Meaningful People
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- Nov 14, 2026
About the podcast
There are so many Jewish personalities and big people in the world. They all have a story on how they became who they are today. Deep, unboundedly interesting, fun and uplifting, Meaningful People Podcast is a weekly opportunity for Nachi Gordon to talk to the Jewish world's meaningful people.
Episodes 335
A Pastor for 30 Years Secretly Keeping Shabbos | The Story of Sam Gordon
Nachi Gordon sits down with Sam Gordon (no relation), who spent 30 years as an evangelical pastor in Nigeria and South Africa, leading congregations of over a thousand people and preaching to followers across …
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Nachi Gordon sits down with Sam Gordon (no relation), who spent 30 years as an evangelical pastor in Nigeria and South Africa, leading congregations of over a thousand people and preaching to followers across Africa. In 2011, a dream he couldn't shake set him on a path of pro-Israel rallies and conferences across Africa, until a Jewish tour guide in Nazareth told him, "We could be friends, but not brothers."
Sam shares the book he found on the flight home that changed everything, keeping Shabbos and kosher in secret with his family, the Sunday he shut down his own church, being turned away by the Beth Din three times, and how his whole family, along with 17 people from his former congregation, converted. Today he lives in Har Nof and is finishing his smicha.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:48 Sam Gordon's Roots in Nigeria
5:03 Thirty Years as a Pastor and a Following Across Africa
8:51 The 2011 Dream: "It Is Time for Israel"
13:06 Searching for Answers and a Pro-Israel Conference in Norway
18:10 Rallies for Israel and the Africa Israel Initiative
24:49 Fighting Replacement Theology and Bringing Bishops to Israel
27:22 "We Could Be Friends, But Not Brothers"
29:06 An Identity Crisis and Two Chasidim on the Plane
32:02 Reading Every Jewish Book Sam Gordon Could Find
35:09 "I See Myself on the Pages": Jewish Customs in a Nigerian Tribe
38:35 Keeping Shabbos and Kosher in Secret
41:50 The Zionist Federation and Feeling the Void at Church
42:36 "No More Jesus": Chaos in the Congregation
44:07 Quitting Christianity Means Quitting a 30-Year Career
50:12 "I'm Sick and Tired of Living This Way"
52:26 Shutting Down the Church
54:04 Congregants Join and the Road to the Beth Din
57:52 Converting as a Family, Plus 17 More
58:58 Making Aliyah and Life in Har Nof
1:02:57 A Bracha From Rav Shalom Arush and How the Kids Handled It
1:05:33 Writing the Book and the People Sam Gordon's Story Inspired
1:08:16 Closing and Meaningful Minute Plus
Julia Blum: Why I Gave Up My Hollywood Dream to Become Orthodox
Nachi Gordon sits down with Julia Blum, a singer, songwriter and Yale graduate who grew up performing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, in a home where God simply wasn't part of the conversation. After a …
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Nachi Gordon sits down with Julia Blum, a singer, songwriter and Yale graduate who grew up performing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, in a home where God simply wasn't part of the conversation. After a college interview left her unable to answer one question, "who are you?", a trip after graduation brought her to the Kotel and to a Shabbos table in the Old City, where one dropped platter changed the course of her life.
Julia shares what she found at Neve Yerushalayim, the choices she made about Shabbos, tznius and kol isha, why she stepped away from the stage for decades to be there for her kids, and what brought her back to music today.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:59 Growing Up a Child Performer in Los Angeles
8:07 Yale, Harvard and Knowledge Without Meaning
11:11 The Princeton Interview and the Questions No One Talks About
15:47 Growing Up Jewish Without Religion
23:12 Traveling Alone and a Home Without God
29:55 Skipping Paris for Israel and a Shabbos Meal in the Old City
33:34 The Dropped Platter That Changed Julia Blum's Life
36:08 The Mom Who Went to Yale and the Road to Neve Yerushalayim
40:47 Brainwashing Warnings and Planning an Escape From the Taxi
42:56 The First Day at Neve: Lech Lecha and Opening a Chumash
48:04 Learning Shabbos and Giving Up Broadway
51:58 Tznius: "I Have a Body, I'm Not a Body"
54:25 Kol Isha and Julia's Struggle With Hashem
56:28 Singing for a Sisterhood of Girls and Women
59:29 Always an Outsider: "I Dreamed of Being a Bais Yaakov Girl"
1:01:13 Stepping Away From the Stage for Her Family
1:03:12 Rav Moshe Weinberger and Julia's Return to Music
1:07:55 Each Child Gets Their Own Journey
1:11:39 How Julia's Parents Reacted to Her Becoming Frum
1:15:18 Closing and Meaningful Minute Plus
Dr. Moshe Glick: He Stepped In to Help. Then Faced 10 Years in Prison.
Nachi Gordon sits down with Dr. Moshe Glick, a dentist, Hatzalah volunteer and longtime pro-Israel activist from West Orange, New Jersey. On November 13, 2024, an anti-Israel mob marched on an event at …
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Nachi Gordon sits down with Dr. Moshe Glick, a dentist, Hatzalah volunteer and longtime pro-Israel activist from West Orange, New Jersey. On November 13, 2024, an anti-Israel mob marched on an event at Congregation Ohr Torah, and after yelling for police who never came, Moshe stepped in with the small flashlight in his hand to stop a man choking his 64-year-old friend David on the shul lawn. Weeks later, he got the call in a Jerusalem hotel room: four criminal charges, including a bias crime, and up to 10 years in prison.
Moshe takes us through being fingerprinted and mugshotted, the deal everyone begged him to take and why he refused to admit guilt, two grand jury indictments, the Department of Justice's first-ever FACE Act case to protect a house of worship, and the pardon that came on Governor Phil Murphy's last morning in office. He also shares why he's now going on the offense with David's Sling, the moments he calls hugs from Hashem along the way, and his message for anyone going through a crisis of their own.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: "We're a Nation of Lions" 2:50 November 13, 2024: The Pro-Israel Event and the Threatening Letter 5:03 Moving the Event to the Shul and Preparing for the Mob 9:37 The March to Congregation Ohr Torah 12:15 Vuvuzelas, Pepper Spray and a 64-Year-Old in a Chokehold 18:19 "I Was Naive": The Article and the Call From the Police 22:30 Four Charges and Up to 10 Years, From a Jerusalem Hotel Room 25:36 Facing a Crisis and Davening at the Kotel 28:24 Waiting to Be Arrested and Renee Glick's Support 30:53 Fingerprinted, Mugshotted and Unable to Speak Out 34:34 The PTI Deal and the Pressure to Just Take It 38:59 Sleeping On It, and the DOJ Steps In 41:03 Refusing the Deal and Facing the Grand Jury 44:57 The Prosecutor's Mistakes and a Second Indictment 48:13 The Department of Justice and the FACE Act 51:15 Community Support and the Cavalry That Never Came 54:17 The Pardon From Governor Murphy, and Why Moshe Didn't Walk Away 56:54 Going on the Offense: Internal Affairs Complaints and a Lawsuit for Records 58:36 Why Moshe Glick Started David's Sling 1:04:21 Hugs From Hashem and the Message for Anyone in Crisis 1:08:24 Closing and Meaningful Minute Plus
Mike Lawler & Bruce Blakeman: The Promises They Never Forgot
In this special episode, Nachi Gordon sits down with Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for Governor of New York, and Congressman Mike Lawler, who is running for reelection in one …
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In this special episode, Nachi Gordon sits down with Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive and Republican candidate for Governor of New York, and Congressman Mike Lawler, who is running for reelection in one of the most closely watched House races in the country. Bruce shares the promise he made to his grandfather at nine years old, why he's running for governor, how he handled the protesters who tried to storm a shul in his county, and the story of Nachi's very first job, driving Bruce to Jewish events.
Mike opens up about his father's last words to him, what the nonstop attack ads cost his family, what he wishes more people understood about the Orthodox and Chassidic community, and why his race could once again decide control of Congress. With Election Day just days away, this is a chance to see who both men really are beyond the campaign ads and lawn signs.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: "Vote as If This Was the Most Important Vote in Your Life" 1:39 Bruce Blakeman and the Promise to His Grandfather 3:26 Why Bruce Blakeman Is Running for Governor: Taxes, Utilities and Safety 6:48 The Attack Ads, Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani 10:27 Yeshiva Tuition, Vouchers and Parental Rights 12:53 Antisemitism and the Protest at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst 15:29 Bruce Blakeman's Message to Jewish Voters, and Nachi's First Boss 19:28 Mike Lawler on 9/11, Public Service and His Father's Last Words 23:10 The Attack Ads and the Price of Public Service 25:53 What Mike Lawler Wishes People Knew About the Orthodox and Chassidic Community 32:08 Why the Lawler Race Could Decide Control of Congress 33:37 Karaoke, Star Wars and Three Hours of Sleep 36:06 "Half the Country Decides They Don't Like You" 37:14 Closing: Please Vote
Nessia: I Walked Away From a Record Deal to Become an Orthodox Jew
Nessia was a Mexican music artist who walked away from a promising music career to pursue a deeper connection to Judaism and Torah. Feeling a strong spiritual pull toward Israel, she moved there on October 6 …
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Nessia was a Mexican music artist who walked away from a promising music career to pursue a deeper connection to Judaism and Torah. Feeling a strong spiritual pull toward Israel, she moved there on October 6, 2023, just one day before the October 7 attacks. Through studying Torah, she completed her conversion and embraced a new life focused on modesty, humility, and serving Hashem. She also shares her personal struggles with dating and preparing for marriage, and her hope to one day use her musical talents in a way that aligns with her values and purpose.
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►Adopt a Soldier
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► Ceremian Financial
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Ben Brafman: When Making Money Costs You Your Family
Nachi Gordon sits down with Ben Brafman, one of the most well known criminal defense attorneys in the country and a proud frum Jew. Ben opens up about sitting with clients at the worst moments of their lives …
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Nachi Gordon sits down with Ben Brafman, one of the most well known criminal defense attorneys in the country and a proud frum Jew. Ben opens up about sitting with clients at the worst moments of their lives, why he says he's "not the morality police," the Otisville visiting day he can never forget, and the hardest conversation of his career, with Super Bowl champion Plaxico Burress.
They also get into the pressures and shortcuts that lead good people into serious crimes, the damage lashon hara does in our community, keeping Shabbos while representing Sean Combs, and the Brafman family legacy, from the Torah his father saved on Kristallnacht to the lives his brother, Rabbi Aron Brafman, changed at Yeshiva of Far Rockaway.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: "I'm Not the Morality Police"
3:29 Ben Brafman on Talking Clients Out of Suicide and an Affinity Fraud in Shul
6:25 No Mussar and No Shortcuts: The Hard Work Behind the Job
8:31 His Father, Kristallnacht, and the Torah Saved From a Burning Shul
9:39 Law School, Stand-Up Comedy, and Humor in the Courtroom
11:46 What Gets Frum Business People in Trouble
13:26 Otisville Visiting Day: "Tatti, Kum Aheim"
16:28 COVID Loans, False Applications, and Federal Sentencing
20:34 Mesira, Cooperating With the Government, and Pardons for Sale
24:34 The Chesed of the Jewish Community and Hospital Shabbos Rooms
28:26 Lashon Hara: "Be Like Ben"
31:26 Yiddishkeit vs. Career: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and a "Heart Surgery"
35:30 Making a Name: In the Zone and No Summers Off
37:58 The Hardest Conversation: Plaxico Burress
41:40 How Do You Defend Someone You Think Belongs in Jail?
43:26 Smicha Is Not a PhD: Kollel, Financial Pressure, and the Cheder in Ramat Eshkol
48:42 The Art of Cross-Examination and the Evidence You Can't Cross-Examine
54:22 No Shortcuts to Success, and Lawyers Burned by AI
56:03 Not Picking Up on Shabbos for Sean Combs
1:01:18 The Mafia Cops Case That Should Be a Movie
1:05:36 Best and Worst Advice, and Learning Daf Yomi
1:09:26 Ben and His Brother, Rabbi Aron Brafman
1:15:50 Sullivan & Cromwell and Frum Lawyers in Big Law
1:18:08 Closing and Meaningful Minute Plus
I Was on the Hijacked Flydubai Flight. This Is What I Saw.
On September 30, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked mid-air. A terrorist stabbed the pilot, the plane dropped 15,000 feet in under a minute, and for a few seconds nobody was flying it …
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On September 30, Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was hijacked mid-air. A terrorist stabbed the pilot, the plane dropped 15,000 feet in under a minute, and for a few seconds nobody was flying it. Nachi Gordon sits down with Daniel Schlichter, who was sitting in the second row with his wife, two meters from the cockpit, and watched three Israeli passengers take the terrorist down while a dentist on board treated the pilot. Daniel handed them the headphones they used to tie him up.
Daniel walks through every minute: the empty cockpit, the off-duty pilots who took over, the flight attendant who told them to let the terrorist go, the emergency landing in Saudi Arabia with part of the tail missing, and the first direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Israel. He also opens up about why a man who never considered himself religious now calls it a divine miracle, and what he believes all 174 people on that plane are still here to do.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: "Nobody's Flying This Plane"
1:55 Daniel Schlichter on Boarding Flight FZ1073 Home From Japan
3:36 "Somebody Is Stabbing the Pilot": The Fight in the Cockpit
8:45 Losing 15,000 Feet in Under a Minute
11:31 The Miracles That Kept 174 People Alive and What It Did to Daniel's Faith
16:06 An Empty Cockpit and the Off-Duty Pilots Who Took Over
18:59 Not Trusting the Crew and Landing in Saudi Arabia
22:52 Am Yisrael Chai and the First Direct Flight From Saudi Arabia to Israel
25:05 "Kill Me, Kill Me": Why It Was Terror, Not a Fight Between Pilots
29:10 "I'm Not a Hero": Coming Home and Searching for Why
32:57 The Indian Pilot Who Opened the Door
Arnold Roth: My Daughter's Killer Is Free-A Father's Fight for Justice
This is not a typical episode. Nachi Gordon sits down in Yerushalayim with Arnold Roth, whose 15 year old daughter Malki was murdered in the Sbarro pizzeria bombing on August 9, 2001. Arnold shares who Malki …
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This is not a typical episode. Nachi Gordon sits down in Yerushalayim with Arnold Roth, whose 15 year old daughter Malki was murdered in the Sbarro pizzeria bombing on August 9, 2001. Arnold shares who Malki was, the last "I love you" she exchanged with her mother, and the twelve hours the family spent searching for her before the 2 a.m. phone call from her brothers.
But the story doesn't end there. Ahlam Tamimi, the woman who planned the attack, was sentenced to 16 life terms, freed in the 2011 Gilad Shalit deal, and has been living openly in Jordan ever since, where she even hosted her own TV show. She is the only woman on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list, with a $5 million reward on her head, and Jordan still refuses to hand her over. Arnold explains why he calls the silence of governments and American Jewish leadership a betrayal, and what each of us can do about it.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: Not a Typical Episode
3:53 Arnold Roth on Who Malki Was and Her Last Summer
9:05 August 9, 2001: The Sbarro Bombing
11:19 Twelve Hours Searching for Malki
16:26 The Shiva and Silence From the Israeli Government
19:48 A Zionist Let Down: Ahlam Tamimi Walks Free in Jordan
24:16 How Tamimi Planned and Carried Out the Attack
29:49 The Arrest, 16 Life Sentences, and a Secret Court Transcript
32:31 No Real Interest From the US as Tamimi Becomes a Prison Celebrity
36:12 The Shalit Deal: Tamimi at the Top of Hamas's List
39:22 Tamimi's TV Show in Jordan and Arnold Roth's Trip to Washington
43:35 2017: The US Charges Tamimi and Posts a $5 Million Reward
46:33 Jordan Declares Its Extradition Treaty Invalid
49:11 "A Foremost Priority": The Biden Administration Letter That Went Nowhere
51:58 If the US Really Wanted Tamimi, They Would Get Her
53:26 Billions for Jordan and the Silence of American Jewish Leaders
1:00:36 Everyone Knows Where Tamimi Lives, and the King of Jordan's VIP Treatment
1:03:06 "A Betrayal": What Arnold Roth Would Say to Tamimi
1:04:42 What Justice Would Change, and Losing Son-in-Law Naftali
1:09:58 The Malki Foundation and Nachi's Call to Sign the Petition
Singles Have Never Had More Options. So Why Can't Anyone Choose? | Matchmaker Rivkah Fox
The shidduch system says stay in your lane: same hashkafa, same schools, and wait for the shadchan to call. Rivkah Fox thinks that's exactly what's keeping so many people single. With Blind Fate, the …
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The shidduch system says stay in your lane: same hashkafa, same schools, and wait for the shadchan to call. Rivkah Fox thinks that's exactly what's keeping so many people single. With Blind Fate, the matchmaking platform she started on Instagram, she's throwing out the boxes and labels with anonymous bios, blind video dates and caricature resumes, and setting up couples the system would never put together, like a yeshivish guy with smicha and a modern Orthodox Ramaz grad who are now married with kids. Hundreds of singles in eight countries have gotten married through her setups, and instead of pushback, rabbanim and even a Rebbe's gabbai are calling her for help.
Nachi Gordon pushes her on all of it: whether crossing hashkafa lines puts someone's Yiddishkeit at risk, why she calls image the biggest problem in the shidduch world, how she gets paid without becoming a debt collector, and the week an entire family turned on her over one green check on the Loop app.
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THROWBACK: The Unbelievable Story Of Rivka Shotkin
In this special throwback episode,Nachi Gordon sits down with Rivka Shotkin, a 16 year old from Passaic and the youngest guest in Meaningful People history. On January 31, 2021, a family ski trip in …
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In this special throwback episode,Nachi Gordon sits down with Rivka Shotkin, a 16 year old from Passaic and the youngest guest in Meaningful People history. On January 31, 2021, a family ski trip in Tannersville ended when Rivka missed a turn on her last run of the day and went straight into a tree, breaking 11 bones, puncturing both lungs, and severing her spinal cord. She walks us through waking up in the ICU nine days later, three months of rehab during COVID without being able to see her family, and landing back in the hospital with septic shock just five days after finally coming home.
What makes this one special is how Rivka talks about all of it. She opens up about how unhappy she was before the accident, the strange sense of peace she felt that weekend, why she now calls her injury a gift, and what she wants the community to understand about treating people in wheelchairs. It's funny, honest, and genuinely inspiring.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro: Meet Rivka Shotkin, MPP's Youngest Guest Ever
4:02 Welcome to the Studio and Growing Up in Passaic
7:23 The Ski Trip to Tannersville That Changed Everything
10:10 Airlifted to Albany and Waking Up Nine Days Later
13:20 Learning Rivka Was Paralyzed and Eli Portell's Advice
15:49 Anger, Dark Humor, and Taking It in Stride
18:04 Three Months of Rehab During COVID
22:07 Punishment, Test, or Gift?
23:33 Coming Home, a Wedding Cake, and Septic Shock
27:29 How to Accept What You Never Signed Up For
29:45 Unhappy Before the Accident and a Strange Premonition
31:57 Choosing Happiness and Strength From Rivka's Parents
34:59 Brain Surgeon Dreams and How to Treat People in Wheelchairs
38:20 Emunah, Hashgacha, and Not Being Afraid of the Pain
42:36 Rivka's Second Rosh Hashanah
46:17 Camp Simcha and Rivka's Support System
49:06 Poetry, Dreams, and Determination
LIVE PANEL: The Conversation About Abuse We Can't Avoid
Nachi Gordon hosts a live panel on sexual abuse in the frum community, recorded at an event presented by Ray of Hope and Amudim right before Rosh Hashanah. He's joined by Amudim founder Zvi Gluck, Amudim's …
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Nachi Gordon hosts a live panel on sexual abuse in the frum community, recorded at an event presented by Ray of Hope and Amudim right before Rosh Hashanah. He's joined by Amudim founder Zvi Gluck, Amudim's Director of Education Avi Landa, Amudim Clinical Director Dr. Miriam Lankry, and Ray of Hope founder Zelda Brody, who opens the evening by sharing her own story of abuse and the years of silent suffering that led her to build Ray of Hope. Using live audience polling throughout the night, the panel works through how well the community actually handles abuse, how young the conversation about bodies and boundaries with kids should start, and what to say and what never to say when someone discloses to you.
From there the conversation moves into harder territory: which warning signs actually mean something, why going to a rav first is often not the full answer, when police need to be the first call, and how survivors navigate marriage, dating, and family relationships with relatives who still stay close to their abuser. Zvi, Avi, Miriam, and Zelda spend real time on why so many people still stay silent out of shame, push back hard on the idea that abusers often get more communal support than their victims, and close out the night on what they'd want every survivor in the room, and everyone listening at home, to walk away knowing.
Charlie Harary on Toxic Parents, Estrangement & Teshuva
This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Charlie Harari for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to love someone, honor your parents, and do teshuva. Charlie unpacks how modern therapy culture …
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This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Charlie Harari for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to love someone, honor your parents, and do teshuva. Charlie unpacks how modern therapy culture has replaced the role of a rebbe for a lot of people, and argues that real love isn't validation, it's pointing someone toward Hashem even when that's uncomfortable to hear. From there the conversation moves through honoring parents even when the relationship is hard, why teshuva is really about identity rather than behavior, and why tragedy seems to shake people awake to Hashem faster than blessing does.
Charlie also talks about Kelil, the app and upcoming book he co-wrote to help people work through jealousy, honoring parents, and other areas of avodas Hashem that are hard to figure out on your own.
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He Escaped From the 78th Floor on 9/11
As we mark 25 years since September 11, we're revisiting Ari Schonbrun's extraordinary story of survival. Ari worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. A series of …
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As we mark 25 years since September 11, we're revisiting Ari Schonbrun's extraordinary story of survival. Ari worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. A series of seemingly ordinary delays left him running late that morning, placing him on the 78th floor when the first plane struck. Thrown to the ground by the impact and surrounded by smoke, fire, and chaos, Ari began searching for a way out.
That search brought him to Virginia, a severely burned coworker who begged him not to leave her. Ari made her a promise and helped her down dozens of flights of stairs, refusing to abandon her even as they fought to escape with their lives. In this deeply moving conversation, Ari recounts the decisions, strangers, and extraordinary moments of Divine Providence that led them out of the tower, and how surviving September 11 forever changed his faith, his priorities, and the way he understands why he was spared.
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0:00 Intro
1:04 Not Taught in School
4:50 A Beautiful Tuesday Morning
11:25 First Plane Hits
14:08 A Woman Screaming for Help
17:03 Finding a Way Out
19:04 A Phone Call in the Stairwell
21:36 Is There a Paramedic in the Building?
25:32 Finds Out it's a Terrorist Attack
29:20 Breaking Down in His Brother's Arms
32:38 Go Hug the People You Love
34:40 Twenty People, A Hundred Messages
35:45 Daddy's Got to Work
38:00 One Mitzvah at a Time
43:33 Only Four Survived
47:20 The Smoky Taste the Next Morning
50:44 Find Your Mission
57:33 Can You Come In at 11?
59:30 Cantor Fitzgerald's Promise
1:01:19 Whispers and Bricks
Yudi & Chumi Herzberg: The Story of Charlotte
This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Yudi and Chumi Herzberg to talk about the life, story, and legacy of their daughter Charlotte, who passed away in a car accident on June 2. Yudi and Chumi walk through …
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This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Yudi and Chumi Herzberg to talk about the life, story, and legacy of their daughter Charlotte, who passed away in a car accident on June 2. Yudi and Chumi walk through what made Charlotte so uniquely herself, the note she left her mother the night before the accident, and how they found out and told the rest of their kids. They also talk candidly about the ups and downs since then, including recognizing the driver as a close family friend, and how they came to see the tragedy as coming entirely from Hashem rather than from any person to blame.
The conversation turns toward Shalom for Charlotte, the movement Yudi and Chumi built out of the accident, aimed at inspiring people to make peace in their own relationships. They share some of the thousands of stories that have poured in since Charlotte passed, from decades long feuds ending to siblings reconnecting, and talk about what it has meant to watch their daughter's legacy grow into something so much bigger than themselves.
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8:55 The Note Charlotte Left the Night Before the Accident
15:49 Reliving June 2: How the Accident Unfolded
19:27 Yudi's Hope at the Scene and the Ride to the Hospital
23:19 Telling Their Other Children What Happened
25:27 Hatzalah, Neighbors, and the Community's Response
29:20 Recognizing the Driver as a Close Family Friend
33:18 Being on the Same Page as a Couple
35:09 Grief During and After Shiva
44:46 Seeing Hashem Clearly Through the Tragedy
47:46 Why They Chose the Name Shalom for Charlotte
52:18 Adjusting to Life After Shiva Ended
1:00:18 Turning Their Story Into Chizuk for Others
1:04:57 Rabbi Robino Eisenberger's Message on a Predestined Life
1:13:35 Stories of Shalom Pouring In From Around the World
1:20:29 The Goal of 100,000 Acts of Shalom
1:25:02 Visiting Charlotte's Grave
1:27:03 Preparing for a Simcha and Living Life Fully Today
Inside the Billion-Dollar World of Jewish Charity | Yossi Hoch & Simcha Shain
This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with philanthropists Yossi Hoch and Simcha Shain to talk about the world of tzedakah, from the pressure donors carry to the changing psychology of giving. They open up about …
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This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with philanthropists Yossi Hoch and Simcha Shain to talk about the world of tzedakah, from the pressure donors carry to the changing psychology of giving. They open up about what has shifted since their parents' generation, how technology and platforms like Charidy have reshaped fundraising, and why some of the most established organizations now struggle to compete with flashier, newer causes. Along the way they share candid stories about donors who quietly write six figure checks and others who give up their Shabbos soda money, and why both matter equally.
The conversation turns personal as Yossi and Simcha discuss the hidden shame that comes with losing the ability to give, the toll of unfulfilled pledges, and what it really means to give with a full heart rather than a full wallet. They also dig into Shuvu, the organization educating thousands of children across Israel, including former hostage Bar Kuperstein, and share the story of how each of them first got involved. It's a wide ranging, honest look at what tzedakah costs, what it gives back, and why every dollar, no matter the size, counts. Help Shuvu grow
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2:09 Meet Yosi Hach and Simcha Shain
3:38 A Billion Dollars a Year in Tzedakah
5:03 How Communal Wealth Has Changed
6:04 Technology's Impact on Fundraising
8:27 The Rise of Charidy and Online Giving
12:12 Donor Psychology: Has Giving Gotten Too Easy?
14:19 The Shrinking Value of $100
18:01 Can a Family of Five Live on $300K?
20:00 Tuition, Tax Credits, and Housing Costs
23:51 Advice for a 22 Year Old Starting Out
26:13 Investing in Yourself
29:35 Fundraising War Stories and the Hidden Stress on Donors
36:52 A Personal Story of Loss and Gratitude
39:17 Chesed, Unfulfilled Pledges, and Giving with a Full Heart
49:20 The Origins and Growth of Shuvu
55:19 Shuvu's Alumni, the War, and How Simcha Shain Got Involved
1:04:19 Mike Tress, Parting Advice, and Vetting a Charity
R' Benjamin Goldschmidt: The Crazy Story Behind a $35 Million Shul
Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt grew up in Moscow as the son of the city's chief rabbi, trained in Bnei Brak and Ponovezh, and spent a decade as assistant rabbi at Manhattan's Park East Synagogue — until he was …
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Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt grew up in Moscow as the son of the city's chief rabbi, trained in Bnei Brak and Ponovezh, and spent a decade as assistant rabbi at Manhattan's Park East Synagogue — until he was abruptly and very publicly fired. In this raw conversation with Nachi Gordon, he opens up for the first time about that moment: the New York Post headline, the car crash he got into reading about himself, and the isolation of losing not just a job but an entire community.
Out of that low point came Altneu, the congregation he and his wife built from nothing — starting with 40 people in their living room, then two and a half years of renting a different Manhattan venue every single week, never knowing until Thursday's email where Shabbos would be. Rabbi Goldschmidt walks through how that instability became the shul's strength, the breaking point that nearly ended the project, his father's advice that turned it around, and how it all led to buying a $35 million building on the Upper East Side. He also gets into what it's like leading a congregation through today's political climate in New York, and the loss of a beloved member that shook the whole community.
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2:57 Growing Up in Moscow as the Chief Rabbi's Son
8:47 Sent to Bnei Brak and Ponovezh at Twelve
11:40 Choosing the Rabbinate and the Lakewood "Freezer" Years
18:28 Becoming a Rabbi at Park East at Twenty-Four
23:52 A Decade as Assistant Rabbi at Park East
26:52 Getting Fired: The Sudden, Public Fallout
33:47 Losing a Job, Losing a Community
36:19 His Father's Parallel Story and the Birth of Altneu
44:20 Building a Shul on Wheels Across Manhattan
54:48 The Breaking Point and His Father's Advice
59:05 Buying a $35 Million Building on the Upper East Side
1:01:28 Building Altneu's Identity and Culture
1:10:01 From the Pulpit to Politics: Life in Manhattan Today
1:17:50 Confronting Antisemitism and What Makes a Movement Survive
1:22:00 Remembering Wesley
1:24:37 Closing
The Husband Coach: Why Your Wife May Resent You
Josh Livingstone is a husband coach who works almost exclusively with men, and in this episode he explains why so many well-intentioned husbands still leave their wives feeling unheard. He and Nachi unpack what …
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Josh Livingstone is a husband coach who works almost exclusively with men, and in this episode he explains why so many well-intentioned husbands still leave their wives feeling unheard. He and Nachi unpack what he calls the real root of most marital friction: it's not a lack of communication, it's a failure to translate. Josh walks through the "headache test," the reason a wife asks her husband to do something 50 times, and why a woman getting controlling in a marriage is often a symptom of not feeling safe rather than a desire for power. He also explains why "I'm sorry you feel that way" is one of the worst things a husband can say, and lays out the right way to apologize: full ownership first, discussion second.
Josh shares stories straight from his coaching practice, including a wealthy client who was convinced a two-week trip to the French Riviera would fix his marriage, only to learn his wife just wanted a ten-minute walk around the block with him at night. He breaks down his four-step CORE method for turning insight into real change at home, and gets into why so many husbands were never actually taught how to show up for their wives in the first place. It's a candid, practical conversation about masculinity, leadership, and what it actually takes to make a marriage work.
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Food Addiction, Obesity & the Lies We Tell Ourselves | Mendel Krashunsky
Mendel Krashunsky is the founder of the Frum Health Club, a worldwide movement pushing Yidden to finally take their health seriously. He opens up about losing his father, an oligarch who lived a life of total …
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Mendel Krashunsky is the founder of the Frum Health Club, a worldwide movement pushing Yidden to finally take their health seriously. He opens up about losing his father, an oligarch who lived a life of total luxury, to a preventable illness at just 38 years old, and how the grief sent Mendel into his own spiral of emotional eating that left him 70 pounds overweight and battling GERD before he'd even turned 20.
From there, Mendel and Nachi dig into why health gets treated as optional in frum life, even though it's a mitzvah straight from the Torah, covering ultra-processed food, GLP-1s like Ozempic, how to talk to kids about it, and the viral 10,000-steps-a-day challenge that's grown into a global movement with tens of thousands of followers. It's a raw, practical conversation about food, faith, and why taking care of your body isn't a contradiction to Yiddishkeit, it's part of it.
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Claire Zeitler: The Orthodox Jewish Woman Who Discovered Her Father Was a Arab Prince
Claire Blumenthal Zeitler was adopted into an Orthodox Jewish family as a baby — until, a year after her wedding, her biological mother tracked her down and revealed something nobody could have prepared her …
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Claire Blumenthal Zeitler was adopted into an Orthodox Jewish family as a baby — until, a year after her wedding, her biological mother tracked her down and revealed something nobody could have prepared her for: her biological father is part of the deposed royal family of Bahrain. In this deep dive with Nachi Gordon, Claire walks through the whirlwind of discovering she's half-Arab, the isolation of hiding it from her Chassidish community, and the identity crisis that followed — a woman raised frum and Ashkenazi who suddenly had to reckon with being 50% something she'd always been taught to fear.
What follows is a wild journey: years spent chasing that other half of herself through the Old City, a Palestinian university, and life in Egypt and Dubai — dating across cultures and even studying as the first identified Jew at a Palestinian school. Then came October 7th, a devastating gut-check that forced her to confront who she really is, and the slow, incremental return to Shabbos, to her family, and ultimately to Israel. It's a raw, unbelievable story about identity, belonging, and finding your way home — literally and spiritually.
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The Truth About the Jewish Music Industry | Moshe Tischler & Shloimy Zaltzman
Moshe Tischler and Shloimy Zaltzman, two of the biggest names in Jewish wedding music, sit down with Nachi Gordon to trace how they broke into the industry, from meeting as yeshiva teenagers to Shlomi's …
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Moshe Tischler and Shloimy Zaltzman, two of the biggest names in Jewish wedding music, sit down with Nachi Gordon to trace how they broke into the industry, from meeting as yeshiva teenagers to Shlomi's near-miss record deal and the emotional moment years later when he watched another bandleader step into that same opportunity. They open up about what the job really costs, the travel away from their kids, showing up at full strength no matter how sick or drained they are, and the odd reality of being shy, private people who perform in the most public, high-stakes moments of other people's lives.
They also dig into where Jewish music is headed, from the flood of new releases on platforms like 24Six to AI-generated singers (including a story about a bride who fell for a song by an artist who doesn't actually exist), and land on the same conclusion: raw, honest, unpolished authenticity beats anything overproduced. A warm, funny, surprisingly candid conversation between two friends who built parallel careers making other people's simchas unforgettable. Exclusive content on: www.mmplus.org
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Maya Namdar | Hashem Took My Daughter. Why Do I Still Believe?
Five years ago, Maya Namdar's world changed forever when a drunk driver took the life of her daughter Liel, just moments after a Shabbaton reunion in Woodmere. In her second appearance on Meaningful People …
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Five years ago, Maya Namdar's world changed forever when a drunk driver took the life of her daughter Liel, just moments after a Shabbaton reunion in Woodmere. In her second appearance on Meaningful People, Maya returns to share the story in a way she never has before: the knock at the door, the screams that woke her neighbors, and the haunting last text Liel sent seconds before impact reminding a friend to say Shema. She opens up about the loneliness of grief, the guilt of not recognizing her daughter's quiet yearning for Moshiach until after she was gone, and the moment months later when she found Liel's phone alarm blaring under a pile of clothes, a "good morning" she now carries as a kiss from Hashem.
The conversation moves from raw pain into something deeper: how tragedy forced Maya into a real relationship with Hashem for the first time, why she believes the whole world has been made uncomfortable on purpose, and how a seven-year-old Liel once cried over the loss of the Beis Hamikdash while the rest of her family laughed it off. Maya makes the case that yearning for Mashiach isn't abstract theology, it's survival, and that every act of connection, gratitude, and unity is what hastens the Geula we're all waiting for. It's a raw, faith-filled conversation about loss, hope, and the promise that keeps her going.
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Moshiach Is Alive Right Now - And Doesn't Know It | R' Lawrence Hajioff
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Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff takes us on a journey through the entire Jewish timeline, from Adam and Chava in Gan Eden to the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash, the long exile, and the prophecies surrounding the coming of Moshiach. Together with Nachi Gordon, they explore why history unfolds the way it does, what Chazal and the Nevi'im teach about the end of days, the role of Eretz Yisrael, and whether the events unfolding in today's world fit into a much larger picture.
They also tackle some of today's biggest questions: Is there a potential Moshiach alive in every generation? What does Judaism say about Iran, Gog and Magog, artificial intelligence, and the rapid changes shaping our future? Whether you're deeply familiar with these ideas or hearing them for the first time, this conversation challenges you to think differently about Jewish history, current events, and what our generation may be living through. Episode continue on Meaningful Minute Plus
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Zahava Farbman | The Mistake Everyone Makes After Tragedy
In this powerful conversation, Nachi sits down with Zahava Farbman, a crisis, trauma, and bereavement expert, to talk about what families really need after tragedy. Zahava shares why grief is not something …
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In this powerful conversation, Nachi sits down with Zahava Farbman, a crisis, trauma, and bereavement expert, to talk about what families really need after tragedy.
Zahava shares why grief is not something people simply "get over," how to speak to children after painful loss, what not to say to someone in pain, and why we never really know what is happening behind closed doors.
She also opens up about her work with Aleph Institute, supporting families of people in prison, and the shame and loneliness they often carry.
A conversation about pain, resilience, faith, and renewed sensitivity.
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Yossi Farro | How He Convinced Jewish Billionaires to Put On Tefillin
Yossi Farro has turned a mitzvah into a global mission. In this episode of Meaningful People, he shares how a childhood spent putting tefillin on strangers in New York grew into a journey that has taken him …
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Yossi Farro has turned a mitzvah into a global mission. In this episode of Meaningful People, he shares how a childhood spent putting tefillin on strangers in New York grew into a journey that has taken him around the world, connecting with celebrities, billionaires, entrepreneurs, influencers, and everyday Jews. From chance encounters with actors to live streams and meetings with some of the biggest names in business, Yossi explains how persistence, authenticity, and a simple pair of tefillin opened doors he never imagined.
Along the way, Yossi discusses the Chabad philosophy behind mivtzoim, why he believes tefillin has the power to inspire lasting Jewish connection, and the remarkable stories that have kept him motivated through thousands of encounters. He also reflects on the Rebbe's tefillin campaign, outreach after October 7, lessons from some of the world's most successful people, and why his mission is only getting started. Join Meaningful Minute Plus
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The Story of Malky Klein A"H
On the ninth yahrzeit of Malki Klein, her father, Avrami Klein, joins Nachi Gordon to share the story of a daughter whose struggles were often invisible to the people around her. From learning challenges and …
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On the ninth yahrzeit of Malki Klein, her father, Avrami Klein, joins Nachi Gordon to share the story of a daughter whose struggles were often invisible to the people around her. From learning challenges and school rejection to addiction and ultimately her tragic passing, this conversation explores the pain Malki carried, the misconceptions surrounding struggling teens, and the lessons her family learned through the hardest chapter of their lives.
More than a story about loss, this episode is about belonging. Avrami reflects on what Malki taught him about acceptance, connection, and the life-saving impact of making someone feel seen. Through deeply personal memories and hard-earned insights, he shares a message for parents, educators, neighbors, and communities: sometimes the difference between despair and hope begins with a single person who refuses to look away.
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BREAKING: 10,000 Newly Revealed Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
This special Gimmel Tammuz episode of Meaningful People explores the Lubavitcher Rebbe's letters and the conversations, questions, and life experiences behind them. Rabbi Shais Taub, Shmuel Greene, and members …
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This special Gimmel Tammuz episode of Meaningful People explores the Lubavitcher Rebbe's letters and the conversations, questions, and life experiences behind them. Rabbi Shais Taub, Shmuel Greene, and members of the Sichos In English team join Nachi Gordon to share stories of the Rebbe's correspondence with people from all walks of life and what those letters reveal about his perspective on life, purpose, relationships, challenges, and personal growth.
Along the way, they share powerful stories of personal correspondence, unique relationships the Rebbe built with people from all walks of life, and the lessons that continue to resonate decades later. From a scientist searching for life in space to a struggling teacher seeking direction, These conversations offer a fascinating look at how timeless ideas can be applied to everyday life.
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R' Shmuel Diamond | The Rabbi Who Didn't Believe in G-d
In this episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Nachi Gordon sits down with Rabbi Shmuel Diamond for an unforgettable conversation about one of the most dramatic transformations you'll ever hear. Rabbi …
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In this episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Nachi Gordon sits down with Rabbi Shmuel Diamond for an unforgettable conversation about one of the most dramatic transformations you'll ever hear. Rabbi Diamond grew up completely secular in North London, in a world where the very idea of God was treated as ridiculous, and didn't learn the Aleph Beis until he was 21. He takes us back through his years of searching, traveling through India, chasing photography, and sinking deeper and deeper into drugs, until he hit a point so low he knew something had to change. Then came the small, almost absurd moment in a Manchester shop that he still points to as the night his teshuva truly began.
From there, the conversation follows his climb back, his move to Israel, and his journey to becoming religious. Rabbi Diamond shares how discovering Rabbi Manis Friedman's teachings on Tanya completely changed his approach to Yiddishkeit, taking him from a Yid who looked the part to someone who finally felt genuinely connected.
He also shares the story behind his "Journey to a Blessed Life" course, which is helping thousands rebuild their relationship with themselves, with others, and with Hashem. Take Rabbi Diamond's course. Click Here
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R' Tzadok Katz : The Shidduch Lie Nobody Wants to Admit
In this episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Nachi Gordon sits down with Rabbi Tzadok Katz, a shadchan with over 23 years of experience, for one of the most honest and entertaining conversations about …
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In this episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Nachi Gordon sits down with Rabbi Tzadok Katz, a shadchan with over 23 years of experience, for one of the most honest and entertaining conversations about shidduchim you'll ever hear. From speed dating and picture sharing to the stigma facing working boys and the pressure that's been built into the system, Rabbi Katz pulls no punches about what's actually broken, and what's working better than people think.
The conversation covers everything from how technology has completely transformed the shadchan's job, to why girls are maturing faster than boys and what needs to change, to the halacha of sharing information and how buried details may be behind most early divorces. Rabbi Katz also shares his philosophy on excitement, readiness, and why "getting the job done" is more complicated than it sounds. Whether you're a single, working with singles, or just fascinated by how the system actually works behind the scenes, this episode is a must-listen.
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Keshet Starr: Domestic Abuse in the Frum World and the Red Flags We All Miss
In this week's episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Keshet Starr, CEO of Shalom Task Force and a leading advocate in the fight against domestic abuse in the Jewish community, joins Nachi Gordon for a …
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In this week's episode of the Meaningful People Podcast, Keshet Starr, CEO of Shalom Task Force and a leading advocate in the fight against domestic abuse in the Jewish community, joins Nachi Gordon for a powerful and eye-opening conversation about one of the most difficult issues facing the Jewish world today. Keshet shares what domestic abuse actually looks like behind closed doors, why it is often missed by friends and family, and how emotional, financial, spiritual, technological, and physical abuse can manifest in relationships. She also discusses the realities of working with survivors, the warning signs people should recognize, and why abuse is far more prevalent than many realize.
The conversation explores why victims often struggle to leave abusive relationships, the unique challenges that exist within Orthodox Jewish communities, and the role that stigma and silence continue to play. Keshet also offers practical guidance for those dating, newly married, or concerned about someone they love, sharing red flags to watch for and the importance of healthy communication, boundaries, and conflict resolution. This is an important discussion about awareness, prevention, and ensuring that those who need help know they are not alone.
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