Proj Inspire Conv 2026 Tefillin Story at Nova - Motzei Shab Special Presentation

A good everyone my name is Shaol Brickman I live in far away after many years in Flatbush and I d Rabbi Brown Schol I consider myself a regular from Yid nothing extraordinary I'm not a practicing RV not a public speaker [clears throat] by day I'm an investment banker mergers acquisitions negotiations numbers and a big focus on raising a family. On the surface, my life is very ordinary. But there's something that has always been important to me. Over the years, through business, travel, and everyday life, I've met many fellow Jews who are less affiliated, sitting across from me in meetings, next to me on airplanes, in casual conversations. Sometimes I felt a quiet pull inside. Not to give a speech, not to preach, just to ask a simple question. Would you want to learn some Torah for a few minutes each week? I never knew that. I never knew what would come from it. Sometimes the answer was no. Sometimes nothing happened. But sometimes something beautiful began. Today I learn regularly with four different kabuses. Jews I've met through completely ordinary circumstances. One of them I've been learning with for with five days a week every week for the last eight years. Not hours, just minutes, but constant minutes. Real connection. Kira for me was never dramatic. No grand programs. not just be just being mindful enough to ask. Then October 7th happened. Like everyone here, I watched in shock and pain as the events unfolded. The months that followed were filled with grief, but also with something else. A hesus. Jews everywhere began searching for connection. People who hadn't put on fillain in years suddenly wanted to. campaign started fillin mitzvah. I participated like many others. I donated. I sponsored. I supported. But deep down I kept thinking what would it feel like not just to sponsor Tillin but to look another Jew in the eye and ask him directly, do you own a pier? And if not, would you want one? Not through an organization, but personto person, heartto-heart. I didn't know if I'd ever have that opportunity. Then in March of this of last year, Project Inspire brought a group a group of us on a leadership terrell. One of the places we visited was the Nova Festival site. Standing there was overwhelming. The silence, the weight in the air, the ground itself felt heavy with pain. Hundreds of our brothers and sisters murdered Alkidesh Hashem. And guiding us through the site was a man named Orin Laer. Orin wasn't a hostage. He wasn't even at the festival. He lived nearby. And when Orin heard what was happening, when he realized Jews were being hunted, he didn't hesitate. He got in his car and drove toward the danger again and again, back and forth, transporting Jews to safety, risking his life, not once, but repeatedly. And there he stood in front of us, calm, humble, no fanfare, just telling his story like it was an ordinary day. And as I stood there listening, I found myself thinking, here is a Jew who risked his life for other Jews. He saved bodies. Could I help uplift an issa? And I wondered, was this the moment to ask him, Orin, do you have tillin? [music] October. Michalypt. telephone. May Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Fore! Foreign! Foreign! It's about foreign. Merlo for [music] >> [music] >> for Adam Shal. Yes, correct. >> [music] >> totally Mr. project inspired. Um, [music] shalom. foreignch. [music] for my friend. [music] [singing] Is okay. >> [singing] >> October. foreign. [music] [music and singing] [applause] Thank you. My name is Zoren. Studing here tonight after what you just saw is very emotional for me. On October 7, there was chaos, fear, Jews running for their lives. I didn't think. I just did what I had to do. Jews were in danger and I acted. That was saving Jews physically. But months later, I learned something deeper. Project Inspire come to the Israel. They came to the Nova site, a place of pain and memory. And there someone asked me very simple question. Do you own a pair of filling? And then do you want a pair of filling? No pressure. Just Kevin. Shalom. You are studying next to me tonight. You ask me that question. No one had ever asked me that before. And I want to say thank you. [applause] Since that day, I put on filling every single day. [applause] On October 7, I have saved Jewish lives. That day at NOVA, you carried about my soul. That is Jewish responsibility. That is Jewish love. I stand here not only because of what happened on 7th of October but because a Jew carried for my Shama. Thank you for caring about other Jews. Thank you for caring about Jewish souls and thank you for letting my be part of this shab and I'm Israel. [applause] [applause] [music] I have I have to say Orurinit >> I have to say that when we had that trip you told us stories about who you saved and the stories of people who are alive today because of what you did. >> You told a story about a boy who was shot who was bleeding for nine hours. He was bleeding out. Nobody can get to him and you risked your life. And when I told the story to people who I know, they said, "Really, how could you have an event if you're honoring Orin and the work that he did? How could you not have the boy who you saved?" And so, Mayan, who you saved, is here tonight. I want to ask Mayan whose life he owes to you for saving him on that day. Mayan, if you could please come up. [applause] [applause] [music] [applause] [music] [applause] [music] Wonderful. [applause] Sh. My name is Mayan. Yes, I'm the one Orin rescued with his with his own hands. >> [applause] >> I'm standing here tonight only because of him. On October 7, I was in the Neville festival with my friends. When the rockets and the shooting began, we ran to escape. A terrorist group opened fire on our car. Two of my friends, Maya and Karina, were killed next to me, and I was hit with a bullet in my chest for 9 hours, not knowing if we would live or die. We called the police and they wouldn't come. They said it's a war zone and it's too dangerous. We prayed for an 80 or army, but the time passed by. And just when it seemed completely hopeless, Orin came. [snorts] [applause] It felt unreal. I was I was battling to survive. And when Orin came, it felt like hope. It was a relief. He carried me to his car, looked at me and say, "Stay with me. You will survive." And because of him, I truly did. Because of him, I'm alive. [applause] Orin, you did not know me. You had no reason to risk your life for me. But you did. You saved me and my friend. You You are the true definition of a hero. [applause] because you mentioned you put at the fill in I wanted to add uh quote and that's what you did to my world or you brought light not only to me but to so many others. It proved to me that we are not strangers. A time of need. We are one. We are one family, connected, responsible for one another. Thank you for saving my life when everyone else gave up on us. Because of you, I'm standing here tonight alive. Thank you everyone. And thank you all. [music] >> [music] >> One more day we'll pray for one more day. A dance that [singing] will never end. Together as one heart, higher [singing] and higher. One more song. We're praying for one more song. The melody from high above. will sing and [music and singing] rejoice forever and ever. I remember the sky Jerusalem. Suddenly silence [music] broke. A distant voice and ancient prayer. Children climbing [singing and music] narrow stairs. Hearts will singing, lips will pray. Beneath [singing] us the ground will shake. [music] How can we dance? How can we sing? The golden sky above us burning. We dream of better days. We know [music and singing] the day will come. We [music and singing] will dance again. One more dance we're praying for. One more dance. A dance that [singing] will never end. Together as one heart higher and higher. [singing] One more song. Oh, we pray for one more song. [music] The melody from high above will sing and rejoice [singing] forever and ever. Time [music and singing] has passed. The world's so different. But we saw angels lived with miracles. We feel [music and singing] your presence in every step. return to us. We are ready now. We [music] dream of better [singing] days. We know the day will come. We [singing] will dance again. [music] One [singing] more dance we're praying [music] for. One more dance. A dance that [singing] will never end. together has gone higher higher and higher. One more song. We're praying for one more song [singing] [music] from high above. We'll sing and [singing] rejoice forever and ever. One more dance. [music] Oh, we pray for one more dance. dance together as one [singing] heart. I am [music and singing] Let's go with a little bit of one more dance. [singing] >> [music] >> DH [music] [singing] [music] line to be yeah I to Yeah. Yeah. [music] Light [singing and music] it [music] down. >> [music and singing] >> D. [music] Ah ah ah aha. [music] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [music] [singing] Yeah. [music] [singing] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Light [singing] to me. Yeah. I light [singing] it. I [singing] [music] [singing] please give me Hey.