R' Moshe Chaim Proctor: The Off The Derech Kid Who Became a Leading Rebbi
Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer
Living Lchaim
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🗓️ 27 September 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Moshe Chaim Proctor went off the derech after losing his mother, drowning his anger in basketball courts instead of shul. He was a star athlete who swore off Judaism—until a series of moments flipped his life upside down. Today, that same kid is a rabbi in Jerusalem, teaching the faith he once rejected.
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✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬
This episode is in memory of:
• Miram Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe
• Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima
This episode is for the speedy recovery of:
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| 0:00.0 | There was no formal goodbye. |
| 0:01.7 | You know, she was, again, I'm eight years old. |
| 0:04.5 | She's going to different clinics. |
| 0:06.4 | I remember clearly, you know, she passed away after Shvua, |
| 0:09.2 | I'm going up on 16 years now. |
| 0:13.6 | I locked up, I closed off. |
| 0:16.9 | Plus, I got more aggressive, meaning to say, |
| 0:20.3 | I had a lot of energy, a lot of confusion, |
| 0:22.6 | and I needed to place it somewhere. |
| 0:24.6 | And Ball became my outlet, 11, 12, 13 years old, as I'm finishing, you know, whatever it's called, elementary school, middle school, and Muncie. |
| 0:31.6 | He just played a lot of basketball. And then teachers understood that. |
| 0:34.6 | It's my life, but again, I'm not happy. |
| 0:36.6 | Sunday mornings, i'm waking up |
| 0:38.1 | and i'm turning on a catholic preacher on tv who's giving me chizik about a higher power a higher source |
| 0:45.1 | mo was lost after his mother died he was angry he filled his time with basketball 24-7 he drifted away |
| 0:52.4 | from the from home he grew up in but today he found himself and he inspires thousands as a Rebbe in Eschat Torah. |
| 0:59.0 | How did he come back? This episode is proof that we can always return. I also think this episode will resonate with parents who have kids who aren't following the path they thought they would take. |
| 1:09.0 | This episode is in loving memory of Shimon Dhabi B. Jakub and Yacov Shlakov Shlema, as well as Miriam Sarabas Jacob and Moshe. This episode is also Rufuah Shlema, Yosef Chaim, Mendevora Chaya, Goulda. This episode is powered by Will Salis, Toro Suites, admire, and the dream raffle. Here we go. Moshe, Chaim, Proctor. Thank you so much for being here and a lot to discuss, but could you |
| 1:30.0 | give us a background of like where you grew up and what was your childhood like? Sure. Yako, first |
| 1:35.3 | and foremost, I have to say, Yashak, thank you for having me on the podcast. A tremendous |
| 1:41.3 | privilege of mine, you know, I've been a fan of yours really you know |
| 1:44.2 | for for many years now I've seen in all your platforms and just following the show and |
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