From Bokriton, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, Rabbi Goldberg and co-host Rabbi Philip Moskowitz are joined by Harvard

alumnus and technologist Sam Lesson, a tireless advocate for Jews in Israel in higher institutions.

Sam shares his thoughts on the downturn of Harvard's prestigious reputation within the Jewish community,

talks about his continuous fight to reestablish an atmosphere conducive to Jews in Israel,

and shares strategies to implement this change. Plus, once again, it's global campaign time. All this

and more, Behind the Bima. Welcome to Behind the Bima, joined by my dear friend and colleague, Rabbi Moskowitz.

Rabbi Brody is not with us this week. He is back in Israel as we

continue to regularly go, support, love, show up, and hopefully one day figure out a way that we are

all there together. Rabbi Moskowitz, always good to be with you, my friend. It is excellent to be with

you as well. This is a great conversation we're bringing tonight. Sam Lesson, we'll talk more about in a moment. But we didn't know much about him before we were introduced to him and the wonderful work he's doing to try to take back Harvard to not give up on higher institution and Jews comfort there. But it was a fascinating conversation. But what were you about to say? I was going to say, when are you going next? You just said Robert Brody's there. You said, please, God will be continuing to go. But you have a trip coming up also, don't you? I do. Going in a couple weeks for three days, each of these trips are really mini trips, micro-trips. Barach Hashem have two weddings from the community, very excited about, and the ability to participate and to celebrate, wish we could always go to all

weddings everywhere. It doesn't work out that way, no exact science to it, but the opportunity

did present itself and to be able to go for the weddings and also go to continue to connect

and to feel the energy. The Israel energy right now continues to be extraordinary. We hope it

never dissipates or unravels, but it's still

very, very powerful, the spiritual awakening, the achtos, the sense of mission and purpose,

the notion of being part of something bigger. Now, you spoke about that, the Shabbas. We're going to

take people behind the beam a little bit, or I am about to. You've been giving questions now. Am I doing interviewed tonight? Yeah, you're being interviewed tonight. It's good. Okay. You've been giving drushes now since October 7th about Israel. I think pretty much every week has been about Israel. Take us behind the scenes, behind the beam a little bit, as a rabbi. Because you spoke about this exact idea of always having to renew our passion, not letting ourselves get tired, not letting ourselves feel exhausted or complacent, but renewing our efforts on behalf of Israel.

What was the genesis of that, Drusha? Is it something you were feeling? Is it something you feel our community was feeling?

Maybe walk our listeners through the evolution of your Drusha this past

hours.

Wow.

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