Episode #64: Feeney Talks with Rabbi Steven Chatinover

Rabbi Steven Chatinover has been teaching for 35 years and playing basketball in JCC Men's Over 30 Basketball League for 28 years.  

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It was great to sit down and talk with my favorite JCC teammates of all time: 

We talked about:

Podcast Sponsors (minute 1)

3 Keys (sponsored by West Hartford Lock) to being a Rabbi (minute 3.00)

Rabbi’s Favorite Teacher (minute 4.00)

Becoming a Rabbi (minute 6:30)

Speaking Hebrew (minute 8.50)

Going to Israel (minute 11)

Attending school in New York (minute 15)

Teaching: Middle School or High School? (minute 17)

A Betta Fish named, Mr. Feeney (minute 20.30)

Penpal writing with Rabbi (minute 22)

JCC Men’s Over 30 Basketball League (minute 25)

Honoree for The St. Patrick’s Day Parade  (minute 30)

Why West Hartford? (minute 32.30)

The Bird Game (minute 36)

Classes: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 39)

Teaching about Death and Mourning (minute 42)

Speak Ups (minute 47)

Wearing a Kippah (minute 52.30)

Rabbi’s Favorite Restaurant and 4 dinner guests (minute 56)

Trivia Game (minute 1.02)

Crazy Questions sponsored by Donut Crazy (minute 1.05)

Questions (minute 1.13)

Shout outs:

Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com

Solomon Schechter Day School - www.ssds-hartford.org

Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org

Birthright Israel Foundation - birthrightisrael.foundation/donate_sem

Speak Up “The Stubb” -  www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0fm-Gcbz6g

G-Monkey - www.gmonkeyfastfood.com

Honoree Event - www.friendsoffeeney.com/st-patricks-day-parade-honoree-celebration

Podcast Sponsors: 

Donut Crazy - www.donutcrazy.com

The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com

West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com

Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com

GastoPark - www.thegastropark.com

Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net