"Conversations With My Rabbi"

About this episode

Nikki Goldstein shares her spiritual journey and the impact of Rabbi Eli Schlanger on her life following a near-death experience.

Journalist Nikki Goldstein chronicles her spiritual transformation following a near-death experience, sharing how a rabbi she had never met stood by her ICU bedside, prayed over her, and sparked a miraculous recovery. Nikki and Rabbi Eli Schlanger formed an extraordinary friendship while co-authoring their book, Conversations with My Rabbi:Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World. After Rabbi Eli was tragically killed in a terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in 2025, Nikki was steadfast in her mission to complete their project and ensure his message of light and goodness survives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Nikki Goldstein

Topics covered

• spiritual transformation
• near-death experience
• friendship
• miraculous recovery
• terror attack
• book collaboration

Keywords

• spirituality
• near-death
• rabbi
• friendship
• recovery
• terror attack
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FOX News Podcasts

Books & works: Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World

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