Not That Kind of Rabbi

Cantor Paula Baruch started off as a Christian farm girl. Now she co-leads a synagogue community. What? Only on Not That Kind of Rabbi.

Modya Silver joins me for some heart to heart

What do get when you mix kindness, wisdom, faith and grit? Thats easy - Mardi Tindal

First Canadian Hip Hop artist to sign with a major label. First lady of hip hop in Canada, proud Candian/Jamaican and a soulful presence. Michie Mee on NTKR.

Emm Gryner always knew that she was destined to write songs, play music and be her own woman. Listen in as Rabbi Ralph spends time with one of Canada's most original singers and songwriters. They throw in a little God talk too.

How do we come together with our First Nations brothers and sisters? A Mohawk heart to Jewish Heart to Heart.

I'm talking God, Burl Ives and crosses in the sky with the one and only Jaymz Bee.

Untold Stories: The Early Years is Michael Posner's collection of stories about poet, musician, lover and icon, Leonard Cohen. We have a good shmooze to share with you.

Sometimes it is what afflicts us that reveals our true character. In broadcaster Michael Landsberg's case it reveals a true mensch.

Robert Priest has written poetry, rock songs, fantasy novels and lived to tell the tale. The Rabbi meets the Priest as we explore a life well lived.

What do you do when your father punches you in the face, a few times? You have a chat with your soul, get dumped and hang out with the Beatles at an ashram for a week. Pauls Saltzman on life lessons and the Beatles in India.

Michael Wex is on a mission to save yiddish and so far he's doing pretty well. 7 or 8 books later we have a shmooze on the latest edition of Not That Kind of Rabbi. What's it gonna kill you to listen?

Travel through time with me from post-holocaust Hungary to 1960's Israel and back, and forth, and back. Author Sharon Hart-Green joins me with Come Back For Me.

Smoked meat, boutique mustard, and an atmosphere of love and latkes, Zane Caplansky has done it all. He joined me for a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) edition of Not That Kind Of Rabbi. Come, sit, enjoy.

Jazz singer, broadcaster and always busy. This summer she put all that away to stay with her loving father. To join her family in walking John Bambrick's home. He's passed and she will be forever changed.

This time I get to spend some time with one if my favourite artists. Harry Manx talks about letting go and being at peace. Beautiful.

He's a rasta inspired and deeply spiritual singer and songwriter. Jay Douglas shares a bit of what makes his reggae world go round.

From leading bands to creating great music with his son, Bill King loves life. He's up now on this episode of Not That Kind of Rabbi.

His parents survived the Holocaust and he is creating beautiful music. How do you get from here to there? Ron Davis is a first class composer, pianist and Jewish guy. He's worth a serious listen.

Creativity pours out of Tom Wilson, catch some of it as we go deep on Not That Kind of Rabbi.

Can you imagine picking up a phone and talking to random people and making them feel like a million bucks? And all that during a pandemic. It takes a special kind of person... I found one, Jamie Campbell.

Some people you meet just strike you the right way, right away. Hawksley Workman is that person. Check out our first meeting.

Mike Wilner has his dream job as the voice of the Jays on radio. Throughout his rise he has always been proud of his Jewish heritage and never shy to give a mazel tov shout out. We'll talk to Mike the mensch on the mic. (This episode was recorded in pre-pandemic late-February.)

Yogi Shivendra Kumar takes us on a journey to Goa where we can experience the deeper meaning of Yoga. The Veda’s (teachings) the Ayurveda ( healing practices) and the great story of the four wives/husbands we all carry with us.

Time to talk the Divine or whatever it is with musician, poet, artist and the fabulously spiritual Sarah Slean.