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Welcome to Jews You Should Know, introducing the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet s...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new podcast, in concert with The Iyun Institute (formerly Tikvah Israel): "T...

Arnon Shorr is a comic book author and graphic novelist, as well as a screenwriter, director and producer of remarkable films, often with me...

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joseph Lieberman, z'l, a great American patriot, and even greater member of the Jewish People. We...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ruth Wisse is one of the great modern scholars of Yiddish literature. A distinguished career at McGill and Harvard Univer...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Alexandra ("Alex") Fleksher is a multi-talented content creator and Jewish "influencer" in contemporary culture. She is t...

Merle Saferstein is a longtime educator with an expertise in Holocaust studies. In her early thirties, she discovered the cathartic pleasure...

Uri Alon is a pioneering farmer and lover of the land of Israel. Like so many in the South, on 10/7/23 he suffered many personal losses. He...

In honor of host Ari Koretzky's recent kidney donation, we are re-releasing this "blast from the past" episode, #145, from February of 2021,...

Sharon Koifman is a business owner - founder of Distant Job - and expert on remote hiring. He is also an extremely passionate advocate for I...

Enjoy this special bonus CROSSOVER episode - Ari Koretzky's appearance on the "On Principle" podcast, part of the IDT podcast network .

Welcome to a special 200th episode of Jews You Should Know. After a long summer hiatus, host Ari Koretzky returns, but in a different role,...

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman has been a longtime scholar, pulpit rabbi and Jewish communal leader. In his latest role, as Preside...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dan Grunfeld is a former professional basketball player and author of the book "By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust,...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rabbi Gershon Schusterman was a young Chabad shaliach (emissary) in his late 30's, running a school in California, when h...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a board-certied plastic surgeon residing in Los Angeles, CA. In this wide-ranging conversation, we...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rayna Rose Exelbierd is a motivational speaker, author and founder and CEO of "The Rose Grows." Her infectious enthusiasm...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jonathan Donath is a renowned chiropractor by day, but in his "spare time" founded DailyGiving.org, an incredible organiz...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Asher Halberstam, scion of a dynastic chassidic family, has become a go-to expert in genealogy, making it both accessible...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Michal Oshman is a longtime tech executive specializing in leadership development and inclusion initiatives. Her that wor...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mark Trencher, a retired corporate strategist who spent decades studying data, founded Nishma to provide the Jewish commu...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rabbanit Chana Henkin is a pioneer in women's Jewish education, founder of Nishmat and progenitor of the Yoa'tzot Halahca...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter is an iconic rabbi, historian, author and most recently, founder of Operation Benjamin, aimed...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Enrique Sultan is the president of the Venezuelan Sephardic Jewish community. In this interview, we learn all about his b...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mark Wildes was well on his way to joining his father, a renowned immigration attorney, when he found his life's calling:...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Matti Friedman went to Israel "for a year" at age 17, and never left. His subsequent writing in the three decades since h...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Greenblatt is an attorney by trade, but during the Trump presidency found himself at the center of the most momento...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

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Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Becky Tahel grew up in a traditional American-Israeli home. But her sister's relationship with, and eventual marriage to,...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Elisha Wiesel is not just the only son of legendary Holocaust Survivor Eli Wiesel, but a remarkable individual in his own...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE From the https://www.workatit.org website: "Many young people struggle to know who they are, what they're good at, and wh...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Miriam Leah Gamliel has traveled a long journey as a young conservative girl with a passion for the performing arts, to a...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tamar Nusbaum had been a longtime educator and curriculum expert when she was tapped to formulate a new educational modul...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE We inaugurate a new special 4-part mini-series on the Orthodox Union (OU) Impact Accelerator with an introductory episode...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Liel Leibovitz is a man of many hats: author of several books, ranging from "The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia," to biograph...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

On Saturday night, Feb. 19th, 2022, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, head rabbi of Boca Raton Synagogue and a prominent national rabbinic figure, sat d...

Timely thoughts on the weekly Torah Portion and Jewish holidays.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Steve Riback, a.k.a. the "Kosher Cop," is a lieutenant in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Follow his journe...