From the Inside Out: With Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein

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From Basketball Scout at 14 to Torah-Driven Sports Agent: Daniel Poneman on Success, Discipline & Meaning
In this episode of From The Inside Out, Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein  sit down with Daniel Poneman, founder and CEO of Weave, a top basketball agency. Daniel started his career at 14, and by 35 he had every marker of “making it,” yet at the peak he realized there had to be more.
Daniel shares how a Reform kid from Chicago found his way to Torah, how he took on mitzvos step by step, and how he now lives in both worlds as a frum Jew in professional sports. It’s an inspiring conversation about faith, wealth, family, and what real success means once Hashem is part of the picture.

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CHAPTERS
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Highlights
02:00 Intro with Eda & Rivkah
03:10 From a 14-Year-Old Blogger to Top Basketball Agent
10:05 Guiding Players Toward Purpose, Not Just Paychecks
13:45 Redefining Success
16:55 Reaching the Peak & Realizing There Has to Be More
20:55 Living in Both the Material & Spiritual Worlds
26:45 Taking On Mitzvos Step by Step
31:10 A Message to His 14-Year-Old Self
35:05 Tzedakah & Being a Shepherd of Wealth
38:50 Standing Proud as a Jew in Today's World
45:10 How Boundaries Bring More Joy
52:00 Staying Frum in the Business World
57:25 Advice for Young Religious Professionals
01:03:45 The Real Inheritance: Time, Love & Presence
01:06:10 Hashem's Timing & Waiting for His Bashert
01:12:10 Humbled as a Beginner in Yeshiva
01:18:10 Infinite Light in Torah & His Favorite Quote
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Nachi Gordon on Meaningful Minute, Jewish Media Responsibility & Telling Our Story | From the Inside Out
In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we sit down with Nachi Gordon of Meaningful Minute and the Meaningful People podcast to learn the person behind the mic. Nachi shares his early path in yeshiva and sports management, including pursuing work as an NBA agent, and how he launched Meaningful Minute in 2017 after Instagram introduced one-minute videos. He explains why he avoids overpreparing, how confidence grew despite being shy, and the responsibility of using a large platform without chasing controversy or hurting others, recounting a time he posted criticism that caused damage. Naki discusses criticism, resilience learned from guests, his Chabad identity and motivation to spread Jewish content, the need to “tell our story” in mainstream media, and his approach to privacy, family, balance, and investing in people.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
02:55 Nervousness And Prep Style
04:52 Before The Podcast Origins
06:52 Meaningful Minute Begins
09:26 Finding Confidence On Camera
17:19 Content Responsibility And Boundaries
20:44 When A Post Causes Damage
27:16 Handling Criticism And Hate Mail
32:27 Your Why And Digital Kiruv
36:04 Super Bowl Ad And Owning The Story
40:48 Share Our Story
41:09 Chasing Balance
42:39 Family Privacy Boundaries
44:05 Travel Guilt And Bitachon
46:38 Guest Vulnerability Ethics
48:06 Resilience Stories That Stick
52:36 Everyone Is Human
59:22 Why I Started Podcasting
01:00:48 Tzadikim And Rebbe Letters
01:03:58 Lessons That Changed Me
01:10:52 Execution Burnout Courage
01:14:10 Meaningful Definitions And Farewell

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Rabbi Doron Perez on Courage, Zionism, and Holding Grief and Joy After October 7
In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we interview Rabbi Doron Perez, executive chairman of World Mizrachi and president of the World Zionist Organization, about Jewish identity, Zionism, and faith after October 7. Perez describes his South African upbringing, growing observance, deep Zionist family ties, and making Aliyah twice. He argues anti-Zionism that denies Jewish self-determination “between the river and the sea” is a modern metamorphosis of antisemitism, while noting some opposition stems from ignorance, and stresses Jews must develop courage. He recounts how his sons Yonatan and Daniel fought at Nahal Oz; Yonatan was wounded and Daniel was killed on October 7 and taken hostage. He explains the family’s decision to proceed with Yonatan’s wedding while Daniel was missing, and his teachings on living with pain without escaping it, yearning as ongoing connection, authentic leadership, rejecting despair, and Daniel’s motto “Im lo ani, az mi?”

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
04:44 Doron Perez journey
12:14 What Zionism means
27:24 Courage and Nahal Oz
33:20 Rhodes Pesach promo
36:30 Wedding amid crisis
42:06 Holding grief and joy
47:28 Carrying Grief Forward
50:08 Yearning After Hope Ends
54:35 Yearning as Presence
58:15 Rochel Promise Event
59:43 Im Lo Ani Az Mi
01:09:24 Leading Through Pain
01:14:16 No Despair Only Hope
01:22:59 Wisdom to Live By
01:28:57 Final Blessings

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Avi & Sam Rosenfeld on Losing Their Son Natan in Gaza: Faith, Pride, and Choosing Light After October 7
In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we talk to Avi and Sam Rosenfeld, who lost their son Natan, a combat engineer soldier killed in Gaza on June 29, and reflects on the rupture of Simchat Torah 2023 and October 7 for the Jewish people. They share Natan’s personality, aliyah from London to Israel when he was seven, and how his friends and community honor him through gatherings, stickers, Torah scrolls, naming newborns, and projects like a pergola in Yerucham and a flower gemach. Avi describes Natan’s death in an RPG incident that he views as involving miracles, and both parents discuss grief, resilience, and their differing relationships with emunah and Hashem, including ongoing struggle, simple faith, and gratitude. They explain why they would make aliyah again, support their son Zevi’s upcoming combat enlistment, and emphasize choosing light, doing good, and living fully in Natan’s memory.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
04:32 Meeting the Rosenfelds
06:03 Birthdays After Tragedy
08:38 Natan Birthday Tribute
11:37 Keeping Home in Light
12:31 Aliyah and Service Pride
15:04 Holocaust to Jewish State
18:29 Who Natan Was
22:42 The Day Natan Fell
27:38 Avi Emunah Rollercoaster
34:52 Sam Simple Faith Path
38:44 Finding Gratitude in Tragedy
40:17 Faith and Daily Rituals
43:24 When Will We Dance Again
48:20 Community and Support Networks
53:42 Turning Pain Into Purpose
56:56 Choosing Light Over Darkness
01:00:05 Living Legacy Through Good Deeds
01:06:32 Lessons From Torah and Parsha
01:09:41 Live Like No Tomorrow
01:12:30 Life Is a Gift Farewell

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From the Inside Out: Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton on Emunah, Purpose, and Rosh Hashanah Clarity
In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we share a Rosh Hashanah episode featuring Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton,  Esti recounts growing up in a Torah-teaching family, beginning to teach in Israel, and how her life changed when her first son, Daniel, was born profoundly disabled and hospitalized for two years, leading her to speak publicly about faith and to teach spiritual growth. She describes shifting from a transactional “spiritual slot machine” view of Hashem to a mature relationship, embracing paradigm shifts where circumstances may not change but perception does, and seeing purpose through hashgachah pratit and the holiness of the present. She discusses Rosh Hashanah as crowning Hashem rather than vidui, cultivating forgiveness, avoiding autopilot in mitzvot through kavanah, curating the “diet of the mind” with Torah learning, and offers practical tools from Mesilat Yesharim: awareness, holistic cheshbon hanefesh, and choosing one area to add intention.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome & Elul Introduction
03:46 Meet Esti Hamilton
07:34 Her Son's Birth and a Crisis of Faith
12:50 The Transactional Faith Trap
20:47 A Paradigm Shift
26:05 Finding Your Tafkid
31:40 Learning to Accept, Learning to See
39:08 Crowning Hashem King on Rosh Hashanah
49:49 Bechira, Ego & Hard Choices
01:00:24 Forgiveness and Midos
01:08:45 Elul Soul Accounting
01:12:37 Purpose, Ratzon & Public Speaking
01:19:48 Turning Off Autopilot
01:27:04 Kotel Connection Stories
01:31:01 New Light for Rosh Hashanah & Asking for Clarity
01:36:38 Lost at Sea: Finding Your Compass
01:39:56 From Self Help to Transcendence
01:46:14 Tzedakah and Reward
01:52:39 Doing Enough? Spiritual Growth Tools
02:05:37 Closing Thoughts & Blessings

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