When did the Izhbitzer start his Hasidic court?
The Izhbitzer began his Hasidic court in the year Taf Resh, which is the year 1839-1840. This was not an insignificant year. It was a year in the secular world of a great deal of change, where it felt like people were being pulled into this ocean of modernity and this world of figuring out what your identity is.
When was Reb Tzadok born?
Reb Tzadok was born in 1823, and he died in the year 1900. Reb Tzadok was not raised in a Hasidic home. He was raised as a traditional, analytic Talmud scholar. We have responsa that – he wrote two volumes of responsa called Tiferes Tzvi, and he became a Chassid in his late adolescence in the court of Izhbitz.
Why were the Jews of Damascus accused of murder?
Following the disappearance of a Catholic priest there in February, 1840, the Jews of Damascus were accused of his murder in order to take his blood for use in their unleavened bread. A classic blood libel. Scores were imprisoned, children were seized and held as hostages, and a wide scale massacre was imminent.
Was Reb Tzadok a Hasidic leader?
He was born in 1823, he died in 1900. He wasn’t born Hasidic . He was born a regular non-Hasidic Jew, and his life quite literally began to fall apart.
Who is the host of 18 Forty?
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Who is David Bashevkin?
David Bashevkin is the director of education for NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union, and an instructor at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on public policy, religious crisis, and rabbinic thought. 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 is currently pursuing a doctorate in Public Policy and Management at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, focusing on crisis management. He has published two books, Sin·a·gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought, as well as a Hebrew work B’Rogez Rachem Tizkor (trans. In Anger, Remember Mercy). David has been rejected from several prestigious fellowships and awards.
Who is Denah from the Millennials?
Denah works as an artist, graphic designer, and research and marketing specialist. Denah embraces millennial digital nomadism as a wandering writer, performer, dance fitness instructor, financial advisor, life coach, and certified bartender. Denah is clearly a jack of all trades, master of none.
What is Denah Emerson's degree?
Denah Emerson received her B.A. in Art and English Communications from Yeshiva University. She subsequently earned a Masters of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Design. Denah works as an artist, graphic designer, and research and marketing specialist. Denah embraces millennial digital nomadism as a wandering writer, performer, dance fitness instructor, financial advisor, life coach, and certified bartender. Denah is clearly a jack of all trades, master of none.
Who is Yehuda Fogel?
Yehuda Fogel is an editor and writer at The Lehrhaus, where he is proud to have worked with diverse writers and ideas. He currently studies clinical psychology, as a doctoral student in LIU Post. He has researched psychedelic use in the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and is an alumnus of Yeshiva University.
Where is Dr. Bashevkin now?
Bashevkin served as an adjunct professor at Long Island University from 2010 to 2011. He currently teaches at Yeshiva University in the Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies, as well as in the Sy Syms School of Business.
Who is Bashevkin?
Bashevkin is a writer for Mishpacha magazine, where he has written a humor column called “Top 5”, cataloguing the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Jewish life. He has also written essays for Tablet (magazine) on tractates of the Talmud as they have been learned in the Daf Yomi sequence.
What books did Bashevkin write?
Books. Bashevkin's published books include B'Rogez Rachem Tizkor Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thoughts, and Top 5: Lists of Jewish Character and Characters. Sin•a•gogue draws extensively from the works of Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz, a 19th-century Chasidic rabbi.
Where did Bashevkin go to school?
Early life and education. Bashevkin is a graduate of DRS HALB ( Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys ). He earned his bachelor's degree in Talmudic Studies at Ner Israel Rabbinical College in 2006. After receiving his rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University, he graduated with a Master of Arts ...
What is the 18 Forty podcast?
In 2020 Bashevkin launched the 18Forty podcast to treat traditional Jewish issues in a modern context. The podcasts are organized by topic, with each topic featuring 2-4 guests. Past topics include Biblical criticism, Off the derech, and Mysticism, and past guests include Gary Gulman, Moshe Weinberger, and Jeremy England .
Who is the director of education at the NCSY?
Bashevkin began his academic career as an associate director of education at NCSY from 2010 to 2013, and as of 2013 is the director of education at the NCSY Jewish youth group, a division of the Orthodox Union. As the leader of NCSY, he has directed many youth seminars and programs, and has also developed curriculum for staff and teens.
