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Join Chavie as she discovers the one totally unexpected moment in her guests’ lives that changed everything. These are real stories about pain, joy, and struggle, the moments that make us human. Chavie is obsessed with personal growth and doesn't shy away from the hard conversations. She covers topics like Jewish astrology, parenting taboos, health and wellness, adoption, race, and sexuality inside the Orthodox Jewish community and beyond.
Chavie Bruk is a mother of five adopted children and the co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana together with her husband, Rabbi Chaim Bruk. On Totally Unexpected! Chavie doesn't just interview her guests, she sits with them for long, unfiltered conversations where they laugh, cry, and share the stories that shaped who they have become. Chavie also writes a weekly essay on Substack about the unexpected moments in her life, the one's happening in real time that are challenging her, stretching her, and helping her grow. Sign up for free here: www.TotallyUnexpected.blog.
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Dassi Zar: In Between Selves - The Act of Rebirthing
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May 04, 2026 |
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Elin Cohen: Meet Chavie's Book Buddy
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: A Day In the Life of Chavie Bruk
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Rivkah Slonim: Chassidic Feminism - Could It Be?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Chaim Bruk: Our Infertility & Adoption Story
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Anna Sherman: Life After Brain Surgery
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Mushky Yiftach Hashem: Becoming the Duct Tape Queen
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Yocheved Shapiro: A Parent’s Guide to School Advocacy
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Yocheved Sidof: Straddling the Edges of Faith & Healing
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Abi Radcliffe: Are Vulnerability & Authenticity the Same Thing?
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Chevee Szokovski: Where Do I Fit In?
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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BrookeLynne Dukes: Parenting Without Shame
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Aura Rosenblatt: The Creative Rhythm of Spirit & Soul
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Gitty Hecht: How I Decided to Call Chabad Home
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Esty Prus: From Wig Styling to Tanya Teaching
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Yitzchok Moully: Is There Such a Thing As Jewish Art?
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Chanie Chein - Bringing Back the Sparkle: How a Chabad Rebbetzin Found Agency In Her Life
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Aleeza Ben Shalom - Does Dating Really Have To Be This Hard?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Malky Lichtenstein - Find Your Purpose Through Human Design
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Adele Beiny - Beyond Influencing: Reevaluating The Value I Deliver Online
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Rivkie Block - Meet My Mom: Mother, Mentor, & Chabad Pioneer
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Larry Cohen - Balancing Western Medicine, Eastern Healing & Nature’s Wisdom
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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YY Jacobson - A Teacher’s Journey of Self-Discovery
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Tanya Menlo-Heyman - Happy Chaos: A Journey of Self-Love & Acceptance
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Mimi Minsky - Life Is the Medicine: A Jewish Take on Psychedelics
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Tonia Chazanow: Of Mystics & Poets: A Tale of an Empowered Judaism
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May 19, 2025 |
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Simi Polonsky - Facing My Fear of Being Alone
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May 05, 2025 |
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Lisa Schlosberg - Food is Your Friend: Reframing Trauma to Heal Your Body
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Malka Groden - Motherhood of Choice: Infertility, Adoption, Race & Everything in Between
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Linda Laverty - Beyond the Surface: How To Heal & Restore Our Skin
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Chaim Bruk - Rabbi Chaim’s Story: Mentorship, Growth, & Therapy
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Mina Richler - Nurturing Your Creative Soul
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Brochie Spritzer - Interior Design: It Starts from Within
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Michal Carlebach - Finding Your Voice Through Fashion
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Sheva Givre - Hashem, Challenge Accepted!
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Shaina Wiess - Parenting Teens & Ourselves
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Sheva Kastel - Faith & Fashion Aligned
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Sarah Immerman - The Complex Emotional Lives of Our Teens
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Moshe Weinbaum - What Is Emotion Code?
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Shoshana Bruk - A Mother & Daughter's Adoption Journey
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Mendel Zirkind - Can Astrology Align With Traditional Judaism?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Chana Traxler - October 7th One Year Later: First Hand Recap
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Elisheva Liss - Sex-Ed in Traditional Jewish-Orthodox Communities
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Sara Miriam Smith - Coffee Dates With G-D
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Introducing: Totally Unexpected! with Chavie Bruk
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Aug 30, 2024 |