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Lamplighters

Lamplighters

By: Lubavitch International - Machne Israel
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Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier.


Narrated By: Gary Waleik

Produced by: Shneur Brook & Gary Waleik


A project of Machne Israel

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  • Facing Cancer Together: A Rabbi and His Community - Rabbi Yossi & Malki Rodal
    Jan 1 2026

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    Facing Cancer Together: A Rabbi and His Community - Rabbi Yossi & Malki Rodal

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    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

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    24 mins
  • A California Rabbi’s Mission Behind Prison Walls: Rabbi Yochanan Friedman
    Nov 24 2025

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    A California Rabbi’s Mission Behind Prison Walls: Rabbi Yochanan Friedman

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    “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

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    26 mins
  • Borscht Belt Meets Bible Belt: Rabbi Yosef & Bina Goldwasser
    Oct 26 2025

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    Borscht Belt Meets Bible Belt: Rabbi Yosef & Bina Goldwasser

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    “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

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    28 mins
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