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Homesick for Lubavitch

Homesick for Lubavitch
Lubavitch Identity
Chabad
Lubavitch
Shlichus
Gimel Tammuz
Lubavitch Culture
Chasidim
Melbourne
Technology
Lubavitch Community
Rabbi Groner
Yiddishkeit
Faith and Certainty
Community Challenges
Belonging
Chassidus
Judaism
Rebbe
Farbrengen
Rabbi Simon Jacobson

An exploration of Lubavitch identity in 2023, hosted by Bentzi Avtzon.

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Reb Don Wolf grew up and lives today in Melbourne, Australia where he runs a real estate and construction business.The child of Holocaust survivors, Don grew up in a traditional household that slowly became closer to the Lubavitch community in Melbou... more

Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe lives today in Springfield, MA where he serves as the rabbi at Congregation Bnei Torah.In this episode, we discuss the "temimus," the simple faith, of his grandfather who served in the British armed forces during World War I, and h... more

Reb Gershon Schusterman grew up in Brooklyn and today lives in Los Angeles.

Almost forty years ago he was on shlichus in Long Beach, California when his first wife and mother of their eleven children suddenly passed away.

In the years since he rema... more

Rabbi Leibel Korf grew up in Crown Heights and is a shliach today in Los Feliz, a neighborhood in Los Angeles.In this episode, we discuss what it was like growing up in Crown Heights in the home of the famed chossid Reb Pinye Korf a"h and his father ... more

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Don Wolf
Australian Lubavitcher, longtime community leader and fundraiser
Melbourne Lubavitch community
Episode: Ep. 86 // "Australian Balebos" w/ R' Don Wolf
Shlomo Yaffe
Rabbi, guest on episode discussing Temimus and Chabad philosophy
Rabbi, Congregation Bnei Torah, Springfield, MA
Episode: Ep. 85 // "In Defense of Temimus" w/ Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe
R' Gershon Schusterman
Community leader and rabbi with deep ties to Chabad history
Episode: Ep. 84 // "When We Run Out of Answers" w/ R' Gershon Schusterman
Tzvi Burston
A member of the Lubavitch community living with cerebral palsy, sharing his experiences and insights on his upbringing and community life.
Episode: Ep. 82 // "Wheelchair At The Rebbe's Farbrengen" w/ Tzvi Burston
Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
Rabbi and author of "Undaunted: How the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn saved Russian Jewry, reimagined American Judaism, and ignited a global Jewish renaissance"
Chabad
Episode: Ep. 77 // "The Ability To Adapt" w/ Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
Eliot Wolfson
Professor of Jewish thought and scholar with extensive knowledge in Chassidus and Kabbalah.
Episode: Ep. 74 // "Thinking The Unthinkable" w/ Prof. Eliot Wolfson
Tzvi Kilov
A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, and a known personality within the Lubavitch community.
Episode: Ep. 68 // "Looking For What I'm Looking For" w/ Tzvi Kilov
Rabbi Velvel Lipskier
Construction professional and esteemed friend of the host
North Miami Beach
Episode: Ep. 61 // "Finding the Treasure" w/ Rabbi Velvel Lipskier
Rabbi Shmuly Metzger
Director of Shlia Chabad Sutton
Shliach
Episode: Ep. 54 // "Where Even Is Home?" w/ Rabbi Shmully Metzger

Host

Bentzi Avtzon
Host of Homesick for Lubavitch

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 223 ratings
  • For the mind and the heart

    Honest, engaging, and no punches pulled. Bentzi interviews an incredibly wide range of Lubavitchers and asks hard questions while also being incredibly respectful of what the Rebbe, chassidus, shlichus, Gimmel Tamuz, and the future of Lubavitch means. The only podcast that I feel is for “us.”

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    WesleyMama
    United States8 months ago
  • Great podcast to hear both from people with interesting ideas about chabad today and where it's heading and from people who were they're back in the day to share what it was like.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Simchafisch1
    2 years ago
  • Interview candidates

    Thank you Bentzi for a very interesting podcast.

    Can you please interview the Rosh from Los Angeles?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mendel Leverton
    United States2 years ago
  • Very interesting

    I really wish that the interviewer would not interrupt his guests so much and allow them more time to talk.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Peretz770
    United States2 years ago
  • Bentzi is the man.

    Bentzi. This podcast fits very well with your probing, curious, and intellectual yet open personality. May Hashem bless you to continue in your עבודת הקודש mechayil el chayil mitoch harchavah bgashmiyus vruchniyus gam yachad non-stop until MOSHIACH NOW!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yoel C. KB
    United States3 years ago

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Guests and topics are praised for variety and depth, though some desire longer speaking time for guests.
Audience notes the host's curiosity and intellect as standout strengths of the show.
Listeners describe the conversations as honest, probing, and respectful, with strong insights into Lubavitch life.
Readers appreciate personal and faith-driven storytelling that connects theory with real-world challenges.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Ep. 86 // "Australian Balebos" w/ R' Don Wolf
Q: How did the Rebbe's guidance shape your career path in Melbourne?
The Rebbe directed the guest to prioritize business and real-world responsibility over staying in learning, explaining there was a propitious time to work with his father and contribute to the Mosdos from a practical position rather than from the yeshiva alone.
Ep. 86 // "Australian Balebos" w/ R' Don Wolf
Q: What was it like to meet the Rebbe in Yechidus for the first time?
The experience was overwhelming yet precise: the Rebbe's room exuded simplicity, he read the guest's materials with a magnifying glass, and within minutes he conveyed a clear, practical path—balancing spiritual ambition with everyday responsibility.
Ep. 83 // "On The Topic of Closeness" w/ Rabbi Leibel Korf
Q: Where does the story of Leibel Korf begin?
Rabbi Korf recounts his early memories growing up in a two-family house in Rochester and experiences with his father.
Ep. 82 // "Wheelchair At The Rebbe's Farbrengen" w/ Tzvi Burston
Q: Did you hope for a miracle that could cure you?
Tzvi expresses that while he hoped for a miracle in his youth, he has since come to terms with his life and challenges, accepting his situation as it is now.
Ep. 80 // "The Temptation to Spiritualize" w/ Rabbi Meni Even Israel
Q: How did your father deal with the uncertainty of Lubavitch identity?
He believed in individual growth, allowing us to make our own decisions, and wanted us to grow into our own persons.

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1. Don Wolf
2. Shlomo Yaffe
3. R' Gershon Schusterman
4. Tzvi Burston
5. Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
6. Eliot Wolfson
7. Tzvi Kilov
8. Rabbi Velvel Lipskier

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