The Proctor Effect

EXILE IS ENDING: Why the Return to Israel Cannot Wait | Rabbi Moshe Lichtman

Avi welcomes Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, translator of Eim HaBanim Semeichah, to address the spiritual danger of choosing comfort over commandment. They break down the Torah so

How He Sold 500,000 Physical Books in the Screen Age | Rabbi Nachman Seltzer

On The Proctor Effect, Avi Proctor sits down with bestselling author Nachman Seltzer to uncover what decades of writing about extraordinary people have taught him about p

Why Chasing Comfort Could Be the Biggest Mistake of Your Life | Rav Elyada Goldwicht

On The Proctor Effect, Avi Proctor sits down with Rav Elyada Goldwicht, founder of Semichas Chaver Program (SCP), and hears how the question “What does Am Yisrael need?”

Why Religious Life Can Feel Empty (And How We Can Fix It) | Rabbi Moshe Benovitz

Avi Proctor sits down with Rabbi Moshe Benovitz, the Managing Director of International NCSY, to have a real talk about what it actually means to live a life of meaning t

Don’t Give up Yet: Today’s “No” Is Tomorrow’s “Yes” | Rabbi & Rebbetzin Schneider

Avi Proctor sits down with Rabbi and Rebbetzin Schneider for a real talk about the messy parts of life. From the years they spent struggling with infertility to the big d

The Sports Illustrated Phenom Who Refused to Play on Shabbat | Tamir Goodman

Avi Proctor sits down with Tamir Goodman, famously dubbed "The Jewish Jordan" by Sports Illustrated in 1999, to uncover the raw reality behind his meteoric rise. From se

How Cycling Can Fix Your Brain (Adventure Therapy) | Rabbi Nachum Wasosky

The Proctor Effect on Moral Edge brings you Avi Proctor in conversation with Rabbi Nachum Wasosky, founder of Geerz. Rabbi Nachum shares the wild story of how one mounta

The Line He Crossed: Saving Lives Beyond Politics | Eli Beer

What if emergency help could arrive in 90 seconds? Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, joins Avi Proctor to tell the story of how one painful realization changed emerg

He Grew Up Christian until His Mother Told Him the Truth | An Unforgettable Journey Home

Jodeci Joseph grew up celebrating Christmas, going to Christian school, and living a life that seemed completely normal, until his mother sat him down at 11 years old and

From Ivy League Dreams to Fighting in Gaza

Jacob Lerer joins Avi Proctor to share his journey from Ivy League dreams to choosing Israel, joining the IDF, and fighting from inside a tank in Gaza. In one unforgetta

The Story Behind Chanale’s Fight for Israel

She's been behind the mic for 20 years. This time, she's in the chair. 🎙️ Chanale Fellig is a singer, podcaster, Israel advocate, and Chabad woman who has done it all; o

Israeli Mom of 5 Became Israel’s Marathon Champion: Beatie Deutsch Story

Beatie Deutsch joins the show to discuss her transformation from an out-of-shape mother to an elite champion, proving that commitment outweighs motivation. This conversat

When God Sends a Message: The Fire that Led his Family to Israel

Avi Proctor sits down with Dr. Herman Weiss for a powerful story of loss, faith, and the fire that pushed his family toward Israel. What looked like devastation became a

Faith from the Battlefield: Eyal Zakai

Eyal Zakai joins The Proctor Effect to discuss choosing combat service in Gaza and finding the "Quiet After the Storm" through music and loss. He shares raw accounts of s

Azriel Ratz The King of Facebook Ads Put Everything on the Line Before Anyone Knew His Name

Azriel Ratz didn't start as the "King of Facebook Ads." He started by copy-pasting content into spreadsheets for $10 an hour. In this episode of The Proctor Effect, we t

The Real Life of Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaker

What actually goes into making the right match? In this episode of The Proctor Effect, Avi Proctor sits down with Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom to talk ab

Nissim Black: Pain, Faith, and the Art of Starting Over

Nissim Black grew up surrounded by violence, chaos, and the streets of Seattle, using music as his escape and path to hip-hop success. But after loss, trauma, and a deep

One of the Most Unlikely Conversions to Judaism Ever

What does it actually take to rebuild your life around truth? https://akivanachman.komi.io/ In this episode of The Proctor Effect on Moral Edge, Avi Proctor sits down w