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There aren’t too many Rabbis who can also say they’ve worked as a park ranger and a restaurant manager. But Rabbi Jonathan Shulman can. Those jobs laid the groundwork for a career that was part of a plan … but not necessarily his plan.   This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]

Rav Mendel Futerfas (1907-1995) was a Lubavitch chassid who emerged as a leader under the most challenging circumstances in the Soviet Union. He was active in one of the greatest exit attempts for Jews from the Soviet Union under the cover of the repatriation agreement signed between the Soviet Union and Poland in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Under the terms of the agreement Polish cit...

Lauren Steinberg excelled in her studies, and she became an expert in Islamic extremism and radicalization. Steinberg also found her way to Jewish observance and, eventually, to Jewish outreach on the campus of one of the most renowned institutions of higher learning in the U.S.  This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis […]

What are some of the sources and trends in Jewish first names over the centuries? Where do double names come from? How do names differ from community to community? How are Biblical names used? What about naming for ancestors? What was the status of non-Jewish names in Jewish life? What is the source of some common Yiddish names? First names have been a fascinating cultural and sociological phenome...

Joel Kastner received a Jewish day school education, but it wasn’t consistent with the traditions his family practiced at home. In fact, it was a much more complete mode of observance. This disconnect between school and home practice led to Joel’s long and winding road of exploration into Judaism.  This is his story. Saturday to […]

Sarah London dabbled in acting, matchmaking, and tech sales on her journey to Jewish observance. She also had to overcome some extremely challenging family upheavals along the way.  This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more at tachlismedia.com 

Healthcare professional Cory Kleinman spent time in Reform, Conservative and Orthodox shuls when he was young. Later, he dabbled in atheism and agnosticism. But he says he became frum … twice.   This is his story.   Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more at tachlismedia.com 

The Vurke chassidic dynasty took a leading role in Polish Jewish life of the 19th century, and spawned several prominent offshoots such as Amshinov, Aleksander and Strikov among others. Established by Rav Yitzchak Kalish as a faction of Pshischa, it flourished among his descendants and students in central Poland. Rav Yitzchak of Vurke (1779-1848) was a great chassidic leader, and earned renown as...

Yehudis Golshevsky has been a well-known Torah educator in Jerusalem and abroad for the last 30 years. She’s also the founder of Shiviti, an organization that offers classes and experiences to Torah-observant women of all ages and backgrounds. All along her path to Torah Judaism, she’s lifted up the people around her.  This is her […]

Born into a prestigious Frankfurt family in 1762, Rav Moshe Sofer, the Chasam Sofer, would carry the Frankfurt legacy for the rest of his life. His teachers included the local rabbi Rav Pinchas Horowitz, the Haflaah, as well as a stint in Mainz with Rav David Tevli Shayer. But his primary teacher was Rav Nosson Adler. The Chasam Sofer joined his circle of mystics when he was 10-11 years old and re...

Rabbi Mikey Albala is the Chief Development Officer for the New York Chapter of the National Council of Synagogue Youth, or NCSY, helping raise money to support teens on their Jewish journeys. But his own path to observance stemmed from his family overcoming financial hardship and wanting to say thank you to Hashem for guiding […]

Jenna Maio is the host of the Modern Jewish Girl podcast. She regularly shares insights with her listeners on how to live as an observant Jew. But, before she could share her wisdom, she had to go on her own journey to Jewish observance. This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]

Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin was the grand vision of its founder Rav Meir Shapiro. Following a long fundraising campaign, it opened in a grand ceremony in 1930. Rav Meir Shapiro set the goal of the yeshiva with its very name Chachmei Lublin. This was to restore the crown of glory to the city of Lublin, which had been a Torah center for centuries.  The Torah legacy would be continued by creating a gran...

Oriel Chen’s first introduction to Judaism came through Bible study at church. But he began exploring and developed a new perspective on Judaism that led him away from the church to the synagogue.  This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more at tachlismedia.com 

Matchmaking and marriage has always been a part of the Jewish story. What was the age of marriage at different times in Jewish history? How did one’s socioeconomic background impact the age of marriage? Did rich and scholarly family marry their children off at different ages than working class Jewish families? Why did the age of marriage suddenly rise among the financial and scholarly elite in the...

Lori Palatnik is the founding director of Momentum, an organization that inspires and empowers women to connect to Jewish values, engage with Israel and ultimately transform themselves, their families, and their communities. She’s also an educator, speaker, writer, media personality, and Baal Teshuva.    This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]

Jason Blau calls himself a mindset coach. Along his journey, he could have used some of the advice he now offers. Because he experienced stress and anxiety so deeply that it ultimately destroyed his career, his marriage, and even his relationship with his closest relatives. Today he’s in a much better place, finding a path […]

As a young child, Barbara Irwin was raised in a family that didn’t keep Shabbos and didn’t know much about other Jewish practices. In fact, her earliest exposure to Jewish observance almost pushed her off the path.  This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more at tachlismedia.com 

In honor the Daf Yomi cycle commencing the study of Maseches Nazir, Jewish History Soundbites is proud to present in conjunction with the All Torah platform https://alltorah.org/ the story of the ‘Rav Hanazir’ Rav David Cohen (1887-1972). Having grown up in a rabbinic family in Lithuania, he studied in the yeshivos of Volozhin, Radin & Slabodka, before pursuing a general education in St. Peter...

As the oldest Jewish cemetery in Eastern Europe, the old cemetery in Lublin contains some historical treasures and great personalities. One of the prominent ones we visit on trips is Rav Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz, the Chozeh of Lublin (1745-1815). One of the primary students of Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk, the Chozeh became a teacher of the masses, and facilitated the spread of the Chassidic movement...

In part one of Jeff Cohen’s conversation with Aliza Bulow, she told the story of how she grew up in a non-Jewish home but converted to Judaism at the age of 16. And how, in no time at all, she was studying Torah, doing Mitzvahs, living in Israel, joining the army, and finding a marriage […]

Aliza Bulow’s Jewish journey weaves an intricate path through conversion to Judaism at a very young age and, much later, tragedy. That journey, which included stops in New York, Israel, Russia and Denver, required tremendous faith along the way.    This is her story.   Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more […]

Harvey Herbert grew up Jewish, but so secular that he has memories of opening presents under an Xmas tree. A traumatic incident in a hospital was but one of the  divine bread crumbs from Hashem that completely altered the path of Herbert’s Jewish journey.    This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis […]

Based in the Lodz suburb of Aleksandrow, the Aleksander chassidic dynasty was one of the largest and most prominent in prewar Poland. Established as a branch of Vorka-Peshischa in the mid 19th century, it grew under the dynamic leadership of successive generations of the Danziger family at its helm. The Bais Yisrael Yeshiva network contributed to its growth in the early 20th century. Aleksander ga...

Thomas Sablosky, a secular Jew, became Tuvia Sablosky, an observant Jew, through an amazing journey that he believes was guided by Hashem. He’s here today to share that saga, including the obstacles he overcame to make sure his father received a proper Jewish burial.  This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]