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Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin | They Gave Him 27 Years. He Didn't Break.

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Judaism, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

What goes through a person's mind when they're told—before even stepping into the courtroom—that they've been sentenced to 27 years in prison?

In this raw and deeply moving conversation, Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and ultimately witnessing a miracle no one expected.

This is not just a story about prison or justice—it's a masterclass in faith under fire, resilience in the face of total powerlessness, and what it truly means to trust Hashem when there is no visible way out.

From the courtroom to solitary confinement, from despair to unexpected freedom, Rubashkin shares how emunah transformed punishment into purpose—and why the greatest freedom begins long before the prison doors open.


A story of darkness, light, and the strength to keep believing when everything says not to.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The judge handed down a 27-year sentence.

0:03.0

What were you expecting?

0:04.0

According to my lawyer, it's just less than a year. They put your handcuffs on, they take it downstairs, they put you into cell with who knows who. There's a lot of people who will say, we can't put Shereld Mordecher Abashin on a pedestal because at the other day, he did a crime. They're making an assumption that a crime was killed. There's a lot of scholars that said I never had a fair trial.

0:21.6

People think that if I got successful in business, he did something more.

0:24.6

You were made a car bun.

0:25.6

They wanted to specifically take you and give you this insane sentence to send a message.

0:30.6

Meet Sholm Mordecai of Rabashkin.

0:33.6

Sentenced the 27 years in federal prison, a case that shook the Jewish world.

0:37.8

Through eight years behind bars, one thing never broke, his faith.

0:41.5

And then in a moment few saw coming, the president signed a pardon that set him free.

0:45.8

This episode is not about crime or politics.

0:47.9

It's about Amuna under pressure, seeing Hashem in the darkest place,

0:51.2

and what it means to truly believe on everything is taken from you.

0:54.8

Six minutes for skier, the door swings open. The guys says, we're rushing. Get out. They told me, the beautiful news, the president just signed a document in your three minutes ago. Did you realize what was going to happen in the streets of Barrett Park, in the streets of Monty, in the streets of Lakewood, the shoots of Brooklyn? Did you realize, like to happen? No. Was that a fear for a long time?

1:11.6

They're going to get me back.

1:12.6

They're going to get me back? They could catch you by your technicality and they can pull you right back in. You're considered a felon for the rest of your life. Do you have any regrets at all? I should do 30 seconds of your time before I get you to this episode. So many of you think that you're subscribed to our channel on YouTube, but once double checking, you realize, oh, I'm not.

1:29.2

So please go ahead and make sure you're subscribed.

1:30.9

Check right below our name by meaningful people. Are you subscribed? Do you have that notification bell on? If not, please turn that on. Be like 26% of our subscribers and click that button. This episode is thanks to Zahman Duhman for making it happen. We got Shalmur Dharbashim back in the studio,

1:45.8

and we got deep. Eight years since this incredible miracle, and we discussed it all in some of the

1:53.2

questions that were never addressed before. This episode is sponsored by my friends at Kolochabad.

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