THE BJH PRESENTS... A BOOST OF “INSPIRATION” Yossi Hecht: Life After a Life-Threatening Tumor

Six-foot one. Basketball player. Sports lover.

And then, suddenly, at the age of 19, Yossi Hecht’s life drastically changed. Diagnosed with a tumor in his spine, Yossi underwent several long surgeries that left him without the use of his lower body.

In our interconnected world, the power of the media cannot be overestimated. Internet websites, social media, radio, newspapers, and magazines increasingly control the fate of politicians and governments, world finances and morality. In the chareidi world, the messages conveyed by religious media can shape and strengthen emuna, enrich charitable efforts, and ferment new shul and yeshiva policies. Therefore, it was a great privilege to interview the highly influential Rabbi Eli Paley, owner of Mishpacha Media Group and publisher of the Mishpacha Hebrew and English weekly magazines.

a Kabbala in the yeshiva on his behalf. Rabbi Keilson responded later with an idea from Rabbi Shimshon Pincus: “Say Asher Yatzar with kavana.”