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Aaron London had a dream to serve in the US military. Little did he know that he’d be serving Hashem as a nurse and educator while making the transition from agnostic to fully observant Jew. This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more at tachlismedia.com   

Rav Moshe Rosen - the Nezer Hakodesh (c.1870-1957) was an early leader of American orthodoxy. Having served as a communal rabbi in Lithuania for three decades, he was the one who discovered the Chazon Ish as a young man in the town of Chveidan. In the late 1920’s he immigrated to the United States and settled in Brownsville. He served as the first rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaath, and later served as...

Nissim Black’s journey to Judaism is one of the most unlikely stories you’ll ever hear. He was born to two rappers, and lived in a home where drugs and violence were the norms. He also practised Islam and Christianity before he found what he was looking for – Torah Judaism. His spiritual journey is intertwined […]

The expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century was a period of great upheaval, as a Spanish-Portuguese diaspora formed in Western Europe and the Mediterranean basin. At the same time, many conversos remained in their home country, while many others emigrated and attempted to rejoin the Jewish community.  As a result, there arose in communities such as Amsterdam...

Aurus Sanchez underwent one of the most remarkable journeys to Jewish observance you’ll ever hear about. He was a Christian missionary with plans to convert Jews until he uncovered some crucial information about his ancestry – and the Torah – that completely changed his life’s path.    This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is […]

Rav Yaakov Moshe Charlap (1882-1951) was an important rabbinical leader in Yerushalayim during the first half of the 20th century. A product of the Old Yishuv, he was a student of Rav Yehoshua Leib Diskin, Rav Hirsh Mechel Shapiro and several others before becoming a lifelong close student of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook. He served as the founding rabbi of the Shaarei Chesed and Rechavia neighborhood...

Peter Himmelman’s musical career has spanned more than four decades. His accomplishments are numerous and diverse; he’s a Grammy and Emmy-nominated solo artist, children’s songwriter, film and television soundtrack composer. His discography includes more than 40 albums. He’s also a visual artist and a baal teshuvah who’s balanced his busy musical career with Jewish observance.  […]

The story of the confrontation of the US and the Holocaust is done well in the recently produced Ken Burns documentary ‘The US & the Holocaust’. It purports to cover the entirety of the Holocaust from an American perspective, and is by no means limited to the story of potential rescue. From the immigration quotas, to American anti-Semitism and the isolationist movement, to the war itself.  The...

Brian Silvey has engineered an impressive career in Information Technology. But he’s also engineered quite a journey to Jewish observance. That involved some pretty interesting twists and turns, including his witnessing an ugly incident involving vandalism that would help turn him to the Torah. This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]

Jackie Danicki is a business consultant and freelance journalist. Her writing has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Advertising Age, and the New York Observer. Danicki’s path to success has been intertwined with her unusual and fascinating path to Torah Judaism.    This is her story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media podcast. Learn more […]

Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik - the Bais Halevi (1820-1892) was the founder of the Soloveitchik/Brisk dynasty. Following his studies in Volozhin and a short stint as a rosh yeshiva in Minsk, he was appointed assistant rosh yeshiva in Volozhin alongside the Netziv. In 1864 he departed to assume the rabbinate in Slutzk, where he remained until 1875 when he retired to Warsaw. In 1879 he moved once again...

Daniel Tamir knows a lot about Judaism … and about basketball. 6’ 10” inch Daniel played professional basketball for seven years in Israel and Hungary. But there’s more to his story than just dunks, rebounds and three pointers. Sports played a major role in his Jewish journey. This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is […]

Jews and sports is an exploration of Jewish identity and integration in the modern world. This was expressed as Jews became fans of sports teams, with the most famous baseball fan in history being an eccentric Jewish woman named Hilda Chester. Jews were always prominent in the labor movement, and it was a Jewish labor organizer named Marvin Miller who, as president of the Player’s Union, successfu...

The Agudath Harabonim of the US & Canada was founded in 1902 with the goals of strengthening traditional Jewish observance in the country. Its membership was primarily composed of Eastern European immigrant rabbis, and they focused on the areas of Shabbos observance, kashrus, Jewish education, strengthening the office of the rabbinate and assisting their brethren back in the old country. The A...

The Great Immigration was the population movement of millions of Jews primarily from Eastern Europe to the United States and other countries over the course of a half century between 1875-1924. Although the process, scope, catalysts, challenges of the immigration and immigrants are fascinating aspects of the story, perhaps the most unique angle is the fact that the entire endeavor was a ‘silent re...

David and Shira Schwarz went on a double journey to Jewish observance. They grew up in Conservative shuls, but they found their way to Orthodox Judaism, thanks in no small part to where they went to school and a kiruv trip that completely changed their Jewish destinies.  This is their story. Saturday to Shabbos is […]

The German Jewish immigration of the mid 19th century caused a demographic explosion of the American Jewish community from a mere 5,000 in 1830 to approximately 250,000 in 1880. Economic opportunity, the California Gold Rush and a general American migration to the frontiers of the west, led thousands of these immigrants to try their luck as peddlers and merchants in San Francisco and other mining...

Mindy Rubenstein is a prolific writer. She’s published hundreds of articles in print and online, including for Chabad.org, Aish.com, Atlanta Jewish Times, and the Jerusalem Post. She’s also the founding publisher and editor of Nishei Ora, a magazine that includes personal writing and art from Jewish women around the world. Her personal and professional journey […]

Rav Moshe Sofer (1762-1839) - the Chasam Sofer - led the Pressburg Jewish community for 33 years. From the time of his initial appointment he faced struggles and challenges from progressive elements within the community. Even as the Chasam Sofer gained renown across the Habsburg Empire, he still was confronted with an unsuccessful attempt by community leaders in Pressburg to forcefully close his l...

Rabbi Meir Goldberg has spent nearly 20 years working with Jewish students at Rutgers University, with the goal of maximizing every Jewish student’s spiritual potential. The organization he founded, Meor Jewish Xperience, helps students connect with their roots and ignite their Jewish souls.    This is his story. Saturday to Shabbos is a Tachlis Media […]

“Chadash Asur Min Hatorah” - Anything new is forbidden, has become a slogan in defense of Jewish tradition confronting the challenges of modernity. Formulated by Rav Moshe Sofer (1762-1839) the Chasam Sofer and longtime rabbi of Pressburg (Bratislava), he has become a symbol of the combatant and fearless leadership in defense of tradition against the onslaught of changes to that hallowed tradition...

Elyssa Nicole Trust is an actor, writer, podcaster, and voice-over artist based in New York City. Elyssa wrote a play called Observance that explores how a hard-partying college student who initially clashes with her Orthodox roommate ultimately transitions full-throttle into a Ba’alat Teshuvah. Throughout her life and career, Judaism has always found its way into […]

Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1867-1948) was the rabbi of the Eidah Chareidis community in Yerushalayim & headed the branch of Agudas Yisrael in that country for 15 crucial and tumultuous years. Having grown up in Hungary, he had previously served as rabbi of Galanta and Chust (Slovakia) for four decades. In Yerushalayim he oversaw the sweeping changes which were taking place in the Yishuv with im...

Binyomin Abrams is a Research Associate Professor, Master Lecturer and Director of General Chemistry at Boston University. And if you think that’s a mouthful, you can add Doctor of Theoretical Chemistry and Rabbi to that mixture. Abrams’ impressive resume reflects a rich and diverse background that was a catalyst to his finding his path to […]

The Jewish People have had a long relationship with British royalty. From the expulsion of the Jews from England by King Edward I in 1290 to the resettlement which continued despite King Charles II returning to the throne in 1660. From Queen Victoria’s knighting Sir Moses Montefiore, to King George VI and his overseeing the end of the British Mandate on Palestine. From Princess Alice risking her l...