Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 22m
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Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

M54 is an adult educational startup founded in 2021 by Chanie and Peretz Chein that shifts the learning content from text to participants' life experiences, resulting in increased agency and vibrancy. In these podcasts, Chanie and Peretz, and their guests, will explore ideas, tools, and experiences that offer voice and language for listeners to find their unique value in the world, finding ways of giving it expression in daily life and life choices.

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Chabad Brandeis 360°: Pioneering Campus Jewish Education Beyond the Shabbat Dinner Table

Aug 14, 2025 56m Transcript

Summary:In this milestone episode recorded exactly 24 years after their arrival at Brandeis University, Rabbi Peretz and Chanie Chein introduce their revolutionary new initiative: Chabad Brandeis…

S6E45 Resuming the Journey: M54 Podcast Returns on a Special Day

Dec 23, 2024 27m Transcript

The M54 podcast returns with a fresh perspective on the importance of insourcing, or Avoda Pni mit, as a means of personal growth and understanding in an age overwhelmed by external influences.…

S5E44 Growing Up and Changing

Dec 06, 2022 28m

The obstacles, the stakes, the joys. What does a magical conversation that lasts through the night until 9 am, look like?Growing up and changing requires insourcing - what are the obstacles it…

S5E43 Navigating Life with Insourcing

Nov 14, 2022 27m

Navigating life isn't easy. Often we go, go, go and feel like we can't catch our breath. And when we do need help, we often outsource our solutions to others. Taking time to reflect on our own lives…

S4E42 Moving Forward - Reflecting on 21 Years

Jun 01, 2022 1h 2m

Over the past 14 months, since we published our last podcast, we have been hard at work developing, applying, and teaching the pedagogy and skills of self-reflection and growth through language and…

S4E41 3 Steps to a Conversation

Mar 08, 2021 14m

Grab a drink of your choice and join us in the Chein living room! In this episode you will hear exactly what a conversation using the three steps of ‘let-it-land’, ‘tell- me-more’, and ‘name the…

S4E40 Conversation Creator - Name the Thing

Mar 01, 2021 13m

‘Naming the thing’ is critical in taking a conversation to a new level and greater depth. In this episode, we share what naming the thing has done to our relationships with others and each other.…

S4E39 Conversation Creator - Tell Me More

Feb 22, 2021 12m

In this episode, we share three simple words that can make any conversation deeper, more thoughtful, and more productive: Tell Me More. When you invite someone to “tell me more,” you’re inviting them…

S4E38 Conversation Creator - Let it Land

Feb 15, 2021 14m

Think about a recent conversation you had with someone. Did you find yourself formulating a response in your head before the other person finished their thought? In this episode, we talk about the…

S4E37 What's Preventing Conversations?

Feb 09, 2021 12m

What prevents someone from having a conversation? Often people want easy life fixes; they turn to self-help books or TED Talks or lectures telling them how to solve their problems. This keeps someone…

S4E36 What's Compelling Us?

Feb 01, 2021 13m

Chanie and Peretz continue the conversation about approaching Judaism and life from a healthy, wholesome perspective. Chanie shares what has driven her to speak on this topic - her upbringing in a…

S4E35 Navigating the Intersection of Life and Judaism

Jan 25, 2021 10m

In this episode, Chanie and Peretz frame an ongoing conversation about what it means to consider the interplay of life and Judaism. They suggest that for many, the demands of life can take priority,…

S4E34 Raw Intimacy in the Bedroom

Aug 30, 2020 13m

The raw intimacy between a committed couple nurtures their overall relationship and also reflects it, for better or worse.In this episode we reflect on conversations we had with committed couples…

S4E33 Our Narratives

Aug 16, 2020 12m

In this episode titled, 'Our Narratives', we begin a new series of conversations on topics we’ve explored with various groups, or as we call them pods, in M54. Our narratives guide us through life…

S4E32 The M54 Story

Aug 06, 2020 12m

We've not published a podcast since the onset of Covid-19 in March. At first, like many, we were bewildered and living in a sort of haze. Then in the later weeks we began exploring something we've…

S3E31 OT: The Balancing Challenge of a Torah Educator

Feb 19, 2020 11m

Being in a healthy relationship with someone demands that the character of the people be present and vibrant.Paying someone to begin a relationship with Judaism taints the potency of it.In this…

S3E30 A Debate on Pay-to-Pray (actually study)

Jan 26, 2020 25m

Rabbi Beryl Gershenfeld is a pioneer in Jewish college student engagement who introduced a new, yet old method, to engage college students in Jewish learning. Namely, to pay them.His success has…

S3E29 OT: Community Keeps. Community Kills.

Jan 12, 2020 15m

Community is deeply formative in people's lives and how we navigate it plays a large part in forming who we are. Identifying its complexities is vital in knowing how to harness its benefits and avoid…

S3E28 The Undercurrent of Chabad

Dec 20, 2019 35m

Listen to the story of a person belonging to a prominent Talmudic and Chassidic family, and deeply immersed in Torah learning and Mitzvot observance, whose Jewish void was filled by Chabad.For anyone…

S3E27 OT: High Time for a New Type of Institution

Dec 03, 2019 10m

Engaging in an immersive Jewish learning experience can be transformative but at times also unhealthy. It also seems off putting to the average individual who desires to engage in immersive Jewish…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does M54 Podcast have?

M54 Podcast has published 46 episodes since September 2018, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.

Is M54 Podcast still active?

M54 Podcast is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 22m.

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