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The Long Short Way is a podcast hosted by Rabbi Mendy Bistritzky, where meaningful stories meet soulful conversations.
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Michoel Muchnik: The Adventures of a Chassidic Artist, and Lessons Learned Along the Way (opens the original)
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Rabbi Mendy welcomes back his friend Yoey Muchnik, this time alongside Yoey’s father, renowned Chassidic artist Rabbi Michoel Muchnik. Rabbi Michoel traces his unlikely journey from the freewheeling art world of the 1960s and Rhode Island School of Design to yeshiva, Chassidus, and a life devoted to expressing Jewish ideas through art. Along the way, he shares personal guidance he received from the Rebbe about his work, his struggles with anxiety, and learning to see divine providence in the mom
A Father and Son on Faith, Doubt, and Legacy - Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky (opens the original)
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Rabbi Mendy sits down with his father, Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, the original “Rabbi B”, for a warm, candid conversation about nearly four decades of communal leadership. Through moving family memories and remarkable stories of the Rebbe, Rabbi Shlomo reflects on the belief that every person has infinite value and that no act of kindness is ever truly small. The conversation moves from spiritual purpose and self-doubt to crises of faith, resilience, and parenting across generations. Rabbi Shlomo
The Light That Comes From Darkness - Rabbi Shua Naparstek on Addiction, Recovery, and Faith (opens the original)
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In this deeply honest conversation, Rabbi Shua Naparstek, LMSW shares his journey through childhood trauma, addiction, recovery, and the long process of learning to live with openness instead of shame. He speaks about how addiction distorted his self-image, how getting help began with painful honesty, and how recovery became a path toward rebuilding his relationship with himself, his wife, his family, and Hashem. Rabbi Shua also reflects on therapy, EMDR, Chassidus, parenting, marriage, and the
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