I Grew Up With Nothing. Now I Run 15 Brokers at 31.” | Faith, Fear & Making It in Montreal

Held at Gunpoint @ 15: Rabbi Yisroel Bernath on Forgiveness, Mashiach & Why "God Is Not Your Savior"

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath was held at gunpoint at 15 by an antisemite. He spent 5 years in a hidden depression. Then he wrote a book on forgiving the unforgivable. In Episode 13 of CTTP BarberTalk, Isaac Miracles and Dani The Barber sit down with Rabbi Yisroel Bernath — Montreal's "Love Rabbi," Chabad shaliach in NDG, matchmaker behind 200+ marriages, certified wine sommelier, and author of THE FORGIVENESS EXPERIMENT. What started as a conversation about kosher fades and Mordecai's barber turned into the most honest two hours we've recorded. We get into: — The Karpman Drama Triangle and why most of us are stuck in it — Why Rabbi Bernath says the Jewish people need to stop playing victim — Held at gunpoint in Chicago at 15: "Hitler should have finished you off" — The 5-year depression nobody knew about — Why "God is not your savior" is a Jewish idea, not a heretical one — Christians believe in saviors. Jews believe in redemption. — Loud and proud post-October 7 — and what to do with the haters — The Forgiveness Experiment: the method he used on himself — 18 years cowboying out of the Chabad box in NDG — Mashiach is the work of your own hands This one's heavy. It's also necessary. ▼ CHAPTERS (timestamps to verify on upload) 0:00 Cold open — kosher fades, Mordecai's barber, why men talk in chairs 8:00 Rabbi Bernath, becoming religious, and the haircut trauma 18:00 The Drama Triangle: victim, perpetrator, hero 33:00 "We've spent billions on Holocaust museums. Has it worked?" 45:00 Loud and proud — Hanukkah after the Bondi attack 55:00 NDG: cowboying out of the Chabad box 1:10:00 The Love Rabbi: 200 marriages, the CBC documentary, kosher wine 1:25:00 Bridging worlds — Isaac's music journey 1:40:00 The 5 years of hidden depression 1:55:00 Held at gunpoint at 15: the Chicago hate crime 2:05:00 The Forgiveness Experiment — witnessing, the letter you'll never send 2:15:00 "God is not your savior" — what it actually means ▼ RABBI YISROEL BERNATH Book → forgivenessbook.org Instagram → instagram.com/montrealrabbi TikTok → tiktok.com/@theloverabbi LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/ybernath Facebook → facebook.com/TheLoveRabbi Podcast → open.spotify.com/show/3IEYGOMEFrVomWMJwBjifI ▼ CTTP BARBERTALK 🪒 Subscribe — new conversations every drop 📱 Instagram → instagram.com/cttp.barbertalk 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@cttpbarbertalk 🎧 Audio → feeds.captivate.fm/cttp-barbertalk 💬 Join the WhatsApp community → https://chat.whatsapp.com/LgCr6vgp8KnDsWzJq3UsUd 🎙️ Our next guest ? → ✉️ cttpbarbertalk@gmail.com #CTTPBarberTalk #RabbiYisroelBernath #LoveRabbi #ForgivenessExperiment #Chabad #JewishPodcast #Montreal #Mashiach #Antisemitism #JewishIdentity #DramaTriangle #ForgivenessJourney

“If I Stop… They Die” – The Untold Story of Esther Levy | CTTP BarberTalk

“If I stop… they die.” That’s not a metaphor. That’s reality. In this powerful episode of CTTP BarberTalk, we sit down with Esther Levy — founder of **Les Anges d’Esther**, a Montreal-based nonprofit organization helping the most vulnerable members of the community. Her mission: 👉 Fight food insecurity 👉 Support struggling families 👉 Care for seniors with no one left Les Anges d’Esther provides: – Fresh, high-quality food packages – Grocery vouchers for families in need – Shabbat meals prepared with dignity – Large-scale holiday campaigns (including Passover/Pesach distributions) Her focus: – Seniors without family – Low-income households – Single parents And behind all of this… There is no big system. No corporation. Just Esther — running it like a family operation, supported by her community, answering calls at 2AM, delivering food in extreme conditions, and refusing to treat people like numbers. This is not just charity. This is **chesed in its purest form**. ⚠️ This episode will challenge how you think about: – Money – Success – Giving – Purpose ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU] Introduction 02:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=120s] Montreal crisis & perspective 04:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=270s] The roots of chesed 10:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=600s] Why most people don’t give 12:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=720s] The reality of helping the poor 17:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=1020s] “I cry every night” 20:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=1200s] Divorce, pain & purpose 24:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=1440s] Feeding families from leftovers 30:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=1800s] Why nobody wants to do this work 35:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=2100s] Breaking point 38:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=2280s] How to start giving 45:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=2700s] The truth about tzedakah 50:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=3000s] Overwhelmed by causes 56:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB3yRo4faZU&t=3360s] Final message 💙 SUPPORT / FOLLOW LES ANGES D’ESTHER: 📘 Facebook: / association-les-anges-d-esther-10005348317... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2JRUTA0M29JejdrYUdjeVJrei1Jb2dUTlVPZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsTmZORHRLVXgzWEZzaUhaVVFsdXpBU3VCV2g4X2pzMk12M0ZVaEVCUmowd3dRMm5TZWhvci02WmpudWl3YUU3MGVVNUhVQWVJRzhGNTZ2MWkzS0lNU0FiMV9YT3dRSmlVcTJiaG4yNDlNN2VXQUpRWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fp%2FAssociation-Les-Anges-D-Esther-100053483177176%2F&v=fB3yRo4faZU] 📸 Instagram: / les_anges_d_esther_association [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDEzeVptSzZ4SzBiR2hxTU1ldlYzZml2QjIyZ3xBQ3Jtc0trNFhmNkI5ZGNUUW16VnptaHlGNThHa0dVUkZDQkEtQnh3ZC11RjM3aUdTSTBZaXBoTlhRNkxibEtFZTNMa1BYaFdOQWcybVFFaEFZbkhoYmxZN1FLdUh5STQ5c1hpVzFNZm9RaTN4UDBsVW9RVlV4UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fles_anges_d_esther_association%2F&v=fB3yRo4faZU] 🎯 Donate (Official Campaign): https://perfectdeed.com/landing-perfe... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEFhS21nS01sTkdDRXhieV8wVWRkLXlqNDhvZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttSFFObTVXUWtCTWZxWGZaQlBwVTFqNjQtV0VrS2I3N2hFbENrNDluSzkxc3ljTkh6eUhjRE9NVzIyN3h3clhSNFR3eHl0ckJBTFp1Rks5ZTZLcnpDNUxkY25Yaldlb3ZpUjNVblR6YTB0dkwxTEdUcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fperfectdeed.com%2Flanding-perfectdeed%2Flesangesdesther%2Fdonner.html&v=fB3yRo4faZU] 📲 Follow CTTP BarberTalk: YouTube: / @cttpbarbertalk [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESkty_ltV3PmUxus2MZKJg] Instagram: / cttp.barbertalk [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazRZWF9UcXYyTnhpWENqejh6NzFFamlnV0VmUXxBQ3Jtc0trcTFOc25wWUlrNVRtT0gyVGdsRG9GbGhacWx1TnNKRmN2UEd5MkZ3em5XX1FHc2ZWVDVQUDZiZ1dpTlZNb2ZhdEVVZFo1X21rUEpZNVlKRnV6YVBtYWx4THgtVG5kaEkzTC0xNFRhb29TMThkQkNzTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcttp.barbertalk&v=fB3yRo4faZU] TikTok: / cttpbarbertalk [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1ZQU25UcVRuWEtFdkYxc21OOVV4Ti1NaW1vQXxBQ3Jtc0tuTko0b2FJaDZWSldOZFhlZVRRaVBpX3lBcDlrcVlJYUNJLWpJNFR6bDFaNmpST2VkSFIyNlF4NzNIMFBGS1RNWklieWwxdm9GVlBNa0JpeXFQSEg0SFhldVowZEowVDBONjJ2b1hmN1JEUFpMTWhlTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40cttpbarbertalk&v=fB3yRo4faZU]#BarberTalk [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/barbertalk] #RealTalk [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/realtalk] #Charity [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/charity] #Chesed [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/chesed] #Faith [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/faith] #Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast] #CTTPBarberTalk [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cttpbarbertalk]

I Grew Up With Nothing. Now I Run 15 Brokers at 31.” | Faith, Fear & Making It in Montreal

At 31 years old, Samuel Benizri leads a 15-person commercial real estate team in Montreal. But he didn’t grow up with money. He shared a bedroom. He couldn’t run hot water and electricity at the same time. He was raised by a single mother. In this episode of CTTP BarberTalk, Sam opens up about: • Growing up without a father • Being raised by a single mother who sacrificed everything • Why growing up broke can be your biggest advantage • The fear that drives him every single day • Building and managing a 15-person team before 32 • Staying humble while leveling up • Faith, emunah, and speaking to Hashem daily • Why success is YOU vs YOU This conversation goes beyond money. It’s about discipline. It’s about identity. It’s about knowing your place and becoming the man you’re meant to be.