Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

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The world is full of incredible people, and this podcast brings you real conversations with those who have powerful stories to share. From inspiring individuals in Israel to Jewish people who’ve faced and overcome life’s toughest challenges, we dive into their journeys, struggles, and triumphs. Hosted by Yaakov Langer on Living Lchaim, these stories will move you, challenge you, and leave you inspired. Whether it’s faith, resilience, success, or personal growth, you’ll hear firsthand how they pushed forward. Follow now for eye-opening conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.

Episode Date
Omer Shem Tov: From 505 Days as a Hamas Hostage to Being Saved by Hashem
Jun 07, 2025
Let's Talk Divorce: What No One is Saying - 2 Single Mom's Speak Up
Jun 03, 2025
Chananel Gez: A Terrorist Killed My Wife While She Was in Labor
May 24, 2025
Avraham Fixsler: The UK Government Wanted To Kill My Daughter
May 17, 2025
Cormac Uriah Lee (The Asian Kosher Cowboy): Hiding In China for Over 250 Jews
May 10, 2025
R' Shmuel Luger: I Accidentally Became Rosh Yeshiva after Fighting My Addictions
May 03, 2025
R' Eli Riesel: Torah Saved Me From 300 Years in Jail
Apr 26, 2025
Moran Stela Yanai: I Was A Hamas Hostage - But God Never Left Me
Apr 14, 2025
Charlene Aminoff: My Cancer Diagnosis is a Message from God
Apr 05, 2025
Alon & Sagi: The Most Injured IDF Soldier Refuses to Give Up
Mar 29, 2025
R' Reuven Epstein: Why Most Marriages End Up on Autopilot (and How You Can Beat the Odds)
Mar 22, 2025
Yitzhak Pindrus: Should Yeshiva Boys Be Forced to Enlist in the IDF?
Mar 15, 2025
R' Yaakov Herzog: Making Peace with Muslims of Saudi Arabia
Mar 08, 2025
Singles Speak Out: Dating, Shadchanim & The System
Mar 01, 2025
Ditza Ohr: Having Emunah While My Son Has Been a Hostage for Over 500 Days
Feb 27, 2025
Avraham Fried: 40 Years of Jewish Music
Feb 22, 2025
Yisroel Brownstein: I Survived a Fatal Plane Crash That Should Have Killed Me
Feb 15, 2025
The Shidduch System Exposed: What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s Next?
Feb 08, 2025
Rav Shmuel Zucker: Approaching The Biggest Spiritual Crisis of Our Time
Feb 01, 2025
Orit Mark Ettinger: Should Israel Release Terrorists for Hostages? A Victim Speaks Out
Jan 25, 2025
Jake Turx: The Prophesy that Predicted October 7th & 2025
Jan 18, 2025
David Sacks: How I Found God in Hollywood
Jan 11, 2025
Chana Devorah Mishler: A Christian Pastor’s Life Changing Discovery & Her Journey Home to Judaism
Jan 04, 2025
R' Yosef Zvi Rimon: The Rabbi Involved in Getting The Hostages Out of Gaza
Dec 28, 2024
Shimmy & Hadassah Manela: What No One Tells You About Struggling to Have Kids for 9 Years
Dec 21, 2024
R' Baruch Gartner: How I learned That No Drug Compares to Torah
Dec 14, 2024
Rabbi Berel Wein: The Myths & Truths About the Jewish People That Antisemites Ignore
Dec 07, 2024
Ellie Zeiler: How One of TikTok’s Biggest Stars Ended up in Seminary in Israel
Nov 30, 2024
R' Yitzchak Dovid Grossman (The Disco Rabbi): Saving Souls in Prisons & Clubs
Nov 23, 2024
Enon Dagan & Avichai Koch: The Unseen Battle of Israeli Farmers Defending Their Land
Nov 16, 2024
Nomi Spain-Levy: A Korean Orphan's Journey Home Through Judaism, Jerusalem & Her Roots
Nov 09, 2024
Miriam Ezagui: Redefining Judaism Online and Fighting Millions of Antisemites
Nov 02, 2024
R' Yom Tov Glaser: Are We Stuck in the Matrix? The Way to Live a Life of Bliss
Oct 26, 2024
Yisroel & Sarah Gutovitch: We Couldn’t Have Children, Then…Quadruplets!
Oct 19, 2024
William Mehrvaz: Fleeing My Iranian Family, Home, & Muslim Life to Experience the Judaism I Fell in Love With
Oct 12, 2024
Daniel Weiss: Hamas Killed Both My Parents on 10/7 But Can't Kill My Voice
Oct 05, 2024
Frank Meeink: The Neo-Nazi Transformed into a Proud Jew
Sep 28, 2024
Ariel Berkowitz: Finding Hashem After getting Hit By a Train & Losing My Legs
Sep 21, 2024
Lavi & Nechama Greenspan: Blind Love & Leaving a Christian Cult for Hashem
Sep 14, 2024
Shterny Steinmetz: How My Divorce Encouraged Me to Fix The System for Kids
Sep 07, 2024
Yona Assaraf: I Became Frum After Surviving the Nova Festival Massacre
Aug 31, 2024
Isaac Fogel: A Hasidic Boy’s Search For Identity That Brought Him Back Home
Aug 24, 2024
Devorah Goldstein (The Bamboo Cradle): From Abandoned in China to Embracing Orthodox Judaism (My Remarkable Adoption Story)
Aug 17, 2024
Devorie Kreiman: Losing 5 Children But Never Giving Up
Aug 10, 2024
Estelle Levitas: Why I Became Shomer Shabbos at 90 Years Old
Aug 03, 2024
SPECIAL EPISODE: Sapir Cohen: I Was Kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th & Survived Gaza
Aug 01, 2024
Ozzie & Rachel Burnham: Remarkable Journey from Heartbreak to Happiness (Unbelievable Marriage Story)
Jul 27, 2024
R’ Yitzchak Breitowitz: Answering the World’s Most Interesting Questions
Jul 20, 2024
Senai Guedalia: My Newlywed Husband Died Saving Others
Jul 13, 2024
R' Yossi Kulek: The Untold Story of a Black Jew Saved by the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Jul 06, 2024
Rabbi & Rebbetzin Tzvi Kushlefsky: Becoming a Father at 88-Year's Old
Jun 29, 2024
Yechiel Bruck: The Unbreakable Man Who Refuses to Die (4 Kidneys, 2 Heart Attacks, 2 Strokes)
Jun 22, 2024
Rebbe Avraham Goldstein: Leaving Puerto Rico to Become a Chasidishe Yid
Jun 15, 2024
Chanie Apfelbaum (Busy in Brooklyn): Turning Heartache into Healing Through Kosher Cuisine
Jun 08, 2024
Tehila Bollag: The Beauty I Found Converting to Judaism
Jun 01, 2024
Shabbos Kestenbaum: The Student at Harvard Suing Them for Anti-Semitism
May 25, 2024
Rabbi Ken Spiro: Judaism, Christianity & Islam Explained by this BRILLIANT Torah Breakdown
May 18, 2024
Moshe Chaim Shinohara: My Transformation from Japanese Samurai to Judaism
May 11, 2024
Rabbi Mitchell Silk: From a Chinese Restaurant to Hong Kong to the White House
May 04, 2024
Dr. Moshe Katz: A Holy 99-Year-Old's Lessons on Life
Apr 20, 2024
Rivka Heisler: Let’s Talk About the Orthodox Singles Struggle
Apr 13, 2024
R' Asher Resnick: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People (Losing My Daughter)
Apr 06, 2024
Rudy Rochman: I Was Kidnapped & Fought For My Life (My Survival in Nigeria to Fighting in Gaza)
Mar 30, 2024
Rafi (The King) Zytman: Choosing Happiness Despite My Challenges [SPECIAL PURIM EPISODE]
Mar 21, 2024
Mayor Eric Adams: A Bold Stand Against Antisemitism in NYC, Israel & the World
Mar 16, 2024
Timor-David Aklin: Why This Muslim Arab Became a Yid
Mar 09, 2024
Inna Vernikov: The Jewish Councilwoman Fighting Antisemitism & Finding God
Mar 02, 2024
Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen: Why I Gave Up Buddhism for Judaism
Feb 24, 2024
Simcha Greinman of Zaka: Israel’s Search & Rescue Team’s Traumatic Heroism
Feb 17, 2024
R' Reuven & Gitty Epstein: The Special Duo Saving Marriages and Connecting Couples
Feb 10, 2024
Eli Beer: The Unimaginable Sacrifice By Israel’s First Responders on October 7th
Feb 03, 2024
Rabbi Fischel Schachter: A Storytelling Rabbi Shares Inner Thoughts on Navigating Life & Israel
Jan 27, 2024
Yael Zien: Reporting the Horrible Sights in Israel & Why I Still Have Hope
Jan 20, 2024
Shlomo Rayman & Noam White: Seeing Hashem's Hand in Gaza
Jan 13, 2024
Hadas Lowenstern: My Husband Died a Hero in Gaza
Jan 06, 2024
Eylon Levy: Fighting Israel’s War on the Media Frontlines
Dec 30, 2023
Rachel Goldberg: Hamas Kidnapped My Son 76 Days Ago
Dec 23, 2023
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau: My Impossible Journey From Buchenwald to Chief Rabbi of Israel
Dec 16, 2023
SPECIAL EPISODE: Son of Hamas Unleashes the Truth about Gaza, Israel & October 7th (Feat. Mosab Hassan Yousef)
Dec 13, 2023
Loay Al Shareef: Why This Muslim Arab Loves The Jewish People
Dec 09, 2023
Lipa Schmelzter: Why I Ran To Israel
Dec 02, 2023
Yossi Bluming: The Chabad Yid in Gaza
Nov 25, 2023
Alex Clare: My Spiritual Journey from Fame to Faith
Nov 18, 2023
Rinat Har-Sheleg: Hamas Kidnapped My Father, My Family, My World
Nov 11, 2023
Shai Graucher: The Man Lifting Up Israel’s Most Broken
Nov 04, 2023
Maya Delman: The Day That Should Have Been My Last [Hamas Attack]
Oct 28, 2023
Arky Staiman & Rudy Rochman: 2 IDF Soldier's Raw Account from the War Zone
Oct 21, 2023
Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb: What It’s Like Living in Israel Right Now
Oct 14, 2023
Rabbi Shea Hecht: Kidnapping Kids from Cults
Oct 08, 2023
Chief Rabbi David Freilich: Jewish Life Down Under in the Most Remote Community
Oct 01, 2023
Pinny Taub: My Lifelong Battle Escaping my Abuser
Sep 23, 2023
Dr. Yehuda Pryce: A Gang Member's Journey from Prison to Judaism
Sep 17, 2023
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Eade: Ditching My Vegan Life for Religion & Finding Orthodox Judaism
Sep 09, 2023
Naftali Kempeh: The Rise of the Kumzits King (נפתלי קמפה)
Sep 02, 2023
A Raw Conversation with 4 Brave Girls Battling Serious Illness
Aug 26, 2023
Baruch Levine: Rebbi by Day, Legendary Singer by Night
Aug 19, 2023
Rav Avshi Weingot: Helping Teens Find & Love Themselves
Aug 12, 2023
Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff: Moshiach Expert Explains How To Identify Moshiach, The Gog VS Magog War, Fake Messiahs, How To ACTUALLY Bring Him Sooner and More
Aug 05, 2023
Rabbi Tovia Singer: Outsmarting Christians at Their Own Game
Jul 29, 2023
Libby Weiss: A Girl’s Heroic Road to Recovery after a Traumatic Stroke
Jul 22, 2023
Yonasan Schwartz: The Heartbreaking Saga of a Hasidic Matchmaker
Jul 15, 2023
Mendy Levy: Escaping The Extremist Lev Tahor Cult & Finding Hashem
Jul 08, 2023
Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein: The Shabbos Project Revolution
Jul 01, 2023
Yehuda Neuman: Dwarfism & Determination
Jun 24, 2023
Rabbi Shlomo Landau: The Overnight Sensation Gripping Jews Worldwide
Jun 17, 2023
Meilech Kohn: From Homelessness Back To Hasidic Judaism
Jun 10, 2023
Rabbi Leo Dee: Unbreakable Strength after Unspeakable Terror
Jun 03, 2023
Rivka Ravitz: Why The Pope & President Biden Bowed to This Frum Mother
May 27, 2023
Inspector Richie Taylor: The Highest Ranking Orthodox Jewish Cop
May 20, 2023
Sara Braun: Embracing My Identity - A Black Jew's Story of Becoming Hasidic
May 13, 2023
Sivan Rahav-Meir: Israel’s Top News Anchor's Journey to Orthodoxy
May 06, 2023
R' Yakov Danishefsky: The Psychology of Connecting to Hashem
Apr 29, 2023
Shmueli Ungar: Singing Above Life's Challenges
Apr 22, 2023
Simon Felder: How a 7-Year-Old Escaped the Holocaust
Apr 15, 2023
Rabbi Yosef Shapiro: What Going Through IVF REALLY Means
Apr 08, 2023
Mordy Shapiro, Benny Friedman & Joey Newcomb: An Honest Conversation with Top Jewish Singers
Apr 01, 2023
David Mandel: The Man Who Never Gives Up | CEO of Ohel
Mar 25, 2023
Rabbi Benjamin Blech: Finding The Jewish Treasure in the Vatican
Mar 18, 2023
R' Kalman Samuels: A Promise to Our Blind & Deaf Son
Mar 11, 2023
Mendy Pellin: Confessions of a Kosher Comedian
Mar 04, 2023
Hillel Fuld: How One Act of Kindness Changed My Life
Feb 25, 2023
Rabbi Yitzi & Dina Hurwitz: Our 10 Year Journey with ALS
Feb 18, 2023
Rabbi Yoni Fischer: The Rosh Yeshiva of Authenticity & Healing
Feb 11, 2023
Rabbi Menachem Genack: The King of Kosher Food
Feb 04, 2023
Rabbi Yisroel Majeski: Showing Our Kids We Care
Jan 28, 2023
LaDerryl & Danielle Hart: Our Journey From Christianity to Judaism
Jan 21, 2023
Eli Levin: Singing Through Sorrow with Simcha
Jan 14, 2023
Mendy Reiner: Leading the Kidney Donation Revolution
Jan 07, 2023
Malcolm Hoenlein: The Most Influential Man Fighting Antisemitism Today
Dec 31, 2022
Shimon & Rubin Kolyakov: Founders of TorahAnytime
Dec 24, 2022
Chava Willig Levy: My Battle with Polio
Dec 17, 2022
Rabbi Manis Friedman: What Humans Need More Than Love (ft. Dr. Elad Ben Elul & Yosef Brauman)
Dec 10, 2022
Country Yossi & Heshy Walfish: The Power of Laughter & Friendship
Dec 03, 2022
R' Dan Roth: Revolutionizing Beginner Torah Learning
Nov 26, 2022
Rabbi Chaim Danzinger: The Rabbi in Rostov, Russia
Nov 19, 2022
Rav Hershel Schechter & Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar: Falling In Love with Torah (ft. R' Elyada Goldwicht)
Nov 12, 2022
Rabbi Menachem & Rebbetzin Adeena Penner: Our Unplanned Journey (LIVE in Camp HASC)
Nov 05, 2022
Shulem Lemmer: The First Hasidic Singer to get a Major Record Label Deal
Oct 29, 2022
R' Moshe Tuvia Lieff: The Out-Of-Town & In-Town Rav
Oct 22, 2022
Elana Silber & Shlomo Mirsky: The Cancer Fight
Oct 15, 2022
Abie Rotenberg: The Legend of Jewish Music
Oct 08, 2022
R' Levi Shemtov: The Friendship Circle
Oct 01, 2022
R' Judah Mischel & R' Ari Dembi: Understanding Our Place in This World
Sep 24, 2022
R' Aaron Kotler: Building BMG & The Importance of Torah
Sep 17, 2022
Beatie Deutsch the Marathon Mother: Putting Aside Olympic Dreams to Respect Shabbos
Sep 10, 2022
Rabbi Lazer Brody: The Voice of Emuna
Sep 03, 2022
Benny Friedman & Joey Newcomb: Putting Our Soul In
Aug 27, 2022
R' Joey Rosenfeld & Zusha's Shlomo Gaisin: How To Find Inner Peace
Aug 20, 2022
Moishe Bane: Changing The Community, Changing Oneself, Changing the World
Aug 13, 2022
Aliza Bulow: Triumph in the Face of Tragedy
Aug 06, 2022
R' Aryeh Lightstone: How the Abraham Accords Changed the Middle East & The World
Aug 02, 2022
Rav Nissan Kaplan: A Rebbi to the People
Jul 30, 2022
R' Steven Burg: CEO of Aish Global
Jul 26, 2022
Peas, Love & Carrots: Danielle Renov - Motherhood, Soul Food & The Holy Land (with guest co-host: Gitta Langer)
Jul 23, 2022
Yossi Hecht: Wheelchair-bound But Boundless
Jul 19, 2022
Judge Ruchie Freier: The Hasidic Superwoman of Night Court
Jul 16, 2022
Dr. Rich Roberts: The Gvir of Lakewood
Jul 09, 2022
R' Benzion Klatzko: The Hollywood Rabbi & Founder of Shabbat.com
Jul 02, 2022
R' Yakov Horowitz: How To Protect Our Children (with guest co-host Yitzie Ingber)
Jun 25, 2022
Beri Weber: The Singer And Rosh HaYeshiva
Jun 18, 2022
Eli Paley: Publisher of Mishpacha Magazine
Jun 11, 2022
The Redhead of Auschwitz
Jun 06, 2022
Ben Shapiro: The Orthodox Jew with a Conservative View
May 28, 2022
Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein: Our Father Figure
May 21, 2022
Rabbi YY Jacobson: Keys to a Happy Life (LIVE Show)
May 14, 2022
Lipa Schmeltzer: My Journey Back Home
May 07, 2022
Saul Blinkoff: The Orthodox Jew at Disney, Dreamworks & Netflix
Apr 30, 2022
Rav Gav: Arguing with Atheists
Apr 24, 2022
Rabbi Daniel Kalish: The Chinuch Revolution
Apr 18, 2022
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Apr 13, 2022