Another Jewish Podcast Ep. 2 | The Tattoo Rabbi Unpacks Soul vs Ego

0:00 - Meet The Tattoo Rabbi 1:24 - What Is a Chabad House? 3:45 - Growing Up as the Only Jew in Town 5:19 - Philosophy, Buddhism & Searching for Meaning 6:23 - The Rabbi He Was Told to Avoid 8:37 - The Torah Learning That Changed Everything 10:14 - Losing the Spark & Falling Back 11:48 - MMA, Drugs, Women & The San Diego Lifestyle 15:24 - “I Had Everything and Felt Empty” 20:49 - The Painful Messy Middle of Growth 24:19 - “I Never Fully Gave Up on Myself” 29:48 - Going All-In on Judaism 31:16 - The Question That Changed His Entire Life 35:19 - Marriage, Divorce & Identity Crisis 39:18 - Losing Everything Before Yom Kippur 49:31 - Why Judaism Feels Like an Infinite Game 55:13 - Gratitude, Israel & Family 59:36 - Tattoos, Identity & Real Values 1:05:14 - Physical Desire vs Spiritual Growth 1:14:10 - Inspiration Fades. Commitment Matters AI's Description of this episode: A deep conversation about identity, spirituality, ego, purpose, Judaism, and what happens when the soul refuses to give up on you. In Episode 2 of Another Jewish Podcast, we sit down with “The Tattoo Rabbi” — an MMA fighter turned Chabad rabbi living in Israel — to talk about searching for meaning, chasing physical