DJ Hudacris: The Chasidish DJ Battling Anxiety

Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Living Lchaim

Judaism, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Yehuda Kastel, Hasidic DJ Hudacris, went from spinning at packed parties to battling crippling anxiety that nearly consumed his life. After a terrifying spiral triggered by a bad trip and a Lyme disease scare, he faced the darkest corners of his mind and fought his way back. In this powerful conversation, Yehuda reveals how he confronted his fears, reclaimed his identity, and found peace without giving up his passion.You can follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/djhudacris/?hl=en

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0:00.0	Out of nowhere, he's just like, Yehuda, it sounds like an emotional issue.
0:05.2	And when he said that, like, I got the chills and I felt so exposed and so, like, I climaxed in
0:11.7	this trip that I was in. And I'm like, well, could be. Could be. And like, I still didn't want to
0:18.9	admit it. And he said, is there someone there you could talk to, therapist or rabbi someone? And like I still didn't want to admit it. And he said, is there someone there you could talk to,
0:21.6	therapist or a rabbi, someone?
0:23.6	And so I ran to the base,
0:25.6	straight up to rat, I'm like, Rabbi,
0:27.6	I need to talk to someone now.
0:29.6	This is the first time I've met a Hasidus DJ,
0:32.6	but that's not even what this episode is about.
0:34.6	Yehuda grew up in a classic Hasidish home,
0:36.6	but his life turned upside down when he got sick. But what was actually striking him is something that could affect literally anyone. This episode is powered by hiring for less, twillerie, Bitbean, wheels to lease, and twillery. This episode is a memory of Mirr Mastarabas Yaakov Moshe, Shimon Dhabha Ben Yacu Shlema, and also this episode is Rufu Shalema, Yosef Chaim, Ben Devarachai, Golda. Here we go. Okay, Yehuda. We have a lot to talk about your journey, DJing, anxiety. But first, tell us about your childhood growing up in Milwaukee as Hasidish Bacher.
1:14.0	So I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, up until the age of around 14 when I went off to high school.
1:21.7	And I come from a respected family in the community.
1:26.1	My grandfather, Oliver Chalom, was a pillar of the community.
1:30.5	He was one of the founding men of the Shul.
1:34.6	As well as my father is respected Talmahacham and a very respected person in the community.
1:40.9	So I kind of grew up with a, not a pressure, but a little bit of expectancy to
1:46.7	to live up to these big personalities that were in my life. So I felt a little bit of a pressure,
1:54.4	not that it was coming from any external place, but internally for sure. So I always, you know, it kind of would get me into trouble
2:03.0	because I would want to be in the spotlight. My grandfather was a very, he was a very tall man,
2:08.7	so everyone saw him when he would walk into a room and he had a very loving and funny personality.
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