Raice Brothers

R' Simcha Raba is a teacher of ancient manuscripts that explore, explain and scrutinize the Torah as given to the Jews at Sinai. In addition, he is an IFS practitioner. Talking with Reb Simcha you can't help but get fired up as he shares his excitement for meeting new people, novel ideas and discovering new parts of himself! Let's #getfleishigz

We are so happy to have Reb Yoeli Klein on with us and have the opportunity to hear about his amazing journey to Breslov and becoming a close talmid of Rav Elazar Kenig zt"l. Reb Yoeli is currently a Rebbi in Rabbi Fischers Yeshiva in Moshav Matityahu and is living in the beautiful city of Yerushalayim. He has put out a sefer on the 1st chapter of Pirkei Avos and we are looking forward to seeing the rest of it printed soon! Reb Yoeli tells us the untold story of Rav Kenig's life threatening illness and his miraculous lung transplant. We also get an inside view of how a real tzaddik worked through adversity with calm and joy! As a bonus you can even find out why it takes going to the Mir to become a Breslover!

Binyamin Kaufman is passionate about yiddishkeit, discovering the good in it, and sharing it with those around him. His recent book, The Depth of Our Connection, is a beautiful collection of Torahs, ideas, and advice that truly open our experience as a human and as a Yid.

Join the boys as they prepare for Chanuka, try to make meaning out of the world unrest, and figure out where we are headed ... Ah Freilichen Chanuka!

We open the discussion of why so many of our brothers and sisters are slipping away from Torah observance and some of our own personal struggles with the "system".

After a few months of not recording Yaakov and Yehuda are back on the mic and rolling forward. In this podcast they talk about this years unique Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkos experience and how the world's landscape is changing ever faster.

Nathaneal Harkham is an artist and creator, an ambassador of positivity & a big fan of the human race and our world in its infinite details on the whole! Nathaneal is also the founder of Gallerizt.com, Happy street couture and StreetCrowns. Come join a really interesting discussion about how we can tap into our present and choose ... what choice really means... and what amazing things happen when we make max effort in this moment!

Yosef Sholom Rabin was active in founding the Chareidi organization "Kdushas Tzion", which focuses on "Drishas Tzion Al Tahars Hakodesh", and is also an active Temple Mount goer. On the podcast we discuss ascending to Har Habayis and the religious and political landscape that we are currently experiencing. Yosef grew up in America, studied in Yeshivas Talmidei Telz (Riverdale), Brisk and Kollel Dorshei Tzion, and is currently finishing his third year in Law School. He is currently living in Yerushalayim with his wife and two children. To visit Har Habayis and to learn more in general about these concepts, please feel free to reach out: yrabin620@gmail.com /0536237128

Yochanan Pollack

Rabbi Eli Deutsch is an acclaimed speaker and author who inspires and motivates Jews of all backgrounds to take a fresh look at life by presenting thought provoking ideas in a manner that is inspirational and user friendly. With a plethora of parallels and explanatory precision, Rabbi Eli masterfully articulates abstract concepts into practical transformative teachings, communicating the deeper side of Judaism in a way that resonates with the well-read student as well as the newcomer. Rabbi Eli is a fan of innovation, connecting with interesting people, driving on open roads, and five shekel coffee shops. He currently lives in the Old City of Jerusalem, where he spends most of his time teaching, writing, counselling, learning, hosting, and with his family. He is the author of numerous books, including the #1 bestsellers “Jewish By Choice” and "The Case for Judaism". Rabbi Eli has spoken for dozens of communities, YJPs, and university programs throughout North America and Europe. He has been featured in 250+ Birthright groups and has had 15,000+ people come through his doors to learn and be inspired. Check him out at www.EliTheJew.com You can buy his books at https://www.amazon.com/Rabbi-Eliyahu-Yaakov/e/B007MADKD0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein serves as rabbinic scholar and public affairs advisor for Jewish Federations of North America. Currently living in Harlem Isaiah was raised in the Jewish community of Monsey, NY to a mixed-raced Orthodox family and is passionate about creating a world where civil liberties and human rights are for all people. As a community scholar and advisor, Isaiah has supported Jewish communities in being deeply rooted in tradition while also engaged in the cosmopolitan issues of our generation. As a Jew of Color and spiritual leader, song-writer and musician Isaiah believes in the power of song to bring healing into the world.

Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein serves as rabbinic scholar and public affairs advisor for Jewish Federations of North America. Currently living in Harlem Isaiah was raised in the Jewish community of Monsey, NY to a mixed-raced Orthodox family and is passionate about creating a world where civil liberties and human rights are for all people. As a community scholar and advisor, Isaiah has supported Jewish communities in being deeply rooted in tradition while also engaged in the cosmopolitan issues of our generation. As a Jew of Color and spiritual leader, song-writer and musician Isaiah believes in the power of song to bring healing into the world.

In this podcast we discussed the physical/spiritual balance and the need to satisfy both to find meaning and hopefully happiness. We also discussed (shocker) living in the Land of Israel and how central it is to Judaism.

Paula Weber, known to many as Morah Weber and to us as Aunt Paula, joins us to share some of her stories and life experience. We hear some great stories about Yehoshua Eliezer Fogel known as Zaydeh Shia Leizer or just Zaydeh. Zaydeh was a young orphan and grew up in the home of R' Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin. He left Poland/Galicia at the behest of his Rebbe and carried the warmth of chassidus and yiddishkeit to New York. As Aunt Paula says "growing up I thought being a religious Jew meant being happy!" Stick around to hear about Marcel Weber and his father Max as they escaped Europe and ended up in Mozambique as a spy for the OSS, eventually making their way through multiple countries until they settled in the United States. We hope that you enjoy this conversation and that it lights your life as it did ours!

All five of the Brothers made it on this podcast at some point or another and we got to really explore some of the specialness of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Chaim shared his unique connection to the Land. Bentzi even got a chance to share his favorite superhero. Explore different angles of the Geulah Process as it is unfolding before our eyes and pause to appreciate our privilege of living in this incredible time! Enjoy the ride

The brothers talk about expanding our mind state, opening up to different perceptions and why it's so important now in the lead-up to Receiving the Torah. Beware! You might learn some wild things about Batman and Superman! Which one is your favorite superhero and why? And what on earth does that have to do with Yesod and Malchus, Yosef HaTzadik and King David?

What draws thousands of Jews of all colors and flavors to be in Meron by Rabbi Shimon? Is there some secret? How can we connect to the experience? Come join us as we explore the wonder of Rabbi Shimon and the holy chevra! The Brothers also share some of their stories and connection with R' Shimon and Meron. Hang around and you might learn some great tips on how to connect to Lag b'Omer this year from your own home ... Enjoy!!

Rav Yehoshua Gerzi joined the podcast for the first time! Rav Gerzi is the Rabbi of Beis Dovid - Pilzno in Ramat Bet Shemesh. He is the scion of a long line of respected Rabbanim, and a link to many hidden tzaddikim of the previous generation. He shared some of his experiences with those tzaddikim, and some illuminating insights. He is the Rebbe for both Yaakov and Yehuda and they have grown very close with him over the last 7 years.

In honor of the yahrtzeit of the holy Ropshitzer, 11 Iyar, we jammed out a great podcast all about the holy R' Naftali Tzvi! Stories, Ideas, and we haven't even begun to scratch the surface of this incredible human being! This is a must listen! Please share your feedback with us! For one of our absolute favorite Ropshitzer stories check this out! https://soundcloud.com/user-792471747/for-ropshitz-and-giggles

We have some really exciting and fun topics that we will be getting into –our top dead tsaddikim, books and maybe even which dead tsaddikim we are just dying to get on the podcast!

Shmuel Eisenberg is a social entrepreneur working in eCom and digital marketing. Shmuel joins us to recount his experience donating a kidney and shares with us a newly launched project encouraging healthy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic (https://www.thedayaftercovid.com/). In a no holds barred discussion, we dive into the philosophy of organ donation, communities leading in per-capita kidney donation ( it's not who you would expect), the kidney black market, and, as an added bonus, discover the drink that may change your Pesach, forever.

We are back at it! Thanks to holy brother Ari Pomerantz for the new mics! Yaakov and Yehuda talk about Yaakov's coronavirus illness, what it all means to us, and we get into a bit of a debate about porch minyanim.

Come join us as we touch upon some of the ways the virus and its secondary effects colour our experience as human beings and as jews on the doorsteps of Geulah.

In this episode of the Raice Brothers podcast we talk about Ahavas Yisrael, openness and acceptance, and how that can help move us forward in the geulah process.

SHOW MOREJoin us preparing for Adar and Purim as we explore the relationship between the rules and halacha aspect of Yiddishkeit contrasted by the personal experience and connection that keep us alive and passionate in our relationship with Hashem.

In this episode we discuss how we got involved with Breslov chassidus and what led up to our first R"H in Uman.