# Super Bowl, Sports, and Serving Hashem | An Honest Conversation ft. Rav Moshe Benovitz

From **Shtark Tank with Yaakov Wolff** by Yaakov Wolff.

- **Published:** Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:10:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:52:12
- **Audio:** https://anchor.fm/s/e45c8048/podcast/play/114873346/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-1%2F417258682-44100-2-5331faff5bdd8.mp3
- **Page:** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yaakov-wolff/episodes/Super-Bowl--Sports--and-Serving-Hashem--An-Honest-Conversation-ft--Rav-Moshe-Benovitz-e3eg5i2
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<p>Super Bowl week is here, and as Bnei Torah, we can&#39;t avoid asking a hard question: <strong>what is sports doing to our time, our headspace, and our Avodas Hashem?</strong></p><p>In this episode of Shtark Tank, I sit down with Rav Moshe Benovitz (Director of NCSY Kollel) for a real, nuanced conversation about loving sports <em>without</em> losing yourself in it—including the famous story of a Super Bowl night in Yeshivat Kerem B&#39;Yavne where he made a deep decision to skip the game.</p><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><ul><li><p>When sports is healthy… and when it starts to take over</p></li><li><p>“Must-see TV,” compulsion, and where to draw the line</p></li><li><p>Sports as a “religious” experience (arenas as temples)</p></li><li><p>What Torah educators and marketers can learn from the NFL’s pull</p></li><li><p>Community, purpose, and building a mission-driven life</p></li><li><p>A fun detour into Bill Simmons and why sports can create real connection</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p></p>