Grace For Impact

Israeli legal scholar and human rights advocate, renowned for her significant contributions to gender equality and human rights. She is the founder and chair of the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rawan Osman is a Lebanese writer, researcher, and advocate for peace and coexistence in the Middle East. As the founder of ArabsAsk, a platform dedicated to fostering dialogue and challenging misconceptions about Israel and the Arab world, Rawan engages with Arab audiences to promote open discussions on history, culture, and geopolitics.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moshe Lavi is relentless in keeping the horrific plight of his brother in law Omri Miran front and center on as many global & social platforms as possible. A hostage in Gaza since October 7th 2023, Omri who is married to Moshe's sister, Lishay, was brutally ripped away from his home at gunpoint by Hamas terrorists, as Lishay, their 2 year old daughter Roni and 6 month old daughter, Alma stood by helplessly watching. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabbi Raphael Shore is a Canadian-Israeli rabbi, educator, and award-winning film producer renowned for his impactful work in Jewish education and human rights advocacy. Throughout, he explores themes of Jewish identity, antisemitism, and Israeli resilience.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ari Frenkel is a comedic force and a master of storytelling. His 18 episode web series, “Sorry Ari,” had accumulated over 20 million views. Ari is working on his first feature film called, “See you on the other side,” a story based on Ari's loss and grief at losing his father. This film intends to bring a Jewish/Israeli film to a commercial audience.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yosi Shnaider's life came to a screeching halt on October 7th 2023, when Hamas invaded Israel, brutally murdered his aunt and uncle and kidnapped his cousins, Shiri, Yarden, Kfir & Ariel. Advocating & fighting for their return for over 16 months, Yosi insists that everyone must continue speaking out against the unimaginable losses, destruction and ongoing hostages in Gaza. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sahar is a social media content creator who engages in online debates and discussions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, through educating with facts to debunk myths and advocate against Jew hate, antisemitism & anti Zionism.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yahya Mahamid, born and raised in Umm Al Fahm, is an inspiring Arab Israeli speaker, educator and activist who volunteered as a combat infantry soldier in the IDF.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Firestone proudly and honorably represents Israel in Skeleton racing. A 2026 Olympic hopeful, Jared is an 8 time skeleton medalist in various worldwide races. Jared also dedicates himself to inspiring the next generation of Jewish athletes. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Timor David Aklin was born into a Muslim Arab family in Jaffa. He underwent a profound transformation, ultimately converting to Orthodox Judaism—a decision that came with immense personal challenges and risks.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Salz is notable for being one of the few, if not the only, Orthodox Jewish athletes in NCAA Division I football.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yaniv Jember is a content creator for Buna Talk, a platform that provides an honest and uncensored glimpse into Israel's complex society from the perspective of Ethiopian Israelis.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the international spokeswoman of Ezer Mizion, Leah Witt is responsible for developing collaborations with Jewish communities around the world.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Valdes is the founder of Hot Jewish Media, best known for the popular social media brand @hotjewishenergy, which he runs across Instagram, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter). His content explores Jewish identity, culture, humor, and contemporary Jewish issues, often blending comedy with serious discussions about antisemitism and Jewish pride. He also hosts the Hot Jewish Podcast, where he brings on guests to discuss topics at the intersection of Judaism, identity, and pop culture.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corey Walker has spent the better part of his adult life engaging a vast range of perspectives re the Israel Palestine conflict. Through this engagement, which includes attending pro Palestinian events, Corey has developed an epic database of knowledge, history & understanding on the subject. He writes with unapologetic conviction. Unswayed by accusations that he is a zionist propagandist, Corey stands firmly as a black journalist, solely driven by historical facts & evidence.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boris Shtonda was injured in a Hamas booby trapped building on November 10th 2023. Five days later, he woke up from an induced coma to learn that his leg had been amputated above the knee. Since his injury and rehabilitation, he has travelled to numerous countries where he's snorkelled, trekked, snowboarded and picked up a running prosthetic. But his greatest physical challenge yet, will be his climb up Mt Kilimanjaro later this month. Suffice it to say, Boris' determination is unbreakable.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Goldstein MD, PHD is an entrepreneur, and the CEO of Jscreen, a genetic screening initiative originated out of Emory University. His journey to this role was deeply personal. After the tragic loss of his daughter Havi to Tay-Sachs disease, he dedicated himself to preventing similar experiences for other families. This experience became a driving force behind his work at Jscreen, which focuses on genetic screening for hereditary conditions like Tay-Sachs.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On October 1st, as Iran released 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, Carine Bassili released her song “October Rain” to the world. Her courageous decision to translate Israeli Eurovision contestant Eden Golan's song "Hurricane" into Arabic was the obvious next step in her solidarity with Israel. Carine, a devout Christian Lebanese women was banned from Lebanon in 2020, for musically collaborating with her Israeli friend. She doesn't view herself as fearless. Rather, she sees herself as a woman standing with truth, justice, history and hope.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashira Solomon is a News personality, host of “The Black and Jewish Podcast," co-host of “The Quad” and a political commentator. She is a wealth of information, facts, history, and thinks and speaks in nuance through a lens of context and reason. Her voice is recognized internationally. Her breadth of knowledge on the middle east is tremendous. She advocates for dialoguing with facts and truth and urges people to refrain from their binary stance on so many topics for which a black and white approach is inaccurate and harmful. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, my discussion is with Yael Noy CEO of Road to Recovery, an organization where Israeli volunteers provide round trip transportation for Palestinian patients from Gaza and the West Bank border crossings to Israeli hospitals for life saving medical treatments.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iris Shtein served as the Director of strategic partnerships at ARC innovation center at Sheba Hospital for 5 years, where she most recently led an AI initiative called LIV. This platform offers an interactive conversational interface with its users. Utilizing the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, LIV assists mental health professionals in diagnosing conditions such as PTSD, depression and anxiety. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avner Halperin, CEO of Sheba Medical center's Impact division, discusses the double bottom line of innovating to change healthcare, while generating economic growth. In this synergistic environment, Sheba's clinicians and engineers work side by side, efficiently iterating for the benefit and improvement of global health care.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gaby Hilkowitz Rurka discusses her role as a volunteer Psychological first Aid responder for United Hatzalah's psycho trauma unit. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yamen Lawrence is a proud Arab Israeli gay activist. He was raised in Nazareth where he had to hide his identity while enduring years of emotional and physical bullying from fellow Arab classmates. When coming out to his Muslim family, many disowned him. Yamen now lives in Tel Aviv, openly gay and a member of a vibrant, thriving and supportive community where living his truth is both protected and celebrated.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How important is it to say you're Jewish if you are? Eitan Chitayat, CEO of Natie Branding Agency feels it's critical. We discuss the urgent need to use one's voice to stand proudly as a Jew and deploy the Jewish narrative so that all the misinformation and untruths can be exposed, allowing for the celebration of the Jewish People.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shir Weiss is a Fashion design teacher at Max Payne High School in Tel Aviv. In response to the jarring Silence by the United Nations Women, regarding the rapes and sexual abuses of women, at the hands of Hamas, during the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, she inspired her student to create extraordinary drawings of women and hung them for public view Tel Aviv. Additionally, Shir and her colleagues helped their students design and create clothing for their end of year fashion show called, “The Garment Remembers,” commemorating 14 victims murdered at the Nova Music festival.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Kopylov, an IDF soldier and Danielle Yablonka, an America model, influencer, & activist, share their respective stories about how, from a terrible circumstance, they met and the power of their love that has since emerged.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ifat Bechor is the CEO of Unistream, an Entrepreneurship program with the aim of ensuring that every child in Israel, including those from the country's geographic and socioeconomic periphery - is given equal opportunities in life.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Micah Hendler is a musical change maker. He is the Founder and artistic director of the Israeli-Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus, a music and dialogue project, raising the voices of young leaders.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we sit down for an interview with Ephy Shapiro, International Partnerships Manager at HaGal Sheli, an educational youth program that utilizes surfing as an empowerment tool for at-risk youth. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversation with Nova music festival October 7th survivor, Ron Segev, regarding his involvement with the Nova exhibit in NYC and the impact he hopes to have on its visitors. A follow up conversation with Jackson Mushnick, who was visiting the exhibit June 10th, 3 days after the interview with Ron Segev and was locked inside the exhibit for his safety, when mobs chanted violent hatred outside the exhibit. For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with Professor Eyal Zimlichman, a powerhouse at Sheba's Medical Center where we discussed a variety of topics, all examples of Sheba's extraordinary efforts and success in medical treatments, humanitarian missions and disruptive technologies. Sheba's exceptionally high rates of patient survival from trauma to their state of the art rehabilitation center, with its continuity of care post patient discharge is but one example of their capabilities; all this in the wake of October 7th, with the added complexities of integrating the diverse populations of patient & staff for successful treatment and overall hospital function. We also discussed Sheba's herculean contributions to global crises such as pandemics, natural disasters and wars. Finally, Professor Zimlichman's described ARC, a Global Innovation program leading transformative efforts in health care, while also being an economic engine of growth in driving local & global economies.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sagi Dovev dedicates most of his waking hours to training and rehabilitating young IDF soldiers whose injuries range from post op rehab to single & multiple limb amputees to head traumas. Sagi's dedication to many of these soldiers began prior to Oct 7th, training them in their combat units in mental and physical resilience. The connection he builds with his guys is steeped in a mutual respect of trusting the process of rebuilding the post injured soldier's mind and body from the ground up. It is through these grueling training sessions that the definition of resiliency is exemplified.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Tech entrepreneur, and Father to 4, Izhar Shay shares how he's commemorating the 1500 lives lost due to the October 7th invasion by Hamas terrorists, of which his beloved youngest son, Yaron Oree Shay was one of those killed. It was Yaron's bravery & courage as he fought 100s of terrorists that saved 100s of innocent civilians at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom as well as fellow soldiers, female and male. Izhar founded Next October, an organization committed to seeding as many Israeli startups as there were lives lost, highlighting the power to rise up and rebuild in the face of catastrophic loss.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eli Beer founded United Hatzalah in 1989, and through his organization, consisting of 7000 Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze volunteers, they have responded to over 6 million emergencies, both in Israel and worldwide.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bet Elazraki, is a children's home in Israel. Over the past 35 years, Director Yehuda Kohn and his wife Riki have raised over 500 children, in addition to their 5 biological children. Yehuda believes that being a parent isn't just about bringing a child into the world, parenting is about raising children in a home where they are loved, supported and nurtured, so that one day, they too can become parents and raise their children with similar values. I spoke separately with Yehuda, Shira - one of the director's of his girls study programs as well as Mali & Maayan, 2 graduates from the children's home. My conversations illuminated Bet Elazraki's success in creating family where resiliency and love endures well beyond childhood.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach is a mother to 4 sons, an Iron Woman Triathlete and the first female CEO to run an Israeli hospital. Under her remarkable leadership at Shamir Medical Center, Dr. Levtzion-Korach discusses with me a few of the many therapies that are trailblazing in patient care and impact, such as diabetes, PTSD, strokes, allergies, arrhythmias and sperm retrieval from fallen soldiers. Of profound significance is the humanity with which she approaches the immeasurable complexities of her role under the current circumstances.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noa Navon is a mother of 5 - which includes being a caregiver to her 2nd eldest daughter whose victorious battle over a brain tumour was fraught with challenges. She is also a champion for her 11 year old autistic son. A devoted wife and art therapist, Noa has just returned from Cyprus where she spent a week treating the young survivors of the October 7th Nova massacre through art therapy.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a reserve soldier, Gili Giyat's mobilization unit has now returned from Gaza. However, his 20 year son remains there as an active duty soldier serving in a special unit. Knowing first hand the dangers and risks to his son, my conversation with Gili explores the conflicting relationship between a father's love and concern for his son's safety & wellbeing, with the acceptance that it is his son's duty to serve and protect his country and its people.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 year old Shir Eilat, a commander in the Israeli army was on duty, guarding Kibbutz Nachal Oz when she and most of her unit's female soldiers were killed by Hamas terrorist on October 7th. Shir means “song” in Hebrew. Her family & community are determined to continue to keep Shir's magnetic spirit alive so that her song will play forever. Lior Lifshitz joins me to talk about her beloved best friend and shares some of their beautiful memories. Amidst tremendous grief,Lior describes Shir's heroism in protecting civilians, her enduring light and a few of the ways that Shir's family and friends are memorializing her impactful life - a life which exuded true courage, endless laughter and enormous love.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matan Gendelman's harrowing account of her and her family's ordeal on October 7th, reflects the extraordinary lengths a mother goes to protect her family, turning an agonizing 20 hours into a narrative of resilience and hope, shaping a brighter future for her children despite the challenges they faced.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adva Adar's mission to bring home her kidnapped grandmother Yafa Adar reveals a remarkable tale of strength and determination. Despite the tremendous losses on October 7th, Adva, drawing inspiration from her grandmother's resilience, seeks to rebuild and create new, joyful memories, guided by Yafa's exemplary survival skills and the transformative power to grow from trauma.For more, you can follow the show on Instagram @GraceforimpactpodcastProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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