The Crown Heights Insider

Jul 04 2024 17 ep. 47 mins 6
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Honest and insightful conversations about our Shchuna, featuring the people and organizations that are working to face our challenges and grab ont the opportunities. A project of CrownHeights.Info, hosted by Sholom Ber Nemanow, The Crown Heights Insider posts weekly on Wednesday evenings.

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Episode 14 - If We Know Aleph, Let's Teach Aleph, With Rabbi Mendel Groner

Jul 04 2024 46 mins  
JNet Director Rabbi Mendel Groner joins the show to give us the history of the organization, and give his pitch for why many more of us should be joining up.

Episode 13 - What is The Rebbe's Approach to the Crisis in Israel? With Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin

Jun 20 2024 68 mins  
JEM's Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin comes on the show give us an in-depth look into the history and meaning of the Rebbe's approach to tragedy and conflict in Eretz Yisrael.

Episode 12 - It's Election Time, So How Did We Get Here? With Rabbi Yosef Katzman

May 30 2024 64 mins  
We continue our coverage of the upcoming CHJCC/Vaad Hakohol elections with a deep dive into the history and controversy of past elections, featuring a man who was in the room where much of it happened.

Episode 11 - What Does it Take to Run An Election? And Who Gets to Vote? With Avi Lesches

May 23 2024 54 mins  
Elections are coming to the shchunah, and we got the chance to sit down with one of the men responsible for making that happen. We also cover some late-breaking news regarding the question of, "Who gets to vote?".

Season 2 Is Here! + Recapping Season 1

May 22 2024 12 mins  
Are you excited? We're excited! Let's get started.

770???? Featuring Nobody (Unscheduled Episode)

Jan 09 2024 7 mins  
770. That's all

Episode 10 - How Are The Grade Shuls Shaping The Shchuna? With Rabbi Lazer Avtzon

Aug 30 2023 64 mins  
Rabbi Lazer Avtzon joins The Crown Heights Insider to talk about the impact the explosion of shuls is having on our community, and the opportunities that this creates, if only we were willing to come together to grab them. Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected]

Episode 9 - Can We Build A Better Community For Our Young Men? With Rabbi Moshe Feiglin

Aug 23 2023 50 mins  
Rabbi Moshe Feiglin of The Aliya Institute joins the Crown Heights Insider to tell the story of his organization and the impact their decades of work has made on our young men. Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected]

Episode 8 - So What's the Deal With Crown Heights Politics? With Yaacov Behrman

Aug 16 2023 51 mins  
Community activist and political insider Yaacov Behrman joins the show to talk about an upsetting community event, the stunning recent success of the CH get out the vote effort, and what our community can hope for in the future politically. Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected]

Episode 7 - What Do Our Community's Girls Need to Succeed? With Mrs. Dena Gorkin

Aug 09 2023 70 mins  
Mrs. Dena Gorkin joins us to talk about what she's learned in her long career in chinuch, and what lessons Bnos Chomesh's experience might have for the community as a whole. Thank you for joining us, and as always, please send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected]