people of efrat

This week we sat with Jerry Latinik the founder of "Just One Chesed". Jerry and  his family made Aliyah straight to Efrat almost 8 years ago. Jerry is always involved in new projects and  bringing people together.  

Listen in , and hear a little about

• His Aliyah and some of the things he and his family overcame
• His outlook behind some  tough times in business
• Jerry's vision for "Just one Chesed " and how he got to where he is
• The 45 day Chesed Challenge happening right now!!

We apologize for the last 7 minutes of audio, as there were some issues with the mics. We used the audio from the video camera which includes a lot of background noise from the school nearby. 

Follow JUST ONE CHESED on  Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Links below 

@justonechesed

facebook.com/justonechesed/

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Rebecca Sigala is an internationally recognized boudoir photographer and self-love activist for women. Through her artistic and intimate portraiture, women are given the opportunity to see their beauty in a different light. This can be an enormous milestone on their journey towards self-love and acceptance. Rebecca currently runs an online Facebook community of over 3,500 women, has hosted workshops, and spoken at educational conferences about the importance to self-care, positive body image and connecting to our true selves. Rebecca created The Body Positivity 6-week Course: My Body My Home, in order to help guide and empower women with the tools they need to truly love their bodies and feel confident in their skin.

Fb community for women: www.facebook.com/groups/rebeccasigalaboudoir

To find out more about Rebecca's course for women - www.rebeccasigala.com/mybodymyhome

Instagram: @rebeccasigalaboudoir

This week we were joined by Yoni and Esther Joszef, Our first couple on the podcast! These two fitness enthusiasts made Aliyah in 2014 and moved straight to Efrat with their young and growing family. In 2018 they opened “Spin Factory”, a place where many Efratians go to take care of their bodies and minds. Esther and Yoni are a true power couple. They are great parents, who are also busy day to day, running their studio, teaching classes, offering personal training, and beauty care. The Joszefs have truly cultivated a space for people to get centered and have a good time while taking care of themselves. We set up in their new studio space and had a blast chatting about all sorts of things.

Here are a few points we hit on:

• What does Spinning mean to them?
• How exercise and fitness is a mindset
• Who is the cat and who is the mouse?
• Is “Inception” the best children’s movie of all time?
• Find out how Beer and Spinning go together!

Check out their Studio:

https://www.spinfactory.co.il/

https://www.facebook.com/Spin-Factory-1790980067868470

It was a real pleasure to have a nice long conversation this week with, Jessica Kupferberg.Jessica is a writer and former litigation attorney. She made aliyah from La Jolla, California with her family during Operation Protective Edge in July 2014 after driving across America. She blogs for the Times of Israel and her work has appeared in The Jerusalem Post, Kveller.com, The Jewish Journal, The Forward, Jweekly, aish.com, and as part of Project 929 English.

Some of the things we talked about 

• How Jessica started writing 
• Some of her inspirations
• What life is like now in Efrat years after her Aliyah
• What it was like to have older children when moving to Israel
• Some of the great benefits of living in Efrat

Check out Jessicas Blog:

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/jessica-levine-kupferberg/

Check out Jessicas' Recent Projects:

"When we Turned Within:"

You can find the paperback here: amazon.com/dp/B08L9S68T4.

The Kindle version is here: amazon.com/dp/B08LDYZNKP.

"In this Strange Springtime" 

Poem and Artist Book collaboration with  Andi LaVine Arnovitz.Signed and numbered. Edition of 25.A poignant look at Corona and this time in our lives. (reach out to us through social channels to check availability) 

In this episode, we had the honor to chat with Elana Abelow Kronenberg. Elana originally made Aliyah as a teenager with her family in the 1990’s. She moved back to Israel in 2005 with her own growing family. Ever since then she has been living here in Efrat with her husband Ely, their 7 children, and their extended family. Elana is a local community leader, She is an energetic, positive mental health advocate who is involved in doing good on a daily basis. Elana has spearheaded many initiatives locally and has been on talking tours abroad. 

We went extra long on this one and we didn't even scratch the surface. Chatting with Elana always puts a smile on your face!

Some of the things we discussed:

• How Aliyah was different in 1990
• Blowing the shofar in Chevron 
• What it is like to have a son in Tzahal 
• Elana’s advice on how to deal in these uncertain times 

Follow Elana on Instagram! @elanakronenberg

Check out www.israelisbeautiful.com 

-Photo credit Rebecca Sigala.