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The Early Years: The Beatles Synagogue & Cavern Club Shows

The Early Years: The Beatles Synagogue & Cavern Club Shows

Update: 2025-09-07
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In Episode 1, we talked to Moodie Sandberg, who has hosted a weekly radio show on 88 FM in Israel about the Beatles. 
We walked through the early years of the Beatles, from them playing Bar Mitzvahs in synagogues to the Cavern Club. As well as hiring Brian Epstein, Moodie shared a wide range of incredible stories. 

In addition to hosting the Beatles radio show in Israel, Moodie is a former Knesset member in Israel's Parliament.

Some of the stories Moodie shared included John and Yoko Learning Kabalah in New York City with Rabbi Riskin, the founder of Efrat, Israel. He expanded on the story about Akiva Nof and the Bed-In, gave more details about Sid Bernstein and Brian Epstein, and talked about how the Beatles changed culture in Israel.

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Credits:
Host and Executive Producer: Benji Rosenzweig.
Producer: Ryan Storm
Editing: Andrea Rizzuto
Production and Project Management: Eric Nelson - Hello@Storied.Show
Booking by Leanne Deutsch of 16 Mile Talent Leanne@16mile.com
Design: Tessa Hewitt
Music was recorded by Evan Sherman
The song was written by Benji's late father, Rabbi Yosil Rosenzweig, as the original opening of the song that he wrote for the diaspora Yeshiva band, Pitchu Li 


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The Early Years: The Beatles Synagogue & Cavern Club Shows

The Early Years: The Beatles Synagogue & Cavern Club Shows

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