While I am not generally a fan of reality TV, every once in a while a few sneak in that I enjoy--”The Next Food Network Star,” “Top Chef” and even “The Restaurant” (hmm.. A pattern here). I especially loved to see Rocco, that obnoxious NYC celebrity chef, go down in flames when his restaurant tanked on TV.

Anyway, there’s a new show on TLC called “Shalom in the Home” that is buried on Monday nights, but worth catching. Rabbi Shmuley travels the US in his Airstream in search of families in emotional peril. He’s sort of a Kosher Dr. Phil, but far less overbearing with a sweet gentle compassion. The show is totally non sectarian, and in the first two episodes, the rabbi helped non Jewish families with their issues.

To make matters more interesting, Rabbi Shmuley has video Podcasts on the TLC site that allow him to deal with issues that don’t make it on the show or answer viewers’ questions.