<description>&lt;b&gt;This week of learning is sponsored by Zachary Schreiber in honor of Tova Bashevkin, because behind every great man is an even greater woman.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this special Purim episode of the &lt;i&gt;18Forty Podcast&lt;/i&gt;, David Bashevkin speaks about the late, great comedian Garry Shandling in honor of his 10th yahrzeit, which is this Purim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode we discuss:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What does pop culture tell us about the Torah of our time?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What can Garry Shalndling teach us about Purim?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What does it mean to see divinity and significance within one another? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Tune in for a conversation about how we find joy and inspiration in this impossible life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;References:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090459/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;It's Garry Shandling's Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103466/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Larry Sanders Show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Office&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;30 Rock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7860890/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/holidays/articles/garry-shandling-purim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;It’s Garry Shandling’s Shpiel&lt;/a&gt;” by David Bashevkin &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/90KGP4IPyMg?si=Lm8nM508Fw3vvgzU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Garry Shandling's Knockout First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228705/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Iron Man 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843866/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Captain America: The Winter Soldier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Esther?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Book of Esther&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;For more 18Forty:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEWSLETTER: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org/join&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CALL: (212) 582-1840&lt;br /&gt;EMAIL: info@18forty.org&lt;br /&gt;WEBSITE:&lt;a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; 18forty.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IG: @18fortyX: @18_forty&lt;br /&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; join here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a supporter of this podcast: &lt;a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss"&gt;https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

This week of learning is sponsored by Zachary Schreiber in honor of Tova Bashevkin, because behind every great man is an even greater woman.

In this special Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin speaks about the late, great comedian...

This week of learning is sponsored by Zachary Schreiber in honor of Tova Bashevkin, because behind every great man is an even greater woman. In this special Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin speaks about the late, great comedian Garry Shandling in honor of his 10th yahrzeit, which is this Purim. In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>What does pop culture tell us about the Torah of our time?</li><li>What can Garry Shalndling teach us about Purim?</li><li>What does it mean to see divinity and significance within one another? </li></ul>Tune in for a conversation about how we find joy and inspiration in this impossible life.  References: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090459/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">It's Garry Shandling's Show</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103466/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Larry Sanders Show</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Office</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496424/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">30 Rock</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7860890/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling</a> “<a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/holidays/articles/garry-shandling-purim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">It’s Garry Shandling’s Shpiel</a>” by David Bashevkin  “<a href="https://youtu.be/90KGP4IPyMg?si=Lm8nM508Fw3vvgzU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Garry Shandling's Knockout First Appearance | Carson Tonight Show</a>” <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228705/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Iron Man 2</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843866/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Captain America: The Winter Soldier</a> <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Esther?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Book of Esther</a> For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a> CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: info@18forty.org WEBSITE:<a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 18forty.org</a> IG: @18fortyX: @18_forty WhatsApp:<a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> join here</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.

What Garry Shandling's Jewish Comedy Teaches About Purim

<description>&lt;b&gt;This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode of the &lt;i&gt;18Forty Podcast&lt;/i&gt;, we speak with Yehuda Geberer—a researcher, educator, and tour guide—about the history of the yeshiva world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode we discuss:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;How did we get from the start of the Lithuanian yeshiva movement to the American yeshiva world of today?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What were the premodern precursors to yeshivas? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What effect did the Vietnam War have on the development of the American yeshiva world?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Tune in for a conversation about “change in service of perpetuating the eternal.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview begins at 22:43.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yehuda Geberer is a Jewish history researcher, educator, and licensed tour guide who leads heritage tours in Europe and Israel focused on the modern Jewish story. He guides at Yad Vashem, where he also interviews Holocaust survivors, lectures internationally, hosts the popular Jewish History Soundbites podcast, and writes the “For the Record” column for &lt;i&gt;Mishpacha&lt;/i&gt; Magazine. A former Mir Yeshiva student with a business degree from Ono Academic College, he is currently studying Jewish history at Hebrew University and lives in Beit Shemesh with his family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;References:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jew-Vs-Struggle-American-Jewry/dp/1416578005#:~:text=Samuel%20Freedman's%20%22Jew%20vs.,their%20quarrels%20and%20their%20hopes." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jew Vs Jew: The Struggle For The Soul Of American Jewry&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Samuel G. Freedman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Self-Jeremy-Kagan/dp/0873068653" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Jewish Self&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by Jeremy Kagan &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lithuanian-Yeshivas-Nineteenth-Century-Civilization/dp/187477479X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Shaul Stampfer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Godol-Episodes-Personalities-Improved/dp/9659037929/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UsAXtT2VP_xRAfnvRVc_xA.VTAMJLJ5Wa8H_TrdC4slBiJjcrdHTOmlfB4Z3gGGaBY&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;qid=1771953183&amp;amp;refinements=p_66%3A9659037902&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Making of a Godol&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Nathan Kamenetsky&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.89.1?ven=english%7CTanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&amp;amp;lang=bi&amp;amp;with=Translations&amp;amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Psalms 89&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Jewish History Soundbites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Lithuanian-Yeshivas-Hebrew/dp/025305849X#:~:text=The%20Golden%20Age%20of%20the%20Lithuanian%20Yeshivas%20is%20the%20first,of%20this%20long-lost%20world." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Yeshiva-Intimate-Helmreich-2000-02-03/dp/B01FKTJ4QQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by William B. Helmreich&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Batra.21a?lang=bi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Bava Batra 21a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;For more 18Forty:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEWSLETTER: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org/join&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CALL: (212) 582-1840&lt;br /&gt;EMAIL: info@18forty.org&lt;br /&gt;WEBSITE:&lt;a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; 18forty.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IG: @18forty&lt;br /&gt;X: @18_forty&lt;br /&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; join here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a supporter of this podcast: &lt;a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss"&gt;https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Yehuda Geberer—a researcher, educator, and tour...

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Yehuda Geberer—a researcher, educator, and tour guide—about the history of the yeshiva world. In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>How did we get from the start of the Lithuanian yeshiva movement to the American yeshiva world of today?</li><li>What were the premodern precursors to yeshivas? </li><li>What effect did the Vietnam War have on the development of the American yeshiva world?</li></ul>Tune in for a conversation about “change in service of perpetuating the eternal.”  Interview begins at 22:43. Yehuda Geberer is a Jewish history researcher, educator, and licensed tour guide who leads heritage tours in Europe and Israel focused on the modern Jewish story. He guides at Yad Vashem, where he also interviews Holocaust survivors, lectures internationally, hosts the popular Jewish History Soundbites podcast, and writes the “For the Record” column for Mishpacha Magazine. A former Mir Yeshiva student with a business degree from Ono Academic College, he is currently studying Jewish history at Hebrew University and lives in Beit Shemesh with his family. References: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jew-Vs-Struggle-American-Jewry/dp/1416578005#:~:text=Samuel%20Freedman's%20%22Jew%20vs.,their%20quarrels%20and%20their%20hopes." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jew Vs Jew: The Struggle For The Soul Of American Jewry</a> by Samuel G. Freedman <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Self-Jeremy-Kagan/dp/0873068653" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Jewish Self</a> by Jeremy Kagan  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lithuanian-Yeshivas-Nineteenth-Century-Civilization/dp/187477479X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning</a> by Shaul Stampfer <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Godol-Episodes-Personalities-Improved/dp/9659037929/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UsAXtT2VP_xRAfnvRVc_xA.VTAMJLJ5Wa8H_TrdC4slBiJjcrdHTOmlfB4Z3gGGaBY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1771953183&amp;refinements=p_66%3A9659037902&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Making of a Godol</a> by Nathan Kamenetsky <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.89.1?ven=english%7CTanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=Translations&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Psalms 89</a> <a href="https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jewish History Soundbites</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Age-Lithuanian-Yeshivas-Hebrew/dp/025305849X#:~:text=The%20Golden%20Age%20of%20the%20Lithuanian%20Yeshivas%20is%20the%20first,of%20this%20long-lost%20world." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas</a> by Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky <a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Yeshiva-Intimate-Helmreich-2000-02-03/dp/B01FKTJ4QQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry</a> by William B. Helmreich <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Batra.21a?lang=bi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bava Batra 21a</a> For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a> CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: info@18forty.org WEBSITE:<a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 18forty.org</a> IG: @18forty X: @18_forty WhatsApp:<a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank"...

Yehuda Geberer: What's the History of the American Yeshiva World? [American Yeshiva World 3/3]

<description>&lt;b&gt;This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode of the &lt;i&gt;18Forty Podcast&lt;/i&gt;, we speak with Rabbi Aaron Kotler, president of the Beth Medrash Govoha and a grandson of Rav Aharon Kotler, about the beginnings of the American yeshiva world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode we discuss:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is the difference between “Modern Orthodox” and “American yeshivish”?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What does it mean to truly learn &lt;i&gt;Torah lishmah&lt;/i&gt;?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why did Lakewood become the center of the yeshiva world over New York City?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Tune in for a conversation about how the entire Jewish community can build on the successes of the yeshiva world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview begins at 28:07.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rabbi Aaron Kotler is the president of the Beth Medrash Govoha, also known as the Lakewood Yeshiva. As Lakewood has grown, Rabbi Kotler has been active in public policy matters, serving on various boards devoted to the expansion of regional health care, transportation, housing, education, and economic development. He is the son of Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l and grandson of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;References:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/1QMTjVuo9dE?si=pBjLSomOVi07O8QV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Bret Stephens' State of World Jewry Address&lt;/a&gt;” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://www.genazym.com/auction/627-winter-event-en/lot-40-34/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;A Moving Appeal for Kosher Food for Jewish Soldiers in the Polish Army With the Signature of Rabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Yeshiva-Intimate-Portrait-Orthodox/dp/0029146402" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by William B. Helmreich&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Field of Dreams&lt;/i&gt; (1989)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Talmud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://substack.com/@avigdorgoldberger/p-168497692" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Overklalified&lt;/a&gt;” by Avigdor Goldberger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;For more 18Forty:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEWSLETTER: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org/join&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CALL: (212) 582-1840&lt;br /&gt;EMAIL: info@18forty.org&lt;br /&gt;WEBSITE:&lt;a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; 18forty.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IG: @18forty&lt;br /&gt;X: @18_forty&lt;br /&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; join here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a supporter of this podcast: &lt;a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss"&gt;https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbi Aaron Kotler, president of the Beth...

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbi Aaron Kotler, president of the Beth Medrash Govoha and a grandson of Rav Aharon Kotler, about the beginnings of the American yeshiva world. In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>What is the difference between “Modern Orthodox” and “American yeshivish”?</li><li>What does it mean to truly learn Torah lishmah?</li><li>Why did Lakewood become the center of the yeshiva world over New York City?</li></ul>Tune in for a conversation about how the entire Jewish community can build on the successes of the yeshiva world.  Interview begins at 28:07. Rabbi Aaron Kotler is the president of the Beth Medrash Govoha, also known as the Lakewood Yeshiva. As Lakewood has grown, Rabbi Kotler has been active in public policy matters, serving on various boards devoted to the expansion of regional health care, transportation, housing, education, and economic development. He is the son of Rav Shneur Kotler zt”l and grandson of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l. References: “<a href="https://youtu.be/1QMTjVuo9dE?si=pBjLSomOVi07O8QV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bret Stephens' State of World Jewry Address</a>”  “<a href="https://www.genazym.com/auction/627-winter-event-en/lot-40-34/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Moving Appeal for Kosher Food for Jewish Soldiers in the Polish Army With the Signature of Rabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin</a>” <a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Yeshiva-Intimate-Portrait-Orthodox/dp/0029146402" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of Orthodox Jewry</a> by William B. Helmreich <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Field of Dreams (1989)</a> <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Talmud</a> “<a href="https://substack.com/@avigdorgoldberger/p-168497692" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Overklalified</a>” by Avigdor Goldberger For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a> CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: info@18forty.org WEBSITE:<a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 18forty.org</a> IG: @18forty X: @18_forty WhatsApp:<a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> join here</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.

Aaron Kotler: Inside the Lakewood Yeshiva [American Yeshiva World 2/3]

<description>&lt;b&gt;This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode of the &lt;i&gt;18Forty Podcast&lt;/i&gt;, we speak with Professors Elisheva Carlebach and Debra Kaplan, scholars of early modern Jewish history, about women’s religious, social, and communal roles in early modern Jewish life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode we discuss:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;How have women’s prayer and shul-going habits changed over time? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;When did the women’s chevra kadisha become a Jewish institution? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How did Jewish emancipation alter the structure of Jewish life and its implications for women? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Tune in for a conversation about how women shaped—and were shaped by—the structures of the early modern &lt;i&gt;kehillah&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview begins at 9:13.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elisheva Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society at Columbia University and Director of its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. A specialist in Early Modern European Jewish history, her work explores Jewish–Christian relations, religious dissent, conversion, messianism, and communal life. She is the award-winning author of &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Heresy-Elisheva-Carlebach-1990-10-15/dp/B01FIZE4E4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Pursuit of Heresy, Divided Souls, and Palaces of Time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and honors including Columbia’s Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Debra Kaplan teaches early modern Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University. A social historian, she is the author of &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Expulsion-Christians-Reformation-Strasbourg/dp/0804774420" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Beyond Expulsion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; (2011) and &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patrons-Their-Poor-Community-Contexts/dp/081225239X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;The Patrons and their Poor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/i&gt;(University of Pennsylvania 2020; winner of the Rosl und Paul Arnsberg-Preis).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;References:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“&lt;a href="https://lilith.org/articles/fall-1976-35/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Notes Toward Finding the Right Question&lt;/a&gt;” by Cynthia Ozick&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691268613/a-woman-is-responsible-for-everything?srsltid=AfmBOoqXXY2smNh9t3qxwTdHVgABMPo_knz0w1cBdfa6-M6rkTPdUq3z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;A Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Messianic-Sabbatai-1666-1816-Littman-Civilization/dp/1906764808" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666 - 1816&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Ada Rapoport-Albert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Children-Medieval-Christians-Muslims/dp/0691130299" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Mothers and Children: Jewish Family Life in Medieval Europe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by Elisheva Baumgarten&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Age-Medieval-Egypt-Adolescence/dp/0691174989" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; by Eve Krakowski&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;For more 18Forty:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEWSLETTER: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org/join&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CALL: (212) 582-1840&lt;br /&gt;EMAIL: info@18forty.org&lt;br /&gt;WEBSITE:&lt;a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; 18forty.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IG: @18fortyX: @18_forty&lt;br /&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; join here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a supporter of this podcast: &lt;a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss"&gt;https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Professors Elisheva Carlebach and Debra Kaplan,...

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Professors Elisheva Carlebach and Debra Kaplan, scholars of early modern Jewish history, about women’s religious, social, and communal roles in early modern Jewish life. In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>How have women’s prayer and shul-going habits changed over time? </li><li>When did the women’s chevra kadisha become a Jewish institution? </li><li>How did Jewish emancipation alter the structure of Jewish life and its implications for women? </li></ul>Tune in for a conversation about how women shaped—and were shaped by—the structures of the early modern kehillah. Interview begins at 9:13. Elisheva Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society at Columbia University and Director of its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies. A specialist in Early Modern European Jewish history, her work explores Jewish–Christian relations, religious dissent, conversion, messianism, and communal life. She is the award-winning author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Heresy-Elisheva-Carlebach-1990-10-15/dp/B01FIZE4E4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Pursuit of Heresy, Divided Souls, and Palaces of Time</a>, and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and honors including Columbia’s Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award. Debra Kaplan teaches early modern Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University. A social historian, she is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Expulsion-Christians-Reformation-Strasbourg/dp/0804774420" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beyond Expulsion</a> (2011) and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patrons-Their-Poor-Community-Contexts/dp/081225239X" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Patrons and their Poor</a> (University of Pennsylvania 2020; winner of the Rosl und Paul Arnsberg-Preis). References: “<a href="https://lilith.org/articles/fall-1976-35/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notes Toward Finding the Right Question</a>” by Cynthia Ozick <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691268613/a-woman-is-responsible-for-everything?srsltid=AfmBOoqXXY2smNh9t3qxwTdHVgABMPo_knz0w1cBdfa6-M6rkTPdUq3z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe</a> by Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Messianic-Sabbatai-1666-1816-Littman-Civilization/dp/1906764808" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666 - 1816</a> by Ada Rapoport-Albert <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Children-Medieval-Christians-Muslims/dp/0691130299" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mothers and Children: Jewish Family Life in Medieval Europe</a> by Elisheva Baumgarten <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Age-Medieval-Egypt-Adolescence/dp/0691174989" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt: Female Adolescence, Jewish Law, and Ordinary Culture</a> by Eve Krakowski For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a> CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: info@18forty.org WEBSITE:<a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 18forty.org</a> IG: @18fortyX: @18_forty WhatsApp:<a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> join here</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a...

Elisheva Carlebach & Debra Kaplan: The Unknown History of Women in Jewish Life [American Yeshiva World 1/3]

<description>In this episode of the &lt;i&gt;18Forty Podcast&lt;/i&gt;, we speak with Rabbis Eitan Webb and Ari Israel, head of a campus Chabad and Hillel respectively, about Jewish life on college campuses today. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this episode we discuss:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Has there been a recent Jewish awakening on college campuses?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How much attention should we pay to campus antisemitism?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Are Chabad and Hillel able to work together on college campuses?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Tune in to hear a conversation about what comes next for Jewish students in secular colleges. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview begins at 18:01.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rabbi Eitan Webb co-founded the Princeton University Chabad House in 2002, with his wife Gitty. He has been a Jewish Chaplain at Princeton University since 2007. In addition to his Princeton activities, Eitan serves on the board of directors of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation, and of the Sinai Scholars Society. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rabbi Ari Israel serves as Maryland Hillel’s Executive Director—a role he has held for more than 20 years. In addition to Rabbinic ordination, Ari has Master's degrees in Medieval Jewish History as well as Secondary Education. Ari is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland where he teaches a Jewish Leadership course. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;References:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;No Country for Old Men&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/i&gt;(2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tanya&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/24224/jewish/Likkutei-Sichot-Volume-10.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Likkutei Sichot - Volume 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-My-God-Herman-Wouk/dp/0316955140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This Is My God&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Herman Wouk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more 18Forty:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEWSLETTER: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org/join&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CALL: (212) 582-1840&lt;br /&gt;EMAIL: info@18forty.org&lt;br /&gt;WEBSITE: &lt;a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;18forty.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IG: @18forty&lt;br /&gt;X: @18_forty&lt;br /&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt; join here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Become a supporter of this podcast: &lt;a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss"&gt;https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support&lt;/a&gt;.</description>

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbis Eitan Webb and Ari Israel, head of a campus Chabad and Hillel respectively, about Jewish life on college campuses today. 

In this episode we discuss:
- Has there been a recent Jewish...

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbis Eitan Webb and Ari Israel, head of a campus Chabad and Hillel respectively, about Jewish life on college campuses today.  In this episode we discuss:<ul><li>Has there been a recent Jewish awakening on college campuses?</li><li>How much attention should we pay to campus antisemitism?</li><li>Are Chabad and Hillel able to work together on college campuses?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about what comes next for Jewish students in secular colleges.  Interview begins at 18:01. Rabbi Eitan Webb co-founded the Princeton University Chabad House in 2002, with his wife Gitty. He has been a Jewish Chaplain at Princeton University since 2007. In addition to his Princeton activities, Eitan serves on the board of directors of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation, and of the Sinai Scholars Society.  Rabbi Ari Israel serves as Maryland Hillel’s Executive Director—a role he has held for more than 20 years. In addition to Rabbinic ordination, Ari has Master's degrees in Medieval Jewish History as well as Secondary Education. Ari is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland where he teaches a Jewish Leadership course.  References: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No Country for Old Men</a> (2007) <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Tanya?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tanya</a> by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi <a href="https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/24224/jewish/Likkutei-Sichot-Volume-10.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Likkutei Sichot - Volume 10</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-My-God-Herman-Wouk/dp/0316955140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">This Is My God</a> by Herman Wouk For more 18Forty: NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a> CALL: (212) 582-1840 EMAIL: info@18forty.org WEBSITE: <a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org</a> IG: @18forty X: @18_forty WhatsApp:<a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JmShFj7nnSZJqTLLZYNfLJ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> join here</a> Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.

Eitan Webb and Ari Israel: What's Next for Jewish Students in Secular College? [Denominations 4/5]

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