Chatting Rabbis
by Eliezer Zalmanov and Mendy Chitrik
Latest episode
Rosh Hashanah Musings
Rosh Hashanah Musings
About this podcast
A cross-Atlantic conversation between Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov of Munster, Indiana, and Rabbi Mendy Chitrik of Istanbul, Turkey.
Come for the novelty, stay for the intriguing discussions and topics, and learn something new each time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 107 episodes
- Rosh Hashanah Musings · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 1A conversation about Rosh Hashanah traditions, new and old.
- We got the power · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 6Eliezer discusses what it's like to spend 10 days without electricity following an unprecedented storm, and Mendy updates on his recent travels.
- Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and... Qatar · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 5A recap of Mendy's last two globetrotting weeks.
- Light · 26 min · Season 4 Episode 3What started out as a pre-Tisha B'av episode, ended up taking a few interesting turns.
- Living every day · 28 min · Season 4 Episode 1A conversation that traveled around the world and went to some unexpected places.
- Global reach and personal attention · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 2Being a mensch can have global ramifications.
- 32 Years · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 1A raw reflection on Gimmel Tammuz, the Rebbe's 32nd yahrtzeit.
- Liberty for all · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 20A post-wedding, pre-Pesach conversation that hopefully all ties in together somehow.
- Teens, snow, and radicals · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 19A recap of the extended CTeen weekend due to the snowstorm, and a heartfelt protest over the predicament of 770.
- Ramadan · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 18An episode about the Muslim month of Ramadan from a Jewish perspective.
- Mental illness and security · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 16Dealing with the repercussions of mental illness and its impact on Chabad House security.
- Yud Shevat Farbrengen · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 15A cross-atlantic farbrengen marking the 10th of Shevat and 76 years of the Rebbe's leadership.
- Mostar, not Munster · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 13A recap of Mendy's recent visit to the village of Mostar, Bosnia.
- The menorah's shape · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 12An unconventional take on Chabad's ubiquitous menorah shape.
- Watch your mouth · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 11What you say or do in your corner of the world can have ramifications on the other side of the world, intended or not.
- All About Books · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 10In honor of Hei Teves: A conversation about the centrality and significance of books in Jewish life.
- Dance in Pain, Light in Darkness · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 9An emotional conversation about faith in the face of darkness following the Chanukah attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
- Yud-Tes Kislev · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 8A farbrengen for Yud-Tes Kislev, the Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus, like never before.
