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Behind the Bima

Special Guest - Yehuda Kohn

Behind the Bima

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Josh Broide, Efrem Goldberg, Rabbi, Judaism, Philip Moskowitz, Education, Jewish, Bima, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality

4.8579 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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0:00.0

From Bokurotome, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

0:04.0

On this episode, the Rabbits are joined by Yehuda Kohn, director and father at Bait-Alasraki Children's Home.

0:10.0

Yehuda discusses how he relates to and connects with his 700-plus children,

0:14.0

shares what we can all learn from his experiences, and explains the origins of the orphanage.

0:20.0

Also, the big MDY-Cium comes South Florida and balancing rabbinic responsibility in America with the desire to live in Israel.

0:28.1

All this and more, behind the Bima.

0:30.7

Good evening. The world may be celebrating Yeshiva Week, but it's Wednesday night 9 o'clock.

0:34.8

I'm Rabbi F.g. We're joined by my dear friend and colleague Rabbi Joshua Brody, and we are here to take you behind the bema. Behind the

0:42.4

bema this week, an incredible guest to you, Houda Cohn. We've known him for a very long time.

0:46.4

You want to be in contact with someone who's just filled with boundless love and energy and giving

0:52.3

and goodness. Have you ever met anyone who doesn't have 10 children

0:56.4

or 18 children? Have you ever met anyone who has 712 children? Tonight you're going to meet a man.

1:03.7

By the way, not from like many different wives and many different lives. He has 712 children

1:09.4

that he takes responsibility for, pays tuition for, walks down the aisle, and so and so forth. What an incredible, incredible person. I want to thank our generous sponsor for this evening. William Rish, in memory of Myron Rish's beloved father on the occasion of his first year at sight. Thank you, William. Thank you to the Rish families, Nishamashadavadav an Aliyah, Myron Rish. we are very, very grateful. Before we bring you Huda on and get into the conversation, this outstanding, outstanding person. Rabbi Brody, tell us what's going on with you. What's going on is that we just celebrated a Siam on Masekda in the Darm. It's really bizarre to be able to say that. And it all started here.

1:45.3

Elie Stavansky and behind the BEMA.

1:48.3

And tonight MDIY is celebrating a Miami team over 500 guys have flown in from Israel and

1:54.3

all over the country to celebrate.

1:57.5

If you don't believe in the whole L.E.

1:59.0

Stefansky phenomenon on behind the Bima. Go back and watch that episode. I don't know a fact checker, which episode was it? Elie Stavansky was on behind the Bima. He challenged Rabbi Brody in real time. Go online and sign up because it's not about the Duff. It's about the Yomi. Rabbi Brody did it like on a whim, like a joke. Like let me appease this guy. He's our guest tonight. It makes for good podcasting. And you haven't missed a day of the daff since. I'll say something very special as we begin the Nazir. We're beginning Nazir. Just to give people an exciting, you know, say, well, what's different about this year? There's so many different places you can go and learn. It's true. They're all good.

2:36.3

But where else can you get an actual Nazir? A three-minute interview with a Nazir on today's

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year. So it was very exciting. That is great. Also, just for you, Rabbi Goldberg, because I know

2:47.2

that, you know, you got much, much more involved in technology and broadcasting

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