Let's Talk Divorce: The Raw Truth for Men - 3 Single Dad's Speak Up

Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Living Lchaim

Judaism, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

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This episode dives into the harsh realities of divorce for men, including child support, custody struggles, and the hidden emotional weight they carry. From social isolation and stigma to the chaos of dating and blended families, nothing is left untouched. At its core, this episode is about resilience, self-reflection, and finding meaning after loss.

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✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬

This episode is in memory of:

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0:00.0	When you're married and you see your child every day, you kind of feel a certain amount of control and that, okay, I know what's going on in his life and everything. But when you get divorced, you realize that you actually don't. And it becomes much more stark because you don't see your kid as often. But you really never had that control anyways. Probably a day before I was getting the get. And somebody, one of the mediators, actually calls me over after a long conversation and he starts writing me a Shadakh. I was like
0:23.8	I'm not even the mediators actually calls me over after a long conversation and he starts writing me a
0:22.0	shudah. I was like, not even divorced yet. The first time around, you look into the family,
0:28.2	you look into the Gihas, but the second time around, you look into the X, and you look into
0:32.3	the, like, what's going to happen. It's really unfortunate. There's a lot of cases like that, and
0:35.6	it's, it's all very sad and very pointless.
0:38.3	When I first got divorced, I moved into a basement apartment, a windows, you're in survival mode.
0:46.3	And it couldn't help but feel that I didn't want my son uncomfortable, ashamed, embarrassed about where he had to go to be with.
0:59.4	What's actually going through the head of a divorced guy in the Orthodox world?
1:04.1	Not will people assume the stuff he keeps to himself, the pressure, the quiet, the things that don't get said even to his close friends.
1:11.3	This episode goes there.
1:13.0	And honestly, something said in this episode really surprised me.
1:16.6	This episode is a memory of Shemindava bin Yaakov Shlema and Mirim Sarbas Yaakov-Moshah.
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1:37.9	I appreciate all of you so much.
1:40.1	Here we go.
1:41.2	Thank you so much for doing this.
1:43.2	This took many months to plan and a lot of schedules.
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