Meaningful People

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The Season 2 Finale! Dec 25, 2021

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We talk about the moments that weren't on air. What it's like to run Meaningful People. Who our next guests are. And some of our absolute favorite moments of season 2.

Guests included:

R' Eli Stefansky

Rav Reuven Feinstein

Yaakov Shwekey

R' Manis Freidman

Lavi Greenspan

Nissim Black

Chaya Small

Eitan Katz

R' Aryeh Lebowitz

R' Noiky Roberts

Eli Beer

Yisroel Katz

Ben Brafman

Roy & Leah Neuberger

R' Sholom Mordachei Rubashkin

and Dean Robert Goldschmidt

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What's it like Talking to Amar'e, R' Wein & More Dec 18, 2021

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This is it. We have SO MUCH to say and you'll hear it all in this episode.

What's it REALLY like to sit down with Amar'e Stoudemire?

Which guests became our good friend?

Who have we spoken to multiple times since their episode?

Avremi Gourarie - A Father's Life After Tragic Loss (Re-Release) Dec 12, 2021

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TRIGGER WARNING - This episode contains conversations about mental health, eating disorder and suicide.

On Yocheved's first yahrzeit, we wanted to re-share this episode. Her neshama should have an aliyah.

Avremi Gourarie is a prolific music publisher behind so much of the Jewish world's music. We discuss with him the life of his daughter Yocheved, her struggle with an eating disorder, depression and her heartbreaking recent death.

Yocheved was a kind, brilliant & thoughtful person. Loved by all and continues to have a tremendous impact in this world.

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Dr. Robert Goldschmidt - Dean of Students Dec 04, 2021

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As a teenager, Goldschmidt attended Yeshiva Chachmei Tzorfas in Aix-Les-Bains, France, and then learned for a decade at Yeshiva Torah Vadaath where he received rabbinic ordination (smicha).

Dr. Goldschmidt joined Touro College in fall 1974. He has served as a Professor in the Department of Political Science, Dean of Students and Executive Dean of the Lander College of Arts & Sciences, Vice President for Planning and Assessment, and as the Touro College Accreditation Liaison to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).

He has been instrumental in securing accreditation for the College in New York, leading it through five major reviews, and its branch campuses in California, Nevada, Moscow, Berlin, and Paris, as well the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Touro College of Pharmacy.

He has many stories of the formation of American Jewry and great tales of his late father-in-law, R' Mosher Scherer ztl.

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R' Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Nov 27, 2021

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In June 2010, he was sentenced to 27 years in prison. It didn't make sense. But he didn't lose faith or hope.

We all know the basic story of Sholom Mordechai. You might be blown away by the details. Truly a miracle.

Buy R' Rubashkin's book:

Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin: The Inside Story

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You can also buy R' Manis Friedman's (one of our most popular guests) brand new book,

Creating a Life that Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose - Buy here https://amzn.to/313rVIY

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Roy & Leah Neuberger - From Central Park to Sinai Nov 13, 2021

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Roy S. Neuberger has had an improbable, event-filled life. He has been a National Park Service Ranger and Fire Lookout, a New York City official, a journalist and newspaper publisher, a yeshiva administrator, a hedge-fund operator and also an author and speaker.

He was raised on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in an affluent family with no connection to its Jewish background. The story of his spiritual journey is detailed in his best-selling book, From Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish Soul.

Roy met his wife, the former Linda Villency, in high school. She is his editor and speaking partner. They have children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the U. S. and Israel.

Their story of how they found Hashem is beautiful.

Roy can be reached at: roy@2020vision.co.il

You can find their book at www.2020vision.co.il

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Ben Brafman - The Jewish Defense Attorney Nov 06, 2021

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One of the biggest defense attorneys in America is an Orthodox Jew. Mr. Brafman has represented some of the biggest stars and celebrities in the world, yet he never sacrifices his Jewish faith.

Born to Holocaust survivors and a brother of R' Ahron Brafman ztz"l, Ben's roots in the Jewish faith is even stronger than his closing arguments in court.

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Yisroel Katz - Holocaust & Cancer Survivor Oct 30, 2021

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Every holocaust survivor has a story. Mr. Katz's childhood was everything but ordinary. But his challenges didn't end there. He has beaten cancer and survived a stroke. And he still has the biggest smile.

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Eli Beer - President of United Hatzalah Oct 16, 2021

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On June 2, 1978, Beer witnessed the bombing of the #12 bus. He was struck by the chaos of the incident and the dearth of emergency rescue resources. This traumatic experience inspired him to volunteer on an ambulance at the age of 15, while attending school.

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R' Noiky Roberts - The Rock of Gibraltar Oct 09, 2021

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"What's Gibraltar?" you may be wondering.

Originally from Gateshead, England, Noiky (Chanoch) married his wife Ahuva in Atlanta, Georgia and moved shortly thereafter to the UK.

After less than a year they were offered a teaching and kiruv role in the wonderful Jewish Community of Gibraltar. They were offered a 2 year contract..... and now nearly 25 years later, the Roberts family has been a staple in one of the most fascinating Jewish communities.

Noiky is a Rabbi, motivational speaker, singer, tour guide and more.

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