

Shtark Tank
Yaakov Wolff
If you are a Ben Torah in the workforce, this is the podcast for you!
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Feel free to reach out with feedback, or just to say hi: yaakovwolff@gmail.com
Make sure to check out ShtarkTank.org for more meaningful content.
You can access bonus content and community events through our quiet Whatsapp Group https://chat.whatsapp.com/B5jEcBP5umZAHWk2ILBWTS
Feel free to reach out with feedback, or just to say hi: yaakovwolff@gmail.com
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 11, 2024 • 38min
Marc Lesnick, Hiking With Rav Asher
Marc Lesnick has impacted thousands of people, by helping distribute the Torah of Rav Asher Weiss and Rav Shalom Rosner. Professionally, he is a partner at Fortissimo Capital.
He can be reached by email, Marc@ffcapital.com
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If you have any sort of feedback, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate! You can reach me by email and LinkedIn
Topics Covered
Choosing a career that you love
Facilitating the Torah of Rav Asher Weiss and Rav Shalom Rosner
The challenges of being a ghostwriter
Up-close view of greatness
How to start spreading Torah of a Gadol

Mar 4, 2024 • 58min
Rav Gil Student, Brute Force
Rav Gil Student is the Editor of TorahMusings.com . He does all of his writing, learning and community work on the side, since he works full-time as an actuary. You can follow him on X or reach out by email.
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Tune in to hear Rav Gil Student talk about:
Unconventional Career Path
Chessed at Work
Learning Goals
Laid-back Intensity
Torah Musings
Quality of Torah
Bahlabus but not Balabatish

Feb 26, 2024 • 43min
Ziv Mendelsohn , How To Write a Serious Sefer
Ziv (or Zivi) Mendesohn is the author of מלאים זיו, a 570 page sefer on a wide varitey of topics. He can be reached by email at zivi@lmanda.com
We talk about his 20 year journey to writing a sefer. This episode will provide you with two things:
Practical advice on writing a serious sefer.
Motivation to get started!
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Partial list of topics:
Discovering Personal Connections in Torah
Writing and Memorializing Learning for Family
Torah Learning and Aliyah

Feb 19, 2024 • 35min
Josh Wolff, Seeking Synergy
My father is the COO of OurCrowd, Chairman of Kav L'Noar, and an informal career coach. You can contact him on LinkedIn.
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Topics covered:
Work-Life Synergy
Lessons From Baking Cookies
Advice For Job Applicants
Non-Profit Work
Divine Providence

Feb 12, 2024 • 52min
Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz, Posek and Professor
Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz is a Senior Lecturer in Yeshivas Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. Until April 2010, he was the Rabbi of the Woodside Synagogue in Silver Spring, Maryland and Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Law School. We spoke about his journey from yeshiva to law school, and from the the workforce to the Rabbinate. And we discussed one of the most underrated aspects of living a Torah life. To listen to the Rabbi
Breitowitz Q&A Podcast click here (highly recommended).
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Topics Covered
Early Childhood+Yeshiva Years
Decision to Leave for Law School
Memories of Boston
Early Career+Teaching Torah
Returning to the Rabbinate
Today's Generation

Feb 5, 2024 • 42min
Dean Noam Wasserman, Business Class
Noam Wasserman is the Dean of Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, and used to teach at Harvard Business School. He wrote two bestselling business books, the Founders Dillemas and Life is a Startup.
Topics
Sy Syms VS. HBS
Personal Journey
Talmud Torah
Business and Values
Am Yisrael
You can follow Dean Wasserman on LinkedIn
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Jan 29, 2024 • 33min
Rav Chezkie Glatt, Rebbi and CTO
Rav Chezkie Glatt is a Rebbi at Yeshivat Torat Shraga, and the co-founder and CTO or Roga Analyitics. We talk about his main role-model, his daily schedule and more!
You can reach him by LinkedIn, and you can join his WhatsApp group, A Pasuk A Day from Mishlei.
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Jan 28, 2024 • 38min
Moe Mernick, The Gift of Juggling
Moe Mernick is Chief of Staff @ Triple Whale, a Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur, and an inspirational speaker.
We spoke about his column in Mishpacha Magazine about Work Life Solutions, overcoming life's challenges, and the importance of family.
For more from Moe:
Final Column Ft. Moe Mernick, Short Videos on the Daf Daf Yomi Moe-ments, Moe's book about living with a stutter The Gift Of Stuttering, Mishpacha Magazine Column Archive
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Jan 15, 2024 • 37min
Rav Yehoshua Pfeffer, How To Find Your Calling
Rav Yehoshua Pfeffer is a Rav, Dayan, Director of the Iyun Institute, and former Supreme Court Clerk. You can follow his work by subscribing to the Tzarich Iyun email list and YouTube Channel. You can also reach him by email. yehoshuapfeffer@gmail.com.
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Chapters
1) Personal Journey: From London to Mir to Law School
2) The Proper Mindset: Transitioning Out of Yeshiva
3) Practical Advice

Jan 8, 2024 • 37min
Zevi Reinitz, Not Just a Bahlabus
In our very first episode, we sit down for a conversation with Zevi Reinitz, tech executive and mechaber seforim.
We discuss his journey as a writer, and what he thinks is the most important mindset for a Ben Torah in the workforce.
You can check out Zevi on LinkedIn and join his "Great Qs on the parsha Whatsapp Group"
Shtark Tank is a podcast for Bnei Torah in the workforce, providing insightful conversations with role models and mentors.
Join our quiet WhatsApp group, where I will be posting new episodes, as well as bonus content related to each weeks conversation. Would love to have you along for the ride!
Chapter 1: Intro and Background
Chapter 2: Zevi's Writing 'Career'
Chapter 3: Limiting Mindset
Chapter 4: Today's Unique Moment


