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Nachum Segal interviewed Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Josh Fass and Tony Gelbart at yesterday's Medex event in NJ. They discussed a number of topics centering on how NBN's Medex event continues to help potential olim in medical/health related fields make Aliyah.
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It's an Single Network and guess what?
We are live from New Jersey with our
friends at Nephes Benev who are here for
the MedX event. You might recall the
Medics event was originally scheduled
for a couple of months ago. Things
didn't work out exactly the way we
thought. Uh, so the event was postponed
and sure enough on parade day here in
the tri-state area, specifically up
Fifth Avenue in New York City, Nevish
Benevich con uh converges on New Jersey
and the MedEx event which is schedu
which is uh which is uh which is uh
which whose purpose it is to help those
in the medical industry uh facilitate
their aliyah. uh whether it means
getting to Israel quicker, taking care
of different things here instead of
waiting till they get to Israel, uh
finding job opportunities here that are
available in Israel as opposed to
waiting till they get to Israel. It's
all here at MedEx. And we welcome to
these airwaves.
A couple of special guests who spent a
lot of time, I'm proud to say, on these
airwaves speaking to you, the wonderful
listeners. That's of course the
co-founders of Neph. We have Tony
Gilbar. Tony, a pleasure to welcome you
back.
>> Thank you so much. As you can hear, the
crowd the crowd's very enthusiastic. And
our Yoshua Josh F.
>> Thank you so much.
>> Who looks as refreshed as ever, I might
add.
>> I am exhausted.
>> I mean, this is what fifth.
>> This is what parade day does
>> to Rabbi F. It makes him refreshed.
Makes
>> the color
>> makes him look well rested.
>> Stop it.
>> And here he is with you.
>> Uh it's amazing. You think back to the
very first Medics event. I don't know.
Would you have thought that sure enough
every single year you'd be doing this
and that there'd be this much enthusiasm
and and need for it? And I say it like
that because the two of you don't like
to do things that end up waning after a
year or two. You don't like to do things
that you know start to uh go downhill uh
that start to have less capacity or I
should say less of an attraction than
they have in previous years. So if you
went ahead and founded Medex, you
probably felt that this is going to be a
mainstay, something that's going to be
necessary for North American Jews for a
very long time.
>> Would that be safe to say?
>> It is.
>> Yeah. And you go back to the very first
one and that was your thinking, right?
It
>> It's been amazing. It's been an
incredible ride. Um ninth year of doing
medics.
>> Nine years.
>> Yeah. I was born nine years ago in some
kind of fashion. it would never
recognize itself today. And over the
last few years, we've been around the
world bringing medics to
>> oh boy,
>> different countries around the globe.
And to come back after globe trotting
and coming back to New Jersey where it
was created and having the largest
attendance of a medics ever um just two
hours ago, we had 527 people, medical
professionals register for today. Well,
by the end of the day, we'll see
hopefully most of those people show up.
And it's just staggering. The
enthusiasm, the energy, the interest is
just
absolutely inspiring. And uh and every
year our team is remarkable. And every
year they think of other ways to make it
better and to improve and to enhance and
to advance. And uh it's just super just
so proud of the staff, so proud of of uh
of what we created, of seeing how it's
changing lives. We're very very um we
feel very rewarded this day. The um
other location, boy, am I glad you
brought that up because I was ready to
keep concentrating on what's happening
here in the Garden State, but boy am I
glad you brought up that you've been
traveling and taking this show on the
road literally. I know it's on the road
now, but you get my point. Um, where
have you been? Tell me. Tell what's the
list. What's a list of places where
medic has had an impact?
>> We just came from France, from Paris,
and it was a huge success. Not because
we did something great, but the doctors
who came were highly professional and
very anxious to get home to Israel. So,
that was a clear unbelievable
experience for all of us. Paris in Paris
and London
>> London and
>> Buenosar is in Argentina. Our team went
to Brazil and Ukraine
>> and Kiev and Canada, Australia,
>> South Africa,
>> South.
>> So we are not the only continent that
has Jewish doctors.
>> You It's It's remarkable.
>> Who knew? Who knew? Like you know
>> there are Jewish mothers everywhere
encouraging their children to get into
this
>> medic.
No, but it's an empirical fact.
>> Look, it's really amazing because you're
bringing Jews from all over the world
who are extremely professional. These
are real doctors that the moment they
land, the moment they step foot in the
country, they're saving people's lives,
>> right? And it wasn't always like that
though because in order to get to the
point where you were allowed to start,
>> you waited a year, you were changing bed
pants. I don't care if you were a
surgeon, a brain surgeon, you were
changing bed pants. That was the rules.
That was the laws. Very no longer.
>> Yes. Very, very graphic for a Sunday
afternoon.
>> Okay. All right. Sorry. Okay.
>> So, who have you brought here? This is
essentially Israel's
um Ministry of Health. Like, who who's
here that that now we don't have to wait
a year. Now, you come to New Jersey, get
it all done here.
>> There are two stops. There are two stops
at a at a conventional medics. One of
them is the licensing. You have uh the
Ministry of Health officials here to
look at your physical diplomas. They are
notorized. They are reviewed. They are
approved. The special
>> faximiles are not allowed.
>> The special got to be the real deal.
Some people had to take them off the
wall literally
with suitcases with diplomas. You walk
out of that room,
>> you have a license. The only thing
you're missing is your tudas hoot when
you land. What used to take a year takes
a few hours. you land finish and and we
we just had this a group of Israelis um
a mission that came to look at this and
we're bringing them around some
officials quasi governmental officials
and they're walking around they're like
we don't understand so how long what's
the we're like today they're done today
they're going to leave today with their
license they just have to get off the
plane with their two hoots and that's it
and then then you go to the other room
and they're interviewing with hospitals
and clinics and it's just incredible Uh
we there was a uh a session with one of
the ministers and several uh Israeli
reporters and the question was how long
does it take? And one of the people from
the ministry side said about a week uh
to get it all done what what takes a
week. They just couldn't understand that
it took a week. Somebody said well the
flight takes 13 hours.
>> That's part of your week right there.
It's it's such a winwin and I think
that's the beauty of today. It's a win
obviously for the Ole that you can
actualize their dream and they can hit
the ground running and it is a win for
the state of Israel. We opened the doors
today at two something. 40 minutes after
we opened the doors one of the kupot one
of the medical clinics came over to me
giddy and they said I signed 15 doctors
in the last 42 minutes.
It's unheard of. It's crazy. And for
them, you just changed Israeli
communities. 15 doctors in Israeli
communities. And for these 15 people,
you made their ali possible. Infusible.
>> Uh, Rabbi Yoshua, Josh Fast, Tony Galbar
with us. We're at medics. So, I'm trying
to process this. I mean, people knew
about this three, four years ago in the
medical field, and yet you're doing
record-breaking numbers today. Like, is
it just like a snowball effect like more
and more people like just more and more
people find out about it? More and more
people like is that it? I think there's
a conveyor belt of Zionist expression. I
think medical schools are going to
graduate kids with students,
>> right? But why is year 9 so much more
popular than year five?
>> I think the climate is pulling more
individuals to be aliyah conscious to
really contemplate and consider whether
or not this is a viable opportunity for
them. And we're seeing that we're seeing
that in our application numbers. We're
seeing that in increased aliyah. And
therefore, it's going to affect every
demographic in every single profession.
>> Any idea? They usually say that uh let's
say from the states people are running
to something opportunity to Zionism to
homeland to opportunity to help people
and to from other countries like Paris
and whatever you're running away.
>> You have to say it. If you don't say it,
you're you're fooling yourself. I never
used to say that. But now I have to say
it because that's the truth. And one of
the treats I think for me, I'm probably
you can correct me what
>> Tony when we go to countries around the
world and we're meeting some
fascinating, inspiring communities and
congregations. It's been
>> Oh, yes.
>> It's such a treat for us. Never in a
million years do we ever think that we'
be going and being hosted by communities
and chief rabbis of different different
countries and we pinch ourselves. We're
like, what are we doing here? But we
also have to be conscious and sensitive
to the cultural nuances of each of the
communities. And some of the wording
that we say is not applicable or
appropriate in those communities. When
we're talking about you're not running
from, you're running to. It's not really
true in other countries. So we're
adapting to each of the cultures, to
each of the motivations, the push and
pull of each of the dynamics in each of
the countries.
>> Can I a couple of things first? Anyway,
and and by the way, because I not I'm
just adding you feel a different sense
>> of urgency or not urgency from different
places that you go.
>> You want to rank it for us or not?
>> No, no, but you're but just uh to add to
that point, we've been to France three
times.
>> Okay.
>> I knew you were going to say this. Go.
No, go ahead.
>> Meeting their number one at this.
>> No, it's fascinating. From year to year
or from 8 months to 8 months, it
changes. Three years ago when we were
there from first time first time that we
did a medics in Paris um you would have
20 30% of the people talked about
anti-semitism the other 70% said ah it's
a viable option I want to give
contribute to the Israeli society second
year
>> 6040
>> last we were just there a month ago I
don't know when we were there just a
month ago it was it was it was scary it
was almost 100%
>> of the vibe
>> of what they were communicating of the
the undercurrent narrative of their
aliyah and it's and it was frightening
for us,
>> right?
>> And we're going to London in uh in a
little I mean some months from now and
and you'll see it'll be the same type of
thing.
>> All right. Couple of things. First of
all, who's doing all your translating? I
mean London you don't need a translator,
but in Ukraine I assume you do, right?
>> So we have uh we have a multinational
team.
>> Really?
>> Yeah. In in Jerusalem, we opened up our
a separate office of just international
medical aliyah program. So we have a
full spectrum of languages. So they all
take the material and they translate it
per country per regulations. So we have
on each each team sometimes we have
three four people for Russia, Ukraine.
We have three people for SP different
countries. It's a huge team. It's a big
team. But when Tony and I go we're
usually given security and given a
translator. So, and that that allows us
to communicate to physicians, allows us
to communicate to press.
>> And your office in Israel has in French
also, not just
>> I have all all the languages that we
deal with around the world. We have on
staff.
>> It's similar to the lone soldier
program.
>> Mhm.
>> Very similar. Um, soldiers from 70
countries making aliyah. We have 70
different languages we're speaking, you
know. Yeah.
>> Same type same type of thing.
>> All right. Some investigative
journalism. Uh, don't take don't take
offense to this.
>> Okay, go.
>> This was founded for North American Olm
>> to the point where circumstances almost
geared this specifically to North
American. What do I mean? I mean that
this effort to go to other countries has
been tried in the past and you backed
away from it. Would that be an accurate
way of portraying it or not?
>> Oh, look at you. I tell you it's invest
investigative
journalism. Don't be insulted. I'm just
curious. It's all a curiosity.
>> So, you went ahead and tried to do the
expansion and it and it really funneled
back to concentration on North America.
>> Stop. Stop this right now.
>> Really? I'm under the wrong impression.
>> Rabbi Sax, the late Rabbi Saxal,
he surprised us. We we visited London
>> um as an exploratory trip,
>> right? And then two days later after the
trip happened and I met with him, it was
a run full front page cover page of the
Jerusalem Post. Rabbi Sax welcomes Zesh
Ben's expansion in the UK. It was news
to us.
>> It was news to us. But at that point,
>> I came I didn't notice till today.
>> Yeah. But at that point, the chief rabbi
announces it. Of course,
>> you you can't back out. Of course.
>> So for for a few years, we had a team
and we we functioned flights in the UK
and flights and everything and
everything. And then the government was
like, well, I don't this was not part of
our strategic arrangement and agreement
and could you please scale it back and
because we're functioning in in in the
UK. So we're like, okay, we have enough
work to do in America. So it wasn't that
we experimented and retracted, it was
surprise and settled down. So that's
what happened in the UK. The medex is an
incredible concept because the
government of Israel has a crisis, a
need, and they came to us and said, "You
have a winning model. Can you please
duplicate this around the world so you
can pedal a solution to state of
Israel?" Today, just between us and your
listeners, we have two other ministries
here that are looking at the medics
model to copy it for other industries in
Israel. And that will probably be an
announcement in the next few months from
now. But you're going to look around
here and you're going to see the
Ministry of Blank and the Ministry of
Blank because they right now are looking
at this model and saying let's do this
around the world as well cuz it's a
working successful model.
>> Amazing. An absolutely great story. I
love this stuff. Uh now should I start
guessing? I'll start guessing. It's not
it's not the legal industry. Plenty of
lawyers in Israel. There's no way you're
looking for lawyers in
>> What are you doing? It's not install
radio host radio.
>> It's not inst It's not installators.
>> No, it's not installators. There are
plenty of those in Israel, right?
>> Good. Good. Good. That one.
>> I love that. Two points for a single.
>> So now I have to start thinking. I have
something to my ride home. I have
something to my ride home. I'm going to
think which industries are here just to
try to duplicate what you've done with
medics
>> or which no has a shortage. Where is
there a shortage?
>> Where is there need? Where is there need
>> and outside of medicine? You're saying
there is a shortage and there is a need.
I just have to pinpoint it.
>> Yes.
>> All right. You'll give me a couple days
on this one.
>> I'll tell you on one second.
>> We're in Thank you.
>> investigative journalism, which you're
very good.
>> Yes. We just kicked it. We just kicked
off our investigative journalism
department. This is where it all you
were here for the historical moment
where it all started. Tony Galbarta
Fest. at medex here in the state of New
Jersey and hundreds as you heard are
going to leave here with the
qualifications with the actual degrees
or licenses more accurately licensed to
actually practice medicine in Israel
which is just remarkable frankly and um
and you know how you know how God works.
He works in mysterious ways. This event
was supposed to be in March. Do you
think it's better attended because it's
today or that's irrelevant?
>> I think we got more numbers.
>> Wow.
>> I think we had more traction.
>> He's the ultimate producer.
>> More traction. we have more marketing
time um and the quiet the global quiet
whether or not it's temporary or not
allowed more hospitals to attend and
more Israeli delegates to attend because
of the parade. So I I'm I'm quite happy
with with the turnout and with um with
the way the way the turn the day is
turning out to be.
>> How does the summer look because what
what what year are we in now? Excuse me
for uh conjecturing on the 24 25 26
>> 20
>> 02 to 26
>> 2002 2002 is the first
>> to 24 year 24 years later.
>> You know better than I do.
>> 24 years later.
>> You should have known the Rabbi Sn.
>> I should have known that. I hope Romy's
going to send me a recording of you
telling this story four years ago.
>> I'm sure I did multiple times. Anyway,
>> that's the problem with having an
archivist. Um all right. So, how does
the summer look? Cuz now it's, you know,
now it's the very end of May. It looks
great.
>> The beginning of June looks great.
>> We We like to know if people actually
still want to move to Israel. And I
remind both of you,
>> there is an economic challenge that we
have not had in a long time.
>> Oh yes. Check out
>> as somebody complained to me last week
who lives in Israel and earns an
American salary, they are earning 25%
less.
>> Yes.
>> Than they used to. And isn't it amazing
by the way we always think about hey
world circumstances and circumstances in
this country may encourage people to
move to Israel and then God goes ahead
and creates a situation where the
shekele is 280 and now again that that
>> it's hardening that heart of exactly
otherwise there's no free choice.
>> It's unbelievable. It is unbelievable.
So has this been an issue or not?
>> It's an issue being raised by some.
>> Wow. It is an issue that's raised by
raised by everybody by everyone by all
organizations by universities
organizations by businesses everyone in
Israel.
>> All the uh high-tech industries they're
doing their revenue their revenue is
made in the US or outside of Israel.
That's where the revenue is the most if
not one of the most important sectors in
Israel.
>> It's affecting everyone.
>> Sure. Wow.
>> So now what's it going to do to summer
aliage? Simply going to be less than it
would have been. Is that
>> No. No. It's uh we have a very good
summer. Please God, people are not
backing out. We actually have an
increase. But it's a it's a challenge.
It's a global challenge.
>> And I wonder, and I don't even know, I
mean, you guys have every number and
every statistic, so it wouldn't shock me
if you knew this, but when the typical
nephesh o would move to Israel, how many
of them, what percentage of them
actually went into a into a uh house or
a home, an apartment that they bought?
It must be very low. Am I right? They
start renting.
>> Yeah, we tell people. Now is that rent.
It's better to rent in the beginning
because you'll know if
>> no matter what the circumstances that
neighborhood's for you, you know, spend
a year, two years, are the kids in the
right schools and you're getting the
right No, it's
>> so that number is not going to be
anything.
>> I say to families all the time because
they get very stressed out.
>> I was like, you're taking a dart and
you're throwing it 6,000 miles away,
right?
>> Just hit the map and then once you get
there, you can pick a a community that's
more
>> Yeah. You've been very into this. You've
been very into taking everything one
step at a time. %
>> slowly,
>> methodically.
>> Stay calm, strategically.
>> Don't panic.
>> Don't stress. There's no reason to
stress.
>> No reason to stress. It's
>> all good.
>> Oh boy. Oh boy. So, there you have it.
The shekel boy, I'll tell you. And as
you said, Tony, Jewish organizations or
all organizations because they're
basically all Jewish in Israel.
>> Fun.
>> No, look, if you're raising money and
everyone's got to step up their efforts
and you budget, you have to go back and
get some more money. That's it. 25% more
>> affects Navish is expect affects all the
organizations
>> by the way has it strengthened against
every currency around the world or just
uh just the dollar euro same thing pound
same thing all the stuff same thing
>> yeah for sure
>> what it have in Australia what's this a
dollar right Australian dollar right
>> all the same wow we're at Medex here in
New Jersey as we talk about the
challenges of aliad it really is
remarkable that not to harp on it But it
really is remarkable that as time goes
by, you think there's certain things
you're never going to have to worry
about, she basically has been the same
for God knows how long and then this,
you know, whatever you want to call it,
a wrench or, you know, some new thing
happens that has to be dealt with.
>> Hashem, as you said, deals in, you know,
good friend of mine said, you know, God
gives walnuts to people with no teeth,
you know. So, bottom line, you got to
you got to figure out how to break the
walnut without your teeth. I'd love to
know which business meeting he used that
in. I
>> just want you to know I hear it once a
week from Tony.
>> It's a bumper sticker on my car.
>> There's got to be a story of something
some major that he was dealing with that
he used that with. There has to be. I'm
telling you right now. Are we Are we
overtime or we're Okay.
>> Do whatever you want
>> cuz we're live right now.
>> It's your corner.
>> And this is Yeah, this is my corner of
medics.
>> Let's welcome Yell Catsman. Y Catsman to
the show.
>> Thank you, Yael. I'll tell you, you got
a hardworking staff. got the the the
hardest working staff. You got a lot of
people. Best of the best.
>> You have a lot of people that put in a
lot of extra hours.
>> Wait a second. We have no hours.
>> I also have to say something about you.
>> About me?
>> Yes. H what? How many years have you
been doing this with?
>> Tell Tony to save this for the big
aliyah party. We're definitely having an
aliyah party.
>> Big als.
>> No, but it's finally on the market.
Thank god. Okay.
>> But nobody wants to buy a big apartment
in Manhattan. Who does? Exactly. Because
who who that lives in Manhattan has six
kids.
>> Blame it on that. But we had a major
development.
>> Uhoh.
>> Uh-oh.
>> Okay.
>> Now he's got
>> you've been given a secret message.
>> But here's here's the new development
which you're going to find fascinating.
>> Hit me.
>> The new development is that whenever
people ask about our, you know,
transition to whatever the next stage of
life is, we always say we're going to be
renting on both sides of the world.
That's been the party line, right? We're
going to rent on both sides. Well, we
have family here, children and
grandchildren. We have family there,
children and grandchildren. We're going
to rent on both sides. Well, that has
been the party line. So, Stacy Seagull
last Tuesday night was honored by the
United Jewish Teachers
>> because she's 17 days away from
retirement. Thank God.
>> So, so she gets up and with a prepared
speech and says, "Now that we are moving
to Israel." And I'm like, "Wait a
second." I thought the line was now that
we're going to be splitting our time
between the two, but no, she publicly
said that we're actually And I'll tell
you something. I think she's sort of
like, you know, this game is ridiculous.
Let's just go a band-aid.
>> Exactly. Let's just go and then we'll
we'll visit at the appropriate times and
see family, etc., etc.
>> So, enough of our smoozing really made
an impact.
>> Can you imagine?
>> That's it. You made my day.
>> That's I'm telling I we we have to press
her on this one cuz I don't know. It was
prepared remarks and this is the
direction she went in and it caught all
of us by surprise. But we'll see what
happens.
>> The proof will be in the pudding or by
fast. You know when
>> when we actually sell that apartment and
we start this both sides of the world
thing. Then we'll see how it works. Are
we really going to have an established
place on both sides of the globe?
>> Well, you have a lift that I can put
stuff
>> something you can't relate to. You never
had a place on both sides of the world.
You were either living in the United
States or you were living in Israel.
>> Yes.
>> That would be accurate, right?
>> Mhm. Will it be that way for us or will
it be complete independence from the
United States of America and move on and
start thinking about the time when my
grandparents arrived in the US in the
1930s with my father and now almost 100
years later we're going to reverse that
trend and go back to the Holy Land.
>> Wow.
>> I mean, I know medics is dramatic, but
it was never this dramatic.
>> That was drama. Two scoops of drama.
Anyway, so that's I'm speechless.
>> That's the story with that. All right,
so let's finish the summer conversation.
So you say it's going to be a bigger and
better than ever. Although I don't know
if you said that
>> it's going to be a strong strong summer.
>> Strong summer and because we
concentrating a lot
>> at least at least as good as last year's
banner year,
>> right?
>> Last year was a phenomenal summer. We're
looking at the same numbers a little bit
more.
>> And um because we're concentrating
obviously today on the medical field.
>> Mhm. So that's why I'm, you know, trying
to gear this a little bit toward the,
you know, what's happening in general.
Um, but what's the what's the interest?
Because aside from those who are
actually moving, you always have
statistics of those who've started their
application, who've inquired, etc. Is it
>> more across the board? There's no
there's no striking outlier demographic.
It's just more of the same spread.
states across the country same age you
know same age distribution but uh you
have people people who are voicing
within their essays where it used to be
I want to be part of history I don't
want to be in the bleachers I want to
build my family and have Jewish
you know quality of life not a standard
of living but a quality of life and now
you're hearing people saying something's
happening and uh it's It's adding
another element, another puzzle piece to
to that decision-making process.
>> Oh, now I have so much to say about
this. I don't even know if Tony would
agree with me.
>> The impression here is that the prime
minister sort of overplayed his hand a
little bit in terms of the
>> Are you thinking you're talking
politics?
>> Yeah, I know. It's terrible with
>> It's terrible. But you e even Tony who's
so close with with all the big shots, he
had to have been shocked when the prime
minister got on national television here
in the United States and said it's time
to stop American aid and we have to
start weaning oursel off of American
aid. I mean the fact that he, you know,
had this epiphany that that, you know,
he's got to at least make a public
comment to, you know, let people know
that he's thinking about it.
>> You really think that that Mr. was going
to respond to.
>> Yeah, I know you're not going to comment
on it, but I but I but when you say
Avira, when you say people are feeling a
certain atmosphere, it's not just
anti-semitism or people who are big
positions who are going out of their way
to support the quote unquote other side.
It's also a a um uh an attitude now
toward the Israeli government that we
haven't seen in the past. And that's why
I'm saying, I'm not making you comment.
That's why I'm saying when he gets on
national television and makes a
statement like that, it's hard to
>> it's hard not to conclude that he's also
feeling a certain tension
>> that's going on.
>> I will not comment on his opinions and
what he says. I won't comment on that at
all.
>> But I for educational purposes to let
your audience knows and hopefully they
do know already. But um nearly
100% of the funds that Israel gets,
military assistance is gets in dollars
is spent and must be spent to the US.
>> Correct.
>> So it's actually a kind of a stimulus
package correct for the US military
industry from whatever to whatever. But
the cooperation is amazing. So there's
more to than just we're going to stop
the aid and it's correct. There's a lot
going on here and this is nothing that
we should comment about.
>> Correct. And I don't know. Okay. I'm not
expecting I have to stop the whole
thing.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> Because but I have such an important
point to make but I can't make it.
>> We'll talk about over breakfast.
>> You can make your point. Doesn't mean we
have to answer.
>> No, I don't expect you to. I'm just
saying that you know.
>> I said I would.
>> You're a brave managel. The enemy does
not uh The enemy used to acknowledge
what Tony just said. The enemy used to
acknowledge that there was a a
tremendous benefit to the United States
about all of this and they no longer
acknowledge it. I think it's a different
uh a different atmosphere than it used
to be. Uh but we're not going to comment
about any of that. We're going to simply
tell everybody that we're at Medics and
we're broadcasting live. We're having a
very interesting conversation with two
amazing friends who have been uh who
have been with an organization actually
founded an organization back in 2002 and
that now is doing some spect even more
spectacular things including in the
medical field. Then final question, of
course, every time you two come on, no
matter when, there's always something
new to discuss, there's always a new
innovation, a new project, a new angle,
um an expanded effort,
>> anything you want to re and usually and
usually you'll preface your remarks by
saying, well, I can't give you full
details now, but you know, so now Tony,
>> anything else,
>> because there's always There's something
coming by way.
>> Are there multiple
>> That's a legitimate answer. Multiple
projects.
>> They're in the oven.
>> They're baking big.
>> Yeah.
>> International projects that we're
working on.
>> Wow. A lot of people would look back at
the two of you and say, "Come on, you've
already done big big big. There's big
big big coming." I mean, come on.
>> It's unbelievable.
>> We get bored easily.
>> That's the problem with the two of you.
That may be the essence of the problem.
I'll tell you that's not the problem. We
don't get bored. But we we we we got and
that's smart. We were educated over the
last 20 years and we find that there's
of a need and we can help fix that need
then we do it.
>> Yeah.
>> That's what we do
>> and you keep finding. But you should
just know that for every need that we
find and that we filter and vet,
>> there are multiple needs that come to
our desk that we do not feel that we're
the appropriate address.
>> Wow. and we vet it and we discuss it and
see whether or not we can finance it,
whether or not we have the appropriate
staffing or mindset or bandwidth and we
say no and we turn people down and it's
very hard to say that must be very
flattering to be the girl you know
>> as to go to the dance.
>> Exactly.
>> But they
because of all that boy because they see
that everything you touch succeeds.
That's the whole No, but we have some
exciting projects. Look, what it is is
if you can identify a problem and then
you can identify the solution to that
problem, then you go ahead and do it. If
if it's if it's in your wheelhouse
>> and quantifiably,
>> yeah. Um there are a lot of problems.
There's always a lot of issues, a lot of
need, but we can't go and say we're
experts in all those things. We use the
model that we have and that we've built
over all these years and the connections
and the friends and the partnerships and
we say look this is interesting let's
investigate let's look at it let's
discuss it let's figure it out and it
takes a long time and then we say okay
we'll we'll put our toe in the water and
then before we uh jump in all together
>> yeah boy
someone once said to me in the world of
business think I said give me a piece of
business advice they said you'll
appreciate this they said think I think
I once mentioned this to you they think
one million times before adding one
expense to your company. I would assume
you both think a million times before
adding a project just to make sure it's
all as you just said beser and you know
the way it should be and you know has
the solution that you think actually can
be implemented.
>> Uh no not really
>> really I mean a million is exaggeration
but you get my point.
It's an evaluation of the of the the
issue, evaluation of the need,
evaluation of the resources that you can
bring to the table. And Tony has an
incredible incredible
um filter for everything that we touch
and uh does a working discuss we discuss
this on the plane more than once.
>> A worst case scenario.
>> His business sense is one of the biggest
keys to your success.
>> 100%. You play it through the worst case
scenario.
>> Don't downplay it. I beg you,
>> don't play it.
>> Come on, commode.
>> Take those walnuts.
>> Talk to us.
>> We'll discuss it at the big party.
>> This is me exhausted. I'm going to be a
walnut.
>> I'm going to give him another one so
he'll think about it. Even a blind
squirrel catches a nut once in a while.
>> She fell out.
>> Unbelievable.
>> I'm not sure that's really
>> I wonder if it would work in Hebrew.
We're going to get lost in translation.
>> A squirrel though.
>> Oh yeah, they don't know what squirrels
are.
>> Good point. Very good point.
>> Even a blind squ. I guess so. I thank
both of you very much.
>> We thank you for being here. You are the
best of the best.
>> I would never miss it. This is the
closest I got to actually being a Jewish
doctor. I go to bedex.
>> I can give you one of those robes.
>> Yeah.
>> I need one. I should come in my nurse's
outfit or something. That's what I
should do.
>> Thank you.
>> Are you kidding?
>> Really? Thank you for being here.
Pleasure. You You always give us
inspiration. I really do. You really do.
I appreciate Every time I I I leave this
kind of conversation, I feel like I I
got an injection of like of happiness of
of uh really you really you're great and
the audience
>> just loves you. I appreciate that. The
future of the Jewish people's in the
state of Israel and the future of the
state of Israel is in the hands of
Nephesh Benesh. How do you like that
one? How do you like that one?
>> That makes up for all the drama.
>> 100%. Are you kidding me? Now I can talk
about BB all I want.
>> 100%. Woo.
>> I'm out of here.
>> All right. Thank you, gentlemen. Tony
Galbart, Rabbi Fast, Ri fast will be
with us later in the week
on the JM and the AM. And I thank both
of them