Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories

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Toward My Meaningful Life

2024-11-1901:10:34

A longtime expositor of the Rebbe's teachings, and author of Toward a Meaningful Life, Rabbi Simon Jacobson shares how he overcame his early skepticism and found his own calling in life.

The Superstar of Jewish Music

2024-11-1249:18

Chassidic pop star Avraham Fried shares his inner world, including his personal interactions with the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin.

Healing Through Faith: My Battle with Loneliness and Anxiety

2024-11-0501:08:21

Choosing "what was right" over "what was easy" presented Torah educator, Yaffa Palti with many challenges and unsettling changes. She had to discover a deeper relationship with G-d to create a positive mindset shift and find her deepest self.

The Road Back: An Evangelical Minister Rediscovers Her Jewish Identity

2024-10-2901:05:22

In her teens, Tonica Marlow was accepted as the youngest student at a noted Christian theological college, and within a few years, she became an ordained minister. With all of her success within the church, she felt a deep void inside. Tonica Marlow, now Tova Mordechai, shares her extraordinary journey to becoming a Chassidic woman, currently living in Israel.

Special Edition: Celebrating Simchat Torah After October 7th

2024-10-0713:59

This special edition features seven voices deeply affected since October 7th, including IDF officers, a volunteer medic, and a father of a hostage in Gaza. Let their stories of resilience and hope inspire you.

The North is Under Attack, We Do Not Fear

2024-10-0131:13

While rockets, drones, and mortars fly overhead, Rabbi Sholom Ber Hertzel of Chabad of the Golan Heights together with his family work tirelessly to service the soldiers and members of his community who are bravely stationed along the northern border of Israel.

11 Months Later, Still Not Home in Israel's North

2024-09-1737:24

Learn how evacuees have been supporting each other, finding faith, comfort, and a "silver lining" through it all.

Hamas Stole My Son, Not My Soul

2024-09-1027:29

Eitan Mor saved many lives on 10/7 before he was taken hostage to Gaza, where he still remains captured. Hear his father's incredible message of faith, strength, and determination amid these most challenging of times.

What Will French Students Face When They Return to Campus?

2024-09-0336:22

An interview with the director of Chabad on Campus in Saclay, France, a hub of higher education and research.

The Inner and Vulnerable World of a Public Speaker

2024-08-2701:12:371

Perhaps the best-known speaker in the Jewish world today, Rabbi YY Jacobson grew up to Russian immigrants in Brooklyn. Learn about his personal challenges, disappointments and victories.

His Non-Jewish Girlfriend Brought Him Back to Judaism

2024-08-2054:50

Danny was turned off by the Judaism of his youth. Kylie was not Jewish. Together, they found a path to Torah and observance that is uniquely joyful, meaningful, and most of all... theirs!

I Was Abused as a Girl

2024-08-1351:38

Bashie shares how she worked to overcome a host of mental health challenges and learned to thrive even as she discovered that she had been sexually abused as a young child.

I Was a Nazi Prisoner

2024-08-0647:13

Tuky Treitel was a school-girl when the Nazis invaded Hungary. Hear how she bravely cared for herself and her siblings during times of horrific danger.

They Cremated Mom; Could I Save Dad?

2024-07-3038:09

Seeing how members of his own Jewish family abandoned Jewish burial in favor of cremation, Tuva Sablosky has become a tireless advocate for providing every Jew a proper Jewish burial.

I Am a Chassidic Woman Singer

2024-07-2347:44

Esther Freeman is as close as you can get to being a Chassidic diva. Learn how she balances the big stage, single motherhood, and the ups and downs of life.

I'm a Rabbi and I'm Black

2024-07-1655:55

Yossi Kulek, a Chabad on Campus rabbi, shares how the Rebbe's guidance helped him overcome racism, adversity and self-doubt.

The Rebbe Shaped My Life

2024-07-1001:17:52

Rabbi Shmuel Lew shares how he came to know the Rebbe and Chabad, and how he found meaning and purpose as a Chabad emissary.

The Rebbe Was Like a Father to Me

2024-07-0244:02

Yehudis Fishman shares how she developed a deeply personal connection to the Rebbe, who guided her through life's challenges, and how she finds fulfillment and happiness as an older adult.

People Had No Idea I Was Donating a Kidney

2024-06-2533:55

When Rochel Smoller learned her beloved fellow teacher needed a kidney, she had to act. But she could not let the recipient know it was her until the last moment!

My Life With Hearing Loss

2024-06-1848:521

Rebbetzin Libbi Kakon has lived with hearing loss her whole life. Learn how she became a mother, life-coach and highly successful fundraiser on behalf of a school for deaf children.

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