Shul for folks who don’t go to shul

Not That Kind of Rabbi

Spiritual journeys, discussions and lessons from award-winning broadcaster Ralph Benmergui. Every two weeks, join Ralph and his insightful guests for an in-depth sit-down conversation about the unseen problems affecting our world.

Ralph Benmergui

Ralph is an award-winning broadcaster who has had the privilege of travelling across Canada to meet fascinating people. He spent 20 years at the CBC and has also worked at JazzFM and Vision TV (for which he produced and hosted My Israel, available on Amazon Prime). He is also an ordained spiritual director and the author of a new book, I Thought He Was Dead: A Spiritual Memoir. He formerly hosted The CJN podcast Yehupetzville. Ralph lives with his wife and three of his four boys in Hamilton, Ont.

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