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
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Super Bowl week is here, and as Bnei Torah, we can't avoid asking a hard question: what is sports doing to our time, our headspace, and our Avodas Hashem?

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 without losing yourself in it—including the famous story of a Super Bowl night in Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavne where he made a deep decision to skip the game.

We talk about:

• When sports is healthy… and when it starts to take over

• “Must-see TV,” compulsion, and where to draw the line

• Sports as a “religious” experience (arenas as temples)

• What Torah educators and marketers can learn from the NFL’s pull

• Community, purpose, and building a mission-driven life

• A fun detour into Bill Simmons and why sports can create real connection