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Shtark Tank

by Yaakov Wolff

If you are a Ben Torah in the workforce, this is the podcast for you! Make sure to check out ShtarkTank.org for more meaningful content. You can access bonus content and community events through our quiet Whatsapp Group https://chat.whatsapp.com/B5jEcBP5umZAHWk2ILBWTS Feel free to reach out with feedback, or just to say hi: yaakovwolff@gmail.com

Latest episodes

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Stop the Stress ft. Simon Baum

Do you ever feel anxious and exhausted? Simon Baum used to feel that way all the time. He returns to Shtark Tank for a follow-up on one of our most popular episodes. Si

Nov 2
53 min

Sivan Rahav-Meir Remembers Rabbi Sacks

What do you think was the most common question Rabbi Sacks got? It was not about Israel, halacha, or politics. It was “Do you remember me?” As we approach Rabbi Sacks’s

Oct 26
30 min

Remembering Rabbi Sacks: A CEO and a Professor on Leadership, Money, and Meaning

As Rabbi Sacks’ yahrzeit approaches, we’re finally releasing the full 2024 interview recorded for our documentary series. Gilles Gade, founder and CEO of Cross River Ba

Oct 19
58 min

Noach's Biggest Test

What's harder, being the tzaddik of an entire generation, or being a good father? A short idea on this week's parsha Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter at Shtark

Oct 15
6 min

October 7th Reflection (and a Personal Update)

A Rabbi in rehab after being wounded on October 7th shared a Dvar Torah with me on why the angel quit fighting Yaakov Avinu. I also shared some personal news that means a

Oct 7
4 min

Get Ready For Sukkot

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:

Sep 22
35 min

Yizkor 10.7 Yosef Guedalia ft. David Guedalia

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, hono

Sep 14
1 h 48 min

Yamim Noraim Mega-Episode

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 M

Sep 7
1 h 54 min

How a Judge Experiences Yom HaDin ft. Jeremy Rovinsky

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 Univer

Aug 31
41 min

"The Doctors Told Us to Say Goodbye" ft. Rabbi Jason Weiner

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 Wein

Aug 24
43 min

Rav Hershel Schachter: Finding Meaning as a Ben Torah in the Workforce (Shiur plus Q&A)

Subscribe to our newsletter at Shtarktank.org Rav Hershel Schachter addresses one of the most persistent tensions in the frum professional world: does the ben Torah at w

Aug 17
40 min

Should You Start Your Own Company? ft. Alec Kremins (Founder, Baal Teshuva, Content Expert)

One year ago, Alec Kremins got fired. Same week he found out his wife was pregnant with their first child. He had a choice: go find another stable job, or bet on himself.

Aug 10
33 min

Yaakov Wolff Answers Your Questions with Rav Ari Koretzky

Har HaBayit. Torah Im Derech Eretz. Searching for Meaning. It's the summer mailbag episode! Yaakov opens up the inbox and brings on Rav Ari Koretzky (director of Meor Ma

Aug 3
1 h 00 min

Living Up To Our Values ft. Rav Uri Lorkis (Torat JLIC Crossover)

What happens after the fire of yeshiva goes out? This week I'm sharing an episode from Torat JLIC, a podcast I love, one that takes the complexity of modern life serious

Jul 27
31 min

Tisha B'Av Prep ft. Rav Moshe Taragin: Mourning in Times of Geulah, Achdut and Har Habayit

How do you mourn a Beis Hamikdash you never knew, in a generation that's watched Klal Yisrael return to Eretz Yisrael and rebuild a country? Rav Moshe Taragin returns to

Jul 20
43 min

Holiness in the Heat ft. Dr. Dan Jacobson

To recieve a free copy of Light in the Darkness, about Shemirat HaEinayim in today's world, email dan.jacobson.psyd@gmail.comSummer turns up the heat on shmiras einayim,

Jul 13
34 min

Should You Be Going to Har HaBayit? ft. Rav Yehuda Levi

The three weeks are here. The time when we refocus on the fact that our lives are incomplete. There is a gaping hole in our ruchniyus, located at the holiest spot in

Jul 6
42 min

Live @ YU Israel | Reu Berman, Zevi Reinitz, Moshe Rapps and Shaun Regenbaum

New beginnings are hard. Shtark Tank went live at Yeshiva University Israel in Beit Vagan, recording in front of a room full of YU summer interns spending their summer

Jun 29
55 min

Bonus: Live Career Coaching — Kollel to Career with Yaakov and Teddy Berman

Teddy Berman grew up in the Syrian community in Flatbush, went to college, worked in finance — and then got the itch. Almost ten years of learning later, he's back in the

Jun 22
24 min

Both Quit Tech Jobs? Shlomo Ashkanazy & Ami Yunger on Leaving Stable Careers to Serve the Jewish People

What happens when you have a good job, mentors you trust, and a clear path forward — and you walk away anyway? Shlomo Ashkanazy (Co-Director, WashU JLIC) and Ami Yunger

Jun 15
41 min

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