BONUS: Torah Saved Me From 300 Years in Jail
Kosher Money
Living Lchaim
5 • 781 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Because my brother had a crowd-favorite episode about money and more, we're crossposting that episode on the Kosher Money feed. Enjoy!
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Eli Riesel was a successful real estate developer who left his high-powered career to fully immerse himself in Torah learning, seeking deeper meaning and fulfillment. Despite achieving spiritual peace, Rabbi Eli was later indicted for bank fraud linked to his past business dealings and faced over 300 years in prison but refused to testify against others. His story is one of radical transformation, unwavering faith, and the pursuit of true purpose over material success.
The Rabbi's link: http://miamikollel.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to a bonus episode of kosher money. |
| 0:04.0 | We're collaborating with my brother from Inspiration for the Nation, Yaakov Langer. |
| 0:09.1 | This episode is doing numbers. |
| 0:11.6 | He released it on his own channel and we thought it was too good given the money conversation involved. |
| 0:18.5 | I almost wish I did it on kosher money, but we're going to cross share it here on the |
| 0:23.1 | kosher money audio channel. So Spotify, Apple Podcasts. This is not a mistake. This is a bonus share, |
| 0:30.0 | not just because he's my brother, but because this is a really, really, really good episode. |
| 0:35.4 | And subscribe to Inspiration for the Nation. My brother wants you to know |
| 0:38.2 | they have awesome episodes. We're going to put a link to the Inspiration for the Nation audios and |
| 0:43.8 | enjoy the episode. Get out of the shower, getting dressed. He says you have a, you have a call. |
| 0:48.6 | And so I said, hi. He's like, hi. My name is Benedict CUNY and I'm your attorney. You've just been indicted by the federal government. You've been charged with a crime. He's like, the U.S. Marshal might come looking for you. I mean, it's 26 counts, 25 counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. If they indict you and get you convicted on crimes like $30, $40, $50 dollars. You're looking at like probably 15 to 20 |
| 1:11.8 | years each count, 12 years times 26 is 312 years. People just fold. And even if you're willing to |
| 1:17.5 | be the macho man and say, yeah, I'm not going to testify, my whole life changed, you know, |
| 1:22.2 | in that instant. Rabbi Elie Ruzal walked away from a high-powered real estate career to fully |
| 1:27.4 | immerse in Torah and |
| 1:28.4 | learning. And just as he found purpose and stability, he was hit with a federal indictment |
| 1:33.5 | and the threat of 300 plus years in prison. He refused to flip, stayed true to his values, |
| 1:39.5 | and faced it head on. No plea deals, no shortcuts. It's a wild story, but it will show you the power of |
| 1:46.0 | learning Torah. What? How? You'll see. And I'm excited for you to listen. And I think every single |
| 1:51.8 | yeshiva guy and his wife needs to hear this episode. This isn't a comeback story. It's a |
| 1:56.7 | conviction story. This episode is in loving memory of Shimon David bin Yaakov Shlema and Miram Sarapas |
| 2:01.8 | Yaakov Mosha. Thank you to our sponsors, Bip Bean, Peasy deals, wheels to lease, and the Torap. |
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