Feb 18 2025 66 mins 110
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:
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 56:7
Isaiah 2
Genesis 12
Devarim Rabbah 5:8
A Defence of the People of England by John Milton
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
“Why Read The Bible In Hebrew?”
“Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Interviewed by Rabbi Ari Lamm”
The Hebrew Republic by Eric Nelson
Ari Lamm on “Four score and seven years ago”
Psalm 90 King James Version
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.
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?
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 56:7
Isaiah 2
Genesis 12
Devarim Rabbah 5:8
A Defence of the People of England by John Milton
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
“Why Read The Bible In Hebrew?”
“Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Interviewed by Rabbi Ari Lamm”
The Hebrew Republic by Eric Nelson
Ari Lamm on “Four score and seven years ago”
Psalm 90 King James Version
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.