Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Lubavitcher Menachem Geisinsky talks about his unique 'Smiling Soldiers' photography project which has told the story of 15,000 IDF soldiers. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With a Mother of a Lone American IDF Soldier
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Miami resident Devorah Leah Andrusier (nee Lipskar) is the mother of a lone soldier in the Israel Defence Forces deployed to the battlefields of the Gaza Strip. Full Story, Video
Real Talk with Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speaks about the fight for Israel in the international media and helping the evacuated communities of Oct. 7. Full Story, Video
Chabad of Baka-Beit Levi Breaks Ground in Jerusalem
On Sunday, July 2nd, a few hundred people gathered to celebrate the momentous groundbreaking ceremony and 15th anniversary dinner of Chabad of Baka-Beit Levi in Jerusalem, directed by Rabbi Avraham and Nechama Dina Hendel. Full Story, Photos, Video
Real Talk With Longtime Shlucha Bassie Garelik of Milan
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Mrs. Bassie Garelik, sent by the Rebbe to rebuild the Jewish community in Milan, Italy after the Second World War, talks about Jewish life, marriage, education and "success." Full Story
Real Talk With Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet: “A New King is a Celebration”
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: A conversation with Rabbi YY Schochet, one of the most outspoken rabbis in England, about the recent terror attacks in Israel, the coronation of King Charles III this past Shabbos, and 2 life lessons he learned from his father Rabbi Dr. J. Immanuel Schochet OBM. Full Story, Video
‘Real Talk’ with Rabbi Dovid Weitman of Sao Paulo
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Born in Belgium and married to an Italian, Rabbi Dovid Weitman now serves the Jewish community of Sao Paulo in Brazil thanks to his knowledge of many languages. He now feeds soup to the poor and spirituality to all. Full Story
Real Talk With Rabbi Tuvia Teldon
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Long Island Head Shliach Rabbi Tuvia Teldon speaks about his 28-year journey, which culminated with a book that seeks to help others fulfill their purpose. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With the Heroes of Surfside
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: A strong and beautiful friendship was born at a dramatic moment of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, and which will last forever. Video
Real Talk With Renowned Lecturer Rabbi YY Jacobson
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Hadassah Chen interviews Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, and one of the most sought-after speakers in the Jewish world today, in the Arutz Sheva studio. Video
Real Talk With Rabbi Yosef Gutnick, Business Magnate & Shliach
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: A conversation with Australian business magnate Rabbi Yosef Gutnick about being the Rebbe's "Special Emissary for the Integrity of the Land of Israel" and his new venture in Tasmania. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With Rabbi Manis Friedman, a Sensation on YouTube
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Rabbi Manis Friedman was sent by the Rebbe to Minnesota and is today the most viewed rabbi on YouTube. "Truth is not easy to accept and the world needs more of it," he says. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With Shomer Shabbos Fashion Designer Joyce Azria
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Joyce Azria, daughter of the famous fashion designer Max Azria, speaks about growing up in the industry, becoming a Shomer Shabbos and raising a family of 7 children Full Story, Video
Real Talk With Fearless Journalist Caroline Glick
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Outspoken author and columnist Caroline Glick discusses her childhood in Houston, Texas, working for the Israel Defense Forces, her passionate fight for the truth about Israel, and her belief in Moshiach. Full Story, Video
Real Talk with Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on meeting enemies, what’s really behind the BDS propaganda, and the place in New York he insists on visiting at least once a year. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With David Nesenoff
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: David Nesenoff on his journey from Conservative rabbi to Chabad, outing an antisemitic journalist and the 3 organizations he supported during a 30th anniversary trip to Israel. Full Story, Photos, Video
A Glimpse of This Summer’s National Jewish Retreat
JLI has released the first glimpse at some of the presenters and highlights set to take place at the National Jewish Retreat this August in Miami. Full Story
Real Talk with Podcaster Eda Schottenstein
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: How do you juggle a busy career, philanthropy, social network activity and family? Podcast host and newly certified psychologist Eda Schottenstein speaks about life and goals. Video
Real Talk With Shliach Who Survived Abuse During Youth
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Utah Shliach Rabbi Avremi Zippel shares his story of being abused since childhood and how he turned his story to inspire and strengthen. Full Story, Video
Real Talk with Beijing Shlucha Dini Freundlich
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: How do you spread the light of Judaism far out in the East, and how do you do so in the pandemic era? An inspiring conversation with the Chabad Shlucha in Beijing (and chef) Dini Freundlich. Full Story, Video
Real Talk with Singer Chanale Fellig-Harrel
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Chanale Fellig-Harrel is a singer, songwriter and writer of the popular Bella Bracha and Parsha Time videos. She talks about growing up in Miami and making Aliya to Israel. Video
‘Real Talk’ With Former Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt
Real Talk With Hadassah Chen: Jason Greenblatt, who served as an envoy for President Donald Trump, talks about keeping Shabbos, diplomacy, and what people don't know about his former boss. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With Jewish Chassidic Rapper Nissim Black
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Jewish rapper Nissim Black shares his incredible journey from his childhood in Seattle as a Sunni Muslim then an Evangelical Christian and now a proud Chassidic Jew who lived in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Full Story, Video
Real Talk With the Shluchim of Chevron
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Rabbi Danny and Batsheva Cohen, the Shluchim in the holy city of Chevron talk about hosting thousands every Shabbos Chayei Sarah, working with the IDF soldiers and residents. Video
‘Real Talk’ With Music Legend Avraham Fried
Real Talk with Hadassah Chen: Avraham Fried, one of the most prominent Jewish singers in the world, speaks in an incredibly candid interview about his childhood, his career, and his devotion to the Rebbe. Full Story, Video