In Search Of More with Eli Nash

In this episode, I sit down with Max Gilbert for a conversation that begins with entrepreneurship and coaching, then unfolds into a deeper exploration of emotional regulation, authenticity, religious growth, and the difference between influence and control. Together, we examine one of the hidden traps of religious growth: how fear, certainty, and the need for control can quietly disguise themselve...

In this episode, Rabbi Baruch Gartner returns for a conversation about money, business, and the deeper purpose behind both. Drawing from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman, Rabbi Gartner challenges the idea that wealth is merely practical or material. Instead, he presents a vision of business as spiritual work, a path of responsibility, growth, connection, and service. Together, we explore the relatio...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Rabbi Ephraim Ehrenberg for a conversation that begins with Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh, Chassidus, and the intersection between psychology and spirituality. As we speak about therapy and the struggles people are carrying today, the conversation gradually moves toward masculinity, sexuality, and human drive. Rabbi Ephraim shares a perspective that...

In this episode of In Search of More, Meir and I sit down to reflect on the journey of Ahdama and the inner work that’s shaped it. What started as an idea has become something much bigger, and this conversation is really about where we are in that process. Not just externally, but internally. We talk about what it takes to hold space for other men while doing your own work in real time. The shift...

In this episode of In Search of More, the conversation with Mordy Richler continues, but this time it turns personal. What starts as a discussion about people who run away from money becomes a live exploration of my own relationship with it. Mordy steps into his role as a “financial therapist,” and together we unpack something rarely spoken about: the fear that can come with success. We explore th...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Mordy Richler from Kosher Debt Help for a conversation that begins with debt and quickly moves into something much deeper. We break down credit cards and what really happens when someone falls behind. There is a lot of confusion around how the system works, and we wanted to bring clarity. But as we talk, it becomes clear that debt is rarely jus...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Rabbi Alon Anava for a deep and honest conversation about money, purpose, and spiritual growth. We begin with something that’s been on my mind a lot lately - our relationship with money. Rabbi Alon shares a powerful framework: food, sexuality, and money as core areas where we’re all being refined. From earning honestly to giving generously, we...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Ryan for an unfiltered conversation about money - not how to make it, but how to live with it. We explore the ways we lose ourselves in our relationship with money. Merging our identity with it. Trying to control it. Withdrawing and pretending it doesn’t matter. None of these paths lead to peace, and most of us move between one, two or all thre...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with my friend Ryan. We’ve known each other nearly twenty years, but this conversation goes deeper than we’ve ever gone before. We talk about money, success, identity, and the parts of ourselves we’d rather not face. We’ve been through different versions of the grind, from street life to business to family, and we speak honestly about the choices th...

In this episode, I sit down again with Rabbi Baruch Gartner who presents a clear framework for understanding shame not as a flaw, but as something built into creation, the “orlah”, the protective armor that eventually disconnects us from ourselves, others, and God. Drawing from Rebbe Nachman, Tanya, and the Baal Shem Tov, he explains how facing embarrassment is actually the gateway to joy, creativ...

In this episode, I sit with Benji Elson, author of Dance of the Omer. His work lives at the meeting point of Torah, psychology and sustainable living. His own path from a strict yeshiva world, through ashrams and silent retreats in India, and back into a renewed relationship with Judaism, creates the backdrop for the conversation. Through that journey he opens a way of reading Torah that is rooted...

In this episode, I sit down with Eric Samra, a man who flipped the script. Instead of grinding toward some distant retirement, he started by asking a different question: What does my dream life actually cost? Then he built the financial structure to support it. Not later. Now. We talk about what happens when a man stops accepting the default narrative and starts living by design. We talk money, ye...

What if the essence of Judaism was never meant to be about behavior alone, but about dveykus, a deep soul-level connection to the Divine? That is what this conversation is about. In this episode of In Search of More , I sit down with Rabbi Doniel Katz, founder of the Elevation Project, who has been on a mission to revive the spiritual technologies of Torah that most of us were never taught. Doniel...

In this conversation, I sit down with Joe Farkas, a life coach and narcissistic recovery specialist, to unpack the dynamic between narcissists and codependents. I didn’t agree with everything he said. I pushed back more than once, especially on his claim that true narcissists never change. I brought up redemption. Healing. He didn’t budge. And that’s what stuck with me. His refusal to entertain ho...

In this conversation with Nir Menussi, I found myself reflecting on how much of my life has been about trying to reconcile two worlds: the depth of Torah and the pull of everything outside it. We spoke about the lived application of Kabbalistic ideas, and it hit a familiar nerve. For a long time, I believed I had to choose one world or the other. Growing up, the message was clear. Everything outsi...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Yitzchok Aharon Pinkesz, author of Kosher Astrology: A Jewish Guide to Celestial Wisdom. He makes a bold claim: a lot of suffering in the world could be eased, and we’d be living more in line with Judaism, if we understood the astrological influences on us. Astrology is often dismissed as superstition or idolatry. Pinkesz argues it has deep roo...

In this episode of In Search of More , I sit with Michael Benmeleh, one of the foremost personalities in the Jewish community in South Florida when it comes to bringing Torah teaching to the masses. We spoke about his journey, from running Torah classes to creating The Lighthouse Project. It has since become something more heart-centered and expansive. He’s brought in breathwork, meditation, and a...

In this week’s episode of In Search of More , I sit down with Dr. Charlie Powell — and this one really stayed with me. Charlie’s lived a life most people couldn’t make up. He started in biomedical engineering, then became a combat medic in the Gulf War, a trauma ER doctor, cosmetic surgeon, patent holder, successful businessman. From the outside, it looks like strength and success. But underneath...

In this episode of In Search Of More , I sit down with Roovy Shapiro for one of the realest, hardest conversations I’ve had on the podcast. Roovy talked about depression, suicidal thoughts, and growing up with deep emotional neglect. Not in a dramatic way—just straight up, the truth. The kind most people carry around quietly because saying it out loud feels like betrayal. What we kept bumping up a...

I pulled this one from the archives. This conversation with my friend Ryan Carter was recorded more than a year ago. At the time, I wasn’t sure if I’d share it. Was my relationship ready for it? Was there enough here to make it worth posting? I kept coming back to it. And honestly, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. I needed to hear what I said back then, because I’ve fallen into the exact p...

In this episode, I sat down with Jack Cohen, Head of Jewish Education at Hebrew Academy high school in Miami Beach, to talk about what it really takes to lead and educate in today’s world. Jack didn’t come from the typical background—he grew up outside the traditional Jewish system and found his way into it later, which gives him a different lens. Where most people see a tug-of-war between individ...

This one’s close to home—and it feels urgent, especially for Jewish teens right now. I sat down with Saadiah Klein to talk about something a lot of people don’t want to touch: Porn. It’s everywhere. Quiet, constant, and doing real damage. Saadiah shares his story—starting from the first time he got exposed—and we talk about how easy access through tech is messing with our heads, hearts, and connec...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with my brother and friend Omar Pinto. We just got back from a men’s retreat, and honestly, we’re still in it—raw, cracked open, figuring it out in real time. We talk about what happens when men actually have space to move, to feel, to drop the act and remember who they are underneath it all. Omar shares his path—addiction, ayahuasca, emotional sobr...

In this episode of In Search of More, I sit down with Levi Shmotkin for a conversation that felt less like an interview and more like a farbrengen—a raw, real, and deeply honest exchange about what it means to grow, to heal, and to live with purpose. We touched on the teachings of the Rebbe, our personal stories, and how the descent—yeridah letzorech aliyah—is often where the real work begins. We...

In this episode of In Search of More , Eli Nash sits down with Moshe Haim Srour for a heartfelt, honest, and at times deeply emotional conversation about what it really means to heal. They talk about everything from childhood trauma and the lasting impact of CPTSD to the daily challenge of showing up for yourself and the people you love. Moshe Haim shares openly about his own journey—how practices...