How do you become an essential people-connector in the high-stakes commercial real estate market? Why do all roads lead to Ruth? What are the ups and downs of a career in brokering big deals? Who designed that elegant apartment in the background?  Oh, it was you? Join us as we sit down with Ruth Katz, commercial off-market real estate broker, veteran of the mortgage industry, CEO of her family office Tide Turns Capital, and CEO of her own brokerage firm, RK Commercial Real Estate, LLC. For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe Until next time, Rabbi Tuvia Kopstein 

How did you start your first business by fishing around in the garbage? What does it mean that your business was too profitable for Wall Street? How did the Talmud prepare you to be an entrepreneur? When determining a career path, should you lead with your head, or lead with your heart? Join us for the premier of Season Two of OurTribe: The Podcast, as we sit down with entrepreneurial veteran Bob Diener, hear his totally unpredictable story of building and selling multiple businesses, and what being a Jew has to do with it!  Bob Diener is the co-founder and President of Travel Funders Network and co-founder and past President of hotels.com and getaroom.com. After receiving his law degree from Cornell where he was an editor of the Cornell  Law Review, Bob practiced securities and corporate law with the firm of Gibson Dunn.  As a leading travel industry expert, he has been a frequent source for many major news organizations, as well as a recurrent guest on many television and radio stations including NBC, CNN and Fox News. Bob has been  featured on KGO radio San Francisco every Sunday for years and his articles have been published on sites such as the Harvard Business Review and aish.com. He is the author of two books – the  Biblical Secrets to Business Success and the Savvy Traveler.Bob taught the Business Practice course at the Cornell Law School and has been a scholar in residence at the University of Florida Entrepreneurship program.  He was recently awarded the Alumni Entrepreneur of the year by the University of Florida.  He serves on the National Board of Directors of Israel Bonds, Chabad on Campus, Hasbara Fellowships  and is a past National Board member of AIPAC.  Bob lives in Miami with his family and is an avid triathlete and kitesurfer.  For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe 

How did you survive 9/11 on the site of the attack? Who was your beacon of light to nurture your wide-ranging interests as a Hasidic elementary school student? What's the secret to exposing charlatans who espouse miraculous therapy treatments? Join us as we sit down with Amy (Freidy) Guttman, Director of Hands On Approaches continuing education for therapists and physicians, Occupational Therapist at Hands On OT Rehab Services, Director of the Nonprofit HOPE (Hands on Parent Empowerment) Foundation, and seasons commodities trader and hedge-fund advisor on the side. You can learn about Hands On Approaches at https://handsonapproaches.com/ And the HOPE Foundation at https://handsonotrehab.com/h-o-p-e-foundation/#:~:text=(Hands%20On%20Parent%20Empowerment)%20Foundation,children%20reach%20their%20fullest%20potential.  3 Day Summit this November 8-10th.  Free Aceess https://handsonapproaches.com/gettotheroot-livesummit/ Podcast: 'Quiet the Noise' https://open.spotify.com/show/4718nKNVWn2Hr2DwVcmDEI?si=55ef3d3e76454ffe Live community talks that can be listened to on zoom, by phone or on social media:  https://handsonapproaches.com/join-us-live/ HOPE Foundation: www.handsonaparents.org  For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe 

Who put the 'copy' in copywriting? How did you build a rapidly-growing freelance writing firm, and launch the writing careers of hundreds of others? How do you leave the career in which you invested tens of thousands of dollars of education, to follow your true passion? Join us as we sit down with Michal Eisikowitz, founder of CopyTribe--(the foundational copywriting course with a 96% completion rate), CEO of Michal Eisikowitz Copywriting, former speech language pathologist, leader, creator and innovator. You can find out more about CopyTribe at copytribe.co Visit Michal's website: michaleisikowitz.com Check out Michal's LinkedIn profile: LinkedIn profile   For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe 

What's a family dinner table like in a house full of lawyers? Why should I let my Judaism show if it means getting canceled? How do you stand up to lies about Jews and about Israel? What meaning can be found in Jewish history? Join us as we sit down with personal injury attorney Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin, Partner at The Rothenberg Law Firm, LLP, lecturer and expert in Jewish History, to discover the unique story and insights of a leading female observant Jewish attorney and teacher. You can hear Melissa's recorded insights into Jewish History here:  https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/896168/mrs-melissa-kapustin/from-haman-to-hitler-purim-through-the-ages/ https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/855011/mrs-melissa-kapustin/from-rabbi-akiva-s-house-to-maxwell-house-haggadot-throughout-the-ages/ https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/921838/mrs-melissa-kapustin/%E2%80%9Call-things-are-mortal-but-the-jews%E2%80%9D-antisemitism-throughout-the-ages/ https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/798761/mrs-melissa-kapustin/of-queen-and-quarrel-queen-shlomtzion-and-sectarian-disputes-of-the-hasmonean-era/ And her CLE (Continuing Legal Education) Lectures are accessible here: https://ijeseminars.com/search?q=melissa+rothenberg+kapustin (These require a fee as they come with education credits for lawyers, but one can contact Melissa if interested) For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe 

What happens when your boss schedules an essential company conference on a day you're not allowed to work? When your company is meeting in a non-kosher restaurant, is it better to leave your kippah on, or to take it off? What's it like working in the upper levels of Amazon? Join us as we sit down with Jason Bass, Group Vice President of Innovation and User Experience at Wiley (John Wiley & Sons). Jason is a 10-year veteran of Amazon who helped launch the Kindle Fire Tablet in the Public Sector and develop ,a product feature set on the Amazon Business Retail platform. Jason has run the AWS Cloud Innovation Center program for the Americas which focused on teaching Amazon employees and customers Amazon’s product development and innovation processes.  As a side passion, Jason coaches yeshiva graduates to navigate the particular challenges the corporate world poses to an uninitiated observant Jew. You can connect to Jason at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrbass/ For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe 

How much compassion do you show to the criminals who put their lives in your hands? Where did you take your boys to observe orthodox Jews in their natural habitat, and how did you eventually join that habitat?What is the Torah of jazz improvisation? In this episode, we swing with Attorney Jack Jaffe of The Jaffe Defense Team, an accomplished trial lawyer, a passionate jazz hipster and a Jew who searches and climbs for Godliness. You can reach out to Jack at jackjaffelaw.com And listen to John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll3CMgiUPuU For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribeUntil next time, Rabbi Tuvia Kopstein 

How did you avoid becoming 'that guy'--the life insurance agent that everyone wants to avoid...and become instead the guy people WANT to reach out to? How many times can you say 'G-d forbid' in one conversation? What are you eating for breakfast that gives you ever-replenishable humor and relatable creative energy? In this episode we get real with Moshe Grunhut, Life Insurance Agent at New York Life and an original, creative, contributor to the LinkedIn social cholent. Hear the unorthodox way an orthodox, observant Jew used his power of observation to build a thriving livelihood. (do you like that double pun?) Reach out to Moshe via his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshegrunhut/ For questions, comments, and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive! Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus: https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe Until next time, Rabbi Tuvia Kopstein

Would you follow this man to his candle-lit cabin through a half-hour of uninhabited woods, for a delicious Shabbat meal? How did you create arguably the most sought-after gourmet kosher wine in the world, on a few hillside acres, all by your lonesome, for 30 years? How did you escape the flower-child culture of Santa Cruz, CA, in 1967, intact? How do you actualize the purpose of all Creation, in miniature, by harvesting grapes? In this episode we sit down with founder, owner, and winemaker Benyamin Cantz of Four Gates Winery, and explore his rustic story of Jewish self-discovery and world-class vintage. You can reach out to Benyamin at (831) 457-2673 or email him at [email protected] For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe Until next time, Rabbi Tuvia Kopstein 

How do you persevere when 'they' laugh in your face, and how did you get the last laugh? How did you jumpstart a career in real estate? Why do you put your own money into every deal you piece together? How do you keep going when big deals constantly fall through? Esther Reizes-Lowenbein has redefined the face of real estate by offering professional and on-demand service. Esther services the commercial real estate market, as a realtor, investor and syndicator. She has successfully closed millions of dollars in commercial transactions thus far. She is recognized as a “serial net-worker” and has a knack at connecting buyers, sellers, and investors. Esther holds a master’s degree from Adelphi University. She is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. She takes great pride in her wonderful children. Additionally, Esther, together with her husband are extremely active in their community and run a non-profit, providing relief for underprivileged individuals. .  For questions, comments and criticisms, or for info about The Podcast Fellowship, please email [email protected] Help over 50 different Jewish charities at $1/day by signing up for Daily Giving, while helping OurTribe thrive!  Here's how: use this link and OurTribe gets a referral bonus:https://dailygiving.org/?ref=ourtribe