Producing Miracles: The Gershy Moskowits Story

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Our message is going out there and we have amazing guests that keep coming and flooring us. >> Mhm. >> And today we have with us Gershy Moskowitz. >> It's great of you for having me. >> Gershy, welcome to the program. It's so nice to have you on the Gershy, have you ever been on a podcast before? >> First podcast ever. >> This might be your last also. >> Just very shy. >> Keep that in mind. We'll see how this goes. >> You got messages till now. Watch and see what's going to happen now to None of Your Business Podcast. >> Ooh. You're setting high expectations. >> Wow. >> Correct. >> You're putting pressure. >> I'm not. >> All right. Gershy, we we have >> You are. >> Well, you and I just got to know each other several months ago or several weeks ago. >> Yeah, you know, it's two months. >> Yeah, yeah. And I was fascinated by what he does in general and his background of Well, I'm not going to give it away because we have a new segment that we start off our podcast with called Chat GPT said what? I'm going to tell you what Chat GPT says about you. >> Which I never checked before. >> Most of our guests haven't, but here you are. Are you ready? >> Only if it's positive, right? Only >> Drum roll, please. Chat GPT I don't tell Chat GPT to be positive. I just tell it to be real. >> Okay. >> Right? >> I said it is you know what I am before. >> Gershy Moskowitz is a music, event, and producer. He's the mastermind behind some of the biggest productions in the Jewish world. Think albums, concerts, cruises, and concerts with major artists. >> Correct. >> Founder of Gershy Moskowitz Productions. Where did you come up with that name? >> Not original. >> Not just a producer, he built the brand. He curates sound, soul, and spectacle like a Hasidic Spielberg with a keyboard. >> Wow. >> Ooh, a Hasidic Spielberg with a keyboard. >> Okay. >> You're an album producer for Jewish music icons, albums like Kid Di and Abie Rosenblatt, Yossi Green, featuring Avraham Fried, Yishai Lapidot, Shmueli Ungar, and of course >> And of course Shloime Gertner. Uh basically it says here you roll deep with the Hasidic All Stars. >> That's how my production in the music business >> Who's your biggest friend in the industry that's on your phone that celebrity-wise that we would all know a name? >> All of them. All of them happen to be on the way in. I just finished them texting with MBD, which he's the king of Jewish music. And he was I was sending him to a hospital. In the hospital, which a bunch of people should know that all these superstars their foundation, what they don't do when they don't have jobs at night and simchas daytime, downtime, they go around to hospitals prisons They fly to places to give chizuk to Klal Yisrael. >> You know what? Let's jump right into that because the next thing it says here is that you were a notable speaker at the Renewal Shabbaton and it actually picked up on it cuz it just happened recently. >> Correct. But the one I want to hear everything about. Tell me more. >> Tell me more. Gershy doesn't just play music, he moves people. His emotional speech at the Renewal Shabbaton in 2025 went viral. >> I mean, if they say so, yeah. >> Yeah, I mean that's that's nice. I'd like to hear more about it. I mean the rest of it is how amazing you are at marketing and what a great dresser you are and how what delicious foods I'm joking. I'm just saying that that's that's the crux of it and um sounds like it's pretty accurate. So we're we're fans. >> Yes, so far so good, yeah. >> Yeah, I mean I have to tell you that this is the things that we don't see that go on behind the scenes like you mentioned you're calling Mordechai Ben David to go do it. >> what's up with him, yeah? >> Yeah, um I I find that a lot. I find that you know I I was in the hospital in Eretz Yisrael after October 7th and I was surrounded by guys like Mordechai Shapiro who were just there just like with a guitar singing to people who are recent amputees and >> And you told me that story also what you had which people should know about. >> I don't know what it >> The October 7th where that floor was empty >> Oh. >> and you went to a person that was >> Yes. Yes. Well, this is about you this time so we'll >> No, but I want to hear that people should know that story that what goes around comes around. >> Yes, 100% that's I I guess the what what I'm noticing a lot is that people are are in the production world in the music world in the artist world. You find this also in non-Jewish world as well. Anyone who's an artist you don't realize the work that goes on behind the scenes during the day and then of course on the scene at night. When does anyone have time? When does anyone go to sleep? How do How do people balance their life work? How do you balance it? What would you recommend for other? I'm curious about that whole world but I think you >> People people don't know I'm sorry for knocking you over. >> No, no, go ahead. You >> People don't know what the word production means. When you say how original Gashi Mashiach Productions you can go to um Gefilte Fish Productions and give it a name. I said to myself this is my name and add the word the the word what I do. Now, what does productions mean? Basically and simple one the phone call does it all. You you making a simcha, you're making a CM, you need a cruise. Let's we're going to get to the album soon but we started how I started my career. Just a chosson called me up 28 years ago. Happened to be a close friend of mine. He has brothers in the music business. Dudi Burko if I may say names in public over here. >> we Please drop more names. What do you think we're doing these days? Your name was mentioned on the podcast that we're sending out to people so I like that. >> So he was my first client. What were you doing at the time? I was First I I started going through towards music field. So I started my career how I started. >> Yeah, you'll tell us that in a minute, but finish the story. Go ahead. >> So he was my first customer that he went to Yeshiva. His father and mother were busy working up a pizza shop at that point. And his the father the father and mother forgot to send a deposit to the singer, the keyboard, and so on. And he calls me up in from Yeshiva 4 weeks before the chasuna that he lost the badchan, the keyboard, the singer, whoever was on stage cuz they didn't give a deposit. Gershy, I need your help. So coming home from Yeshiva by 18 already, I was going down on Terrace Highway, block 54th and Borough Park, which you're familiar. I used to stop in and get familiar with the players and keyboards and singers and they got to know me. So automatically got to know me, who are you? I'm Gershy. What do you do? I'm a bochur. And we started becoming closer. As we got closer, we got full exchange phone numbers back in the day was a big zach. They have a phone number of a singer. You know, that's oh wow, you have his phone number? And I was, let's call it, the the agent back then. There was no like agents everybody today, managers and agents. I was the one that a chosson called me up from all over and that's how my career started in becoming closer to singers and started calling me and they used to some of them used to give money, some of them used to not. And in the bigger business, let's say a hall and mother event, they used to give a big chunk of money. Here is here is money for you cuz you brought us the can't call it kickback or commission. That was my pay. When I was like 18, 19. But that's how my music career started. >> Yeah, and you know, by the way, a commission is pay. That's really what it is essentially and that's how >> Correct. But people should know that, too. >> People should definitely recognize that. Yes, if someone's making a phone call for you and he's brokering something for you. Correct. He put in the effort, not that minute to make that phone call, but he put in the effort to build that relationship over the years. It's like R&D, you know, research and development. When a product comes out, it's like, how much does that pill cost to make? A penny. You're not paying for that pill. You're paying for the research that went into it. Just like when someone's a broker and someone finds you a deal, not only does he deserve to get paid, he should get paid because of the information that he's bringing to the table. >> days I work on a production fee. >> Right. Right, different story. >> It's a different story. Today's days when you put together from soup to nuts and every single item on the invoice comes up. But but by the way, I get those items for better prices. In the production field when I call up the tents rental company, if it's a $10,000 rental, I squeeze them down to 8,500. Or would set up 7,500. There's a gap of $2,500 which Gershy master's production and offers bought down. So, I have the right to ask that fee. >> Right. >> That's how it works these days. But back then, that's how that started. >> Let's talk about back then. How did you get started? Where did your love for music come from? Where's your family from? Where Where >> I am from Borough Park. >> Okay. >> Father, mother brought up and my mother's from Brazil. My father's from Williamsburg. Um I was brought up bread and butter and butter park been raised in Borough Park. And like I said before, my career started by coming home from yeshiva, I started loving music. And the singers who actually singing the chazzans back then, Michoel Schnitzler of was a friend of yours? >> Oh, big fan of Michoel Schnitzler. >> Yeah, yeah, do you know who she >> I didn't listen to a lot of chassidic music growing up, but Michoel Schnitzler was a personal favorite of mine. I listened to him a lot actually. >> He's everybody's >> He was a very diverse audience. He wasn't just targeting chassidim. Like he had his way about his voice that was inviting for everyone. >> Uh but when you finish every sentence, I love you. >> Mhm. >> Which chassidic singer I love you. >> He had a good energy. He had very good energy. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> And Michoel Schnitzler was the first one to let's call it recognize Gershy. And talking about that I knew all the singers from those chassidic business and chuppah business or mitzvah dance business, I said to myself, if I know all these singers, let me go into the chassidic world. If I have that those credentials and credit I if I have their phone number, why shouldn't I use it up for chassidic? There's a guy named Reb Mordche Shmielu Friedman, a young fellow, very talented in the marketing field. He called me up, Gershy, "What Since Since you know them" He was a little known in the choir business. He was in the Satmar choir. "What can we do to make people happy?" So, our organization was started, Simchas Hanefesh. That was the first thing before anybody thought of going to hospitals, or to prisons. It was a chiddush. Back then, with nurses going down to the wards, and going down to prisons, and getting those Who Who are you? >> My name is Gershy Moskowitz. >> How long ago was this when you started this uh >> 27 years. 27 years ago, about 26 years ago. >> Wow. >> Back then, to go talk to a warden, and a little young fellow like me, "Sir, what's your credentials?" I I I I'm an agent. You know, to go talk to wardens, and allow you to come with them to the hospital, and to into jails, and get everybody's socials, that the young that the singers should trust you. That's what Reb Hershel Moskowitz He started that, recognizing what I have. And then Shmielu Friedman called me, and that was the first thing what we did. Hospitals, jails, prisons, mental institutions, organizations, nursing homes, old age homes. And that That's when the Hesed world started, before any Mekimi organization, or even Chai Lifeline used to call me. Before they got a hold of singers and players to to call them. I was the pest. I was the one who called them. And I didn't I didn't leave that phone alone till they picked up. You know, that that they came up Gershy Moskowitz, the pest. That was my name on their phone. >> not pleasantly persistent. You're unapologetically persistent. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> Well, he's doing a good thing. >> Yes, because you are doing a good thing. >> It's a great cause, exactly. >> Really nice very nice idea is to lift people's spirits in places where they're very down-trodden, they're having a hard time with life. And then you waltz in, you know, where you and your fellow singers and popular people they >> Reb Mordche They take their time. They come to They take a time Reb Mordche. He was one who picked me up for four three and a half to four years from the Yeshiva Mir in Flatbush going to Ocean Parkway. >> Mhm. >> 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Gershy Moskowitz was waiting outside. We went to hospitals. >> Wow. >> We traveled hospitals. We went sometimes to Virginia Beach. We traveled for days. Minneapolis. That was the the time he picked me up and that's the time we went to Yeshiva and that's what I did back then. That that that was the >> Wow. >> the trips of Hasidim. >> Interesting. And were you really musical at that Did you play any instruments? >> No, I'm not I don't I don't I don't think >> Do you work behind the scenes? >> I'm behind you. >> You're the guy that's the you're the mechanics behind it all. You get you put all the pieces in place. >> But that's how I was taught and then I moved on to producing. So when I was 23 I got engaged Hashem. I got to know a year before that Carlebach from England. You heard that Carlebach? >> I've heard of him. I don't know exactly who he is. >> Of course. You know some of his songs. >> I'm sure I do. >> Yeah. So so Carlebach from England then my cousin called me from a boat in Tabanera lot which he was there and he would they pushed him on the stage. The Carlebach pushed him on there and he went on to be a DJ or was back then the phone call was about $8 or $9 a minute on the phone. And he's saying that song >> Uh. >> and the whole crowd was singing oh they want more. I'm talking to my my cousin she has she has a name. I said don't hang up that phone. I want to hear this voice further. They asked for Mashiach. Popular song. Mashiach Mashiach from what's his So that was the and that went on for like a good 45 minutes an hour that phone call and the cost thing probably $150 >> Who paid for this phone call? >> I did. >> Wow. >> Cuz I knew I knew something was going to happen on that phone. >> I maybe still owe my cousin money I'm not sure. So so but when I heard that voice and that the whole crowd was begging for more and back then a singer wasn't like everybody touched the mic. You had to know I mean not the people I don't know. The person had to know how to handle a mic and deliver that song. I knew that this guy has something from then he got engaged. He came to New York. He actually sing about our helper. And that's how got his started and that's how it became in the a producer in the in the music in in the album production. was my first and moved on to other singers as chat GBT says. And that's how my production started mean that I had connection to singers of Hashem. I was the agent. And as we have connection I started doing in the world of Hashem. And from then on I got to know bigger singers and produce their albums. >> I'm curious what is your most proudest moment of work that you did with >> I mean to say with him alone? >> Yeah, with like a song that you came out with or something that uh >> Uh something that still sings still sings today which which you may not know but you definitely what's his most iconic song? >> You're putting me on the on the spot like that. I know he has a nice I'm song he has a >> Very good that he has another song. >> I know which one. >> Malka >> Sure. >> Oy oy malka This song which we're going to get to soon the podcast. You'll find out why it's so special to me. >> No, what what are we waiting for? Go go for it. >> let's first finish Shlomo's situation. >> Sure. >> So that that's the song and then when Yossi Green came out of the subway and came to Green's house there was a subway bombing in England. And he survived it Yossi. And an hour two later someone picked him up and took him to Shlomo's house. They sat down by the piano. I had given words which I saw on top of a list bed. Who is this song about? Which is a famous song which language is song up to today. Listen. >> You want to translate what what that means? >> Who is the Jewish does miracles? Hashem does miracles to all who believe in him. >> Mhm. >> And and Yossi Green added the words with a little bit of faith we'll all be safe. >> Mhm. Wow, he's he's a very talented guy Yossi by the way and the things that he does. What a magical moment that must have been by the way. careful. You know what? You should invite him. He should be sitting in this chair over there. >> Okay. >> I'll definitely do what you said. We'll get him here. >> Yeah, yeah. Not only that, him and Heshy own a company called Jerry Medics. It's in our world. So, we know the medical supply world well, and years ago we used to deal with them. They service the health care facilities, so we're familiar with them from the business standpoint. It's interesting that it's not just music and artist, someone who sings at night at concerts, coming out of album, has to have a day job as well. >> He's He's not just He does He not just plays music, sings music. Yossi is the Can I know which happy birthday you just celebrated a big birthday for him? >> Happy birthday, Yossi. >> It was all good. He's the probably the the biggest composer by quality of song, a number of songs and popular songs. >> Really? >> Yossi Green has the biggest library of songs. >> That's a pretty good legacy to leave behind. >> It is. It is. >> If I tell you If I tell you a song, Tanya, you know what it is? Tanya? >> Yes, I know that song. I actually love that song. >> If I tell you Ad Rabbe, you know what I mean? >> Yes, I know that song. >> I can go on and on. I don't want to say the number. >> I actually know that song. People don't realize that. >> Does not Aaron Fried sing Ad Rabbe? >> Yeah, Aaron Fried is from Yossi. >> Yeah. So, he composed that song. >> And I can go on. Did a Bay. >> Wow. >> No, you know what? >> Do sing it. >> Did a Bay, Kol a Bay. >> Yes, yes. >> I'll go on. I don't want to get to the number where Yossi is up to now. >> Hundreds and hundreds of songs. >> I'm sorry, thousands. >> Thousands of songs. >> imagine how many more thousands he hasn't? Like that's >> What happens when people produce music? Like they're sitting >> I mean if I tell you when he calls me to the piano and we sit down with the artist and we have that invitation, it's it's just magical that how the Hashem gives the power to him to touch those keys and the song comes out on the spot. I mean, on the spot. At that hour, those two hours. >> Sure. >> And he sweats it out. >> That's beautiful. >> And how a song is composed. That's that's Again, you can go on to the music field further. People don't know what it means producing an album. Unfortunately today's days with people just sending around songs and tapping. The artist put in coaches and money to this. >> So what does it mean as far as producing what you do? You do production, right? What is what entails producing? >> Again, that's not my main production right now, but what I would when No, my main production is now parties, events. >> Okay, what kind of events? >> Yes, event production. >> Okay, when did you start doing that? When did you transition from the producer >> 15 years 16 years ago. >> Oh, so in the last 16 years you're not even producing music. >> I did I did I did but I can't just when I have kind of two three candles I make $15,000 on an album of producing it not arranging not Michael let's get to the word producing. What does the word producing mean? What is shop producing? >> Yes. >> Michael wants to give an album or she wants to give an album. What what what happens next? We need songs. The biggest trick of an album is songs. They have the right component, the ingredients. What does it mean listening to a a right song? It should sound commercial that they sing by cousins and Simchas. >> Right. >> That's what it means but what do that mean produce? Now once you hear that song you have to hear the ear to this is going to be picked up by Cloud your store. >> Mhm. >> And then find the people to arrange that song. This guy is going to slow song, this guy is going to in a in a rock song, this guy is going to a horror song, a disco song. That takes producing. The right the final touch on album is mixing. When you hear a song that happens that helps your ear is that clarity of the voice and the music together. That's called mixing. So that's called a producer. That's what I did back then. Still do it lightly these days but my main source now of income is production of events, event producing. >> Mhm. Okay, very cool. So what kind of events are you doing? Like what is your >> Anything. >> What's the largest event you've catered so far in your career? >> Which I worked for a couple of years which is Simchas. >> Wow, that's a big one. >> What is they heaviest they don't say it over there? >> Yeah. That's pretty how many people attended the CM Asch's? >> So I worked for the MetLife Stadium for about I would say easy 15 16 months or maybe even more. Probably more 2 years following. Closer to 2 years. >> What you were preparing for 2 years? >> Yeah, on on yeah, on details of it. >> Wow. >> Security, staging, lighting, singing. And then the last uh >> So you weren't just a caterer, you were the party planner. >> exactly, event planner. >> Event planner. So >> I hire a party planner. >> You did all the logistics. >> I hire a party planner. I have a vision and I deliver it to a party planner and they set it up. >> Wow, so that was just the gig of the year for you. Like you didn't >> No, that's 4 years of work and the book of Sham because of that event and taking upon myself to learn the daf and still do it daily book of Sham. I would try I have an able to Sham hope to be Messiah. >> Oh, wow. >> On the year. >> Nice. >> On none of your business podcast is going to be able to Sham to do it. >> God willing. When is that? >> 6627 I'm going to Sham. >> Wow. >> That's a Sunday. So that's figure last year she before >> Okay. >> 6624 I'll be with you. Put it in the calendar. >> Wow. Wow. That is exciting stuff. You started the daf after you got involved in the >> also let me get that the day the the month and all 3 weeks before that scene MetLife was sold out. They they opened up Barclay. Some of them were going to have to call to be outside in the winter. It was New Year's Eve. So they said it was too cold for them to be in MetLife. >> Uh-huh. >> They opened up Barclay in Brooklyn. So I shifted over the morning of MetLife and went to Barclays. There was a night before there was a sponsor event for all the sponsors which I did that event. And Parsippany Hilton was for about 1,500 people. The sponsors and the families and the spouse and the the workers. We moved down from Parsippany Hilton to 4:00 in the morning to MetLife. And 7:15 I was in Barclay Stadium. Setting up for the >> My goodness, how many people were at the CM Asch's? >> 92,000 MetLife. >> 92,000 >> It's a it's a it's a it's a actually a history. I want you to check it out while we're there. >> Okay. we have Stephanie how many people fit in MetLife Stadium you know 9200 and 2000 in that MetLife Stadium more than any costume you've seen most I've seen 1000 people 93,000 people fill the stadium 93,000 people to be nice I scroll down a second step I want to see it's a city of people and this time around is going to be five or six times that amount just so you know you beat Ed Sheeran that's a very big deal I mean like to me at least I mean you beat jet Giants Sheeran is number one Sheeran is number two and the Jets and Giants is number three but that's fascinating see me shots is the most recorded people ever to be in attendance at the MetLife Stadium you have produced that entire to go over two years what was the budget on that great question give it give me an idea in my humble opinion which I don't know because there's a main sponsor which I don't want to say his name in the air that's how to get a person I would say easy easy 7.58 million of the course from soup to nuts money making event unless there's sponsors and there's ticket sales don't you have to buy tickets a bunch of people right but again that's that's the and then and then proper meal or it was just top floor was in cubicles, and we have whole suites. They had they had food for them. >> But if you're a regular attendee in the stands, you don't >> No, you're getting Lay's potato chips. Come on. >> you a bag of chips. >> They give you a bag with a water >> Oh, I'm sorry. So it's not like the No, because I was at the event of Chabad where they have like I think 10,000 people. There you get a meal. >> How many Right, that's a meal. How many people How many thousands of people? >> Probably that amount. >> How many people are sitting at the Chabad event on annual basis? Because the year of the caterer is who at the Chabad event? >> Met Sharaf. >> Sharaf? >> And Shimon Grewal are >> Together? >> In the kitchen. >> I think I heard once that they have like a penalty if they don't bring the food out in time or something. >> Opposite. They bring food on time. >> it work? Can you explain it? >> If you get some Every minute that the main course comes out before, there's a fat check waiting for you. >> A bonus. >> So you have to set up the stage, the lighting >> no, no, no, no. I I don't actually physically do it. >> That's it, but you're arranging that. >> again had my my my tasks of that was had to be done. >> Right. You're overseeing it. >> Yeah, the musical part, of course. There's a very talented individual named Shmuly Rosenberg from New York City. He deserves a plug. He He is in charge fully of that event. And I'm good, of course, but he's on top of that He's on top of all the logistics. I had a task list. And from that stadium, I had to move on to Barclay. Barclay was another 19,000. >> Wow. >> And this time around MetLife Stadium, 6627, it's probably going to be five times that amount, can I know. >> Wow. Where are you putting everybody? >> In a couple of stadiums, MetLife Stadium. >> So meaning just the >> I can't give it away yet, but they're they're already talking in a couple of days. >> Come on. Come on. Is it any of our business? Can we tell Can we know? >> MetLife Stadium, we'll come back for part two. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. No problem. It's fine. What a What an event. That's crazy. The scale, the sheer size of this event is mind-blowing. I'm curious, did anything go wrong that like you remember and like, "Oh my god, I did not expect this." I'm like, "Okay, >> of things went wrong, but behind the scenes, nothing major. >> Tell us. I We We We're not >> No, just technicalities. A single arriving a minute before going on stage time. He had traffic. He had He had no idea how to go to the back door to get to that stage. >> That's what I'm curious about. What other things happened? >> half hour walk in the stadium. >> Right. Just to get to your stage. >> The singer had to go the the singer had to go to the car, get to the the security guard in the stadium. No, he's the singer. Who who Who is the singer? Like he the investigation. Is he on the credential list? Park in front of that door. Running. He's not a small small singing guy. He's a He's a chazzan. And he momma and he's a big deal. >> Who's singing it? Who is this? >> Um I think it's Shloime Daskal. >> Oh, he was the >> I think I'm running. Shloime is singing singing the actually the the Ani Ma'amin. >> Okay. >> But the Misha Berach. >> Yeah. >> I want to hear him sing. I don't want to hear see him run. >> I'm exactly. But by the time him running and on those headphones, he hear those noise. Pass gate two, pass gate three, pass four. Gershon you on park, you on park cuz have to be to see him has to be in the same time. >> Uh. >> So those nail-biting moments you don't hear. You don't see what's going on. >> Yeah. >> But on those headphones and those mics you see people in the mics, those producers as it's nail-biting. Yeah, has to be it's it's on the time. Just like this podcast was set for time and right on time. >> What kind of what kind of security did you have over there? >> So it was after >> I imagine the city gave you some security as well. They gave you additional resources. >> And I look look at the amount of people the security the and the dogs that have to pass the FBI. I get a message on my phone a few days before the same. Hey, it's I don't forget the name of the guy, Frank or whatever, from the FBI. Please call up. Well, you know what I'm saying? I had no idea why. >> You never want the FBI to be saying that. >> But it's a text message. So >> I hope you called your lawyer first. >> Yeah. >> No. No, I called back. >> Okay. >> I wasn't afraid. I called back. Yes, we're calling reference of the same. They wanted to come to Barclay enough in the morning enough before people arrive to check on the seats of Barclay. >> They wanted to screen them. >> That was a blessing. Now imagine what's going on Bent life. >> Wow. >> There was a Chassidic guy dressed up like a Chassid in MetLife Stadium. >> What? >> He looked like a ordinary Chassidic ship person. A a hat and a short jacket and a orange beard. >> Yeah. >> He was part of the FBI. He was combing the entire time. >> Oh. >> Uh-oh. was part of the crowd. He blended in in the crowd. >> And and good, he he think? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I I can probably I can probably I can probably have a picture of him as well. >> Yeah, yeah, give it to Steph. We can have to put it up on our YouTube. >> movies a lot of times they try to portray Hasidic people, they never get it right. They always look like very ridiculous. >> the payes hanging in the back. >> Yeah, exactly. With the beard, like whoever does the makeup needs to get a little lesson on how Hasidic men actually look. It's always terrible. But you you tell me it sounds like he really >> By the way, you can tell how to really blend in. I'll show you pictures soon. >> You tell the feds next time you do an event like this. I'm not even kidding. I have a cousin that needs a Hasidic guy in Monsey, and he is the one that dresses up all the people that do plays in the Hasidic world. His name is Grunfeld. >> Grunfeld? >> Moshe's your cousin? >> Yeah, you know who he is? >> On Chadashos? >> Yes. Yes. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was my We said I want the same. >> So right, that's that's the guy. The feds should hire him. He does a great job. >> He dressed me up on Purim. >> As what? >> As a Lubavitcher Rebbe. I'll show you soon. >> You dressed up as Lubavitcher Rebbe? >> Right. >> the biggest event that you did that you planned. All right, what was the second biggest? >> A bris. >> A big event that >> You don't know who he comes. It's not a small event. >> I mean, your world vach nachs are bigger than most of weddings. >> Corporate are huge. Corporate events. >> Corporate events, yeah. >> Um I've done another event for also for the good of Brooklyn and Manhattan sorry and Bell Works. Another big event after one of those terrorist attacks and we want to bring everybody together after Masechta Shabbos. Also there's another 6,000 people. Filled it up. >> Wow. >> Um and all those are details and that's it's it's it's a it's a headache event and glitches cannot happen. >> Wow. >> Those are those are big, but let's talk about small events. Corporate parties, boats, yachts. Um you know, as I came in before and I brought the food over here, I forgot a bag in my car. In in our line of work, there's no such thing as the word sorry. You can't be sorry. If you don't have that bag over here by this event, it's done. >> Yeah. >> I'm sorry I didn't have water or seltzer. It doesn't happen. >> Right. >> And you know, that's sometimes that the word it's a it's a A responsible job. >> Yeah. >> And >> to be detailed, you got to be organized. And it's full of stress it sounds like. And your team of how many people? >> Full-time? Three. >> Three people? >> Three people. And then we move on to have a mini job. >> No, you're hiring production people underneath you, I guess. How many people are running this event at the same as ours, for example? >> Staff-wise? >> Yeah. >> MetLife? >> Yeah, all together. >> You're talking with the MetLife staff or staff that we hire? >> Staff that you hire, not the MetLife Mostly interested in your staff, but yeah. >> Easily, easily 3 to 500. >> Wow. >> Right. Right. >> With crowd control and giving out the showing your chair, stage. >> Right. >> Um um um crowd control, parking control. >> Let me ask you a question. I'm just curious, this popped into my head. Imagine the state of Israel called you up and said, "We want you to produce the Lag Baomer Meron event every year. Would you do anything different?" What would pop into your head? Like, you know, experience that you have because I I saw a few things recently in the past year. >> all, I would do better in the music. >> And music in general? >> And music in general. >> You think the speaker-wise or >> Uh sound and just production-wise. >> Right. >> People watch this all over the world. Give them something hot to eat. Give them something >> point by the way, cuz as you're walking through the guys Yes, I know that. >> I had the honor of sitting in his house by his piano. >> He doesn't have piano. >> Really? >> What? >> No, it's >> He has a guitar, a guitar, a guitar. >> You're right. >> You almost freaked me out. I was like, there's something I don't know. >> Yeah, he probably plays piano, too. He probably plays piano. Not probably. There you go. >> I have a list of things he doesn't do. I have a full list of things Yeah, I know that list inside out. >> go there, please. >> This is on that list. >> He's very musical, too. So, first of all, you you understand music. I would do that the music would do better. >> I like that idea by the way in general. I think anybody that's listening that's ever gone to Meron for Lag Baomer knows the music is so spotty. Everywhere you go, you hear it, you You hear it, don't >> Now, what do you say to people get to Up Shamash cave? >> Yeah. >> How was your feeling when you say I I I I have been there a bunch of times? >> Yeah. >> And I saw the feeling of reality or you watch it on YouTube live Marone live. And you see those people going to that cave where they slept out in Marone because they needed a year then they they needed a fool. Which we all know people that need a fool as and you get that and boom you're being pushed. I traveled for this 36 hours to get to this place minimum. Let me stand there for 2 minutes and cry my heart out. Don't you People on the Shamash are not garbage. Especially after the Marone tragedy. We're not going to get there. They got stampeded. You You finally made it to the cave. Give me 2 minutes to dive in and then a timer buzzes out. By the way, by the way, Shamash cave was just 2 days ago the year site. And they came to people standing. They didn't shove you out. Stay by the cave. Ask the rabbi whatever you want. Move on in a seder. But you get to Shamash by who? It's Marone. People travel to Israel from Australia. They want to have candle. They need a fool. They need a show. Let them stand. That's what I would fix. Crowd control. >> All right. Yeah. You said crowd control. That made That makes a lot of sense. >> big event in the art is doing the crowd control. That's always one of the most difficult things. I mean I did events in Borough Park. A A grand opening for Toys for You which Yeshiva Itzchok Elchonon and Big Box has it. He opened a store in Borough Park. There was thousands and thousands of kids and families. I hired the Shamash of Borough Park if I remember me. It was It was Shmira or one of the two organizations or maybe both. And crowd control is the head thing. >> Yeah. I'll tell you something interesting they did in Marone this past year for the first time and I thought it was awesome. Everywhere you walked in the beginning area where the balagan is the mess or especially when you're leaving or coming the bussing of transportation of knowing where to go and where not to go is such a convoluted mess. >> Bus fight in Marone in Jerusalem Beit Shemesh. >> Exactly where to go with the and everybody who's listening to this now is remembering horses on the police and pushing and stuffing and waiting for the bus and not knowing where to go. >> Michael before. what bothers me. >> Yeah. >> We see those clips of >> going to give you a tip of what they did and you should think about it in the future if you're doing any productions. They had neon lights in different colors with signs everywhere. So you identify if you're going back to Jerusalem, you're on the blue line. If you're going back to Tel Aviv, you're on the yellow line. And they had six different neon colors, yellow, blue, green, red. And everywhere you you walked, you saw if you're on blue, you're going to Jerusalem, follow the blue lights. And from far you could see a string of neon blue lights where the blue buses are and where the green buses are. And it was really, really smart. >> For the first time. And I've been going for over two decades. >> Wow. >> It's the first time. I just been going since I'm a kid. I I I feel like going out I feel like going to going to these places sometimes becomes commercialized. You know, like oh, I'm going to May Ron. But like you're saying it and it's true. A lot of people are going for, you know, salvation of some sort or you know, people, you know, uh We are living in the times of Mashiach, uh which I feel very strongly about. Um you know, so you have to recognize that the need of people going to these places, they take it seriously and it's a serious thing. And it's a >> You know what I'm talking about? Let's talk about We'll go to the subject for a second. On none of your business podcast, that's a right? When is the time of his time? This is going to go viral cuz people have no idea. Do you know? Do you know? >> Lag B'Omer? >> No. Do you know? >> No. >> You're not going to believe when the time of is his time. This is then we're going to the subject. How come there's not people there in that day? The holiest night of the year, Yom Kippur night. >> Mhm. >> Is the time of his time, which he lost 40,000 of them. He lost 40,000 of them. And it stopped on Lag B'Omer. Is there Isn't that a that the night of his time there to be millions of people just like on Rosh Hashanah? >> Yeah. >> I mean I mean I'm not a I'm just saying a minimum. >> Right. >> So I asked my rabbi these things and he answered me. More a lot of the neshamos are connected to us. If somebody who is connected neshama is connected to us. So, we feel when we ask and we get answered. It's from the kids in the Kinder Garden of Hashem, right? Kids children children, they make the adoption the adoption is there cuz it's Hashem and collect is connected to people. Rebbe Akiva is so such a highly neshama such a holy soul that he's way way up there. >> Mhm. He's removed from us. He's >> How do we start Yom Kippur night? Or is the real Or is the real a tzaddik? He'll usually have some kind of title by the beamer, right? The source of Tehillim of Or Zerua Tzaddik Eliyahu Zalman is the son of Rebbe Akiva. That's where we start that night he was killed on I am I am Kadosh. >> So, we do give a little bit of symbolic message to the >> saying I'm talking >> I'm not going to translate what you just said for all our non-Jewish listeners, but it's impossible. >> And even for the Jewish listeners. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. You could try for everybody you could translate. >> Good point. No, but it's I'm just saying up here if it doesn't >> I like what you're saying. >> Moskowitz, your name your your upbringing is certain sect of Hasidim. Is it certain type or is it just Borough Park, Williamsburg or how do you identify? >> Yeah, what Hasidim are? How do you identify? What Hasidim >> I am a Skverer Hasid. >> Skverer? Okay. Okay. >> My parents were Skverer Hasidim but buried in Skverer. >> So, why didn't you grow up in New Square? Why wouldn't they >> Cuz we grew up I lived in Borough Park and we went to Skverer Cheder. >> Okay. >> I have a brother living in New Square cuz he went to Yeshiva down Square. >> Uh-huh. >> I by 13 I went out to different Yeshiva. >> So, there's a New Square following in Brooklyn? >> Of course, all over. >> Yeah, I'm surprised. How come they don't all live next to the Rebbe in >> It's exactly what I'm saying. They bought in Borough Park they married Borough Park. >> Yeah. >> So, it's it's that's the way it all goes. >> Interesting. >> Yeah. But I'm a Skverer Hasid and my Rebbe now is Rebbe Matisyahu Steiner. Have you heard of him in Monsey? >> I did not. >> He's my Rebbe here. And a big tzaddik. >> So, you're calling him for these types of questions? >> Yeah, I mean yeah, he's my Rebbe. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um take me back if you don't mind because we said earlier that you're going to talk about about Guess what? It's later. You said earlier that this the story about um you know, and the the song and you mentioned that there's a name and and a whole background of it. I'd like to hear it, please. >> This is where it gets to a little emotional part of my business. So, as we heard before my history, um by the way, she's very quiet. She should talk. >> What do you mean I'm quiet? >> No, it's ask me questions like Michael. >> No, no, no, no, no. This is Michael's area of expertise. When it comes to music, I don't step on Michael's toes. >> or emotions. >> I happen I happen not to be a big music follower. Like if you know me a little bit. I like music like if I'm just in the background just playing, but I don't care for music. I I certainly don't care for the intricacies of it and the you know, the things that people love how to compose, who sings what. Sports. >> Yankees, no? >> Sure, not now. Right now they're doing terrible. >> They they they're on a slump a little bit. They're a little bit out of it. >> That was the last series. It was close. It's good. Good. You're holding with? >> Mets are coming. >> Mets are coming. What do you mean coming? >> This this weekend. >> They're coming to town? >> So, we're serious. >> Oh, no, that's terrible. We're not ready for them. >> It's happening. >> Well, they're actually also struggling right now, the Mets. >> So, we're just going to chill and see who's going to win. >> It's a clash of the two struggling teams. But, that's what makes me happy. That's what I like to follow. That's what I enjoy. That's what I do with my I'm playing baseball tonight. I have a game tonight. >> And music? >> Um looking forward to it. What? >> And music, hot dogs? >> What's going on over here? You're trying to trying to lift my spirits. I'm doing fine. >> You're going to be playing. I want to root for you. >> I like that. By the way, at the end of the podcast, we always ask our guests if you have any questions for us. So, we'll get back to that in a minute. But, go ahead. >> Perfect. So, I'm sorry. >> No, don't worry. Like you said, we're an ADD podcast. It's all good. It happens. But, I'm the guy that gets us back into gear. >> Perfect. >> Michael's the referee. He keeps things uh in place. >> So, back about 2 years ago. Uh yeah, about 2 years ago. I'm not going to go into detail How it happened, it happened. My kidneys stopped functioning. I developed chronic kidney failure. >> Mhm. >> And loyal onion, which means it shouldn't happen to anybody. To Jewish listeners and non-Jewish listeners. No one should be in that case of going onto dialysis machine. >> Mhm. >> I was 9 to 10 months on dialysis, which is literally a living um house arrest. You can't do nothing. You are sitting 5 hours on a machine. When you come home, you're stressed out and no cojec, no strength. And you just can't do nothing. The mood is down. By the time the cojec comes back, the next day, the strength comes back, you have to go again. >> Um how many days a week were you going? >> I was going here and >> How many days a week? >> Three. >> Three times a >> Monday, Wednesday, Friday. And it's not easy. How much I have to tell you? Um >> Yeah. >> So, that's what I went through and being that We said before the whole history of my music, what I did. So, back then when I was going through hospitals, those I mean, I still do it now. As I said before, but back then when I was really into it before the my mother was nifter and Mikimi the organization kicked in, I was going strongly. There was a little girl named let's call her for this for the podcast Malki. Which people know the the story, but people a lot of people don't know the story and they haven't heard in English either. A little girl named Malki. This Malki had cancer. And a bad stage of it. And we asked me why should I what what song made the biggest impact in my history? Shloime had a CD then called Nisam. And the second song was called Malka. Koydish shalom shabbos malka, which is the shabbos queen. This girl name was named Malki. At that time when we came to sing for her the first year, we sent singers like 3 4 years there. Thursday and Friday. Thursday she was in Memorial Hospital and Friday when she came home I tried sending every Friday to the family shouldn't be a Shabbat chaos. While the mother was cooking a special family. They were close to my family as well. The you know I mean which is not a secret name is Waldman Malki Waldman. My parents are very close to his parents and that's why I favored this case a lot cuz my father mother kept on asking did you do something did you do something? So I did the most I can for this little 8 year old soul Malki cuz family wise >> How old were you at the time? >> I was 20 22. >> You you were single? >> I was still single. >> Yeah, okay go ahead. >> Which I which um I was single because of what I did as well. In our world of Hasidim which was um I was a we would we would call ourselves an bum but an outcast cuz I was not in Yeshiva >> Right. >> sending her flowers and learning or >> Yeah I was so I was dancing in front of nurses and taking them to hospitals and you know that's who I was. >> Right. >> My father mother begged me to stop doing it I said I'm continuing to do it and I got slack for it but I I did not stop. >> Good for you. >> Yeah but cuz I did what I had a feeling to do and I don't regret it up to this day. Which we'll get into it why. So this Malki I did a lot for and and um from 8 8 9 10 11 about 4 years but she was 12 at Bas Mitzvah I get a letter from Malki and it says I exceed all fingers and a ton of entertainment. I'll appreciate it I'll appreciate this for the rest of my life. Up to the last day of my life at 12 years old. And let's move on on to special days Hanukkah Purim >> Wow she was asking you to slow down. >> To slow it down and being that she's growing out >> Right. >> So I listened to her and I followed up those four days that she asked those special days. But eventually those four years those four times a year or so >> Also >> it was my mother was in the middle and we lost contact. Fast forward as we as before in podcast we spoke 16 years ago. I started doing full events from soup to nuts and I started doing events for Renewal as well. Renewal is our esteemed friend Mendy Reiner at Sadik, which is very close to your dear brother David. If you're allowed to say that. Of course. You should call him brother younger brother? >> Twin brother. >> Twin brother? >> It's for another podcast. >> Now I know where the chazzan comes from. Which one of my events I've done for David himself from Met Met Council was the most my most emotional event, 750 Holocaust survivors. >> Wow. >> And Chaim Solomon nursing home. Unfortunately today if you want to do events Chanukah, I think we're down to 100. >> That's crazy. >> 750 That was David Skoyach from Met Council and Chaim Solomon >> Is there a video of that of the uh event? >> I did that event, yeah. >> Was there a video of it? >> I have it in my office. >> All these things you're going to have to send us by the all these pictures and videos >> 750 Holocaust survivors in one room and >> Council and shout out to them and and David >> Your brother your twin brother? >> is the only organization that's focusing only solely on all Holocaust survivors, people that are from all walks of life and and and and need a place and like a center that they can and they will make sure they get what to eat and they have things to do during holidays and really beautiful, yeah. >> Unfortunately we're down to almost zero which is almost forgotten. >> It's only a matter of time. >> Back to that the one emotional events I did. So he um Mendy which is very close to David Mendy's a gem of a person. People don't know what a haskama is what a special soul he is sitting behind >> Renewal this guy Mendy? >> Mendy is the founder of Renewal, correct. Which which is which they're up to right now all close to 1,300 donors. Close to 1,300 Jewish souls giving away kidneys. >> Wow. >> Which is tremendous which which they they Renewal deserves deserves a shout out >> Yeah. >> on none of your business podcast Mendy, Reb Chaim Steinmetz, Meir Leibkowitz, Dovid Tisha, Menachem Friedman. I can go on to the whole organization. What a a bunch of malachim are people in that organization. >> mentioning their name. >> And of course, the Clalit Israel to all the Jewish people who donate to Jewish people and to non-Jewish people, which how many lives they saved? Back to our story. 16 years ago I started doing full events. So I became I started becoming close to the Renewal organization, running the Shabbaton's, doing their events, small events, barbecues, so on and so forth. And being that I'm close to them, they you know, they tried helping as much as they can with expediting a kidney, but on the four I had to cure myself from head to toe to receive a kidney. Had to make sure my heart is healthy, the feet are healthy, tooth teeth. Everything has to be checked. All checklist. And that's what I did and that's what took long of my time. Cuz being on dialysis and going quick to make sure you're healthy, the results, stress test, cardiogram, void void void void on etc. etc. etc. So it took time for me to get that permit to go ahead to get to receive a kidney. So they tried expediting and every time I had a meeting with Renewal, which I'm pretty close to the organization, I came late. Find a parking spot in Borough Park, which is a hour. Took me an hour 15 minutes to get >> bring them sushi. >> Yeah, true true. Which I have to show the sushi that I gave to them. I gave them a kidney sushi. I'll show you soon. >> Did you really? >> I gave them a kidney sushi. We'll show them there for the podcast. And Steve Steve definitely definitely I hope you remember those things that I have >> Don't worry. He listens to Cuz what he does at night, he >> What you deserve a shoutout for myself. You're an amazing producer sitting behind those cameras. Thanks for everything. So um >> He's complimented him more in like eight minutes than we've done in in two years. >> Which I'm going to use soon, right? I went to Michael, I went to Stephen the mix. I asked you I'll I'll talk about your baseball soon. I'm I'm going down to the field tonight taking pictures of you. Just to let you know. Photographers are on the way. So, I hope you had a grand slam tonight. So, the bottom line, um So, it took me a while to find parking. I was late. And every time I came to the meeting to prep me for receiving talk about it. Uh hour later, and we I'll see this time. What I tell you? The day of the transplant um which was last August. It's almost going to be a year. Which is now 9 months. Thank you, Yoshan. >> Uh how long have you been on dialysis until you got to this point? >> months. >> 9, 10 months. So, this whole thing happened like 3 years ago. >> No, no, it's like 2 years ago. >> 2 years ago it started. >> Last summer I was still on dialysis. >> Uh okay. >> So, it's not even 2 years ago. A year ago. What am I But I'm saying from my from when it started when the kidney started physically working, yeah? >> Yeah, yeah. >> So, all in all, it's about a year and a half, yeah? >> Okay. >> So, when when it came to the kidney donating day my wife and myself um walk out of the elevator, 6:00 punctual. Which we have to be 6:00. And this Rabbi Steinitz from Monroe standing in the corner over there. And I walk out of the elevator, Rabbi Steinitz sees me. Now you're not you're not allowed to know who your donor is. It's the biggest uh secret in the book. HIPAA Privacy Act, which you know in the medical field. >> It's very discreet. >> Medical field. >> Yeah. >> You know, you're not allowed to know who the donor is unless it's a brother, father, mother, sister, family member. Or anybody else, it's the biggest secret. And so does the donor does not know who the patient is. They know the age, male or female. You know, the age of the person, and that's all they know. I come out of the elevator, I see Rabbi Steinitz, and he sees me. He says I walk over, and the whole floor was full of people. That night the nurse on that floor, admitting nurse had a bad night. Everybody who was supposed to be in the room, kidney surgery and non-kidney surgery, was on the floor. 50 people. All kinds of surgeries, the floor was jammed. I squeeze through the the crowd, and I go to Rabbi Steinitz. He tells me today you have to come on time, like 6:00 on the button. Like, look what's going on. I see this young fellow along a young young man um standing next to him. And as I approach the rabbi, he's like moving back to the the back of me, let's say. "Pushy, Rabbi Steinmetz, in your area." And I ask Rabbi Steinmetz, "If not for today, when then should I be on time?" >> Yeah. >> And I ask Rabbi Steinmetz, >> Right. >> You know those words, yeah? >> That one I know, yeah. >> Yeah, okay. Those are the only two, by the way. So, um I said, "If not for today, when should I be on time?" Um he tells me, "Look what's going on." I see this I see what's going on. I ask him, "By the way, this young man moving back, who is that?" He tells me, "Gershy, don't ask questions." And here he she tells me, he gives me a wink with eye, he says, "This is it." I said, "Rabbi Steinmetz, don't tell me this is this is my donor." "Gershy, don't ask questions. I told you, this is it." I understood for myself, this is my donor. So, I said Rabbi Steinmetz, there's a little a girl from the hospital. She's the live transplant coordinator. When it comes to live people giving kidneys for like renal, there's a coordinator, her name is Melinda. And she tells Rabbi Rabbi Steinmetz, "If this is if Gershy's asking, if this is his donor, I don't think it's a good idea you should approach him. His wife is home with two kids. He's a young person. He's 24 years old. He's he may have some cold feet about donating. I know you both know that you both I mean, you're probably both in the medical field, you know, that they give the right to the donor on what when he's on the bed already to back out to back out. And I will never know why he backed out. Failure this, that, blood pressure high, low. I will not know, they will not tell me. But he has the right to refusal a minute before they cut him open. So, it's not a good idea to approach him if he has a little shaky feet and So, I said Rabbi Steinmetz, "Please tell Melinda I I am not going to surgery if I can't tell thank if tell thank you to my donor, especially if he's here. My parents had that I don't know how to say it in English. How do you say it in English? We >> reciprocation >> reciprocation, right? I don't know how to say it in English. Reciprocate, right? >> gratitude So, I can't go to surgery knowing that he's here I can't say thank you. So, they start talking with each other quiet. And the verdict is don't go. I start begging. I start begging. I said if this is my donor, please Rabbi Simon's. I have I'm telling you this. I'll make it quick. You can give him I have letters from some of my children that wrote letters to him to say thank you. My wife wrote a letter. Let him Let me please just give him that envelope. She goes back to her, tells Melinda, make it quick. Go ahead. Do it. Right away when I approach him, this this is where I may get emotional. And they they they stay there. My wife stays in the corner of the rabbi. I start going to the the back on the right side, let's call it, to the singer and this young person. As I get there, I said to him, Shalom Aleichem. My name is Gershy. Gershy Moskowitz. He says, who you are. I know exactly who you are. Who I am, you may have forgotten. I said, who are you? He falls on his shoulder and starts crying. Starts bawling away. For a minute and a half, the two I can't I can't stop him from crying. And he's crying. He's really And I see from this eye I see really Melinda and Rabbi Simon's and my wife. I I told I said I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I told you you shouldn't do it. I I I see. And I'm trying to like detach him. I'm like, who are you? He said, like, you You just told me you know who I am. Who are you? He tells me my name is David, the son of Waldman, the sister of Malky Waldman, the one who I sent singers to 4 years in a row. He said, I just told Melinda Ramesh Diamond, I may have cold feet. I'm jumping out of bed right now to give you my kidney." >> Wow. >> My wife saw him going for surgery. Was she? Michael. He marched his way down to surgery. Now, the kicker. From age 16, he's now 24, 25. From age 16 to the age of 24, 25. By age 16, he said there's an organization called Pencils. A very special organization. They do special things. Um They look They look um Frieda, I believe their name is. I hope I said it right now cuz I'm I'm I can't think straight. Pencils organization. And he said he went to them by age 16. He said, "I want to be like Yeshiva Mascots." From age 16 to age 24, he hasn't missed a day to go to Holy Israel. >> Wow. >> The Beis Medrash of Holy Israel. >> Wow. >> Now, how Hashem goes >> Full circle. >> Whatever I missed out and didn't go, some people just go through sad days in their life, sad years in their life. But here is and we don't know why. We'll have that question, why? Why is Hashem doing it to me or why is it happening? Hashem says, God says, "Relax. I'll show you the full picture." Up to my last minute before surgery, I had no idea why I had to go through this or who was going to give me a kidney. Yeshiva. Here's your picture black and white. And the message to all your listeners and to everybody, be positive, stay positive. Help is on the way and he does everything and we don't know how, what, when, or where. But you'll see it clearly the second it happens. >> It's a very big gift when you get to see the circle >> That's the full circle. >> Yes. Yes, it really really is. And What of our questions we started asking our guests is if you can send a message to the world, what would it be? That's a beautiful beautiful message. >> Um my biggest message I would love to say is go swap. Go down to Renewal office or even Renewal goes and they set I mean this is not a paid podcast podcast by Renewal or anybody. I'm saying this is my own feeling. Both things you should know that I'm saying this out of my heart. Nobody was paid to come here. It's not a fundraiser. Call Renewal office. Ask them for a swap kit. They will send you one down to the house. There's over 400 people waiting for a kidney. For the right for the right match. >> I would think it's more than that. >> Again, that that that as far as my my >> How many people that Renewal is representing? >> As as as far as I remember my my story, could be now it's 400. >> it's less. I hope it's nobody waiting. >> Yeah, it's it's 400 people waiting. Call up Renewal, swab yourself. Takes a second to swab. And people who are there's plenty people out there that want to give. There's cloud is rolling. There's they're waiting to help. I mean if you I don't know if you follow Renewal on your Instagram page or Facebook page or message page. Every two but since the last two years, two three transplants a day. >> Yeah. >> And that's it. And swab and do the best you can. >> And a very common theme that you see a lot is a lot of Hasidim that are donating kidneys. It's rampant in the Hasidic community. I'm not sure why. Can you explain that? >> We're a zip code away from the biggest biggest can't say nation biggest village of donations all over the world. New Square, New York. >> New Square? Not Monroe? Not Kiryas Joel? >> New Square, New York has the most kidney donors. And I'm proud to say I'm a Skverer Hasid. And the Skverer Rebbe is very proud of that, too. >> That So he encourages it for his Hasidim. >> Fully encourages it. And we're 2 minutes away from there. People don't know where we are, but we're literally next to Skver. That's the biggest point of donation in the world of kidney donors. >> Well, you're kind of saving someone's life. >> Not kind of. Literally. >> Yeah. >> Not only that, it's not going to just square. It's going to >> It's going all over the world. >> Right, they can't dictate who it goes to, which is why it's so fascinating that this community does that. >> Are you still in contact with this person that donated your kidney? >> Of course. >> Like are you >> I'm in touch. I forgot to say the line. When he when he spoke to me, he tells me who he is. He tells me I'm Malki sister. He says, "Malki Baruch Hashem is married for 4 years and has Baruch Hashem two kinderlach." >> Wow. >> Malki Malki texts me a few days ago and she moved to Monsey. >> Really? >> Wow. >> Baruch Hashem, I mean Malki texts me right there the whole time. Before surgery, after surgery. >> So beautiful. >> And what happens? She wants she heard from my brother who her brother is giving a kidney to. >> What an incredible story. I'm so happy that it worked out for you this way because you freaking deserve it at the end of the day. You've been running around chasing goodness and kindness your whole life and now you had somebody do an act of kindness for you. >> I didn't use it up for this. I mean the whole discussion all the marriage should stay married. >> I imagine that, my friend. I imagine that you have a lot more waiting for you up there. Um but it's just so beautiful to see how in our community, in our extended communities like if you're a Jew and if you know, you're religious, not religious, doesn't matter, but if you're part of this nation, there's always somebody looking out for you. There's always somebody that's doing an act of kindness, showing generosity coming having your back in such a big way. We're we're not just like making sure people's basic needs are being met. We're making sure that you're you're full of life and that you have the best amenities. Everything's available to you. You're sending singers, celebrities to go to people's houses and go sing. Like that's so unnecessary. >> I don't deserve the credit because I do the the pestering work. The real credit deserve the singers and the superstars. >> Yeah, you're coordinating it. You're coordinating it. It's very hard to do. >> You know, like a few a few weeks ago I traveled down with a superstar singer Keyva Gelb. He has a bright He has Brightview Optical. He has a store in Monsey. A busy optical store. Went down out of his store traveling day with a delay >> Bright View Optical >> That's what that's what I'm talking about. >> Yeah. >> Even Galb, super heart of soul, heart of gold. Went down to his store, has six employees in the store and the vision vision downstairs, vision therapy went down to Florida. You may know the person very well. You both know the person very well. >> Let me guess. Let me guess. You're not longer. >> No. >> No, the person that he went for Florida with >> to Miami to sing for. >> Who did you go to Florida for? >> A very kosher person in Florida. >> Oh, my father. He's talking He's talking about my father. >> I >> Get out of here. >> I got a random >> He just found that out now. >> I just found that out. Yeah, he told me this right before the podcast started. I had on my chat, my family chat, where they posted a video of what I thought at the time was random people. >> Mazel tov to your brother-in-law, dear brother-in-law, Khaki. >> Yeah, Khaki made a shiva. >> He spoke to me about his your father. >> Yeah. >> It went to my heart. It was an 18 for sure. I had your thoughts to my father. He spoke to me, "Gershy, what can you do to make my father all happy?" I said, "I'm going to go down to to Miami." >> You never knew who he was. You had no idea. You never met him before. But somebody asked you a favor. There's a person that's in Florida that's many hundreds of miles away from here and he could use a little a little lift in his spirit. >> Loves music. >> And loves music, he does, yes. And you jumped, you hopped on a plane for a total stranger. You hopped on a plane with someone else. Who guys? With two guys. >> Shimy Lox, the keyboard guy, which left the keyboard I'm sorry. He plays keyboard and I knew someone in Miami. I forgot his name now. I wish >> And that person is a lawyer. >> He's a lawyer. Lives in Miami. He had speakers and sound. >> Okay. >> And he gave us the keyboard sound, helped us out. And Shimy Lox played keyboard and Kivi sang for two, three hours. >> Wow. >> It was from light to dark. >> Amazing. >> I'm amazed by this. >> I know what he's talking about. I saw the video. My father's was beaming from here. He was Yeah, he loved it. He was emotional. >> loved the child like his dear. >> Yeah, he loves this, you know. He's Who Who sang for him at the end? Who did you get? >> Kivi people. >> Oh, that's who you got. >> I produced Kivi. You know, you at least four albums in his life which I produced. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> I said to myself if this is the Monsey guy I I spoke to him the next day, we're going down to Miami. North Miami Beach from where his father and his mother was sitting there and singing and saying tell him along. >> Isn't that beautiful? >> So >> Full circle. Talk about full circle. And now he's here on the podcast. >> Remember we said we're going to talk about Oshi soon? This is the part we're talking about Oshi. >> Ah, I see. I see. >> That's a musical family. >> Ah, he says he's not musical. >> He calls his father every single week to say good Shabbos. >> Do you? >> Mochos Mitchell >> You call him more than Oh, he did. Yes. >> I spoke to your father last week. I texted him how he is. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> Mochos Mitchell was a good friends with my father. >> He told him. >> Yeah, they go back a long ways. They go back >> Your father told me a story about Reb Shmuel. We spoke about Reb Shmuel before. How about he told you about Reb Shmuel a whole story? >> I don't think so. >> How he went to get from Reb Shmuel to Kiersztajn's beer? >> I I don't know the story. >> The whole miracle happened there. From from Sorry, the opposite. From Kiersztajn's beer to Reb Shmuel. >> Mhm. >> How Hashem helped them out and he got their only buying them. >> Really? >> Yeah. So that's this is what she's talking about the podcast. But the bottom line is >> It's my time all the time. >> deserve the credit. >> It's my time all the time. >> Those singers deserve the credit. >> Uh let me just tell you you are incredible. You're incredible. You're You're a reminder at least for me and I'm going to throw Michael into this that we're just awful people. We're awful people. >> Okay, I'm going to pause you for a second. >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, let me finish my thought. Let me finish my thought. Okay. And on this podcast particularly, we've had I don't know like 50 or 60 episodes and we've seen so many people sit in that chair there and everybody has just a story to tell but so many accomplishments and achievements under their belt and it's not about their personal accolades like they accomplished this, they have this certificate, they have this degree. It's about how they've served the community in one way or another. How they've helped other people in one way or another. Everybody has It's just amazing. It's like who are receiving all these things? There's so many people giving, who are for It's just It's fascinating. And I don't mean it in a very condescending way. I'm not self-deprecating here to say that we're awful people, we're terrible people. Yeah, we're pretty bad, but we're just There's There's so much to learn from this that we could be better. We could step up. We can do even more than we're doing. You're never good enough because there's so much goodness that's out there that's going on. There's so much to tap into, so much to learn from. I'm inspired by it. I'm inspired by it and it moves me. It moves me such a big way. I'm proud. I'm proud, proud, proud to be a part of all of this. >> I'm witnessing this. I'm going to ask you on my new business podcast. Why are you taking upon yourself from all this stuff that we just spoke to? Cuz you said you're awful people. This guy on my right side, Michael, which is your partner, which became my partner a few months ago in certain Hasidic cases, he's busy 24/7 with mitzvahs and masons and tourism, good deeds and acts of kindness. Why are you taking upon yourself now on the air to call yourself holy Israel to do a act of kindness or Hasidic? >> I have to think about it. I have to think about it. >> No. >> I don't make rash decisions. >> No, no, no. Don't think about it. Go for minimum. Go for minimum. >> I'll say this much. I certainly want to make an effort to do something, for sure. No question about it. I mean, I'm just like surrounded by so many >> to bring me back to that one minute after this podcast studio? >> it's not only for you, for myself. It's for myself. >> to be involved with the Hasidic with you. >> Oh, so you want to do something together? Is that what you're saying? >> Yes. >> Interesting. Okay, then I definitely have to think about it. If I'm committing to someone else >> I'll just tell you that a good friend of mine shlepped me along. I think I mentioned this on one of our first podcasts and it's just very apropos to mention it now. >> What number are we up to now? >> Uh we're in our 50s, but uh Shimon Gortzman said Do you remember this stuff? You know what I'm talking about? We've mentioned Shimon Gortzman at least four different podcasts. Did we? >> I think it was the episode we discussed. I think like like maybe episode three. >> Anyways, we went to a shul and the rabbi said, "Take upon yourself something." It was before Rosh Hashanah that you're going to do and you can take upon yourself you're going to do it. And we were a whole crowd, a few hundred people. And we're all thinking and I'm thinking to myself, "Okay, I'm going to dive in three times a day, whatever." And he's like, "Now, take that and cut it in half." And I'm like, "Whew, okay, I'll do uh what the" Then he says, "Take that and cut that in half. Stick to that, and you'll be doing good in life." And that's why from now on >> I went to shul Shabbos only for a minute. >> Wow. >> And that's what you took away from >> me. It did help me. >> Another thing he took upon himself is Malava Malka. >> Yes, yes. >> Once a month he does it. >> I'm a big Malava Malka >> he does every week with him in you. >> Yes. >> I passed the house four times already. >> I'm getting uncomfortable with you complimenting him. I'm telling you he's good. >> He wants you to get on the train. >> I asked you two minutes ago to take upon yourself something. I have to think about the first minute I asked him something. I sat in his car after I can say where. I was sitting in a hot tub in a backyard in Westly Hills. And a minute after sitting with him there, he went to look for ibuprofen somebody has back pain. He will look for a chest Michael's okay. One one second. One second. A minute after I got to know him, and we spoke about acts of kindness. >> You've been known for almost two months. >> out of a hot tub with a cup of wine and a cigar in the hot tub talking about acts of chessed. It was a chaplaincy act. He jumped out of that hot tub, but that's who he is. I asked you, "Give me something." I have to think about it. >> A shabbos you know you think you think the same thing I'm thinking. Michael went away to go to do his status. >> No, he didn't want >> to leave it at that. >> No. >> Um you know you could take it upon yourself to follow up with Oshi. I'm sure that you guys will come up with something that will be meaningful to you. >> but I don't like this. >> I will because >> You're dismissing me just like you dismissed Oshi even chessed and you're pushing me aside. Oshi, you're not going to like me now for this. >> You know what Oshi, maybe connect the world of sports. >> I tell I tell you this much. >> Very good. >> I don't know >> taking a highly suited Yankee game once a month? In the summer months, take a highly suited game. >> Why am I hesitating? Think about it. Why am I hesitating when Why am I not jumping on this? Saying immediately, "Yes, yes." I'm an awful person. That's why. You see? I'm actually not a good person. The what? The ball of hesed? What does that mean? Oh, so the ball Who came up with that? Just like that? That's really good. The hesed ball. The hesed ball. I'm giving this to Ushy. I'm punting it to the Ushy. No, no, I like it. I like it. I'll consider it. It's an interesting idea. It's not a bad idea. What about you pass it along? You pass the ball around. Ushy goes once to a game and then the next person he chooses to go to a game. Like the ice water Pass the ball of hesed on to somebody else. You take a kid Yeah. If we have to do a fundraiser, then it's not successful in my opinion. Let's do this without fundraisers. We're not doing a fundraiser. But I just you should just know, okay, in my defense, and I think other people that are listening maybe have the same fear I do. I just don't know if I'm cut out for it. I mean, I it's you're a guy that's, you know, very outgoing and a great personality. And you know the right things to say. I just get a little nervous when I see a kid sick with cancer and I'm going to take him to a ball game. I'm not going to know what to say to him. I'm not going to know like how to, you know, We'll take a little guitar to a game. I'm just going to feel too bad. I'm going to spend most of my time crying in the car right after. I'm going to be more sad than the cancer kid. Yeah. All right. No, you do it like this, by the way. This is This is the ball of hesed organization. I'm going to take the kid. No, no, it's a ball game. And the hand in there. Like the act of hesed. The ball is in there. I'm getting uncomfortable. Let's go. So, the ball the hesed ball And and of hesed. The ball Hessad, yeah, whatever it is. >> And you go in 2 years from now, NBA has it on the screen. >> We're going to take a 6 >> By the 7 inning stretch. >> Yeah. >> Sponsored by the ball of Hessad. >> It could have been a child or could have been an adult. >> Adult as well. >> Adult as well, it doesn't matter, right? >> Yes. >> Okay, good. So, we can >> people don't have money. They don't they can't take their kid. They're their handicap kid. I I I'll be very honest, okay? I'm I'm there maybe my brother may be embarrassed. He was in an orphanage after my I believe that my mother passed away. And he was in an orphanage in Manhattan. He had screws in his foot he had a some kind of um the foot was bent out of shape. >> Mhm. >> Had to be put screws into it, had to put a piece of metal. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> for a year and a half or longer in the orphanage. I was married at point. I did the best I can to go visit him, take things to him, etc. etc. what I did. But I used to take him to a ballgame. Which a person paid the ballgame for me and him to go. At that point, I took him. He was in a wheelchair. We went down the handicap ramp. I went to the inspector behind that barricade where all the players came out. My friend his father his father him he actually has a sportswear company, Eisen Sportswear on Essex Street in the East Side. He gave me a t-shirt with Inspector logo here, NYPD logo. I gave him to a nice gift bag to Inspector by the game. He opened the gate for me. Every single player stopped to give him an autograph. >> Wow. >> Giancarlo Stanton, Rodriguez. >> Michael. Michael, I think he's onto something actually. I'm starting to this idea is growing on me. I'm realizing I can actually I can take a kid to the >> Jason, Giancarlo, I can actually beat the players. >> Yeah. >> I was thinking >> I get I get handicap parking. I get preferred parking at the stadium. >> How much you think you get in your life? >> Not for me. I have somebody with me. Um I get a separate entrance like a a special >> I think maybe stop while you're ahead, right? >> We can meet the players like >> No, it's fine. It's fine. >> As the players are arriving, I slowly take the wheelchair and I push them in. >> No, they open up for you. They they don't they don't They have a special gate which all the players come out. That's where the ramp and the wheelchair go out. >> But do you see who you're dealing with? You're dealing with the Like you see my where my brain is going at? >> Oshie, then the name the ball of chesed is funded. Next week I'm calling you and the three tickets for the speed People going to hear this. They're going to call me. >> I'm actually going to the game next >> Contact Yossi Mascots. >> How fun is that? I'm actually I'm actually going to a game next week, to a Yankee game next week. >> And we'll take him along after so you got >> I was going to go with my friends, but now I'm going to feel guilty. Thank you. I'm going to be at the Yankee game here next week. I'm going to be drinking beer and I'm going to be like, I should really be here with some, you know, with a sick person. >> And that's his your father's going to have a photo for >> Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. >> Okay, you all know what he need We all know what he needs. We're not going to get into it. >> Yeah. >> He all needs that ball of chesed, what we spoke about. He needs that to come around to himself again. >> Okay. >> What do we see? >> From your mouth to God's ears. And if anyone's listening wants to get involved >> You went out of your way. They can contact Oshie and uh and Gershy and we can make it happen. I think it's a beautiful idea. I think it's a beautiful idea. I'm I'm definitely a fan of going to sports game. The concept >> I think you'll like the name also. >> The name is the best. The concept of sitting with someone and watching a game, you don't have to say a word to them, just for the record. >> I'll bring them hot dogs. I'll bring them hot dogs. >> You'll bring them hot dogs and uh I think it's amazing. We're going to have to wrap up in a minute or two. Um you did say your message to the world and I I loved it and I think the message is already having an effect right now, which is a beautiful thing. Do you have any questions for us? >> What do you guys do for business? I don't know the medical field. What do you guys do? Talk to me about >> We do expense consulting for assisted living homes and nursing homes mainly, but we also do for others as well, where we evaluate all of their expenses from food to housekeeping to insurance to rehab to pharmacy and we make sure that they're doing the best practice methods with everything they're buying. That's what we do for a living. >> Oshie, you have a good business, Oshie. >> We have, thank God, a very solid business. We have uh dozen expense advisors around the country, led by the general manager and coach here at Mr. Oshie Schwartz, who's doing a phenomenal job. And uh well, you know, when he implements this uh thing and his name comes on it, it'll be It's done already. We We the shake. >> So, you're probably next week they came with two highly throw. >> You know what? I love it. Gershy, I'm going to hold you against it if it doesn't happen. I You're the kind of guy that make it happen. I know. We've We've been there. We've been there. We've worked on projects and you can push and we can make it happen. It's amazing. And I appreciate that. Yeah, that's what we do for a living and uh >> And then for the second podcast you call me back. I have a whole different subject. >> Which is? >> Which is maybe touching. Maybe uh personal to a bunch of people listening which is actually to the word of none of your business. But it's not an act of kindness. It's not an act of It's certainly in my field and it could be in your field as well. As you said, you work in the medical field. Just like you know, when you do a job for somebody about another person that you hire taking away that consumer The like more in that area. >> So, competition? >> There's no competition. There's no I truly believe >> I'm sorry and and >> When if I go to Mr. Schwartz >> Yeah. >> and he hires me for an event. >> Okay. >> Now, I have to hire in my business. I have to hire a minimum of 10 15 vendors out there. >> Sure. >> Now, those let's say from those 10 15 vendors, three are present on the place. Let it be the waiter company, the bar company, the actual person who brings the food. Now, they go to you direct to that person who I called to Mr. Schwartz's party. >> Big no-no. >> That's a whole So, we should have stopped there. >> really going with this? I see where you're going. I'm not a big With a cut out basically. >> The reason why I'm >> The broker. They cut out the person that didn't got I I just I >> The reason why I'm saying Michael is because when I was in my pickle and my toes that I had one quality toes. The situation that put me in. >> Your challenge. >> I was very very challenged at that point. I was minimal working. Unfortunately party planners etc. etc. People that thing took advantage of my situation >> Yeah. >> and I lost those clients. Now, I'm not crying with it. I was just Everything is on the one above. Thank you Hashem. >> Yeah. >> But the bottom line is it's hurting. >> Yeah. And Yeah, he's airing his grievances. This is way more of my topic. This is something I can definitely get behind. >> Oh, you like the topic, right? >> I love this topic. >> Yes, yes. >> I love talking about it. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine. But uh for another day. For another day. >> Pushy, but this is your name. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> None of your business Mamish means none of your business. Why is that guy coming in to territory that I called him in? Now, I don't sign contracts with everybody. I trust it's a handshake. It's a It's It's a friendship of of the customer consumer is a friendship. And the And the the vendor is a is a friend, which I gave already, let's call it hundreds of thousands of dollars of business. >> I'll wrap up the entire second podcast in one sentence. >> Go ahead. >> Stop being such good friends with everybody. It's business. You got to sign confidentiality agreements. You got to sign non-competes. You got to sign exclusive agreements. And if you don't, you can't wonder why this guy you put his hand in your pocket, and you're wondering why when he took it out, he also took out a $20 bill. It's a lesson I learned a long time So, I'm just saying you have to learn how to be a little bit more on top of your agreements and your arrangements, and let the vendors know in advance, and let the customers know you cannot go to my vendors. I'm going to divulge them to you, and they're my proprietary information. It's my business intelligence. My advice to you and anyone listening is not to cry about it, but to do something about it, and to actually bring vendors that are exclusive to you, and keep the relationship going. And then if they don't do what's menschlich, there's nothing you can do and move on. I just built a beautiful pergola in my backyard. >> Which I saw. >> One of those new ones that the people are putting with the doors and that open and the slats on the top open. I have a several friends that have been waiting over a year with thousands of dollars in deposits that it didn't happen. >> And it comes from Egypt somewhere. >> It hasn't been delivered. It's from Turkey. >> Turkey? >> It hasn't been delivered. So, they've been asking me for the hookup. Now, I could have circumvented the person that brought it to me and went straight to the Turkey guy, but of course I didn't. >> Cuz you're tzaddik. You're >> Well, not because that only. >> No, no, I know who you are. >> Because it's business, and it has to make sense, and I just told the guy in Brooklyn, shout-out to Dove from Brooklyn Deck and Patio who helped arrange this business partner of his from Turkey and I connected them and hopefully they're going to figure out their challenges and get it done. So, that's that's what I would say to do when it comes to underlayment. >> about to sit here and I'm going to get down to do it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> My advice? >> Yes. >> I I'm going to go with what Michael said. I told him that's the our business model in general. You know, if you're going to introduce one of your sub vendors to the end user, to your customers, to your clients, you got to make them sign that before you introduce them >> Can I have that in a >> that you could never go after this client ever again. You could never service them without me. It has to flow through me. Otherwise, you can't service them. Otherwise, I'm not hiring you. >> So, my question is how So, it should be a one-time form? >> Yeah. One-time >> I assume on the proposal on the bottom in small words, you have to sign it for them. >> important that your relationship is strengthened with your vendor. >> Right. The consumer The consumer's not going to be a part of this. >> The vendor's the most important. That has to be a part of >> You have to create that solid relationship. >> But I've had consumers, too. >> Yeah, it happens. Listen, you know, at the end of the day >> I spend my >> This covers that, too. If the consumer tries to solicit this person directly, he can't cuz he has a contract with you that he can't do business with this customer anymore unless it's coming through your discretion. >> Very well said. >> That's all. >> Everything you said today was very well said. I you know, the the CM Ashas, the Shloimy Gertner, to the music, to the Malka song, by the way. Wow, amazing. >> story. >> That was a phenomenal story. >> I I I Yossi Green and all the background, amazing. Before we let you go, of course, you know, you have a list of names that you said that you would suggest on the podcast. Anyone that sticks out that you say that person has to sit here or we're going to go back to the what you said earlier. >> going to go to >> Whatever field you want that you feel would fit well in this chair. >> I definitely feel, I mean, once I I saw yesterday your kind of all your podcasts, you're missing a bunch in the entertainment field. >> Okay. >> It's very in the business field, which is corporate. It's needed. Sure. No one does the podcast you do and the the professional what Shishi and Michael have Michael and Shishi and step behind the mic. >> So, you're just going to give us all the compliment now. Together. He made his rounds. He made his rounds and he tied a bow around it. >> My podcast number two of Yishy Matskows, you'll have ChatGPT again. Michael's going to say going to say giving thank yous to none of your business. >> Professional complimenter. >> Exactly. >> Who's your pick? >> MBD. >> MBD. MBD. >> Um I don't know who I'll call. >> I don't know. Who is your pick? Then not Ushi's pick. Who's your pick? >> say it would be a great smooth and he's in your field as well. Rebbi Yossi Green. >> Rebbi Yossi Green. >> That. >> You want to call him and ask him? >> I'd love to. Sure. >> Yes, please. >> Yes, that. >> This episode again has been produced by the Prime Source team. Thank you everyone for liking, subscribing, commenting, getting involved. Uh we'll give you Also thank you to Michael for coming back from his extended vacation so we can actually record a podcast. >> Let's just be clear for a second. >> We appreciate the fact that he finally came back. Thank you. >> be clear for a second. I don't go on vacation. I live my life like a vacation. >> Yeah. >> So what you do is it's all a mental status. It doesn't matter if you're in Florida, in LA, in Israel. >> Are those the pictures from your vacation? >> No, no, no, no. I do get to vacation and that's coming up by the way for the record. >> Oh, there's another one coming? >> Yeah, it's the only one. But the rest of the time I'm working from my phone. I'm working at the pool, I'm working at the beach, in the hot tub, in the hospital, in the nursing home, and everywhere in between. >> Rebbi Yossi next to two kosher people here, Michael Greenfield and someone Ushi Schwartz. They both know you and both bigger fans than me. So being that I spoke a lot of lashon hara about you on this podcast, they want to ask you a question. >> You want to ask him a question? >> No. >> We asked Rebbi Gershy who he would recommend to sit in the seat and we said we spoke about you so much it has to be you. What do you think? >> Okay. With with great pleasure. What are you going to talk to me about? Not business. >> What are we not going to talk to you about? We have so much to talk to you about. We have a lot. >> Excellent. My pleasure. Thank you, Michael. >> We'll see you soon. >> Good good to talk to you. >> Same here. Be well. Shalom. Okay, beautiful. He converts. >> Wow. Gershy, you're pulling through. You're pulling through on a new organization. You're pulling through on, you know, to imagine just a few weeks ago you were going viral on a speech and here we are. Look at the Look at the work that we're doing together. Another speech and another mic and this was amazing. Thank you so much for joining us. We really appreciate We appreciate everyone's support. >> Thank you for having me, Michael. >> Yes. >> Of course, you. Thank you. >> It's hard to thank you, by the way. Cuz because you're always busy thanking us. I can't thank you. Guys, thank you. Just say you're welcome. >> word is no. The word is no. >> Right. >> Gift to the doctor. >> Yeah. Goes backwards and forwards. >> Sure. Sure. >> That's it. >> Sure. Gershy, thank you. >> My biggest pleasure. >> There you go. That's That's it. That's a wrap. >> Wow. Wow. Wow.