Not That Kind of Rabbi

Ralph Benmergui

mfraiman@thecjn.ca

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Booking Overview

This is a biweekly interview podcast focused on Jewish spirituality, mysticism, meditation, and unseen problems affecting contemporary life, with in-depth conversations featuring rabbis, spiritual teachers, authors, and therapists. PR agencies could credibly pitch rabbis, Jewish mysticism and meditation experts, psychotherapists, spiritual directors, and authors with substantive work in these areas; booking difficulty is medium because guests are established specialists and authors, though not necessarily mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 122

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Canada

Instagram: 834 followers

Contact Information

mfraiman@thecjn.ca

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Host

Ralph Benmergui - Award-winning broadcaster and interviewer focused on spiritual journeys, Jewish spirituality, and deeper social and personal questions.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Rabbis, psychotherapists, spiritual directors, meditation teachers, authors, and public speakers with substantive expertise in Jewish spirituality, mysticism, psychology, meditation, or forgiveness.
Required Achievements:  
Authored books on spirituality, psychology, mysticism, meditation, or forgiveness, Founded or directed spiritual organizations or teaching projects, Established practices as rabbis, psychotherapists, spiritual directors, or educators, Public speaking and teaching experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Rabbi Jeff Roth - Jewish Renewal, Buddhist-inspired Jewish Meditation, And The Integration Of Mysticism With Jewish Practice.

Estelle Frankel - Depth Psychology, Kabbalah, Jewish Spiritual Teachings, Emotional Healing, Inner Wholeness, And Embracing Uncertainty.

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath - Forgiveness, The Emotional Aftermath Of Violence, And The Ideas Explored In The Forgiveness Experiment.

Recent Topics

Jewish Mysticism, Judaism, Meditation, Spirituality, Psychology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Not That Kind of Rabbi
:

Rabbi Jeff Roth

June 25, 2026

One of the defining features of what we call Jewish Renewal is the emergence of an Eastern inspired marriage of Buddhism and mystic Judaism. This has given rise to a new movement, Jewish meditation practices. Last week I got an email from Rabbi Jeff  Roth. The founder and Director of the Awakened Heart Project asked who I was and why I sent him a Sabbath greeting. I honestly don't remember doing that, but hey, since I had him on a thread I asked him to join me on this edition of Not That ...

Estelle Frankel

June 11, 2026

Estelle Frankel is a practicing psychotherapist, author, spiritual director and seasoned teacher of Jewish mysticism and meditation. For over forty years she has been a thought leader and popular public speaker on the integration of depth psychology, Kabbalah and the world's great spiritual traditions. Estelle is the author of numerous essays and two popular books: Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing & Inner Wholeness and The Wisdom of Not Knowing: Discover...

Forgiveness

May 13, 2026

Yisroel Bernath was 15 years old living in Chicago and doing what lots of kids in the windy city were doing back then, playing basketball. He and his kippah wearing friends were having a pretty good time. Then everything changed. There were threats, a gun was drawn, shots were fired as he fled. Justice was served but could Yisroel ever forgive the perpetrators? On this episode of Not That Kind of Rabbi we join Rabbi Bernath to talk about his book, The Forgiveness Experiment.

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