Chanan Volk is a student at the Aish Hatorah Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem. He is also a content creator with 5k+ followers, shifting between genres of Israel advocacy, Jewish education, satire and more personal content.

In our conversation, we talk about his journey from the Conservative Movement for Judaism in California to his Orthodox life in Israel, where he recently became a citizen! We attempt to also discuss the state of geopolitics and how it relates to Jewish philosophy. Finally, we explore his law suit during college and the role it played in his religious journey. It was an engaging conversation and we hope you enjoy!

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Shmuli Weissler is an employability coach at ⁠Cruitie⁠ and a content creator, with almost 20k followers across social media platforms. His has recently gone viral for his creative AI-generated tefilin content which leaves viewers often amused and/or stunned.

Although he has found much success, it wasn't clear how things would turn out for the longest time. Having recently celebrated 11 years of sobriety, we had a candid conversation about his past difficulties with alcoholism, drug abuse and mental health. his story is an inspiring one and we hope you can clean some valuable lessons from hearing it.

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