Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories with Chana Weisberg

1

Beliefs Over Baseball

Jan 13, 2026

37:37

Ari and Elie Kligman are college baseball players with MLB aspirations. Learn how Chabad helps them balance Shabbat, Torah, kosher and competitive sports.

2

G-d Chose Me to be Shot by a Terrorist

Jan 6, 2026

1:02:01

Leibel Lazaroff was shot while protecting a police officer at the Bondi massacre. Hear him and his mother share their journey so far.

3

Bringing Light to Alaska's Darkest Days

Dec 30, 2025

49:12

Chani Wolf shares how she and her husband are lighting up souls in Fairbanks, Alaska, where winter feels like one endless, snowy night.

4

The Train Crash Was G-d's Message to Me

Dec 23, 2025

58:43

Hear from Keren how the Rebbe personally cared for her family after they left the Soviet Union and how she eventually discovered the beauty of Judaism.

5

We Lit the Menorah in Saddam's Palace

Dec 18, 2025

58:37

Moshe and Laurie Lans are a military couple--he in the Army and she in the Navy--currently stationed in Germany. They're also observant Jews, who use every opportunity to bring Judaism to their surroundings.

6

I Never Met a Jew Until I was 20

Dec 9, 2025

1:06:00

Rabbi Chananya Duthy's journey to Judaism is full of surprise twists and turns, with G-d's hand visible just beneath the surface, including guiding him to becoming a rabbi in the city he originally discovered Judaism.

7

Faith in a Foxhole

Dec 2, 2025

56:01

The Rebbe gave Sheldon Bear tefillin and told him to wear them every day. They saved his life in battle.

8

From Celebrity Journalist to Celebrating Judaism

Nov 25, 2025

58:52

Molly was a successful producer, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous. Then a Shabbat candle in Brazil turned her world upside down and introduced her to the Rebbe, who changed her life.

9

How I Survived My Son-in-Law's Death

Nov 18, 2025

1:05:43

Yehudis Karbal has been a psychotherapist for over 40 years. She needed all of her training and a good deal of Torah insight to make it through her personal challenges.

10

The Boy From the Outback

Nov 11, 2025

59:58

Artist Yitzchok Moully shares his journey from an Australian commune to Crown Heights, his Chassidic-inspired art, and how creativity ignites Jewish pride and resilience.

11

Divine Chemistry

Nov 4, 2025

1:06:20

12

I Was a Mess Inside—Torah Showed Me The Way

Oct 28, 2025

1:05:12

13

The Israeli Musician Who Was Born a Russian Gentile

Oct 21, 2025

54:10

14

He Turned Gangsters Into Graduates

Sep 28, 2025

1:07:51

15

Kosher Yoga?

Sep 21, 2025

1:00:35

16

The Rebbe Made Me an Educator

Sep 16, 2025

1:11:17

17

Accidental Talmudist Brings Shabbat to Hollywood

Sep 9, 2025

1:06:11

18

Everything Went Up in Smoke—Except Our Lives

Sep 2, 2025

53:35

19

Mohammad's Jewish Grandson

Aug 26, 2025

1:02:53

20

No Such Thing as Can't

Aug 19, 2025

48:58

21

“The World’s Most Outspoken Rabbi”

Aug 12, 2025

1:01:47

22

I Was 17 When I Escaped

Aug 5, 2025

1:11:50

23

I Was Trapped Behind the Iron Curtain

Jul 29, 2025

52:14

24

We Chose Judaism in Rural Montana

Jul 22, 2025

46:50

25

The Rebbe Saved My Marriage

Jul 15, 2025

1:00:39

26

My Escape From Iran

Jul 8, 2025

1:04:21

27

From Tattoos to Teshuvah

Jul 1, 2025

57:22

28

Skullcaps and Switchblades

Jun 24, 2025

1:09:30

29

Tel Aviv Rabbi: My Visit to Iran

Jun 19, 2025

37:40

30

When It's Not Happily Ever After

Jun 17, 2025

1:13:27

31

From Grateful Dead to G-dly Life

Jun 10, 2025

1:02:25

32

Rising to the Challenge

Jun 4, 2025

1:03:57

33

A Chinese Convert’s Global Odyssey of Faith

May 27, 2025

59:53

34

Not a Joke

May 20, 2025

59:37

35

From College Athlete to Abraham's Child

May 13, 2025

1:02:19

36

Iron Dome to Everyday Miracles

May 6, 2025

52:14

37

Loss, Love and Learning to Live

Apr 29, 2025

1:12:54

38

Finding Freedom in the Soviet Gulag

Apr 8, 2025

1:12:54

39

The Secret to Your Life Mission

Apr 1, 2025

1:20:30

40

The Rapping Rabbi

Mar 25, 2025

56:25

41

Blind Justice

Mar 18, 2025

48:05

42

The Secret to Crushing Antisemitism

Mar 4, 2025

1:02:01

43

Healing From My Traumas

Feb 25, 2025

1:02:29

44

What I Learned From the Rebbetzin

Feb 18, 2025

1:06:43

45

From Gangsta Rapper to Jerusalem Hasid

Feb 11, 2025

1:07:32

46

I Was a Teen and He Died in My Arms

Feb 4, 2025

53:42

47

Diet Danger

Jan 28, 2025

42:12

48

I Never Dreamed I'd Convert

Jan 21, 2025

1:00:03

49

Matchmaker and Newsmaker

Jan 14, 2025

54:29

50

Rabbi and Rockstar

Jan 7, 2025

1:00:29

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories with Chana Weisberg

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories with Chana Weisberg

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