Savitsky Talks 127 articles

Savitsky Talks is a weekly 20 minute audio program with interviews and discussions that probe and explore contemporary Jewish life. Steve Savitsky's unusually direct and objective approach make this program a refreshing take on the Jewish community's often challenging role in the world. Available as a podcast http://feeds.ou.org/SavitskyTalks and on iTunes.
Create Your Perfect Israel Vacation Itinerary
Create Your Perfect Israel Vacation Itinerary
Steve Savitsky talks with Peter Abelow, a tour-guide in Israel (among many other things), about family trip ideas in Israel.
Mar 6, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
<em>Gebrochts</em>: That Not-Fully-Understood Yiddish Word
Gebrochts: That Not-Fully-Understood Yiddish Word
Steve Savitsky interviews Rabbi Nachum Rabinowitz, Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU, discussing what gebrochtz is all about.
Mar 6, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
OU/IPA Leading Effort to Secure Government Aid for Shuls Hit by Sandy
OU/IPA Leading Effort to Secure Government Aid for Shuls...
Steve Savitsky interviews the IPA's Nathan Diament about the effort to get FEMA funding for synagogues that sustained damage in Sandy.
Feb 26, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
Kosher, Healthy…Still Delicious
Kosher, Healthy…Still Delicious
Steve interviews Helen Nash about her healthy kosher cuisine that makes no compromise on taste.
Jan 31, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
“High-Tech Matchmaking Gets Rabbinic Approval”
“High-Tech Matchmaking Gets Rabbinic Approval”
Steve Savitsky talks with Moshe Coan about Zivug Zone, a new online dating service that " scientific research that supports 'the compatibility principle,'" creating a unique matching system that only shows...
Jan 24, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky
Misconceptions About the Beth Din of America
Misconceptions About the Beth Din of America
Steve Savitsky interviews Rabbi Shlomo Weissman, Director of the Beth Din of America. Do they always try to achieve a compromise? Is it always a slow process?
Dec 20, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
What Hitler Couldn’t Do
What Hitler Couldn’t Do
Steve Savitsky talks with Rabbi Josh Spinner about the Torah Judaism that's alive and well in Germany.
Dec 10, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
Hurricane Heroes
Hurricane Heroes
Steve's interview with Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, Regional director of New York NCSY, about the tremendous acts of hospitality, kindness and general heroism following Sandy.
Dec 5, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
The Keys to Raising Respectful, Responsible, Considerate Kids
The Keys to Raising Respectful, Responsible, Considerate Kids
Steve Savitsky interviews D'vora Miller about the difficult task of bringing up kids that are--in a word--mensches.
Nov 29, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
Rebuilding the Lives of Sandy Victims
Rebuilding the Lives of Sandy Victims
Steve Savitsky talks with Judah Isaacs, Director of Community Engagement at the Orthodox Union, about the funds raised for victims of Sandy and what's been achieved.
Nov 28, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky

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