The Story Behind Chayenu | Rabbi Yossi Pels

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We're here with Rabbi Yasi Pel who's executive director of Cayeno, a publication which I personally make use of on a regular basis. So I'm a personal fan. Um tell us the origin story. How did how did this start? How did this all begin? >> So it started um some 18 years ago. Two Jews on a plane. That's how all good. It's not a joke. >> [laughter] >> So um [clears throat] Mendel Gleman who's a friend of mine from South Africa who's a friend of mine from South Africa classmate of mine and his business partner Louis Pilman businessman Mendle's a lab guy and Louis not necessarily a fullon lab but they were traveling on the north coast of South Africa to do a a business deal in the oil business or something like that and Mendle being a good was reading was learning mus >> so which which everyone's familiar And um Louie said what is that? Mendle says I'm learning. And Louie says you know I'm learning. And Louie says you know where's the English version of that? And Mendle says there is no English version. >> So Louie and Mendle um unanimously agree that with the process of with the proceeds of their soon to be successful business deal they'll fund the startup called Ceno. So they um >> they had a name for it or >> the soon to be called what would eventually become. Correct. But the concept of an we can say English >> English which doesn't necessarily is amazing and it's you know >> it doesn't really reflect today

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