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Braun Levi was an 18-year-old senior and standout tennis player at Loyola High School in California with a bright future ahead, including a planned college tennis career. On May 4, 2025, while walking with a friend in Manhattan Beach, he was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a woman allegedly under the influence of alcohol and driving on a suspended license. The impact of his death rippled through his school, family, and community, sparking grief and calls for change. His parents later established the Live Like Braun Foundation to honor his legacy and raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.
In early 2026, the woman accused in the crash pled not guilty to murder and other felony counts, with prosecutors alleging her blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the collision. Braun’s story is one of a promising young life cut tragically short, and of a family channeling grief into advocacy and a broader push to prevent similar losses.

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An intimate, emotional interview withBraun Levi’s mother and his close friends, exploring who Braun was beyond the headlines...his personality, dreams, friendships, and the life he was building before it was suddenly cut short. The conversation traces the day everything changed, the shock and grief that followed, and how a family navigates unimaginable loss while choosing purpose over despair. Through her voice, viewers gain insight into the ripple effects of tragedy on siblings, parents, and community, as well as the strength it takes to transform pain into advocacy, awareness, and action. The interview also highlights her mission to preserve Braun’s legacy, promote responsible decision-making, and ensure that his story becomes a catalyst for change rather than just another statistic. https://livelikebraunfoundation.org/
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Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter opens up to Dr. Phil about leadership in wartime, personal loss, and how nations and families find the strength to go on.

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In the wake of a violent antisemitic attack on campus, DePaul student Michael Kaminsky and University of Chicago student Jake Rymer refused to stay silent. What began as fear and frustration over rising campus hostility after October 7 became a grassroots legislative movement. With no political power or institutional backing, the two students organized, educated, and lobbied city leaders -culminating in a unanimous 50–0 City Council vote making Chicago the largest American city to codify the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism into municipal law. As New York City rescinds its adoption of the same definition, this episode examines courage, institutional failure, bipartisan action, and what happens when the youngest voices in the room redraw the moral line against hate.

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As Mark Twain once said: “What is the secret of their immortality?” For thousands of years, the Jewish people have endured—exile, persecution, violence. Just in time for Passover, I sit down with Rabbi Joshua Franklin to learn the secrets to Jewish survival.
These aren’t just Jewish ideas. They’re principles anyone can use—Jews, non-Jews, believers and non-believers alike. It’s a roadmap for getting through adversity—right now.

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