{"podcast":{"title":"Meaningful People","slug":"meaningful-people-272973","podcast_index_feed_id":272973,"rss_url":"https://meaningfulpeoplepodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://meaningfulpeoplepodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/0/d/5/80d58d677e72405616c3140a3186d450/WhatsApp_Image_2024-12-10_at_15.28.18.jpeg","author":"Meaningful Minute","episode_count":326,"summary":"There are so many Jewish personalities and big people in the world. They all have a story on how they became who they are today. Deep, unboundedly interesting, fun and uplifting, Meaningful People Podcast is a weekly opportunity for Nachi & Momo to talk to the Jewish world's meaningful people.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T02:18:38.841008+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-people-272973"},"episode":{"title":"Charlie Harary on Toxic Parents, Estrangement & Teshuva","slug":"charlie-harary-on-toxic-parents-estrangement-teshuva","published_at":"2026-09-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-people-272973/charlie-harary-on-toxic-parents-estrangement-teshuva","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-people-272973","url":"https://meaningfulpeoplepodcast.libsyn.com/charlie-harary-on-toxic-parents-estrangement-teshuva","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/meaningfulpeoplepodcast/Meaningful_People_263._Charlie_Hararys_1.mp3?dest-id=1900811","summary":"This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Charlie Harari for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to love someone, honor your parents, and do teshuva. Charlie unpacks how modern therapy culture has replaced the role of a rebbe for a lot of people, and argues that real love isn't validation, it's pointing someone toward Hashem even when that's uncomfortable to hear. From there the conversation moves through honoring parents even when the relationship is hard, why teshuva is really about identity rather than behavior, and why tragedy seems to shake people awake to Hashem faster than blessing does. Charlie also talks about Kelil, the app and upcoming book he co-wrote to help people work through jealousy, honoring parents, and other areas of avodas Hashem that are hard to figure out on your own. This episode is sponsored by: ► PZ Deals Never pay full price again when you download the PZ Deals app. https://app.pz.deals/install/mpp _________________ ► Colel Chabad Pushka App The easiest way to give Tzedaka. https://pushkapp.cc/meaningful _________________ ► Values Over Valuables A campaign encouraging people to live a value based life instead of buying whatever they can afford. Watch the video and take the pledge. https://valuesovervaluables.org _________________ ► Bench American-style food, treats, and gifts from vendors across Jerusalem, delivered straight to your kid in Israel. A taste of home when you can't be there yourself. https://benchjlm.com _________________ ► Ness Vacation Homes Eden Gardens' largest luxury home collection. Handpicked, high end homes available exclusively through Ness. https://nessvacationhomes.com/ _________________ ► Rothenberg Law Firm Personal Injury Law Firm for 50+ years! Reach out today for a free case evaluation. https://s…","meta_description":"This week, Nachi Gordon sits down with Charlie Harari for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually means to love someone, honor your parents, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meaningful-people-272973/episodes/charlie-harary-on-toxic-parents-estrangement-teshuva/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-people-272973/charlie-harary-on-toxic-parents-estrangement-teshuva.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}