The Incredible Adoption Story of the Chabad Shluchim in Montana 

May Hashem bless all Chabad Shluchim. They do an incredible and holy work. May you always go from strength to strength.! Great interview, thank you guys.

Rabbi Chaim and Chavie Bruk are such an inspiration! Kol HaKavod.

Wow! The way that they raise their children, is really inspirational!

This is an amazing interview.I am in awe of this stellar couple and their courage and positive attitudes throughout all their trials and tribulations. Ps.Their mention of the 12 year old boy in Montana who agreed to have a bris brought tears to my eyes.I hope he's ok and knows people across the globe admire his brave choice.

What an amazing couple - wishing them and their family much happiness.

What an amazing couple what an amazing story I am so moved I don't have words to say. They should have Hatziloch and Braucha !!!!

Talking about being in a remote situation and being Mesirus Nefesh for Mikvah and not getting any "payback" is something I also struggled with. We built the first mikvah in Northern New Mexico and before that I used freezing lakes, rivers and even the Mikvah 90 miles away that people would forget to warm the water etc. I was the Mikvah Lady when we were able to build the mikvah which was built "for me" before the rest of the ladies used it-and popped out babies as he said. What they are saying is really giving me chizuk. Life has been good-and I'm 71 so I've made peace with how life has evolved and it isn't over.

Chavie and Chaim . . . . What a Blessing you two are in surrendering to your Divinely Appointed Destiny. Thank you for your Authenticity and Willingness to step into Your Divine Destiny. Well done! Richest Blessings

Inspirational episode! Love the couple and their adoption story.

This couple is so inspiring! Thank you for posting this interview

Such incredible people! My rabbis wife was the head midwife of shaare tzedek in Israel, they never we're blessed with their own babies but she brought more than 30000 babies to the world.. they asked her how she did it! And she said there is plenty of love to give, it doesn't have to be only to our own! I am inspired by this couple! Wao! It is so brave and such a strong choice and effort not only at the adoption but forever incredible people!

Really have no words!!!! Only that Ha Shem will send you wisdom, כח, emuna, love, parnasah be shefa, shalom beit, and many, other blessings ❤❤!!!!

What an amazing and real couple! So inspiring! I miss R' Chaim's weekly meaningful minute d'var torah. Please start them again!

Wow, so much hashgacha protis in this story for me. Just this week I connected with a professor in Bozeman with an Irish ☘️ name. I was researching something unrelated to anything Jewish. Lo and behold this person was not only Jewish but wrote a scholarly book about the kinship between Latino and Jewish communities! The next day my research led me to connect to a Librarian in San Antonio TX who has reason to believe he’s a descendant of Conversos. Now THIS VIDEO shows up on my algorithm. HaShem IS the algorithm. Amazing!!!

This episode was definitely an outlier and a badly needed one. Adoption by this Rabbi and Rebbetzin is important to other Jews who want to adopt but it also sheds light on how Israel has ALWAYS adopted and received the non-Jew like Abraham did and so did Israel when they left Mitzraim. ❤

Rabbi & Mrs. Bruk, so glad to hear your story! This topic of adoption in the frum community was on my mind just today over Shabbat! I hope more couples will consider growing their families through adoption and gain chizuk and inspiration from your example. Prior to becoming Jewish, I was a foster parent for many years and have one adopted child. B’ezrat Hashem we can someday connect. Maybe next time you’re in Denver!

Love this couple, love this episode. Very profound!

Such an honest natural unedited sharing of delicate topic. Much nachas always. Good luck in your shlichus. Children are lucky to have you as parents.

absolutely amazing episode!! they are so inspiring! this was incredible!

This is by far one of the best interviews , so much to learn from they’re journey and how they normalized adoption and if you read between the lines you can use the same tools for any challenge, Thank you for this candid interview although with a “Brook” you only get to get a few of your own words in 😬 they were really a good ones!!!

Unreal 🙌🙌. Have so much to learn from your positivity, resilience and trust in hashem!

Incredible! Kudos to you Chaim & Chavie Bruk!

truly incredible! you are a role model to us all!

Thank you for your honesty, and open sharing with us. It was very inspiring. Even with all the hard work that you’re doing, I wish you Bracha V’hatzlacha with your beautiful family and your שליחות בעזה״ש. Yisar koach ❤🎉

They're amazing people, thank you!

You two are a gift and I love your story and if I were a child I would be blessed 😇

Amazing! That’s real life, challenging but how great when you can still find the beauty within the struggles. Very inspiring. BH

😊YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL 💜❤THANK YOU for inviting Chavie and Chaim Bruk🌺🌺 Chavie and Chaim Bruk are CHAMPIONS OF HUMANITY🌈💥💥SHANA TOVA🦋🦋May G-D continue to Bless you with GREAT prosperity, a long healthy life filled with peace and love🌷🌷WE LOVE ALL Your VIDEOS 🔆🔆The VIDEO INTERVIEWS ARE BRILLIANT 💥💥💥Shalom to Chavie and Chaim Bruk ~ and Shalom to you and your beloved Family. 🌸🌸Violet (Toronto ~ Australia)🌳🌲🦚🎄🌳🌳🌳

Interesting great couple deeply admired for their adoptions creating a beautiful family❤😊

What an amazing couple. May G-d Bless them ❤🌿

Great episode ❤

Such an amazing couple!

They are such a beautiful couple.

I'm almost speechless........what amazing and HOLY Jews, shluchim par excellence!!

inspiring couple!

Amazing couple, Baruch Hashem.

Once again a great program Nachi. MOMO!!! Where is your heartfelt question from the neshomo.... I was waiting for you to ask the Bruck's "When they were teaching their community about taharas hamishpocho, did you ever use your personal life experiences to show your community that we can't always understand Hashem's way"......

wow! so much inspiration

May G-d bless Rabbi and Rebbitzen Bruks and their family. This was a very interesting, productive conversation, speaking openly about adoption in the Orthodox Jewish community. Adoption in our community has been around for many years, just not so common or talked about. I am originally Jewish, happily adopted into an Orthodox Jewish family from foster care. It sounds like the Bruks were united with children who really needed loving, stable parents rather than purchased babies from an agency. In the absence of Roe v. Wade, it's difficult to be totally certain that some birth parents aren't being coerced to give up their babies, especially if the parents are very young, single, and/or poor like in the post war baby scoop era. It will be very helpful for their children, when they see this video, that Rabbi and Rebbitzen Bruks emphasized that their children are not second best to biological children. It seems like they really did the emotional work involved so that their children aren't blank slate replacements for biological offspring. All parents must be fierce advocates for their children and if a child asks for privacy of their circumstances then it must be honored. The parents decision to forgo their own privacy does not trump the child's request for privacy. Interviews can still be done leaving out that child's information. Also, using the word "situation" as in "there's a situation" may make the children feel shame when they eventually watch this podcast. It's beautiful that Rabbi and Rebbitzen Bruks will support their childrens exploration of their biological identity to fully understand themselves, when the right time presents❤. Most, if not all the children, will want to know, at some point, whether at age 18 or as late as age 50, what happened to them, who they look like, where certain character traits come from, medical history, whether they have biological siblings and their biological family history. Rabbi and Rebbitzen Bruks authentic relationship with their children will only grow closer and stronger from their unconditional love and genuine support as their children reconcile their identities. May they be זוכה to grow resilient, kind, happy, strong, self reliant children in a בית נאמן בישראל. מי כעמך ישראל❣

Wow amazing very inspiring

This is amazing

Man, why don't you look at her, admire her, appreciate her insights?

You can tell an authentic Jew. Always have to get the last word in.

What was the name of the comprehensive neurological testing center that you went to in NJ at approx 45:00?

I would like to know how I can get a hold of R' Bruk. I am an adoptee and I have a shiylah ( question) that I need answered.

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Which state is Rochester located?

כל הכבוד

The wife in the pic looks really worried

I don't think it matters if you have a special situation, it is NEVER okay to speak so harshly against rabbanim. I feel very bad that they have a hard time getting guidance for this but it doesn't mean that all the details have to be publicized if they will talking about how 'ignorant' rabbanim are the whole time. Of course there are unique situations and it is always possible that a rav won't know what to do. Does that make it okay to publicly announce it and repeat it again and again? This entire interview could have been beautifully presented without any of that.

Hashem does not owe you or the rebbe anything he doesnt need a cmo or marketing team

Give them 10 months and they'll appear as another case of child traffic or something like that