18Forty Podcast

• David Bashevkin: 5 Things SNL Taught Me About Life (Purim Special)

  Subscribe to our email list here. In this Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin talks about what Saturday Night Live has taught him about life, creativity, and running an organization. Prompted by the show’s 50th anniversary, we’re reflecting on lessons from five decades of laughter. In this episode we discuss: How did Lorne Michaels’s unique vision and insights help him “invent” SNL?What are the top five lessons about Jewish life that David has learned from the life of the SNL creator, born as Lorne David Lipowitz?What are David’s three favorite Jewish sketches from SNL?Tune in to hear a serious analysis of a comedic show. David Bashevkin is the founder of 18Forty. He is also the director of education for NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union, and the Clinical Assistant Professor of Jewish Values at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University. He completed rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as well as a master’s degree at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies focusing on the thought of Rabbi Zadok of Lublin under the guidance of Dr. Yaakov Elman. He completed his doctorate in Public Policy and Management at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, focusing on crisis management.  He has published four books, Sin·a·gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought, a Hebrew work B’Rogez Rachem Tizkor (trans. In Anger, Remember Mercy), Top 5: Lists of Jewish Character and Character, and Just One: The NCSY Haggadah. David has been rejected from several prestigious fellowships and awards.References:Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan MorrisonLive From New York by Tom Shales and James Andrew MillerBossypants by Tina FeyToo Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: “Lorne Michaels: Everybody Likes to See the Monkeys”Tikkunei Zohar 57b“Weekend Update: Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy on the Story of Hanukkah”“Weekend Update: Adam Sandler on Hanukkah”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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• Ken Brodkin: A Shul Becomes Orthodox [Outreach 5/5]

  In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ken Brodkin, rabbi of New Jersey’s Congregation B’nai Israel, about how he helped turn it into “the Orthodox synagogue for all Jews.” We also speak with Eli Kramer—a congregant instrumental in helping the shul affiliate as fully Orthodox—and Emily Appledorf, one of the newer members the shul set out to attract. In this episode we discuss:How can one persuade a century-old congregation with mixed seating to add a mechitza? Why would a young couple finding their way religiously join a newly Orthodox synagogue?What draws an Orthodox rabbi to a career serving the whole spectrum of Jews?Tune in to hear a conversation about the art of building a Jewish community. Interview with Eli Kramer: 14:23Interview with Emily Appledorf: 41:46Interview with Ken Brodkin: 1:05:37Rabbi Ken Brodkin is the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Manalapan, New Jersey. Rabbi Brodkin has dedicated his rabbinate to welcoming Jews of all backgrounds to the community and helping them along their Jewish journey. Rabbi Brodkin was hired by the Shul to help lead CBI’s transition to full Orthodox affiliation.Subscribe to our email list here. References:18Forty Podcast: “Lizzy Savetsky: Becoming a Jewish Influencer and Israel Advocate”Mishnah Berurah by Israel Meir Kagan“The Grandfather I Thought I Knew” by Mrs. Elana MoskowitzThe Tikvah Podcast: “David Bashevkin on Orthodox Jews and the American Religious Revival”Tanya by Shneur Zalman of LiadiEruvin 53bShemot Rabbah 2Aryeh Kaplan AnthologyTales Out of Shul by Emanuel FeldmanThe Book of Our Heritage by Eliyahu KitovWorks of the RamchalWorks of the MaharalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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• Lizzy Savetsky: Becoming a Jewish Influencer and Israel Advocate [Outreach 4/5]

  In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Lizzy Savetsky, who went from a career in singing and fashion to being a Jewish activist and influencer, about her work advocating for Israel online. While, in past decades, Jewish thought leaders were mainly only rabbis and rebbetzins, the current information revolution is transforming our notions of what it means to be a Jewish public figure. In this episode we discuss:How did Lizzy’s life path take her from being a recipient of Jewish outreach to doing a form of outreach herself? How should we weigh the opportunities and dangers of social media?How did Lizzy decide to give up her previous career to speak out for Israel full-time?Tune in to hear a conversation about the democratization of mass influence and what that means for the Jewish People. Interview begins at 11:57.Lizzy Savetsky is a digital influencer who uses her platform to advocate for causes that are close to her heart. She shares her journey of fashionable motherhood on her social media channels, often featuring her two young daughters and baby boy. Lizzy is an outspoken activist for Israel and the Jewish People and works with numerous non-profit, philanthropic movements to support her people and homeland.Subscribe to our email list here. References:Origins of Judaism SeriesMishnah BerurahAll Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem DeenThe Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice MillerThe Rebbetzin by Rabbi Nachman SeltzerGenesis and the Big Bang by Gerald SchroederBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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• Ari Lamm: Teaching Non-Jews To Love the Bible [Outreach 3/5]

  In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, co-founder and president of SoulShop Studios, about doing Jewish “outreach” to non-Jews. Jewish texts are usually considered to be kept away from the outside world. But according to Rabbi Lamm, this is largely a misconception, as Jewish texts—from the Bible and the Talmud to the Midrash and beyond—have shaped the course of the human story. In this episode we discuss:Is “interfaith dialogue” generally ineffective?How did Christianity’s Protestant Reformation impact the Jewish People? In what way did chazal “ignite” the American Revolution?Tune in to hear a conversation about what the Jewish tradition has contributed—and still has to offer—to the broader culture. Interview begins at 7:58.Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm is Co-Founder and President of SoulShop Studios, a new media venture for faith-driven Gen Z audiences, and Chief Executive of the Bnai Zion Foundation. Rabbi Dr. Lamm is a leading Jewish public intellectual using digital media to bring great Jewish ideas to the wider English-speaking public. He is the host of the top-ranked weekly podcast on the Bible and society, Good Faith Effort. And his popular Twitter threads on “Why Read the Bible in Hebrew?” have garnered over 4 million views to date, and been covered by major international news outlets. He joins us to talk about teaching the bible to non-Jews. References:Isaiah 56:7Isaiah 2Genesis 12Devarim Rabbah 5:8A Defence of the People of England by John MiltonCommon Sense by Thomas Paine“Why Read The Bible In Hebrew?”“Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Interviewed by Rabbi Ari Lamm”The Hebrew Republic by Eric NelsonAri Lamm on “Four score and seven years ago”Psalm 90 King James VersionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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• Frieda Vizel: How the World Misunderstands Hasidic Jewry [Outreach 2/5]

  In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Frieda Vizel—a formerly Satmar Jew who makes educational content about Hasidic life—about her work presenting Hasidic Williamsburg to the outside world, and vice-versa. In this episode we discuss:Why would someone who leaves the Hasidic community become something of an emissary for her previous world?How does Frieda serve as a “cultural translator” between Williamsburg Hasidim and the “guests” on her tours? How does one convey the “essence” of a culture to visitors who might never experience its depths? Tune in to hear a conversation about how a community’s particularities might be precisely what makes it universally relatable. Interview begins at 5:42.Frieda Vizel is a blogger and tour guide of Hasidic Williamsburg. Frieda is well-known for her informational videos with an insider’s look at the customs and traditions of Hasidic life, and for her ability to effectively navigate cross-cultural contact and communication between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews.References:Take One with Liel LeibovitzFrieda Vizel on YouTubeA Life Apart: Hasidism in America (1997)Unorthodox (2020)Hasidism: A New History by David BialeA Fortress in Brooklyn by Michael Casper and Nathaniel DeutschHasidic People by Jerome R. MintzGödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. HofstadterLe Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language by Douglas R. HofstadterGenesis 12:3Likutei Moharan 19Joey Rosenfeld on TranslationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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