The Once-Reluctant Speaker Who Reaches Millions: Rabbi Manis Friedman

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The Once-Reluctant Speaker Who Reaches Millions: Rabbi Manis Friedman
Mar 08, 2026 Season 1 Episode 63
Lubavitch International - Machne Israel

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“I was the most introverted, the most bashful, the most timid. Public speaking? Are you kidding?... One year, the yeshiva declared that every bocher is going to have a shul, and you have to go there Shabbos afternoon and teach a sicha. The Mashpia said, "No exceptions." I said, "No, you got to be kidding." He said, "There are going to be no exceptions.”  - Rabbi Manis Friedman

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