Chanie Apfelbaum (Busy in Brooklyn): Turning Heartache into Healing Through Kosher Cuisine
Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer
Living Lchaim
4.9 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2024
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Chanie Apfelbaum, the creator of "Busy in Brooklyn," is a renowned kosher food blogger based in Brooklyn, New York. Her life changed dramatically when her brother was tragically murdered on a New York highway. As a single mom, Chanie turned to cooking as a source of healing and purpose. Her blog shares modern, approachable kosher recipes that cater to busy lifestyles and special occasions, inspiring readers with her resilience and passion for kosher cuisine.
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| 0:00.0 | The reason that this stuck for me was because I saw the power that it had to bring families around the table and for me that was so healing because I felt like that was something that I lost. |
| 0:09.7 | That I grew up with these beautiful memories of my family around the table bringing people together |
| 0:14.1 | to celebrate our Jewish heritage through food. |
| 0:17.3 | Obviously my brother died on Kata Shosham. |
| 0:19.0 | He died for his Jewishness. |
| 0:20.1 | So the fact that I'm able to use my platform and my books to literally do just that like |
| 0:26.0 | bring people around the table to celebrate our Jewish holidays like I have people message |
| 0:30.1 | me like from Zimbabwe I made chala for the first time like I made Russia Zimbabwe. I made Khala for the first time. |
| 0:33.0 | Like I made Rastashana dinner like using your but like there's no it there's no words for how fulfilling that is like on such a deep level. |
| 0:41.0 | Welcome back everyone. Today we have a very special guest joining us. |
| 0:44.8 | Hani, Alphalbam, the brilliant mind behind busy in Brooklyn. |
| 0:47.8 | Hani is one of the most popular Jewish chefs out there with hundreds of thousands of |
| 0:52.1 | followers on social media who adore |
| 0:54.4 | her creative and delicious recipes but beyond her culinary success |
| 0:58.5 | honey has an incredibly inspiring story she's faced challenges, including the tragic loss of her |
| 1:04.6 | brother in a terrorist attack in New York City. Despite these hardships, she |
| 1:08.9 | continues to run her thriving business while being a devoted single mom and we actually explore |
| 1:14.4 | that too and to make this conversation even more exciting my lovely wife Gita |
| 1:18.9 | is joining us she's the Queen of Food in our house and is just as excited as I am to talk with Hani today. |
| 1:24.8 | So stay tuned for an amazing discussion about resilience, passion, and of course some |
| 1:29.4 | fantastic food tips. |
| 1:30.8 | You will hear how Twillery is keeping us looking sharp and |
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