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Wisdom gleaned from life’s twists and turns.“May all your detours be destinations.” Rabbi David Ingber received that blessing from a dear friend many years ago and never forgot it. The echo of those words continues to resonate and inspire today.
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Mark Feuerstein – From Hollywood to Heritage (opens the original)
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In this episode of Detours and Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with actor, writer, and producer Mark Feuerstein for a conversation about family, identity, faith, and the evolving meaning of success. Best known for his starring role in Royal Pains, Feuerstein reflects on his unconventional journey from championship wrestler and Princeton student to one of television's most recognizable leading men, and on the twists and turns that led him from performing other people's stories to telli
Jonah Platt – From Performance to Purpose (opens the original)
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In this episode of Detours and Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with actor, writer, producer, podcast host, and Jewish advocate Jonah Platt to explore a life shaped by storytelling, community, and Jewish identity. Raised in Los Angeles in a family where Hollywood success and Jewish leadership existed side by side, Platt reflects on the values that shaped him, from Camp Ramah and Jewish day school to Broadway, television, film, and a multifaceted career in the entertainment industry. Th
Adeena Sussman – From Cooking to Connection (opens the original)
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In this episode of Detours and Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with cookbook author, food writer, and culinary storyteller Adeena Sussman to explore a life shaped by food, migration, reinvention, and the search for belonging. Raised in a deeply communal Jewish home in Palo Alto and later immersed in New York’s food media world, Sussman spent decades helping chefs, celebrities, and publications translate flavor into narrative before ultimately finding her own voice through Israeli cook
Sarah Hurwitz - From Political Narratives to Sacred Stories (opens the original)
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In this episode of Detours and Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with writer, former White House speechwriter, and bestselling author Sarah Hurwitz to explore a life shaped by language, identity, and the search for meaning. After years crafting speeches for some of America’s most influential political figures — including Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama — Hurwitz underwent an unexpected personal transformation when an Intro to Judaism class led her to rediscover the depth of J
Zalman Newfield – From Tradition to Transformation (opens the original)
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In this episode of Detours and Destinations, Rabbi David Ingber sits down with writer, educator, and thinker Zalman Newfield for a conversation about faith, identity, belonging, and the transformative power of asking difficult questions. Drawing on themes from his memoir Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey Out of Hasidism, Newfield reflects on his upbringing in the Chabad-Lubavitch community of Crown Heights and the deeply personal journey that led him beyond the religious world in which he was raised.
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