Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Survivor Omer Wenkert recounts his 505-day Hamas captivity, including 197 days in total isolation underground after being kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7. He endured torture, starvation, and psychological abuse, yet found faith, resilience, and hope in God. His powerful testimon...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Rav Eli Stefansky is a global Torah phenomenon and real-world change maker. A former businessman with no claim to photographic memory, he proves that greatness in Torah is built through consistency, grit, and heart. As the founder of the MDY Daf Yomi program, he has helped tens of thousands of Jews...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Eliya Cohen was kidnapped by Hamas and held hostage in Gaza for 505 days. Ziv Abud survived the October 7 massacre by hiding in a bomb shelter, believing Eliya was gone, while he had no idea she was alive. Captivity, survival, faith, emunah, bitachon, tefillah, unanswered prayers, hope, trauma, res...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Staten Island and one of the Gedolei Hador, looks back on his childhood growing up in the Bronx, just blocks from Yankee Stadium - where he was beaten for wearing a yarmulke and learned early what it meant to live with emunah and dignity. In this raw and movi...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. What happens when a hip-hop producer from Atlanta discovers truth in the Torah? Calev Jeantean (formerly Demar) shares his unbelievable journey from the music industry and Christianity to Orthodox Judaism - all sparked by one comment on Twitter. From studio fame to faith and family, Calev opens up...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Rabbi Eli Riesel was a working professional who walked away from everything to return to kollel. What followed was not inspiration overnight, but a life turned completely upside down. He found himself buried under debt projected to last up to 85 years, facing legal pressure, personal collapse, and...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. In this powerful interview from Sydney, Australia, Yanky Super recounts his miraculous survival during the Bondi Beach terror attack, where his radio stopped a fatal bullet. Through faith, courage, and community, he reflects on miracles, resilience, and unity amid tragedy. The episode highlights he...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Henchy Cohen opens up about her parents’ divorce - a split that forced her, at just seven years old, to live between two opposite worlds: her father’s Hasidic community and her mother’s secular life. She talks about the confusion, the judgment, and the quiet strength it took to hold her family toge...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Howie Danao grew up in an affluent Tel Aviv home as the adopted son of a secular Israeli family, alongside his Filipino mother who worked as a caretaker. A gifted singer fluent in Hebrew, he rose to the semi-finals of a major Israeli reality competition and later served in the IDF even before he ga...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Yehuda Sabiner grew up in Har Nof, in the heart of Jerusalem, within a Ger chasidish community where his childhood doctor made a powerful impact on him. That early influence set him on a remarkable path, and he went on to become the first fully chasidish, Israel born doctor. After October 7th, he j...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. I used to think astrology was nonsense - until I met Rabbi Yitzchok Aharon Pinkesz. Rabbi Pinkesz reveals how Judaism and the Torah have always contained a hidden wisdom about the stars - what he calls “Kosher Astrology.” He explains how your birth chart reflects your divine mission, why timing in...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. From Amish to Jewish??? Yes. You read that right. Briana Leapley, now Nechama Leapley, shares her inspiring journey from Amish life in rural Kentucky to becoming an Orthodox Jewish convert in Brooklyn. Leaving behind her family and traditions, she navigates intense culture shock, finds guidance fro...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Born in post-communist Poland with no access to Jewish life, Yakov Wasilewicz’s journey from isolation to inspiration is nothing short of miraculous. From a secret childhood identity to a self-chosen bris at 12 and Torah study in America, his story celebrates courage, faith, and maternal sacrifice....

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Rabbi Daniel Walker, leader of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, became a symbol of courage during the Yom Kippur 2025 terrorist attack on his shul. When the attacker tried to storm the building with a knife, Rabbi Walker bravely held the doors shut, protecting his congregants whil...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. When Sunny Levi was a little girl, she prayed every day for her disabled brother to be healed - prayers that went "unanswered" and left her questioning God, faith, and the meaning of prayer itself. Years later, that same heartbreak became the catalyst for her spiritual awakening. Now a 7t...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. David Tenenbaum was a proud Jewish engineer working for the U.S. Army when his life suddenly turned upside down. Without warning, FBI agents stormed his home, accused him of being an Israeli spy, and tore through his belongings looking for “evidence” that didn’t exist. For years he lived under susp...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Tamir Goodman, known as the “Jewish Jordan,” turned down a Division I basketball scholarship to honor Shabbat, redefining faith in sports. His journey from national fame to facing anti-Semitism and injury reveals the cost of conviction and the strength of resilience. Today, he channels his experien...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Shloime Dachs has been a beloved voice in Jewish music for decades — but there’s so much more to his story than his songs. In this candid conversation, he opens up about the struggles that shaped him, from family challenges to health scares, and how those moments deepened his faith. Beyond the stag...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Moshe Chaim Proctor went off the derech after losing his mother, drowning his anger in basketball courts instead of shul. He was a star athlete who swore off Judaism—until a series of moments flipped his life upside down. Today, that same kid is a rabbi in Jerusalem, teaching the faith he once reje...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Douglas Murray joins to discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the rise of death cult ideology, Israel–America relations, antisemitism from both left and right, and why there’s still hope in a world gone mad. Douglas' new book: https://a.co/d/fzIPZVM ✬ SPONSORS OF THE EPISODE ✬ ► Mantzichim...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Shlomo Horowitz grew up in Israel in the Belz community, and his life shifted after a divorce. Galit, a proud Sephardi, was married to Noam and blessed with twin girls, until tragedy struck and Noam passed away after a long illness. Both Shlomo and Galit had their lives turned upside down - but in...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Motty Steinmetz (מוטי שטיינמץ) is a world-renowned Chassidic Jewish singer from Bnei Brak, cherished for his angelic voice, heartfelt niggunim, and soulful tefillos. Coming from a Vizhnitz chassidic family, he carries the mesorah of Jewish music that connects generations, blending old-world chassid...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov opens up about the tragic jet ski accident that took Racheli Nisanov, his young daughter’s, life and how he found faith, strength, and resilience in the aftermath. In this emotional conversation, he shares lessons on grief, parenting, community support, and unshakable belief in...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Liz Wallenstein’s story is nothing short of breathtaking, from a painful divorce and 16 years of singleness to a shocking stage 4 cancer diagnosis at just 37. Instead of giving up, she turned her struggles into a spiritual mission, discovering resilience, faith, and even finding love and motherhood...

Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer. Yehuda Kastel, Hasidic DJ Hudacris, went from spinning at packed parties to battling crippling anxiety that nearly consumed his life. After a terrifying spiral triggered by a bad trip and a Lyme disease scare, he faced the darkest corners of his mind and fought his way back. In this powerful conver...