Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories

Aryeh Siegel embraced Eastern meditation and Hindu practices before realizing how harmful they are. Now, he’s on a mission to save people from TM (Transcendental Meditation) and introduce them to kosher practices.

Reflecting on her 50 years in education, Mrs. Teichtel shares how the Rebbe guided her toward education and uplifted her after losing a child in a hospital accident.

Learn how Sal and Nina Litvak discovered the beauty and depth of Judaism and have become a beacon of learning, inspiration, and guidance for millions.

Rabbi Yitzchak Lerman talks about losing his home, synagogue, and worldy possessions but remains grateful that his family survived unscathed.

The child of a Muslim father and Jewish mother, Yosef embraced his Jewish heritage and made the Torah his guiding light.

With G-d at her side, Gitty Zee is unstoppable. Even spina bifida and blindness have not stopped her from living life to the fullest and empowering others to do the same.

Rabbi Schochet shares his journey of defying expectations, embracing authenticity, and learning to crawl out of the shadow of his towering father.

Now a grandmother many times over, Frumma Kulek looks back at how she found hope, acceptance, family, fufilment, and love when she was a teen mom stuck in an abusive relationship.

Hear Silvia Fishbaum share how her second attempt to escape communist Czechoslovakia succeeded and how she uses her personal experience to educate the world about Judaism and Antisemitism

Gavriel and his late wife's Bible studies led them to embrace Judaism, which entailed driving 10 hours just to get kosher meat!

Born in India to Persian Jews, Sarah Karmely was guided by the Rebbe to become an author, teacher, guide, and mentor to thousands, with lots of miracles and drama along the way.

Rabbi Danny Yiftach was among hundreds of Persian Jewish children airlifted by Chabad to safety. Today he serves the Persian Jewish community in California and back in Iran.

As a young Jew, he inked his Jewish identity onto his skin. Then he deepened his connection to Judaism and adopted a full Jewish lifestyle--including educating others on the prohibition of getting a tattoo.

How three college credits turned into three years in yeshiva and a lifetime of service, spiritual growth, and joy.

Rabbi Yosef Gerlitzky of Tel Aviv shares an on-the-ground update from the Home Front, as well as memories of his time as an emissary of the Rebbe to visit Iran and around the world.

Hear how a former Christian minister married a convert, struggled to raise their Hassidic family, and grew through the mental illness and loss of their son.

Sara's journey took her through rock concerts, a Christian cult, and much more before she finally found her soulmate and calling as a Chabad leader and teacher in Manhattan.

Today, she is a world-renowned expert and author on challah. It all began when she found herself in Japan, expected to bake challah for hundreds. She has since found spirituality, tradition, and her own identity in baking and taking challah.

How a Jewish woman’s whirlwind journey—through six countries, guided by her mother’s quiet strength—led her from rural China to Israel and Europe.

How one woman discovered Torah, battled depression, discovered her gift for comedy, became a medical clown, and healed herself and others one viral impression at a time.

How a child of secular suburbia discovered his deeper identity as a "child of Abraham," transforming his life path from worldly success to spiritual fulfillment as a rabbi and Jewish educator.

Ari Sachar shares his journey as a rocket scientist and proud Jew, revealing the hidden miracles in both life and faith.

Master teacher Rabbi Yossi Paltiel shares how he was shaped by his father's orphanhood, losing his own four-year-old child, navigating grief with his wife, and finding strength in Chasidic teachings.

A wide-ranging conversation with Bronya Shaffer that includes witnessing the Rebbe's reunion with his mother, the Rebbe's involvement in her marriage, speaking about taboo topics, being sent to Russia with a female companion, and finding strength in the tragic death of her husband.

Natan Sharansky is a celebrated hero who challenged the Soviet empire. Learn how his Jewish identity and faith kept him courageous under the harshest of conditions.