Sol Werdiger, CEO of Outerstuff and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Agudath Israel of America, made a powerful Kiddush Hashem during an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News honoring the United States’ 250th anniversary.
The son of Holocaust survivors, Werdiger spoke about the values of emunah, resilience, and responsibility that shaped both his personal life and professional success.
Under his leadership, Outerstuff has grown into a global sports apparel powerhouse with more than $500 million in annual business, securing major licensing partnerships with the NBA, NFL, and MLB.
Beyond the business world, Werdiger has devoted himself to strengthening Torah and Klal Yisroel through his leadership at Agudath Israel of America, where he advocates for Jewish education, religious liberty, and the future of Torah communities across the United States.
Widely respected for his humility and dedication to communal service, Werdiger continues to demonstrate that success in business and unwavering commitment to Torah values can go hand in hand.
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I think the standards here are a little low for what constitutes a kiddush hashem
He’s a very eloquent speaker, spoke very nicely.
Beautiful. A true mentsh
He has his dates wrong. His parents were liberatrd 81 years ago, not 75 years ago.
Yasher koach Reb Shloime for all the good you do and have done in various ways, such as tzedakah, askonus, etc.
While sports may be unifying for some people, in some ways, it also can and does have a seriously divisive side with negative byproducts, such as injuries during competition, division, fighting (e.g. recent violent world cup riots), bitul zman… so I will go with the hashkafah explicated recently in Toras Avigdor, and by many gedolim past and present, and keep a distance from it.
When it comes to השקפה I look to Torah and gedolei Torah, as Sol’s organization, Agudah, teaches, to follow גדולי ישראל rather than surrounding popular culture.