🎙️✨ NEW EPISODE DROP! ✨🎙️

KOLOT Podcast proudly presents:

🌟 “The Life and Legacy of Mr. Avi Shulman” 🌟

with Rabbi Sroy Levitansky, National Director of Community Development at Beth Medrash Govoha

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📌 Part One: Leadership & Vision

💼 National Director of Community Development at Beth Medrash Govoha

➡️ Journey from St. Louis ➡️ Lakewood

➡️ Working alongside Rabbi Aaron Kotler

➡️ Building cities through new Kollelim

➡️ Navigating the challenges — and triumphs — of community growth

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📌 Part Two: Wisdom, Inspiration & Legacy

👨‍👦 Honoring his father-in-law, Mr. Avi Shulman z”l

💬 Personal memories & lessons learned

📖 Exploring the new book: 'Live Your Life by Design' 96 Takeaways from the life of Mr. Avi Shulman

🤝 The unique bond of mentor ➕ family

🌟 Carrying forward a legacy of wisdom, guidance, and inspiration

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🎧 Tune in to hear how Rabbi Levitansky balances building Jewish communities nationwide while simultaneously keeping alive the timeless lessons of one of the greatest mentors and educators of our time.

A project of the Columbus Community Kollel, and The Henry, Bertha & Edward Rothman Foundation

Circleville, OH • Cleveland, OH • Rochester, NY

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🔥 Available now on:

📱 Apple Podcasts | 🎵 Spotify | ▶️ YouTube

🎙️ NEW EPISODE ✨

This Elul, we’re going deep — back to the Beis Midrash, the Roshei Yeshiva, the Rebbeim who shaped generations… and forward into how those timeless lessons still guide us today.

🔥 From the unforgettable Elul atmosphere at Ner Yisroel

💡 To the personal guidance of Gedolim and the balance between following a Rebbe vs. becoming an independent thinker…

💬 To the lifelong question: “What would my Rebbe say…?”

We sit down for an eye-opening and heartfelt conversation packed with stories, inspiration, and practical takeaways.

Along the way:

🔹 Memories of Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman zt”l and Rav Dovid Kronglass zt”l in shaping Yomim Nora’im

🔹 The sweetness of Torah under Rav Kulefsky zt”l

🔹 Rabbi Herman Neuberger’s legendary askanus — and what we can all learn from it

🔹 The powerful relationships with Roshei Yeshiva that continue to guide life decisions today

✨ It’s not just history. It’s not just inspiration. It’s the blueprint for how to live with depth, direction, and joy in 5786 and beyond.

🎧 Tune in, be inspired, and carry Elul into your year with new energy.

This podcast is a project of the Columbus Community Kollel in partnership with the Henry, Bertha and Edward Rothman Foundation Circleville, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio and Rochester, New York

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Columbus Jewish News is a media sponsor

Next Episode: Harav Uri Deutsch!! Stay tuned!!

🎙️ KOLOT Podcast – Last episode in Season 4

🚀 From the battlefield to the boardroom → Meet Dr. Stephen Markovich, CEO of OhioHealth, retired Major General, and former Commander of the Ohio Air National Guard.

🇭🇷 His family story begins in Croatia… ✈️ his journey carried him through military leadership, a bold career shift to medicine, and eventually the corner office of a $6B healthcare system leading 35,000 employees.

🔥 In this conversation, we dive into:

• 🛡️ Lessons from military leadership carried into medicine & executive life
• 🩺 The part of medicine he loves most… and what he wishes he knew better
• 😷 Becoming CEO during COVID – what that challenge looked like from the inside
• 🤖 AI in medicine – hype vs real impact
• 🤝 Healthy competition & collaboration with local healthcare networks
• 💉 Thoughts on Ozempic & the future of medicine
• 👥 Leadership at scale – managing relationships across tens of thousands

…and so much more!

🎧 Tune in for a powerful, raw, and deeply human conversation with one of Ohio’s most dynamic leaders.

👉 Available on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube