Despite Derailments and Detours, Rav Reuven Berman Focuses on the Destination

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The muscle I had at that time in my head was life is like a train and there is a there is a destination where the train is meant to get to and you can get derailed every once in a while. You get knocked down and yeah when you have a tragedy like that you get you feel like you get knocked down but you understand the train is moving. You understand where the train has to get to and you have to get back on the track. And welcome to Shark Tank the podcast about the challenges and opportunities of being a bentora in the workforce. This week we sit down with Ru Ruven Burman who started out his career in he landed you don't miss a post. My name is Yaku Wolf and this is Shark Tank. [Music] Ruin Rubman, welcome to Shark Tank. Thank you for joining us today. My pleasure. Good to be here. So you started out your career as a mahbi an for for a while. So maybe you could tell us a little about your background, your upbringing and sort of that early career journey that you embarked on. Sure. So I grew up I guess embarked on. Sure. So I grew up I guess somewhat typical monthodox yuh type of upbringing. I went to MTA then went for two years to Israel and then came back to YU. And at some point along the way, probably around my Sha or Shaat somewhere in there was pretty much decided that I wanted to go into I I think I you know took me some time to be comfortable with that decision. So uh at some point along the way I made a decision I was going to go into and was exploring that path uh and would

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1. 0:00The muscle I had at that time in my head was life is like a train…
2. 5:43to be comfortable those years. And so it wasn't like I had to strain really to…
3. 10:48like I moved to a new office or a new city or a new totally new…
4. 15:53building which is connected to the Bish and that's a pretty quick MKA and I heard…
5. 21:04barashm in a community remote was mentioned but remote bed which is a very has well…
6. 26:11but real life very often does not allow us for the full package that we would…
7. 31:20the teaching I've done has required me to prepare so as far as that maramako and…
8. 36:28the the mission in life and you also sort of mentioned the you know getting bogged…
9. 41:34to go out, you're not allowed to take care of anything. Mamesh have no responsibilities and…
10. 46:40know, having family that again my parents and are comfortable. It's not like I could be…

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