How do you make big decisions in life? What are the roles of emotions and excitement in Avodas Hashem? And why is schmoozing underrated? In this thought-provoking episode of Shtark Tank, Yaakov Wolff sits down with Moishe Bane to discuss the frameworks that guide a Ben Torah through the complexities of career, Avodas Hashem, and family life.

What We Covered:
🔥 The Art of Decision-Making: Moishe shares a four-step framework for making major life choices, from career moves to personal growth.
🛤️ Stages of Life: Why every phase—yeshiva, work, marriage, parenting—requires a recalibration of priorities.
💼 Choosing a Career with Purpose: How to balance financial stability with impact, and the trade-offs between a career in Torah vs. the secular workforce.
🗣️ The Power of Schmoozing: How a strong chevra helps keep your values intact in the corporate world.
🏡 Building a Strong Jewish Home: Why your Shabbos table—not school—is the real classroom for your children’s Yiddishkeit.
🎭 Purim & Parenting: How to create a Purim Seudah that’s both uplifting and family-friendly.

Relevant Articles from Moishe Bane

• Recalibration (from Klal Perspectives, Winter 2015, page 15)
• Revisiting the Attainability of Greatness

Guest Bio

​Moishe (Mark) Bane is a retired senior partner and chairman of the Business Restructuring department at the international law firm Ropes & Gray. In January 2017, he became president of the Orthodox Union (OU), a position which he held for 7 years

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