{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Long Short Way","title":"Truth, Trust, and Transformation: Errol Gerson’s Spiritual Journey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3363,"description":"In this episode, Rabbi Mendy sits down with Errol Gerson, who (on the day of recording!) turns 81, to share a story of pain, resilience, and a powerful return to Jewish life.Errol was born in South Africa and endured deep childhood trauma—abandonment, abuse, and years inside a so-called Orthodox institution that harmed the very children it claimed to protect. And yet, somehow, he never learned to hate. Instead, he carried a quiet inner knowing that Hashem was real—and that warmth he felt in shul meant something.Errol’s journey winds through hardship, immigration to America with $300 and no plan B, homelessness, unexpected kindness, and the slow reawakening of Yiddishkeit. Along the way he discovers a core idea that becomes the cornerstone of his life: transformation—through truth, vulnerability, and gratitude.This conversation touches on:Childhood trauma and the choice not to hateThe long road back to Judaism and HashemTeshuva as “return,” not just apologyGratitude (Moda Ani) as a daily spiritual engineBitachon (trust) and reframing the pastHow one small practice can change a marriage—and a lifeErrol’s closing message is simple and piercing: Don’t wait until you’re 81 to realize Hashem loves you and wants what’s best for you… the question is, what are you going to do about it?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ejmckLRMYbKADQpRfZG3du6FiruWU-f8Dp7qRJ-FUAo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xOWI5/OWFiYmE3OTcxMGE3/YzM3ZTZiOTc4OTBh/ZGRhNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}