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Tisha B'Av Prep ft. Rav Moshe Taragin: Mourning in Times of Geulah, Achdut and Har Habayit

July 20, 2026

How do you mourn a Beis Hamikdash you never knew, in a generation that's watched Klal Yisrael return to Eretz Yisrael and rebuild a country? Rav Moshe Taragin returns to Shtark Tank to help us hold two truths at once: we are living through open miracles, and we are still so far from the finish line.Rav Taragin unpacks why every question in Jewish life now splits into "before October 7th" and "after," why Tisha B'Av doesn't require manufactured grief but honest ...

Holiness in the Heat ft. Dr. Dan Jacobson

July 13, 2026

To recieve a free copy of Light in the Darkness, about Shemirat HaEinayim in today's world, email dan.jacobson.psyd@gmail.comSummer turns up the heat on shmiras einayim, and this episode isn't going to fix that. It's an honest conversation about the struggle, with returning guest Dr. Dan Jacobson offering real perspective instead of a quick fix.We get into:Why the trigger itself was never the real issue, and what actually determines what happens nextHow mindfulness (yes, the same ...

Should You Be Going to Har HaBayit? ft. Rav Yehuda Levi

July 06, 2026

The three weeks are here. The time when we refocus on the fact that our lives are incomplete. There is a gaping hole in our ruchniyus, located at the holiest spot in the world. Har HaBayit.Some of us just think about the problem. Others are actually doing something about it.Rav Yehuda Levy is the latter. He has spent countless hours learning the sugya, written articles, taught classes, and spoken to gedolei yisrael. He also goes up regularly, was involved in starting Yeshivas Har HaBayis, and...