to uplift the spirits of all Jews around the world with his angelic voice and guitar in tow. This is the story of how Noam Buskila is so positive and B'simcha amidtst such chaos and terror. _____________________________________ ►Toveedo   The Jewish videos your ki...

In 2008 Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and his wife Kaila , sold all their belongings and moved from Pasadena, California to Rostov-on-Don, Russia with their two young children. They made this radical move to revive Jewish life in a city that was decimated by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Over the past 14 years their mission has been to care for the material & spiritual needs of Rostov's 15,000 Jews. Mor...

Rabbi Elie Estrin serves as the Aleph Institute's Military Personnel Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Endorser.   Chaplain Estrin was commissioned into the US Air Force in 2014 as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee Jewish chaplain, and he is currently assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, FL.   He is also the editor of Aleph's  Jewish-American Warrior...

Mordechai and his wife waiting for their first child 17 years. During that time Mordechai invested himself into learning more about infertility and what treatments can be helpful. He became an expert in the field, trusted and asked for advice by than many prestigous doctors. Mordechai Koenig is the director of medical affairs at ATime, an organization that offers support and resources for couples...

Ayelet Elnecave grew up as a devout Christian in Iowa and graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University majoring in Jewish Studies. She taught English in Mexico for three years before making Aliyah in 2010. Ayelet converted to Judaism 3 times. She lives in Jerusalem and teaches at Neve Yerushalayim.   This is her story. _________________________________________ ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your k...

Tzili Schneider is a veteran teacher, a member of the Orthodox mainstream, the mother of eleven and a woman who cares. Deeply.   Tzili grew up in Meah Shearim surrounded by all shades and hues of Jewish life. She remembers as a little girl dancing joyfully with soldiers following the capture of the Kosel at the end of the six-day war.   As she grew up, Tzili noted that the general atmosphere in Is...

Shloime Zionce is a 30 year old Proud Hasidic Jewish writer, Podcaster and YouTuber who travels around the world spreading love and teaching people about Judaism while learning about other cultures. He's been to many dozens of countries, including Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.  He also serves as an ambassador to the Hasidic community often appearing in viral YouTube vide...

Rabbi Doron Peretz is the Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement. He studied for 10 years in some of Israel's leading Yeshivot, culminating in receiving Rabbinic ordination. He served in the I.D.F as part of the Hesder Program and has a BA in Jewish Education and an MA in Jewish History.   This episode is sponsored by: ►Toveedo The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy plac...

Yonatan Razel was born in New York and moved to Israel at a young age with his family. He won "Singer of the Year" and "Song of the Year" from Ynet in the fall of 2007. Yonatan gained fame in 2009 for setting the Jewish liturgical poem "Vehi Sheamda" to music for Yaakov Shwekey. Israeli Charedi radio station Kol Chai named the song its "Song of the Decade" as the song became popular with both secu...

Larry Gordon was born and raised in Brooklyn, and has six children; including Nachi Gordon, co-host of Meaningful People Podcast. He is a veteran journalist, writing stories on Jewish life and related issues for thirty years. He is also the acknowledged creator of modern Jewish radio. This distinction is due, for Larry, in 1977, pioneered the first weekday morning Jewish music and news program on...

On October 7th, Hamas terrorists stormed into the home of Hadar and Itay Berdichevsky in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the Israeli communities along the Gaza border. Hadar and Itay— both 30 years old—were butchered in their own home. Miraculously, their 10-month-old twins survived. The babies were found—rescued by the IDF—14 hours later, crying in their cots. Their parents' bodies lie in pools of blood...

The Airley's made aliyah from the United States in 2006. Binyamin attended yeshiva, spent time in Eilat, and worked on the family's farm, including most Shabbats.   Binyomin Airley joined the front lines of the battle VS Hamas to secure the land of Israel and protect the Jewish people. He unfortunately was killed in battle.   At his shloshim, a moving kumzitz led by Shlomo Katz began with people s...

Avi Fishoff, the son of the well known Benny Fishoff A"H, personally gives 24/7 support to hundreds of familes with teens or young adults in crisis. Avi is the founder of Home Sweet Home and Twisted Parenting. The author of GPS! Navigation For Your Soul , CPR! Resucitation For Your Soul and now newly released Raising Royalty. All parents are required to have their own Daas Torah fully involved to...

#BringHershHome Rachel Goldberg-Polin, 54, is a soft-spoken teacher who grew up in Chicago and has since moved and resides in Jerusalem with her family. She is remarkably comfortable in the unwanted role she has inhabited since shortly after Oct. 7: the international voice, face and conscience of the hostage crisis. Please continue to pray for the safe return for her son who was taken hostage by H...

David J. Lieberman, PhD, is a renowned psychotherapist and internationally recognized leader in the fields of human behavior and interpersonal relationships, who has empowered millions of people through his audio programs, educational videos, and live seminars. His thirteen books, which have been translated into 28 languages and include two New York Times Bestsellers, have sold millions of copies...

What are the rules of war according to the Torah?   What does the Torah say about hostage deals?   Are we seeign signs of Moshiach?   We discuss these questions + so much more with YouTube's #1 Rabbi, Rabbi Manis Friedman. You can see more about R' Friedman at his website; https://itsgoodtoknow.org ______________________________ ►Alpert and Associates Call Moshe Alpert! Email: Moshe.alpert@nm.com...

This week we sat down and spoke with Yossi Landau from ZAKA. Founded in 1995, Zaka's volunteers arrive at the scene with one mission: to recover the bodies of those who die in an unnatural way.   In Judaism, a person must be buried whole. ZAKA's crews work tirelessly to recover as many body parts as they can from the scenes they are called to.  It's considered the greatest mitzvah a Jew can perfor...

Just a few short years ago Elke Pollak found herself in the battle of her life. With Herself. Elke had just had a beautiful baby boy and while everyone around her was so joyful, her world was falling apart. This is Elke's story of resilience and perserverance. Elke has since started an organization to help those struggling with PPD. Tikvaseinu is there there to provide critical resources and suppo...

Raised in a secular home in Las Vegas, Shawn Balva was the star quarterback of his high school football team who dreamt of going pro. After dabbling with violence and crime, he lost control and spiraled into a life of desperation and addiction. Shawn was arrested for armed robbery and sentenced to prison at the age of twenty-one, where he began a search for a life of meaning. He is the author of t...

Dolly Rabinowitz was born in Berehove (then Czechoslovakia, now Ukraine) to a rabbinical family. When she was 19, Dolly and her family were taken alongside the other Jews of the neighboring villages to the death camp of Auschwitz. From there she was forced to endure the barbaric cruelty of Auschwitz and the Death March to the Ravensbruck concentration camps. After experiencing unspeakable atrociti...

Jewish people around the world are experiencing the traumatic effects of the aftermath of unimaginably horrific terror attacks in Israel. With antisemitism on a shocking rise, Nachi takes to the streets of Times Square to discover how passersby feel about their Jewish identity in this special episode of the Meaningful People Podcast. ____________________________________   ►Meaningful People Whatsa...