From Bokorto in Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, the rabbis are joined by Revdissen Kaplan, Rush Yeshiva of Yashivas Da'Azharon in Harno. A mechanic who has built a yeshiva centered not only on learning, but on deep personal connection with every Talmud. Revizn explains why in today's generation, knowledge alone isn't enough, and why a Rebi must give warmth, relationship, and a sense of being seen.

He also shares what it means to build hummed him not just as learners, but as people.

Revenison reflects on loss and muna and how to live and grow through profound pain.

All this and more, Behind the Bima.

This season of Behind the Bima is sponsored by Julie Charlestine and Darrell Benjamin in honor of

their grandparents, Morton and Malvina Charleston.

And their children, Ruby and Maccabi Benjamin.

Welcome back behind the Bima.

We have a great conversation with Renisson Kaplan Schleitha, the Roshashiva, who has such insight from his own personal experience.

And as someone who teaches so many, tell, but beforehand, Robin Moskowitz,

what's new? We had a show dinner last week. We did. And it was spectacular, amazing, two

wonderful honorees, a really hardworking committee on it. But dinners are different than,

at least when I remember growing up, my parents, the way they spoke about dinners. Maybe people's relationship with community, with centralized community has changed a little bit. Their need to attend dinners and get back has definitely changed a little bit. So, you know, such a beautiful night, a celebration of our community. But it also revealed, you know, some of the challenges and headwinds that communities face. It's interesting that you bring that up. First of all, it was a beautiful night. We're incredibly grateful to the chairs who worked tirelessly to put it together. And, of course, the Mules and Marcus is deserved, and we're grateful for their service to our community. It was a beautiful night. It's not a reflection on our dinner. It's one of those things that hasn't evolved, right? It used to be there were dinner dances for certain segments of the community,

and they became dinners, gala dinners, events.

But it hasn't evolved as the world changed.

Meaning when dinner started, there were no online charity campaigns matching,

cause match.

When dinner started, there were no Venmo and Zelle and credit card readers. And when dinner started, it was a different world. Right. And it sort of hasn't evolved. So on the one end, it's really important to come together and convene and celebrate and have an energy. And they had that. It was a beautiful night. We had the amazing Shlomo Leveringer, who we're going to be coming out with an episode soon with because we interviewed him. And I don't want to say something, but I'm pretty sure I figured out one of the tricks. I'm pretty sure I spent like two hours on Google trying to figure them out and couldn't. There are a bunch that I still can't figure out, but there's one that I got. Okay. I may even try to confirm it with him, which I'll never admit, but it's not important.

I want to do it on me later?

I could.

Yeah, okay.

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