From Life Insurance to Political Activism | Shmulie Hartstein

<p>Shmulie Hartstein never planned to become a community activist.</p><p>After a young father in his community passed away without life insurance, Shmulie put his business career on hold to launch B&#39;Sefer Chayim, a movement dedicated to helping Jewish families protect themselves before tragedy strikes. Thousands of families have since obtained life insurance through the awareness campaign.</p><p>But that was only the beginning.</p><p>In this episode of the None of Your Business Podcast, Shmulie shares why he believes the Orthodox Jewish community needs to become more engaged in politics, how a single New York City election inspired him to launch Kol Yisroel, and what he&#39;s learned advocating for Jewish communities in Albany.</p><p>Michael and Shmulie discuss life insurance, entrepreneurship, grassroots advocacy, New York politics, antisemitism, voting, school funding, community leadership, and the responsibility each person has to make a difference instead of waiting for someone else to act.</p><p>Whether you agree with every opinion or not, this conversation will challenge the way you think about civic responsibility, leadership, and the power of one person to create meaningful change.</p><p>Learn more:</p><p>B&#39;Sefer Chayim: <a href="https://www.bseferchayim.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.bseferchayim.org</a> Kol Yisroel: <a href="https://www.wewantavoice.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.wewantavoice.org</a></p><p><br></p>