Coach Chaim Cohen | A Miracle On The Football Field Led Me To God
Meaningful People
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🗓️ 31 August 2024
⏱️ 73 minutes
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In this episode, we sit down with Chaim Cohen, who shares his powerful journey from a secular upbringing to embracing Orthodox Judaism. Chaim recounts his early life in a non-Jewish neighborhood in Sharon, Massachusetts, where football became an outlet for his anger and a shield against bullying. Despite his bar mitzvah, he felt disconnected from his Jewish identity, viewing it as a burden rather than a blessing.
Chaim’s life took a dramatic turn when a seemingly ordinary football game triggered a deep reflection on his Jewish roots. His story is a testament to the transformative power of faith, as he describes the moment that propelled him to rediscover his heritage, don tefillin, and ultimately, dedicate his life to Torah study. This conversation delves into the struggles and triumphs of finding one's spiritual path and the impact of perseverance and commitment to personal growth.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome back to another episode of the Meaningful People Podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Hey, we sat down with Coach Chaim Kone, who is a football coach. |
| 0:10.5 | Yeah, football seasons are around the corner boys. I know you're excited. |
| 0:13.6 | And this guy was a football coach. He had no clue about Yiddishkite whatsoever. |
| 0:19.3 | All he knew about was football. And boy, did he love it. He coached. He was like little giants, he love it he coached he was like little |
| 0:23.9 | giants you know he took these kids who did not know how to win and he taught them how to |
| 0:27.2 | win sort of well you're here about it in this episode but coach |
| 0:30.9 | Kheim Kone found his Yiddishkite along the way in the most amazing, amazing ways. |
| 0:36.7 | So you'll hear in this episode, this incredible journey, he actually coaches today in Israel, |
| 0:41.6 | which is amazing. |
| 0:42.6 | But thank you to my friend Isaac Newman |
| 0:44.6 | for sponsoring this episode of Zichlischmas, his mother. |
| 0:48.0 | Nichlma Paralaya Bas, Ariale, |
| 0:50.0 | but Nishama, Chevna Lea, thank you so much. Hey, you hear that noise? Yeah, you hear one second, play it |
| 0:56.2 | against really. That noise actually, says the ball shampf, that noise confuses the sudden, and that's a noise that you can have every single time you give to |
| 1:04.8 | duck up on the Pushka app by Colbelchabat. |
| 1:08.0 | Yeah, whenever I'm about to do a podcast, |
| 1:10.8 | when I wake up in the morning and go to Shulay Daven hit that noise early boom |
| 1:15.2 | pushka. C forward slash meaningful make sure you're given the Sudaka there it is easy it is |
| 1:22.0 | quick I'm serious I download this app. I got it set up within 30 seconds. 30 seconds easy |
| 1:28.0 | And that noise |
| 1:29.0 | There's some none of that noise brings you back to the basic matter |
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