Eli Riesel was a successful real estate developer who left his high-powered career to fully immerse himself in Torah learning, seeking deeper meaning and fulfillment. Despite achieving spiritual peace, Rabbi Eli was later indicted for bank fraud linked to his past business dealings and faced over 300 years in prison but refused to testify against others. His story is one of radical transformation, unwavering faith, and the pursuit of true purpose over material success.

The Rabbi's link: http://miamikollel.com

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:30 Life Before Prison

05:49 The Ambition That Drove Him Too Far

09:58 Going From Businessman to Yeshiva Guy

16:15 A Dollar a Day wth Ohr Naava

17:32 WheelsToLease

18:35 BitBean

19:28 Wanting to Learn Full Time and Leaving His Good Job

28:05 Getting the Call That He Was Being Indicted

34:55 Choosing Not to Testify

39:07 Facing 312 Years in Prison

44:21 PZ Deals

45:12 TorahApp.org

46:30 Not Letting the Trial Take Over His Life

49:10 The Trial

1:01:43 The Sentence

1:02:15 The Rav Coming to the Trial

1:05:21 The Prison Experience

1:13:36 Outro

✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬

This episode is in memory of:

• ​ Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima
• ​ Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe

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