Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer
The #1 Jewish podcast for real inspiration. Powerful conversations rooted in Judaism, Jewish identity, and faith. From Jews who've overcome impossible odds to leaders shaping Israel and Jewish life worldwide.
R' Ken Spiro: Why Goyim Really Hate Jews
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Hannah Sperber: How The Daughter of a Nazi Became a Frum Bubbi
Hannah grew up in Nuremberg, Germany, the daughter of a Nazi in a family that respected Hitler. Then she fell in love with a Jewish man, discovered her own relationship with Hashem, and converted three times. Today, she has three Jewish daughters and a growing family of frum grandchildren. This is Hannah’s unbelievable story.
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Jackie Glaser: Single at 40, One Embryo Left, Then a Miracle at 50
Jackie Glaser shares her incredible story of getting married in her 40s and becoming a mother around 50. After freezing her eggs in her mid-30s, she came back to them 14 years later with just one viable embryo. That embryo became her daughter, Ariela. A moving conversation about dating, fertility, faith, and trusting Hashem’s timing.
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Moshe & Elisheva Luck: He Grew Up 7th Day Adventist & Became a U.S. Marine. She Grew Up Reform. Now They're Getting Married Orthodox Jewish.
How does a decorated U.S. Marine become an Orthodox Jew? Moshe Luck's journey is one of the most unexpected stories we've ever shared. Raised as a Seventh-day Adventist, serving his country as a Marine, and eventually finding Judaism, Moshe opens up about faith, purpose, identity, and the path that led him to where he is today. Stay until the end for a surprise appearance from someone Moshe met through his journey...
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R' Yom Tov Glaser: Why So Many Jewish Boys Don't Become Men
Why are so many men struggling with purpose, confidence, and identity? In this powerful conversation, Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser explores what it truly means to become a man through the lens of Jewish wisdom, psychology, masculinity, parenting, marriage, emotional healing, and Kabbalah. From childhood development to relationships, trauma, and personal growth, this episode challenges conventional thinking and offers a profound perspective on becoming the person you were meant to be.
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Bracha Jaffe: What Fame REALLY Looks Like in the Frum World
Bracha Jaffe has inspired countless Jewish women and girls through her music, but behind the stage is a wife, mother, and person navigating the same challenges many of us face. In this honest conversation, Bracha opens up about balancing family and career, the misconceptions people have about her, and the personal growth that comes from being vulnerable, self-aware, and true to yourself.
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BONUS EPISODE: Yudi & Chumi Herzberg: After Losing Our Daughter, We Chose Forgiveness
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Shira Alexander: What My 16-Year-Old Daughter Taught Me Before She Died
When 14-year-old Tehila Devorah was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer), Shira Alexander and her family were thrust into a journey no parent expects. Shira shares Tehila's remarkable resilience through chemotherapy, surgeries, and unimaginable challenges, while reflecting on faith, grief, family, and the lessons her daughter continues to teach long after her passing.
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Yosef Waslow: How Alcohol Addiction Ultimately Led Me to Becoming a Chassid
Today, Yosef Waslow is a Chassidish husband and father, but his story is far deeper than becoming frum. Raised by a white Jewish mother and a black Baptist father, Yosef battled with alcoholism, fitting in, searching for identity, and eventually found his way to Torah and family. Yet this conversation isn't really about addiction, race, or even becoming a baal teshuva.
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Leah & Yosef Bercovice: She Was Going to End Her Life… Then the Phone Rang
On a night Leah thought would be her last, one phone call changed everything.
In this emotional episode, Leah and Yosef Bercovice share the story of the shidduch that began in the darkest moment of Leah’s life and became the beginning of a marriage, a home, and a future filled with hope. Together, they speak openly about mental health, depression, faith, listening, healing, and the small acts of kindness that can change someone’s entire life.
Trigger warning: This episode includes conversations about mental health, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Please watch with care.
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R' Doron Birnbaum: How Did Jewish Kids Start Believing This?
As antisemitism continues to rise around the world, many parents are asking how to help their children navigate an increasingly complex reality. In this conversation, Rabbi Doron Birnbaum shares personal experiences, practical parenting advice, and insights from years of working with students and families. He explores how social media algorithms shape young minds, why open conversations matter, and how parents can respond with compassion instead of fear. The discussion also examines the challenges facing Jewish communities, the importance of modeling pride in one's identity, and why education is essential in combating misinformation. Rather than leaving viewers discouraged, the episode...
Elianna Oken: She Found Out She Wasn't Jewish... After Living Jewish Her Entire Life
Elianna Oken grew up celebrating Shabbat, attending Hebrew school, and proudly identifying as Jewish. Then a simple question from her sister changed everything. This episode follows her remarkable journey through an Orthodox conversion, navigating questions of halachic status, Jewish identity, community, and faith while discovering a deeper connection to Judaism than she ever imagined.
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Lucas Gage: The Internet's Most Notorious Antisemite Walks into... Lakewood
The topics discussed in this episode include antisemitism, extremism, hate movements, and personal transformation. Viewer discretion is advised.
How does someone go from becoming one of the internet's most notorious antisemites to sitting down in Lakewood for a respectful conversation with Orthodox Jews?
In this fascinating and often uncomfortable conversation, Lucas Gage joins Yaakov Langer and Jake Turx to share the story behind his dramatic transformation. After spending more than a decade immersed in online extremism, conspiracy theories, and antisemitic rhetoric, Lucas explains what caused him to question everything...
Rebbitzin Libbi Kakon: The Extraordinary Life of a Deaf Rebbetzin
When I first heard about Rebbetzin Libbi Kakon, I thought the story would be about a remarkable couple who, despite both being deaf, built a yeshiva for deaf and hearing-impaired students. Then I heard the rest of the story. What I discovered was a woman who refused to let life's challenges define her. Together with her husband, Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Kakon, she helped build a unique yeshiva serving deaf students, raised a family, navigated extraordinary challenges, and continued finding ways to help others.
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R' Elimelech Friedman: A Hasidic Marriage Counselor Opens Up - Finding True Love, Why Cheating Happens & How Marriages Heal
The topics discussed in this episode are intended for a mature audience and may not be suitable for younger viewers.
What makes a marriage thrive and what causes it to slowly fall apart?
In this raw and honest conversation, Rabbi Elimelech Friedman shares what he's learned from counseling hundreds of Chassidish and Jewish couples over decades. Drawing from years of marriage counseling and relationship guidance, he discusses the challenges couples face in building trust, maintaining emotional connection, and creating lasting love.
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Adam Fox: My Illness May Kill Me - But It Brought Me Closer to Hashem
Adam Fox is a Tucson, Arizona native and he has worked with Hillel (U of Arizona, Colorado State) and Chabad at NAU in Flagstaff, deeply shaping Jewish life on campus and fighting antisemitism.
Since early 2025, he has battled a rare, life-threatening volvulus (twisted intestines), undergoing multiple emergency surgeries (at least four in 2026), infections, complications, and major lifestyle changes.
His illness has strengthened his Jewish journey - crediting Chabad for his growth, proudly observing mitzvos, and remaining committed to Torah, Jewish unity, and Am Yisrael Chai even from his hospital...
R' Chanan & Aharona Gans: She was a Monk. He Was a Rockstar. Today They Are Frum.
Chanan Gans was a Jewish teen touring America in a rock band, immersed in the world of music, freedom, and self-discovery. At the very same time, Aharona was traveling through Thailand and India, living among monks and searching for spirituality, truth, and deeper meaning. Thousands of miles apart, both were on their own journey to find purpose and God. Then came a mysterious dream, an unexpected coincidence in Israel, and a meeting that changed everything. Today, Chanan and Aharona are Chassidish, raising a family in Baltimore and sharing the incredible story of how two wandering Jewish souls found faith...
Dr. Yechiel Leiter : What Israel Really Has to Say To America and the World
Dr. Yechiel Leiter is currently serving as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, where he’s become one of Israel’s leading voices in defending the country during the war, strengthening U.S.-Israel relations, and speaking out against rising antisemitism around the world.
In this episode we discuss, the loss of his son to terrorists, being the first Orthodox ambassador in history, the future of Israel, the reason why antisemitism is spreading, America's greatest friends and what is going to happen in Iran.
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Rabbi Gershom Baraza: How a Christian Spanish Missionary Became an Orthodox Rabbi
How does a Christian missionary, fully devoted to spreading his faith across the world, end up becoming an Orthodox Jewish rabbi?
Meet Rabbi Gershom Baraza, who grew up in Spain and went all in on his mission, even learning Chinese to teach Christianity. But along the way, something didn’t sit right. What began as small questions turned into a relentless search for truth, forcing him to reevaluate everything he believed. His journey is a powerful reminder of what it means to truly seek the emes, no matter where it leads.
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Ellie Rosenbluth: A Mother's Promise in Her Most Fragile Moment (Miracle Story)
Ellie Rosenbluth and her husband were excited for the birth of their third child, but the dream quickly turned into a nightmare. Ellie found herself struggling to stay alive and she made a deal with Hashem. This episode is about giving up what we're comfortable with to deepen our relationship with God.
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Yosef Finver: A Teen's Journey from Juvie and Back to Torah
He grew up in a frum home. But after his parents' divorce - things started going downhill. Yosef found himself abusing substances, drinking, and even robbery. He ended up in a juvenile detention center (prison for teens), a place he had to literally fight for his life. But while in prison, that's the exact place where he found Hashem at rock bottom. This is his story of teshuva.
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Revital Moses: The Untold Story of India's Secret Jews
Jews have lived in India for over 2,000 years, forming communities such as the Bene Israel, Cochin Jews, and Baghdadi Jews. They practiced Judaism freely, experienced little to no antisemitism compared to other parts of the world, and developed rich traditions that blended Jewish observance with Indian culture.
Meet Revital Moses a fascianting content creator and speaker originally from India, known for sharing her personal journey of growing up in a historic Indian Jewish community and later moving to Israel. She speaks about identity, faith, and the connection between Indian culture and Judaism, bringing a...
R' Gavriel Glenny: Why This Pastor's Son Left The Church for Yiddishkeit
After losing his 2-year-old son, he fell into deep depression, addiction, and nearly lost his life. This powerful story explores grief, faith, questioning religion, and the journey from Christianity to Judaism. Today, Rabbi Gavriel Glenny lives in Israel studying Torah all day... but here's the truth why he left a life of being a pastor to become a Yid.
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Isaac Melech: The Bullet That Didn't Kill Me But Changed My Life Forever
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Isaac was shot at point-blank range… and what happened next will leave you speechless. Paralyzed in seconds, he faced death head-on—but his shocking mindset shift and refusal to give up turned tragedy into something unbelievable. This insane true story of survival, faith, and comeback will completely change how you see adversity.
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Let's Talk Divorce: The Raw Truth for Men - 3 Single Dad's Speak Up
This episode dives into the harsh realities of divorce for men, including child support, custody struggles, and the hidden emotional weight they carry. From social isolation and stigma to the chaos of dating and blended families, nothing is left untouched. At its core, this episode is about resilience, self-reflection, and finding meaning after loss.
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Bari Mitzmann: My Fear of Hashem Was Destroying Me
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Bari Mitzmann (Barianna) grew up in typical frum setting but life took a giant turn. Hear her powerful journey through religious anxiety, panic attacks, and a crisis of faith while growing up in the Orthodox Jewish world. From the outside she looked inspiring - building a social media following, leading communities, and encouraging others in their Jewish faith and observance. But behind the scenes she was living in constant fear that God was punishing her. In this raw...
Iris (& Tuval) Haim: Forgiving The Soldier Who Accidentally Killed My Hostage Son
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
On October 7th, Iris Chaim’s son Yotam Chaim was taken hostage by Hamas. For weeks, she held onto hope that he was alive. In an unbelievable turn of events, Yotam escaped captivity - only to be tragically killed by the IDF after being mistaken for a terrorist. In this deeply emotional conversation, Iris and her son Tuval Chaim share how their family faced unimaginable loss and chose a path of faith, resilience, and forgiveness instead of anger. Ir...
Josh Rosenberg: How a Lost Chasidish Teen Rebuilt His Life & Returned to Hashem
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode deals with extreme situations, traumas, abuse and more.It also discusses how Josh finds himself and connection to Hashem.
Josh Rosenberg was raised in a Jewish Orthodox Chasidic world. He was immersed in its melodies, traditions, and unspoken expectations. Years of struggle, heartbreak, identity crisis, and spiritual searching led to a painful but transformative journey. Josh "went off the derech", was homeless and started modeling. He was lost in e...
Nosson & Esther Muhr: From a Psych Ward to the Shabbos Table (An Unbelievable Couple Geirus Story)
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Nosson and Esther Muhr were raised in chaos - abuse, suicide, addiction, psychosis, rejection - and still refused to let trauma decide who they would become. Their path to Judaism stretched over years of setbacks, hospitalizations, lost jobs, and a conversion process that nearly fell apart. They kept going anyway, and today they’re building a simple, committed Jewish life they fought hard to earn. This is a raw story of giyures, emunah, mental health, teshuva, and finding pu...
R' Ken Spiro: The Best Jewish Response to Christian Hate
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Join Rabbi Ken Spiro for a bold, deeply researched conversation on one of the most debated questions in religious history. Why has Judaism never accepted Christianity? Was “Yushka” (Jesus of Nazareth) truly one historical figure, and what do the earliest historical sources actually say about him? Where do core Jewish beliefs fundamentally diverge from Christian theology? And what does the Torah really teach about the identity and role of the Moshiach?
In this powerful and eye-opening talk, Rabb...
R’ Eliyahu Pereira: From a Life of Nightclubs to Teshuva & Tzfat
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
R’ Eliyahu Pereira tells his story without glossing it over. He describes the environments that shaped him, the faith he struggled with, and the questions that stayed with him. It’s a grounded conversation about emunah and the long road it can take to find your footing.
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Lama: The Palestinian Girl Who Escaped Gaza & Truly Wants Peace
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
This is our first guest from...Gaza. Meet Lama Dalloul. Lama is a Palestinian woman who lived under Hamas rule and chose to speak out after October 7. She shares what daily life in Gaza was really like, why many Gazans are afraid to criticize Hamas, and what happened after she posted her views on TikTok.
She explains the threats she received, the risk of speaking openly, and why she rejects antisemitism and refuses...
Nissim Black: The Real Cost of Choosing Torah & Yiddishkeit
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
This episode addresses the reaction that followed Nissim Black becoming Jewish. It also follows the discourse around how antisemitism intensified, including controversies involving Kanye West and Candace Owens. It looks at how those conversations spilled into everyday interactions, changing how people spoke, distanced themselves, or made assumptions. The focus is on identity, conversion, social consequences, and the choice to speak plainly rather than retreat or self-censor.
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Batyah Furz: How a Filipino Christian with a PhD Left It All to Become an Orthodox Jew
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Batyah had everything in her life, a close family, a successful career, and a deep connection to Christianity. Then one day, her pastor stood before the congregation and admitted that everything he had been preaching was false. In that moment, her entire world collapsed. But even in the confusion, she felt certain that God was real. She just needed to find the truth.
Her search led her to explore Judaism. It meant walking...
BONUS: William Mehrvarz: What Iran's Regime Does Not Want You To See
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
William - born and raised in the Islamic Republic of Iran — reveals the shocking truth about what’s really happening inside Iran right now.
After escaping the Iranian regime and converting from Islam to Judaism, William opens up about the brutal government crackdowns, the nationwide internet shutdown, and why over 10,000 Iranians have been killed while the world stays silent.
He shares his personal story of faith, identity, and cour...
Omer Wenkert: They Tortured and Starved Me in Gaza - But Hashem Never Left Me
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Survivor Omer Wenkert recounts his 505-day Hamas captivity, including 197 days in total isolation underground after being kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7. He endured torture, starvation, and psychological abuse, yet found faith, resilience, and hope in God. His powerful testimony of survival, Jewish identity, and belief in peace despite trauma sheds light on the human cost of terror, mental endurance, and spiritual transformation under unimaginable darkness.
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R' Eli Stefansky: How I Accidentally Started the Biggest Shiur in the World
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Rav Eli Stefansky is a global Torah phenomenon and real-world change maker. A former businessman with no claim to photographic memory, he proves that greatness in Torah is built through consistency, grit, and heart. As the founder of the MDY Daf Yomi program, he has helped tens of thousands of Jews around the world learn Gemara every single day, many for the first time in their lives.
Known for his clarity, warmth, humor...
Eliya Cohen & Ziv Abud: 505 Days as a Gazan Hostage Couldn’t Keep Them Apart
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Eliya Cohen was kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza for 505 days. Ziv Abud survived the October 7 massacre by hiding in a bomb shelter, believing Eliya was gone, while he had no idea she was alive. Captivity, survival, faith, emunah, bitachon, tefillah, unanswered prayers, hope, trauma, resilience, Jewish strength, love, and miracles all collide in one story. Today, against every odd, they are engaged to be married. A true story of survival, faith in God, and love...
R' Reuven Feinstein: An Unscripted Conversation About The Jewish People & What We Are Up Against Today
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Staten Island and one of the Gedolei Hador, looks back on his childhood growing up in the Bronx, just blocks from Yankee Stadium - where he was beaten for wearing a yarmulke and learned early what it meant to live with emunah and dignity. In this raw and moving conversation, he shares memories of his father, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the Gadol Hador, describing a home with no ga’avah, no pretense - ju...
Calev Jean: How a Haitian Music Producer Found Judaism on Twitter
Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
What happens when a hip-hop producer from Atlanta discovers truth in the Torah? Calev Jeantean (formerly Demar) shares his unbelievable journey from the music industry and Christianity to Orthodox Judaism - all sparked by one comment on Twitter. From studio fame to faith and family, Calev opens up about identity, race, courage, and spirituality, revealing how two hours of daily study transformed his life forever. This is a story of truth over comfort, faith over fame, and the...
