Eli Tilson, a real estate professional and father of four facing a prison sentence, joins us to share his story—how things went wrong, what he’s learned, and why he’s choosing to speak out.

He hopes his experience can be a wake-up call for others.

Learn more about the organizations supporting him: The Aleph Institute can be found at https://aleph-institute.org and Project 432 can be found at https://p432.org

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro

1:33 Eli Tilson's Background

3:25 Speaking Out About Going to Prison

5:52 The Support of Aleph Institute

8:11 Starting Off My Career

12:07 Twillory

13:17 Know Where You're At

18:02 Committing Fraud

20:19 Trying to Cover it Up

23:35 Not Proud of Who He Was

24:35 Getting Threats

25:45 The Donors' Fund

27:09 Paying Back The Money

27:38 Telling His Family He Was Convicted

30:17 The Process of Indictment and Sentencing

32:20 Telling His Children

34:30 The Emotions Behind Going To Jail

36:33 The Message to the People He Has Hurt

42:08 Getting Out of the Hole

42:53 Colel Chabad

44:41 Eli Tilson's Relationship with G-d

46:10 What Happens in Prison

47:46 Getting Sentenced to 15 Months

52:05 Realize What Your Priorities Are

55:20 Outro

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