Rabbi Yisroel Majeski: Showing Our Kids We Care
Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer
Living Lchaim
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Inspiration for the Nation is the weekly Jewish podcast from Living Lchaim, hosted by Yaakov Langer.
Rabbi Yisroel Majeski is a dynamic lecturer known for his energy and ability to cut through to the heart of a matter. He captures audiences with his incredible blend of humor and inspiration. After learning 7 years in the Mir and studying for Smicha by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits of the Jerusalem Kollel, he went on to teach at various Yeshivas and Seminaries throughout Jerusalem including Aish HaTorah, Jewel, and the Hebrew University.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and children, where he serves the greater San Fernando Valley as the Rav of Lev Simcha, Rosh Kollel of the Valley Night Kollel, 12th grade rebbe at Valley Torah high school , and senior lecturer for Los Angeles Jewish Experience (LAJ), an innovative outreach center in Los Angeles. He spends his summers as Head Counselor of Camp Agudah Day Camp in Liberty, NY. He has tangible success in exciting both youth and adults in all areas of life.
You can contact him for his vorts and speaking gigs here: Yisroelmajeski@gmail.com
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| 0:00.0 | Adam LaRouche was this baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. |
| 0:04.0 | He was an all-star and he had $13 million left on his contract. |
| 0:08.0 | It was the last year of his contract. |
| 0:10.0 | And they came up with his new rule for the White Sox, |
| 0:14.2 | you can't bring your kids to work anymore. |
| 0:16.9 | The players used to be their kids, and he has his son, Drake. |
| 0:20.4 | And he used to bring them to the games. |
| 0:21.9 | They would play ball and have catch. |
| 0:24.0 | And maybe you can't bring your kids to work anymore. |
| 0:27.0 | So he said, okay, and he quit. |
| 0:29.0 | He quit baseball. |
| 0:30.0 | He left $13 million on the line. |
| 0:34.0 | Not like $1 million, $13 million. |
| 0:37.4 | It's a lot of money. |
| 0:39.6 | And in his exit interview, they asked him, |
| 0:43.4 | why did you do it? |
| 0:44.5 | You know what you could do with $3,000, you could buy your son a house. |
| 0:46.8 | Like, he said something so powerful. |
| 0:49.9 | He said, I know I'm going to have a lot of regrets in my life. |
| 0:54.4 | I'll tell you one thing you would never ever hear me say. |
| 0:58.3 | You'll never ever hear me say, I spent too much time with my son. |
| 1:03.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Inspiration for the Nation. |
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