Have you seen a Jacked Hasidic Jew? I really haven't. Why is it so uncommon to see religious Jews in shape let alone incredible shape? This week I sat down with Yehuda Katz, a 20-year-old Hasidic Jew who began working out at 14 and now has an amazing physique. Yehuda and I discussed the stigma of wearing non-Hasidic clothing, using social media for his personal training business and how it once made things challenging with his parents, but they are now very strong supporters. We discussed not only the stigma of being an ultra Orthodox bodybuilder but also the immense benefit of being strong and confident especially in a time when so many people hate Jews.

Rabbi Manis Freidman is known as social medias most well-known Rabbi. Rabbi Manis is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer, and philosopher who uses ancient wisdom and modern wit to captivate audiences around the world. On this week's episode of Soothing Semantics, the Rabbi and I peeled back some onion layers in regard to the history of the inheritance feud of Israel between Isaac and Ishmael and why the Jews became the rightful inheritors of the land. The rabbi stressed the importance of Jews being direct and honest with the world and not being afraid to say that the Jews are chosen, and the land is theirs. The realties and hypocrisies of war as well as understanding gay rights when attempting to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was all quite interesting and the Rabbi had some interesting points of view to say the least.