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In this gripping, emotional, and deeply honest conversation, Shmelke Diamond opens up about his unlikely path—from a traditional Long Island Jewish upbringing to discovering Chabad as a teenager, navigating a lonely and self-taught journey into observance, and ultimately becoming a proud Satmar chasid. Shmelke shares powerful stories of identity, family tension, spiritual searching, and the moment he realized he had to choose between two worlds. He talks about the kindness th

This past Motzei Simchas Torah in Yerushalayim was a fun one. I started off at the sold out WOW concert in Binyanei Hauma, featuring Moshe Dovid Weismandel, Sruli Green, Beri Weber, Yeedle Werdyger, and me. It was my first time performing for a crowd this size in Israel and it was a great feeling. After the show I headed straight to the wedding of the daughter of Menachem Toker, the biggest Orthodox TV host in Israel, for a completely different set sharing the stage with Isha