Category: Jewish n’ Joyful

The Prison Rabbi – The Untold Story of a Rabbi’s Work in Prison (Chaplain Yosi Zajac)

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 parsha

Rabbi Yosi Zajac is a Chaplain at various maximum and medium facilities in the Northeastern United States. His responsibilities include suicide prevention, death notifications, weekly Judaism classes, as well as assisting inmates with their rehabilitation through counseling. Chaplain Yosi’s extensive Rabbinical experiences in both his professional and personal life, have enabled him to educate, guide, and inspire Jews…

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Jewish n’ Joyful: The Jewish Secret to a Happy and Blissful Life (Interview with Rav Gav Friedman)

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 parsha

Rabbi Gavriel Friedman (Rav Gav) is one of the most beloved and entertaining speakers in the Jewish world. Known for his incredible wisdom and wit, Rav Gav has inspired thousands with his powerful messages of hope and meaning and his trademark humor. In this special episode, Rav Gav joins Aryeh to share the Jewish secret…

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The Greatest Joy in Life (Rabbi Meir Simcha Sperling)

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 parsha

Click Here to Watch on Torah Anytime Listen on Spotify Rabbi Meir Simcha Sperling shares inspiration on simcha and explains how much Hashem loves and cares about every single person.

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The Story of R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin – The 27 Year Prison Sentence that Ended in 8 Years

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 parsha

R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin was sentenced to 27 years in prison. In the middle of his 8th year in jail, on the 8th night of Chanukah, President Donald Trump pardoned him. R’ Rubashkin faced many challenges in prison but he never gave up. His story is one of hope and inspiration. SPONSORS OF THE EPISODE-Colel…

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Interview with Nissim Black – The Gangsta Rapper who Found Hashem

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 parsha

Nissim Black is a Jewish rapper who grew up as an hip-hop rapper and gangster. He has a wild story of how he found God and became an Hassidic Jew. In this episode of Jewish n’ Joyful, Nissim shares his powerful story. He also discusses Black Lives Matter, Jewish Music, and Israel. *SPONSORS OF THE…

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Jewish n’ Joyful: Life’s Biggest Blessings (feat. Rabbi Shlomo Landau)

November 16, 2024November 15, 2024 parsha

Money can be very confusing. In this video, you will hear the Jewish response to money and happiness. $10,000 changed an Hasidic beggar’s life teaching him a life lesson like never before. Rabbi Shlomo Landau undercovers the truth and power of money. ✬SPONSORS OF THE EPISODE✬ ►Ohr Olam: An Incredible Hebrew-English Mishnah Berurah that’s changing…

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Jewish n’ Joyful: Leaving Christianity and Islam for Judaism

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 parsha

Finding the RIGHT Religion Efraim Nachman grew up as a devout Christian. In his teenage years he took a dramatic turn by converting to Islam. After still not finding the truth Efraim Nachman discovered Judaism and eventually converted leaving behind everything. Today he is a proud Jew inspiring others with his incredible adventure and stories….

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Interview with Yaakov Shwekey

September 7, 2024September 7, 2024 parsha

Yaakov Shwekey Reveals the Truth about Jewish Music In this episode, Aryeh Fingerer sat with Yaakov Shwekey, one of the top singers in the Jewish world. Yaakov talked about music and the incredible power and influence that it can have. Yaakov is changing thousands of lives with his music. In this episode we discuss the…

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Jewish n’ Joyful: Dancing in the Rain (Rabbi Chanan Antony Gordon)

August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 parsha

A Rabbi’s Tip on how Getting Through Hard Times! Check out or newest podcast episode with former Harvard graduate, Rabbi Chanan (Antony) Gordon shares the secret on how to get through challenging times. He teaches how to stop worrying and start living. See Rabbi Chanan’s latest video here: https://youtu.be/lw9ylf5-_dI?si=GxUPOpOORim88wyw Sponsor: An Incredible English-Hebrew Mishnah Berurah…

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Watch the 2024 Tisha B’av Video with Rabbi YY Jacobson

August 12, 2024August 13, 2024 parsha

Rabbi YY (Yosef Yitzchak) Jacobson is one of the most popular speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences around the globe, and serving as a teacher and mentor to thousands. In this Tisha B’av clip, Aryeh and Rabbi YY discussed how to be happy in dark times and emotionally and…

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