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A Shabbaton in Bnei Brak. Two rabbis. A machlokes I have been wrestling with ever since.
One rav told a room full of 18-year-olds that they were living the climax of their lives. Another rav pushed back.
Both left a mark.
In this solo episode, I share the audio version of my most-responded-to piece of writing to date — a post that starts the process of distilling over 120 episodes of Shtark Tank into one central question: what does it mean to serve Hashem during the working chapter of life?
Subscribe to our newsletter at ShtarkTank.org
We cover the surprising lesson buried in the Matan Torah story, the unique mitzvos that come alive when you enter the workforce (Shabbos, Kiddush Hashem, Yishuv Olam, Talmud Torah), and why this stage of life isn't a regression from the Beit Midrash, it's its own chapter, loaded with opportunity.
Plus: a beautiful piece of listener feedback from Ruben Melman, a recent Yeshiva graduate about to start his first job, and my own honest reflection on what it felt like to pack up the sefarim boxes.
By Yaakov Wolff4.9
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A Shabbaton in Bnei Brak. Two rabbis. A machlokes I have been wrestling with ever since.
One rav told a room full of 18-year-olds that they were living the climax of their lives. Another rav pushed back.
Both left a mark.
In this solo episode, I share the audio version of my most-responded-to piece of writing to date — a post that starts the process of distilling over 120 episodes of Shtark Tank into one central question: what does it mean to serve Hashem during the working chapter of life?
Subscribe to our newsletter at ShtarkTank.org
We cover the surprising lesson buried in the Matan Torah story, the unique mitzvos that come alive when you enter the workforce (Shabbos, Kiddush Hashem, Yishuv Olam, Talmud Torah), and why this stage of life isn't a regression from the Beit Midrash, it's its own chapter, loaded with opportunity.
Plus: a beautiful piece of listener feedback from Ruben Melman, a recent Yeshiva graduate about to start his first job, and my own honest reflection on what it felt like to pack up the sefarim boxes.

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