Isaac Rosenheim - When an Asia Backpacking Trip Turns Into Yeshiva

In this episode, I speak with my dear friend Isaac Rosenheim. Originally from Miami, Florida, Isaac currently lives in Jerusalem spending his days growing in his Torah learning at Machon Shlomo, a Torah learning institution focused on growth-oriented Jewish men that grew up outside the traditional Torah world. Isaac's journey within Torah leaped forward when a brief stopover in Israel before planned months-long backpacking trip through Southeast Asia to explore meditation, martial arts, and spiritual practices lead him to Aish HaTorah. That trip never happened because he found what he was looking for in Southeast Asia in Israel instead.

Along with having very interesting story of growth within his jewish identity, Isaac has also launched a new fundraiser campaign called Hey Jew We Need You. 

The fundamental premise of the campaign is try to create 𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 roughly 𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝐭𝐡! The Hey Jew We Need You campaign has a goal of 20,000 donors—one for each act of hate. 

100% of funds raised go directly to four causes strengthening, healing, and uniting Jewish communities worldwide:

•⁠  ⁠𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚: Connecting Jewish families in Israel with Jewish families around the world
•⁠  ⁠𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 & 𝐊𝐚𝐯 𝐋’𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐫: Supporting trauma and terror victims through rehabilitation
•⁠  ⁠𝐌𝐞𝐨𝐫: Connecting college students with their jewish roots

Links:
To Donate
Campaign Website
Instagram

Isaac has a ton to give, and I think there is a lot to learn from his story and perspective. 

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