Shmuel Luger started drinking at nine and things only got worse from there. He felt totally disconnected from Judaism, spiraling through heavy addictions, anxiety, and a deep sense of emptiness. Then a trip to Israel and one honest conversation flipped his world upside down. He didn’t just get sober, he built a yeshiva for guys who don’t fit the system, who are floating and forgotten. Today he has a beautiful family, he's a Rosh Yeshiva and is working on groundbreaking curriculums.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:08 Rabbi Luger’s Childhood

03:30 Starting to Drink at a Young Age

05:30 Getting Kicked Out of School

06:50 Going to Israel

08:48 When Things Started to Fall Apart

14:34 Drinking Becoming a Huge Part of His Life

15:52 Going Completely Off the Derech

20:24 Starting the Recovery Process

24:50 Going Back to the Party Life

26:02 A Dollar a Day with Ohr Naava

27:14 WheelsToLease

28:03 BitBean

28:57 Losing His Mother

32:40 Deciding Not to Go To LA

34:36 Going Back to Israel

38:26 Choosing the Simple Life and Making Aliyah

39:33 Getting Married

44:02 How Rabbi Luger Started His Yeshiva

47:03 PZ Deals

47:45 Adir Press and Feldheim Books

49:35 Giving His Younger Self Advice

54:02 What Values Really Make You Happy?

1:02:38 Living Life With Addiction

1:10:28 The Amazing Work His School is Doing

1:22:31 Holding a Person to the Standards of Their Dreams

1:30:24 Where to Reach Out to Rabbi Luger

1:32:07 Outro

✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬

This episode is in memory of:

• Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima

• Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe

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