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Let's get ready for sukkot, with three Divrei Torah from Bnei Torah in the workforce. We cover daled minim, sitting in the sukka, shemini atzeret and more!Our guests: Rav Zecharia Rosenthal, Betzalel Cohn, Ephraim GoldsteinMake sure to subscribe to our newsletter, where I share unfiltered thoughts on Torah, Work, Family and more. ShtarkTank.orgFor more of Betzalel's Corporate Divrei Torah, click here Key TopicsThe connection between Sukkah and mezuzah as a reminder of impermanenceThe concept of Diras Keva and its relation to mezuzah and SukkahThe idea of transition times in life, such as after Yom Kippur and Shemini YatzeretThe role of humility and acknowledgment of limitations in fulfilling mitzvotThe importance of mindfulness and intentionality in everyday transitionsThe impact of Torah and mitzvot on personal and communal securityThe analogy of the Etrog and the concept of Hadar in mitzvah performanceThe significance of Shemini Yatzeret as a day to pause and reflectThe parallels between military transition rituals and spiritual transition in lifeChapters00:00 Intro00:53 Rabbi Zechariah Rosenthal - Temporary or Permanent?12:58 Betzalel Cohen - Beautiful or Messy?25:01 Ephraim Goldstein - One More Day

Yosef Guedalia escaped his burning jeep, and ran straight at the terrorists position.For the third year running, we mark the Aseret Yemei Teshuva with Yizkor 10.7, honoring the heroes of October 7th. This years episode is about Yosef Guedalia Hy"d, who fell defending Kfar Azza. We are joined by David Guedalia, Yosef's father.We spoke about:- Yosef's packed Friday routine, the quiet happiness, the instinct to care for other.- The heroic battle in Kfar Azza: the RPG that hit Yosef's jeep, the rescues under fire, and the charge through the gate that broke the terrorists' momentum and stopped the kidnappings.- Torah perspectives on grief, loss, and fatherhood. We examine the Akeida, the famous story of the 4 who entered the Pardes, and a drasha that went very wrong.To support the Mechina in Kfar Azza click hereFor videos about Yosef click hereChapters00:00 — Intro06:09 — Yosef’s Life: Joy, Discipline, and Service34:23 — October 7: The Battle at Kfar Aza59:28 — Grief, Trauma, and Finding Meaning78:47 — Peoplehood, Connection, and Carrying Yosef’s Legacy Forward

For Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we wanted to do something special. Eight voices from around the world, eight perspectives on the Yamim Noraim. Here's the lineup:Ezra Meyer — car salesman and global chazzan, on how he prepares to lead tefilla on the Yamim NoraimDr. Herman Weiss — OBGYN and baal tokeah, on his path to becoming a baal tokeah and one of his most memorable mistakesRabbi Yossi Katz — Rav in Linden, NJ and partner in a recruiting firm, on Akeidat Yitzchak and how Avraham Avinu reframes how we approach being Bnei Torah in the workforceRav Tzvi Sinensky — director of the Lamm Legacy, sharing a Rosh Hashana drasha Rav Lamm gave his kehilla on integrating business success with religious successRav David Aron — co-Rosh Yeshiva of Orayta and founder of Isralight, on the proper attitude toward Yom HaDinRav Mitch Berger — computer programmer and author on Rav Shimon Shkop's hashkafa in his hakdama to Shaarei YosherYitzi Lowe — combat soldier in the IDF, on Yodei TeruaBonus: Yaakov Wolff on Headlines — audio from an interview on the Headlines podcast, hosted by Rav Ari Wasserman, on the phrase "Shivti B'veis Hashem"A lot of work went into this one. Special thanks to Shlomo Price for extra editing help.If you haven't already, subscribe, and if you're so inclined, leave a 5-star review. It helps the show reach more people.Resources Mentioned:Bshir Yaron, website for ChazzanimThe Revelation of Man, Drasha by Rav Norman Lamm'Widen Your Tent' by Rav Micha Berger Chapter list:0:00 — Intro2:26 — Ezra Meyer: Preparing to Lead the High Holiday Prayers21:49 — Dr. Herman Weiss: The Responsibility of Blowing the Shofar35:21 — Rabbi Yossi Katz: Avraham Avinu and Finding Meaning in the Journey45:00 — Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky: Rabbi Norman Lamm on Potential and Purpose58:01 — Rabbi David Aaron: Rethinking Judgment on Rosh Hashanah1:09:57 — Rav Micha Berger: Rav Shimon Shkop’s Vision of Responsibility1:29:15 — Yitzy Loew: The Shofar’s Call to Enlist1:45:29 — Headlines Appearance: Building a Torah-Centered Life in the Workforce

Jeremy Rovinsky is a full time United States immigration judge, an associate justice for multiple Native American courts of appeals, a law professor at Crest Point University, and Dean of Teachers for the Tikvah Foundation's Millstone Scholars Program. He's also a baal teshuva who took his judicial oath on the Chovos HaLevavos.Jeremy spends his days behind the bench. This week he brings that lens to the Yamim Noraim: what din really means, why teshuva is recalibration and not erasure, and what it's like to approach Hakadosh Baruch Hu as the ultimate judge when you know exactly what it feels like to sit in the chair.In this episode:Going from philosophy major to talmid of Rav Gershenfeld at Machon ShlomoWhy his Rebbe told him to stay in law, not switch to kiruvThe Zohar's read on Lech Lecha: bring your past with you, don't leave it behindWhy the Sanhedrin required judges to have children (and what that teaches about rachmanus)Justice as love, not just din, and why that changed how he saw his own docketWhat Jeremy says to the God of Israel these days, now that he's not the prosecutor anymoreSubscribe, leave a five star review, and check out the newsletter at shtarktank.org for more unfiltered thoughts on Torah, family, and life.

Emotional support at the end of life. Thorny halachic questions about scientific medical breakthoughs. AI and the end of work.These are all part of the Rabbi Jason Weiner's daily routine.Rabbi Weiner is the senior rabbi and executive director of spiritual care at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. In this episode we cover:What a healthcare chaplain actually does, and how Rabbi Weiner fell into the role with almost no trainingThe hardest moments of sitting with grieving families, including an uplifting story that took nearly 20 years to find its endingHow Torah sources think about medical breakthroughs like CRISPR and GLP-1 drugsHis essay on AI and the end of work: if a machine takes your job, does it take your identity too?To read the full Tradition Online essay about AI and the end of work, click hereFind more from Rabbi Weiner at rabbiweiner.com, on YUTorah, on LinkedIn, or on Instagram at @rabbi_JW.Sign up for our newsletter to recieve unfiltered takes on work, Torah, family and more. Go to ShtarkTank.org and subscribe today.