Totally Unexpected!
Claim This Podcastby Chavie Bruk
Podcast Overview
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Join Chavie as she discovers the one </span><span style="font-weight:400;">totally unexpected</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> moment in her guests’ lives that changed everything. These are real stories about pain, joy, and struggle, the moments that make us human. Chavie is obsessed with personal growth and doesn't shy away from the hard conversations. She covers topics like Jewish astrology, parenting taboos, health and wellness, adoption, race, and sexuality inside the Orthodox Jewish community and beyond.</span></p> <p>Chavie Bruk is a mother of five adopted children and the co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana together with her husband, Rabbi Chaim Bruk. On Totally Unexpected! Chavie doesn't just interview her guests, she sits with them for long, unfiltered conversations where they laugh, cry, and share the stories that shaped who they have become. Chavie also writes a weekly essay on Substack about the unexpected moments in her life, the one's happening in real time that are challenging her, stretching her, and helping her grow. <a href="http://www.totallyunexpected.blog">Sign up for free here: www.TotallyUnexpected.blog.</a></p>
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8/30/2024
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
Sonia Daccarett: A Jewish Mother, a Palestinian Father, & Her Search for Identity
Chavie Bruk interviews Sonia Daccarett, a writer, as she shares her journey of discovering her multifaceted identity rooted in her Jewish and Palestinian heritage.
June 29, 2026
Sorrela Abrahams: From Love In London To Terror In Bondi
Chavie Bruk interviews Sorella Abrahams, a Chabad Shlucha, about navigating profound loss and finding purpose in community support and resilience.
June 15, 2026
Yisroel Bernath's Forgiveness Experiment
Chavie Bruk interviews Rabbi Yisroel Bernath about his unconventional path to becoming the "Love Rabbi" and his insights on forgiveness and co-creation.
50 total episodes available with 6 transcripts
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Paola Feher
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Aimee Baron
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- What is Totally Unexpected!?
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Join Chavie as she discovers the one </span><span style="font-weight:400;">totally unexpected</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> moment in her guests’ lives that changed everything. These are real stories about pain, joy, and struggle, the moments that make us human. Chavie is obsessed with personal growth and doesn't shy away from the hard conversations. She covers topics like Jewish astrology, parenting taboos, health and wellness, adoption, race, and sexuality inside the Orthodox Jewish community and beyond.</span></p> <p>Chavie Bruk is a mother of five adopted children and the co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana together with her husband, Rabbi Chaim Bruk. On Totally Unexpected! Chavie doesn't just interview her guests, she sits with them for long, unfiltered conversations where they laugh, cry, and share the stories that shaped who they have become. Chavie also writes a weekly essay on Substack about the unexpected moments in her life, the one's happening in real time that are challenging her, stretching her, and helping her grow. <a href="http://www.totallyunexpected.blog">Sign up for free here: www.TotallyUnexpected.blog.</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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