Inspiration for the Nation

with Yaakov Langer

The world is full of incredible people, and this podcast brings you real conversations with those who have powerful stories to share. From inspiring individuals in Israel to Jewish people who’ve faced...

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Stop Telling Your Kids How Great They Are (Here's Why)

Rabbi Moshe Don Kestenbaum spent 50 years chasing approval, validation, and self-esteem. Then the rosh yeshiva and author of The Self-Esteem Trap realized it was all a lie. In this raw conversation, he reveals the trap, why your ego is running your life, and the one shift that sets you free. ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► Primal Krisp: The Best New Kosher Food Glatt kosher meat chips with 30 to 40 grams of protein per bag. Meat, salt and spices. No sugar, no preservatives, no seed oils and no junk. GET HERE → https://bit.ly/4bQB60J → Use code INSPIRE for 15% OFF your first order ► Wheels To Lease: #1 Leasing Company From family cars to commercial vehicles, Wheels To Lease has been helping people find the right car since 1989 → CALL/TEXT: 718-871-8715 → EMAIL: inspire@wheelstolease.com → WEB: https://bit.ly/41lnzYU → WHATSAPP: https://wa.link/0w46ce ► BF Design: Designed for Reality Over 20,000 homes, 500 shuls, and more than 300 schools designed. Your home. Your school. Your shul. → BFDesign.com → CALL: 732-961-1202 ► Colel Chabad: The Best Way to Give For generations, Colel Chabad has made sure the neediest families in Israel have food, shelter, and basic necessities, so they can live with dignity. → Download the Pushka App: https://pushkapp.cc/inspo ✬ GIVEAWAY ✬ We are giving away 10 copies of Rabbi Kestenbaum's book, The Self-Esteem Trap. Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, then click below to enter. ENTER HERE → https://forms.gle/Ec52ivtHFywUD58o9 ✬ MORE FROM RABBI KESTENBAUM ✬ Get the book and take the quiz on his website: https://bit.ly/4zvkXay, or find it on Amazon. ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ This episode is in memory of: • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima #jewishpodcast #IFTN #mussar #selfesteem #personalgrowth

11/7/2026

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They Gave Up on Me. But I Heard Every Word

Penina Sternbuch was living a regular life when multiple sclerosis developed later in life and changed everything. A wife and mother of two, she reached a point where she was trapped in her own body. In this conversation, Penina shares what that was like, how she keeps pushing through, and why, through all of it, she is thankful. ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► OnlineKosherWine.com Damaged-label deals on perfect wines, rare library bottles, Black Friday live for their 20th anniversary AND 10% OFF with code LCHAIM. → https://tinyurl.com/OnlineKosherWineLchaim → Use code LCHAIM ► Wheels To Lease: #1 Leasing Company From family cars to commercial vehicles, Wheels To Lease has been helping people find the right car since 1989 → CALL/TEXT: 718-871-8715 → EMAIL: inspire@wheelstolease.com → WEB: https://bit.ly/41lnzYU → WHATSAPP: https://wa.link/0w46ce ► BitBean The team behind TorahAnytime's technology, Eastern Union's $50B+ loan platform, and Prompt Logistics' freight software. GET HERE → https://bitbean.link/4edg53 ► Colel Chabad: The Best Way to Give For generations, Colel Chabad has made sure the neediest families in Israel have food, shelter, and basic necessities, so they can live with dignity. → Download the Pushka App: https://pushkapp.cc/inspo ► JWed: Finding Your Partner For over 28 years, JWed has helped Jewish singles find each other, with more than 4,100 verified marriages. → JWed.com ✬ MORE FROM PENINA ✬ Penina runs a once-a-week WhatsApp group called Inspiration by Penina: → JOIN HERE: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JqBgiZsEa4qLpQeeOlQSNA?mode=gi_t ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ This episode is in memory of: • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima #jewishpodcast #IFTN #multiplesclerosis #gratitude #thankful #miracle #hashem #judaism #trapped

After Converting, His Mother Sat Him Down to Reveal This Secret

Peter Gaffney was raised Catholic in the UK and was building a career as a semi-professional footballer. Then he lost his contract, moved halfway across the planet, and through the fitness industry started a journey that led him to convert to Judaism. But his story really begins before he was born, when his mother was pregnant and having a tremendously hard time with everything and a mysterious woman she had never met stopped her and changed her life. In this conversation, Peter shares how his life came full circle, why he believes he was kept here for a reason, and the mission he now lives by every day. ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► Wheels To Lease: #1 Leasing Company From family cars to commercial vehicles, Wheels To Lease has been helping people find the right car since 1989 → CALL/TEXT: 718-871-8715 → EMAIL: inspire@wheelstolease.com → WEB: https://bit.ly/41lnzYU → WHATSAPP: https://wa.link/0w46ce ► BF Design: Designed for Reality The architects behind so much of what has been built in Lakewood and in frum communities across the country. Over 25 years, more than 20,000 homes, 500 shuls, 300 schools, and over 100 million square feet designed. → CALL: 732-961-1202 → WEB: https://bfdesign.com ► Colel Chabad: The Best Way to Give For generations, Colel Chabad has made sure the neediest families in Israel have food, shelter, and basic necessities, so they can live with dignity. → Download the Pushka App: https://pushkapp.cc/inspo → Nafshi is back: the Yud Tes Kislev celebration returns to Kings Theatre on November 29. Be the first to know when tickets go on sale: https://nafshi.net ► Woodmont College: Your Future Starts Now Earn your degree online in technology, education, business, business technology, accounting, psychology, or healthcare, and learn the skills that actually make you a better job candidate, with programs built for the age of AI. MORE HERE → https://woodmontcollege.edu ► Qualify: The Protein You Actually Want To Drink The yummiest protein powder (and most kosher!) GET HERE → https://a.co/d/0fTcq6V5 → Use code DELICIOUS10 ✬ FOLLOW PETER ✬ ► Website: https://www.pgpt.co.uk ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ This episode is in memory of: • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima #jewishpodcast #IFTN #chooselife #miracle #bible #judaism #prolife

She Survived a Terrorist Bus Bombing. The Hardest Part Came After.

On the morning of 9/11, Sarri Singer overslept two blocks from the World Trade Center. Months later she moved to Israel to help terror victims. Then in June 2003, a Hamas suicide bomber detonated on her Jerusalem bus, murdering 17 people and wounding more than 100. Sarri survived, went back, and built more than anyone could imagine.... ✬ SPONSORS ✬ ► Woodmont College: Online Open House Trying to decide on your career or thinking about a college degree? Woodmont College's Online Open House runs October 19 through 22, with free sessions on careers in technology, education, business, accounting, psychology, and healthcare, plus a career counselor session if you don't know which field to pick. → Sign up free: https://woodmontcollege.edu/openhouse ► Wheels To Lease: #1 Leasing Company From family cars to commercial vehicles, Wheels To Lease has been helping people find the right car since 1989. Tell them what you need and they'll handle the rest. Tell them Inspiration for the Nation sent you. → CALL/TEXT: 718-871-8715 → EMAIL: inspire@wheelstolease.com → WEB: https://bit.ly/41lnzYU → WHATSAPP: https://wa.link/0w46ce ► Bitbean: Software Built for Growth Bitbean builds custom software designed to solve real problems and help businesses scale. → https://bitbean.link/4edg53 ► Colel Chabad: Give Tzedakah Every Day The Colel Chabad Pushka App makes giving tzedakah every day simple. Start with just a dollar a day. → https://pushkapp.cc/inspo ✬ FOLLOW SARRI ✬ ► Website: https://sarrisinger.com ► Instagram: @sarrisinger ► Strength to Strength: https://www.stosglobal.org ✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬ This episode is in memory of: • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima #IFTN #jewishpodcast #terrorattack #hamas #israel #survivor #brave