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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories — 199 episodes

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My Son Almost Burned to Death!

2

She Prayed to Die and Learned to Live

3

The Queen of Cleveland

4

Kabbalist Tells All

5

A Secret Mission From My Neighbor, the Rebbe

6

This Jew Spent 20 Years in an Ashram

7

I Almost Converted to Islam!

8

Syncing With My Soulmate

9

My Daughter Gave Birth While Her Husband Was Dying

10

Full Circle in the Arctic Circle

11

I Was a Missionary, But It Felt All Wrong!

12

The Prison Rabbi

13

She Raised Her 7 Orphan Siblings

14

The Rebbe's 99-Year-Old Cousin

15

I Begged the Rebbe to Come to My Wedding

16

My Jewish Identity: Made in China

17

I Was in a Coma and the Doctors Gave Up on Me

18

How a Baptist Girl from the Deep South Became a Chabad Rebbetzin

19

The Man Behind Jews for Judaism

20

My Baby Died on the Operating Table

21

The Rabbi and the Skinhead

22

Miracle After Miracle Saved My Husband

23

The Pianist Who Chopped Off Her Finger

24

Hosting a Seder in a City Without Cars

25

My Husband Has Not Said a Word for Over a Decade

26

She Was Anti‑Religious, He Wasn't Jewish

27

The Dutch Film Star Who Found Shabbat

28

How She Overcame Her Mother's Trauma

29

No Contradiction: Torah and Science

30

The Rebbe Guided My Life

31

The Ex-Convict With Real Conviction

32

I Was Barely 20, But the Rebbe Believed in Me

33

The Power Woman Behind 21 New Jewish Day Schools

34

Japan's Afghan-Jewish Fertility Expert

35

Beliefs Over Baseball

36

G-d Chose Me to be Shot by a Terrorist

37

Bringing Light to Alaska's Darkest Days

38

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

39

We Lit the Menorah in Saddam's Palace

40

I Never Met a Jew Until I was 20

41

Faith in a Foxhole

42

From Celebrity Journalist to Celebrating Judaism

43

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

44

The Boy From the Outback

45

Divine Chemistry

46

I Was a Mess Inside—Torah Showed Me The Way

47

The Israeli Musician Who Was Born a Russian Gentile

48

How He Turned Gangsters Into Graduates

49

Kosher Yoga?

50

The Rebbe Made Me an Educator

51

Accidental Talmudist Brings Shabbat to Hollywood

52

Everything Went Up in Smoke—Except Our Lives

53

Mohammad's Jewish Grandson

54

No Such Thing as Can't

55

“The World’s Most Outspoken Rabbi”

56

I Was 17 When I Escaped

57

I Was Trapped Behind the Iron Curtain

58

We Chose Judaism in Rural Montana

59

The Rebbe Saved My Marriage

60

My Escape From Iran

61

From Tattoos to Teshuvah

62

Skullcaps and Switchblades

63

Tel Aviv Rabbi: My Visit to Iran

64

When It's Not Happily Ever After

65

From Grateful Dead to G-dly Life

66

Rising to the Challenge

67

A Chinese Convert’s Global Odyssey of Faith

68

Not a Joke

69

From College Athlete to Abraham's Child

70

Iron Dome to Everyday Miracles

71

Loss, Love and Learning to Live

72

The Rebbe Sent Me to Russia

73

Finding Freedom in the Soviet Gulag

74

The Secret to Your Life Mission

75

The Rapping Rabbi

76

Blind Justice

77

The Secret to Crushing Antisemitism

78

Healing From My Traumas

79

What I Learned From the Rebbetzin

80

From Gangsta Rapper to Jerusalem Hasid

81

I Was a Teen and He Died in My Arms

82

Diet Danger

83

I Never Dreamed I'd Convert

84

Matchmaker and Newsmaker

85

Rabbi and Rockstar

86

Modern Medical Miracle

87

To Russia with Love

88

Riding the Roller Coaster of Life and Death

89

I Was a Success, But I Felt Empty

90

The Long Road to Chassidic Feminism

91

Being an Orthodox Female Pop Star

92

Toward My Meaningful Life

93

The Superstar of Jewish Music

94

Healing Through Faith: My Battle with Loneliness and Anxiety

95

The Road Back: An Evangelical Minister Rediscovers Her Jewish Identity

96

Special Edition: Celebrating Simchat Torah After October 7th

97

The North is Under Attack, We Do Not Fear

98

Religious IDF Soldier: How 10/7 Changed My Life

99

11 Months Later, Still Not Home in Israel's North

100

Hamas Stole My Son, Not My Soul

101

What Will French Students Face When They Return to Campus?

102

The Inner and Vulnerable World of a Public Speaker

103

His Non-Jewish Girlfriend Brought Him Back to Judaism

104

I Was Abused as a Girl

105

I Was a Nazi Prisoner

106

They Cremated Mom; Could I Save Dad?

107

I Am a Chassidic Woman Singer

108

I'm a Rabbi and I'm Black

109

The Rebbe Shaped My Life

110

The Rebbe Was Like a Father to Me

111

People Had No Idea I Was Donating a Kidney

112

My Life With Hearing Loss

113

How a Single Mom Created a Blended Family

114

I Found Judaism at Columbia

115

Losing the Baby I Prayed For

116

My Parents Believed in Me—The Remarkable Success of an Autistic Child

117

The Courage to Live With Joy After Losing Four Children

118

College Football's Rising Star Doesn't Play on Shabbat

119

The Upside of a Child With Down Syndrome

120

The Rebbetzin of Finland: Why We're So Happy Here

121

Terror Took Four Members of My Family

122

Finding G-d in a Brazilian Prison

123

From Music Theory to Jewish Practice

124

A Mother's Wisdom After Losing Her Child

125

The Stock Exchange Doesn't Compare to Mothering

126

Chana Speaks About Her Father

127

My Son’s Last Letter From Gaza

128

Cancer Attacked My Body, and I Discovered My Soul

129

A Costa Rican Story of Return

130

From Buddhism to Judaism

131

"Hamas Demolished My House, But Not My Home"

132

“Every Shabbat, I Host Dozens of IDF Soldiers at My Home"

133

Confessions of a Hassidic Feminist

134

“I Am Calling You From Gaza”

135

How I Got a Giant Menorah Into Gaza

136

I Went Into Gaza to Help the Soldiers

137

I Saw Hamas Terrorists Right Behind My House!

138

I Rode My Ambulance Into the War Zone to Save Lives

139

Are Jews Safe on College Campus?

140

Their Video of Jewish Pride went Viral

141

The Reality of an IDF Soldier’s Wife

142

Helping the Massacre Survivors in Eilat, Israel

143

We Grabbed the Kids and Flew to Israel

144

The View From the Lebanese Border

145

The Inner World of an IDF Soldier

146

Our Quadruplet Miracle Babies

147

The Woman Who Answers G‑d's Emails

148

Parenting a Child in Recovery

149

From the New York Times to Chabad.org

150

From Counterculture to Chassidism

151

The Rebbe’s Revolutionary Ideas in Education

152

The Day My Baby Was No More

153

I Am Blind and I Can Thrive

154

Not What I Expected—Abuse Survivor Shares His Story

155

This Teen Strengthened Her Judaism and Fights Antisemitism

156

Fumbling for Faith Through Illness and Tragedy

157

They Found Each Other at Chabad

158

Why G-d Why? How to Believe in Heaven When It Hurts Like Hell

159

How a Hot Pink Washing Cup Transformed My Life

160

A Miracle Baby—But the Story Is Not Over Yet

161

A Mother's Greatest Loss and Her Way Forward

162

A Jewish Girl Raised as an Orthodox Christian Finds Judaism

163

Teen With Cystic Fibrosis: "My Challenges Don't Define Me"

164

Are Near Death Experiences Real?

165

Reinventing Herself to Share Mental Health Awareness

166

Grief and Faith After Loss

167

The Impact of Abuse, Addictions, and Mental Health Challenges on Our Marriage

168

From a Mormon in Utah to a Jew in Wisconsin

169

Can a Marriage Survive and Thrive Through Depression and Anxiety?

170

Behind Closed Doors

171

A Fashion Entrepreneur’s Journey to Shabbat and Faith

172

In Hungary: Doing Whatever We Can to Help the Ukrainian Refugees

173

Shlucha in Ukraine Shares Her Harrowing Journey

174

"Not Alone": My Struggle With Mental Health Challenges

175

Why I Became a Double Organ Donor

176

An Israeli Farmer Who Keeps Shemitah

177

It Happened in Our Community: Surfside Rabbi and Rebbetzin Share

178

One Couple's Fight for Their Baby's Life

179

What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

180

Jews by Choice, Not by Birth

181

Journey from Loss to Light

182

Meet the Francis Couple: A School Principal and A Community Intervention Specialist

183

Campus Shluchos Share Practical Tips and Inspiration for Passover

184

Project Heart for "At Risk" Youth

185

Cancer Survivor Faces IVF Treatment with Faith and Optimism

186

Rising Higher Than My Disorder

187

Despite Shocking Tragedy, She Says Chabad Is Staying

188

From Non-Jewish Roots to a Chassidic Scholar and Teacher

189

The Boxing Champion Who Wouldn't Fight on Shabbat

190

From Rapper to Rabbi

191

Meet the Bruks

192

Suicide Prevention

193

A Chassidic Family in Turkey?

194

How the Chinese Girl Who Became Jewish Found Her Soulmate

195

I Survived, but I Also Thrived

196

Debunking the Myths of Orthodox Life

197

A Chinese Girl's Journey to Judaism

198

Practical Solutions in Times of Emotional Turmoil

199

On the Frontlines: An Interview with Chassidic Health Professionals