Lamplighters

Send us Fan Mail The Jewish Awakening of Vancouver Island To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “And so if you're asking if, when we came here, people were waiting for us with flowers and balloons at the airport, the answer is no."- Rabbi Meir Kaplan “We knew very little about the place before we came here. I thought Canada is basically a big pile of ice.” - Rebbetzin Chani Kaplan “My husband had started learning with Rabbi Kaplan. He started going to shul at Chabad. One day he came home and these were his words. He said, "I have found my Rabbi." That was it.” - Lindy Shortt Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Storm That Nearly Swept Away Everything They Built To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “Our first Friday night after the hurricane, we had a local person who came to us. She says, “Rabbi, I didn't eat for three days." And in the darkness, we sat our first Friday night. We had, you know, canned food and I was able to put up some rice. So we had a little hot food. She was just crying and just saying, “Thank you."- Rabbi Yaakov Raskin “The wind was very, very strong. My husband quickly took all our bed frames out of all the bedrooms, and the couches, and started, like, pushing it against those glass doors, or else we would be completely flooded.” - Rebbetzin Mushkee Raskin “IBig yacht in the middle of the highway. Multi ton cement poles across the road, like sticks. Spaghetti of wires, live, everywhere.” - Mark Rosenblum Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Kosher Corned Beef On The Emerald Isle: Rabbi Zalman & Rifky Lent To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “The Jewish community here had been kind of hemorrhaging people. There was a bit of panic. They'd sold one of the beautiful old shuls, the Adelaide Road Synagogue. There was an amalgamation of communities. And they said, “Okay, let's do something to stop the hemorrhaging."- Rabbi Zalman Lent “There're non-Jews who come in every single day. One of our hopes when we opened the Deli was that this would be a place where non-Jews could actually kind of be exposed to Judaism.” - Rebbetzin RIfky Lent “It seemed like, no matter how many people went, the space grew to accommodate. Chairs would come from nowhere.” - Simon Harrison Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Question That Changed Their Shlichus: Rabbi Peretz & Chanie Chein To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “What change am I having in their lives?" Because when you ask yourself, "What change am I having in their lives?", then you have to confront, “Maybe I'm not.” - Rabbi Peretz Chein “It's not enough that I ask students to do something about their Judaism. What am I doing about my own Judaism?” - Rebbetzin Chanie Chein Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail They Looked Everywhere - And Chose Zambia: Rabbi Mendy & Rivky Hertzel To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “She's from Alaska originally, so there was no question that she will go to shlichus as well. The question was just if she's ready to go even to Africa. And I asked when we were dating, "Are you ready to go to Africa ?" She said, "Of course!” - Rabbi Mendy Hertzel "What's a ‘rabbi’? Why are you coming here?” “Are we giving a Zambian job opportunity away?” We said, "No, don't worry about it. No Zambians want to become rabbis." - Rebbetzin Rivky Hertzel " I would never have ever imagined becoming as included in a Jewish dynamic Jewish environment if it had not been for them. I probably would not have allowed myself to be exposed to Jewish tradition." - Saul Radunsky Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Once-Reluctant Speaker Who Reaches Millions: Rabbi Manis Friedman To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “I was the most introverted, the most bashful, the most timid. Public speaking? Are you kidding?... One year, the yeshiva declared that every bocher is going to have a shul, and you have to go there Shabbos afternoon and teach a sicha. The Mashpia said, "No exceptions." I said, "No, you got to be kidding." He said, "There are going to be no exceptions.” - Rabbi Manis Friedman Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Rabbi Everyone Knows, From the Town Few Have Heard of: Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “The day he was diagnosed, I was also supposed to sign the contract for building my building. And I was in a moral dilemma what I should do.” - Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie " I've been to his house, he's been to my house. And every often will say, "Okay, take off your Chabad hat, and my Young Israel hat. And what's good for the Jewish people?” And that's been our trademark." - Rabbi Pesach Lerner Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Facing Cancer Together: A Rabbi and His Community - Rabbi Yossi & Malki Rodal To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “About four months ago, I went to the dentist... There was an ulcer on my tongue. They asked how long it had been there and told me to get it checked out.... To my complete shock, it came back positive for oral cancer on my tongue, and they scheduled surgery right away.” - Rabbi Yossi Rodal " As we were walking down the driveway towards Kmart, I hear some like commotion behind me. And I turned around to see this woman kind of waving her arms wildly and calling out to us. And as I turned, she barrels past me into the arms of my husband, gives him this massive bear hug, and then backs off and says, "Oh, my gosh, I know I'm not supposed to hug a rabbi. I am so sorry!" - Rebbetzin Malki Rodal Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A California Rabbi’s Mission Behind Prison Walls: Rabbi Yochanan Friedman To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “What we found here was that it's an incredibly challenging shlichus environment. There's a lot of spiritual complacency here. Not that people aren't spiritual, but that they feel that they already have what they're looking for spiritually. And it’s not what we were selling, so to speak. ” - Rabbi Yochanan Friedman " I was sitting on a park bench with a woman who had a lot of piercings. And she looked at me and she said, "What's going to happen first? Am I going to become religious, or you're going to get the piercings?" - Rebbetzin Baily Friedman Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Borscht Belt Meets Bible Belt: Rabbi Yosef & Bina Goldwasser To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “I got back to New York, I called Rabbi Posner. I was all excited. I said, "Rabbi Posner, we're ready to move." And he said, "Not so fast. I want you to go check it out again." ” - Rabbi Yosef Goldwasser " We really wanted somewhere we could really feel like we were needed in what we were doing. " - Rebbetzin Bina Goldwasser " When you know you're Jewish, and you're crossing yourself in church, then you know you're a fraud. And I was a fraud. And I needed to stop." - Rochel Leah Fry Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Tennis Star and the Country Girl Changing Jewish Life in Milwaukee: Rabbi Lev & Talia Voskoboynik To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “They wanted me to find a nice Jewish wife. And that was something which was definitely not on my priority list. And I think it really motivated them to want me to like Judaism more. And so they forced me to go to this camp called CTeen. CTeen Extreme. ” - Rabbi Lev Voskoboynik " I felt like something was missing. And I also felt I wasn’t getting answers that I was satisfied with. So that's when I kind of realized that my life and my Judaism needed a shift." - Rebbetzin Talia Voskoboynik Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Over-the-road Rabbi: Every Mile, Every Soul - Rabbi Chaim & Chayala Markovits To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “Maybe it's 15 or 20 cities on a monthly rotation. So every Monday and Wednesday, I'm for sure on the road driving three, four, five hours away. Tuesday, I might hop over to, you know, an hour and a half away. So it could be two, three, sometimes even four days a week I could be on the road. ” - Rabbi Chaim Markovits " No way. I'm not living in an RV. Like, what kind of life is that?" I said, "We're not interested." " I wish we can record for you their reaction when we knock on their door. ‘How did you find me?’ ‘How do you know?’ ‘What are you doing here?’ - Rebbetzin Chayala Markovits Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Two Converts, One Mission: Reviving Jewish Life in Stellenbosch: Rabbi Chananyah & Eliana Duthie To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “For the first 19 years of my life, I didn't know a Jew and didn't know what a Jew was.” - Rabbi Chananyah Duthie "And then I, for whatever reason, said, "I want to be a Jew." And then I went home, and I posted it on Facebook.” - Rebbetzin Eliana Duthie “To keep kosher in Stellenbosch, it's quite difficult. There's no kosher shop where you can go and get your meat. So it's small things like that make a big difference in our lives.” - Ethan Epstein-Kay Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chabad's Return To Mumbai: Rabbi Israel & Chaya Kozlovsky To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! “I can't bear it. I will go anywhere in the world but India.” But, how does the expression go? “Never say never.” - Rabbi Israel Kozlovsky "It was a mess. And it was very emotional. I could really understand everyone who didn't want to go there at that point of time.” - Rebbetzin Chaya Kozlovsky “It was a joyous occasion, no doubt about it. The whole purpose of planning to destroy it has not worked. All of us are still here.” - Chen Jacob Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Finding the Frozen Chosen: Rabbi Mendy & Chaya Greenberg To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "He told me... he never felt so happy. He said, "At my funeral, tell everybody it's never too late to be a proud Jew."... he'd say how he feels that the Tefillin is like a spiritual gas station for him. And he would sit and talk to me. He would ask me to keep the Tefillin on him for an hour, two hours." - Rabbi Mendy Greenberg "The first thing that she told me when we sat down to study was, “My mom's Jewish, but I'm not. I'm Christian.” - Rebbetzin Chaya Greenberg “The level of happiness that those two young rabbis brought to my favorite brother, I'll never forget them. I will never forget what they did for that boy.” - Julia O’Malley-Keyes Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Rabbi Who Would Give Anything to a Fellow Jew — Even a Kidney: Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten & Terri Davgin To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! ""Hi, this is the Presbyterian Hospital. Your swab came up as a match for Terri Davgin. Are you still interested in donating a kidney to her to save her life?"" - Rabbi Aizik Baumgarten “I was mind blown when I found out that it was somebody I knew, that it was somebody I had contact with all the time, who I already cared about and respected." - Terri Davgin Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Connecting in Copenhagen: Rabbi Yitzi & Rochel Loewenthal This Lamplighters episode is dedicated by Jonathan Pikoff, in honor of Raymond Schinazi for his amazing support of the Los Cabos Jewish Community. Thank you, Jonathan! To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "They were simply not really familiar with what Chabad was. And they had a crisis meeting. “What are we going to do about this crisis that Chabad has moved to town, and they want to snatch all our young people and turn them into very religious Jews?” It was somewhat humorous, although a little bit difficult. " - Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal “Intermarriage was, like, 98 point something. You know, the statistics were that the community is over within 10 years. The numbers were not looking so good. " - Rebbetzin Rochel Loewenthal Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail El Rabino of Cabo: Rabbi Benny & Sonia Hershcovich To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! "Two, three months in, we had our foot halfway out the door already. You know, ‘This was a mistake." - Rabbi Benny Hershcovich “In the first years, we questioned whether we should stay, like, probably every two hours. But it was one particular Shabbos where I was so done. I was done. I had two little kids, and I was done. " - Rebbetzin Sonia Hershcovich Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Outpost In Oklahoma: Rabbi Yehuda & Etel Weg Exciting news! This is Episode 50 of Lamplighters. Amazing! But we won’t celebrate that milestone for too long. There are about 5,000 Chabad emissary families in more than 100 countries. So, 50 episodes down, only 4,950 to go! To keep our series going strong, please consider dedicating one! Email us at podcast@lubavitch.com to explore dedication opportunities. Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! " I don't know what Tulsa is going to look like in 10 or 20 years from now, but I will be here and I will serve the needs of the community as they change." - Rabbi Yehuda Weg “Mashiach isn't here. It's not the end of the story. We have work to do. Baruch Hashem, we're given a lot of opportunities." - Rebbetzin Etel Weg Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail From Karlin to Wellesley: Rabbi Moshe Bleich To inquire about dedicating an episode - please email podcast@lubavitch.com Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Leave us a five-star review on the podcast platform and/or email us at Podcast@Lubavitch.com - we truly value your feedback! Wellesley is a town that didn't have a Shabbos observant Jew since the six days of Creation. Since Adam and Eve, there had never been an observant Jew in Wellesley. But, that being said, if 80 years ago, they said, 'Is there a minyan of Shomer Shabbos in Lakewood, that would have been new also. Someone's got to make this happen." - Rabbi Moshe Bleich “And then, almost as an afterthought, as we're walking by, the Rebbe gives, like, a half turn in my direction with my father and me. And he says, "Aun a Chossid by undzer oych." Which, literal translation, "And a Chassid by us as well." Produced by: Gary Waleik & Shneur Brook for Lubavitch International/Lubavitch.com - A Project of Machne Israel Available on all major podcast platforms - and online at Lubavitch.com/podcast Support the show