Shmoozin with Shmuel
Sundays from 9:30 am to 10 am on World Radio WMET 1160AM
Shmoozin with Shmuel is hosted by Shmuel Herzfeld, Rabbi of Ohev Sholom-The National Synagogue. (www.ostns.org and www.rabbishmuel.com)
The show features inspiring people in the community and encourages its listeners to perform altruistic acts in an effort to bring the light of God into the world.
Prominent figures who have been interviewed include (but are not limited to):
Albert Abramson, Vivian Bass, Stuart Bernstein, Muriel Bowser, Mona Charen, Mel Cohen, William Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Danielle Crittenden, Ira Foreman, David Frum, Mort Funger, Joseph Gildenhorn, Barbara Goldberg, Rachel Goslins, Howard Gutman, Israel Heller, Walter Isaacson, Avivah Kempner, Barbara Ledeen, Alan Leshner, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Abbe Lowell, Max Kampelman, Samuel Lewis, David Mayberg, Alford Mcmichael, Ruth Messinger, Jack Olender, Sally Quinn, Avraham Rappaport, David Rubenstein, Sally Satel, David Schoen, Mark Shriver, Tim Shriver, Jacob Stein, Paul Taskier, Steve Trachtenberg, Ben Wattenberg, and Robert Weiner.
The show is pre-taped (to meet a convenient time of the guest) during the week in the Shmoozin Studio at The National Synagogue located at 1600 Jonquil St. NW Washington DC 20012.
Rabbi Herzfeld can be reached at 202 812 8900 or at rabbiherzfeld@yahoo.com
The Executive Producer of the show is Chase Gutman. Director of Marketing is Adam Steinberg.
About Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld:
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, born October 9, 1974 in Staten Island, (also known as Shmuel or Rav Shmuel) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads The National Synagogue, of Washington, DC. He is a teacher, lecturer, and activist.
Herzfeld received his smicha from the Rabbi Issac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1999. He also received a Masters in Medieval Jewish History from Yeshiva University under the guidance of Dr. Haym Soloveitchik, where he wrote on the topic of Hechlid Be-Miut Simanim. He then served as the assistant Rabbi under Rabbi Avi Weiss at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale from 1999 - 2004, before transferring to Ohev Sholom--The National Synagogue.
Herzfeld hosts a weekly radio show called "Shmoozin with Shmuel," which is aimed at Jews in the Washington, DC community, and frequently writes columns in newspapers. His writings have appeared in many publications including, The New York Times, The New York Sun, The Jewish Week, The Forward, the Washington Jewish Week, and The Washington Post. He has appeared often in the national news, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, CNN, and Fox News.
His Torah thoughts are archived at his personal website www.rabbishmuel.com Rabbi Herzfeld has been a very active Jewish Orthodox activist. He has been vocal on many issues, including supporting Israel, teaching Jews about Judaism, and issues of anti-Semitism. Herzfeld is currently the Vice President for Amcha - the coalition for Jewish concerns, a grass-roots coalition which engages in pro-Jewish activism. He recently had an article published in the New York Times, titled "Dark Meat." This article has attracted an extreme amount of media attention, including NPR, other newspapers, and many blogs.
Ohev Sholom--The National Synagogue
www.ostns.org
202 882 7225
Ohev Sholom: The National Synagogue is the oldest continuous Orthodox synagogue operating in Washington, DC.
It was founded in 1886 by Russian immigrants, and moved several times to other locations in Washington, before ending up at its current location at 16th and Jonquil Streets, in Washington DC, in 1960. The synagogue was noted for its Cantor, Moshe Yoelson, the father of Al Jolson.
Herzfeld joined the synagogue in 2004, with a vision of taking the spirit of the synagogue out to the community and to welcome all Jews regardless of their prior Jewish background or training. He has been very successful, increasing the membership from 20 families to more than 350 families today.