As Rabbi Sacks’ yahrzeit approaches, we’re finally releasing the full 2024 interview recorded for our documentary series.
Gilles Gade, founder and CEO of Cross River Bank, and Dr. Erica Brown, Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and Director of the Sacks-Herenstein Center, share how Rabbi Sacks shaped their lives and work.
Erica was Rabbi Sacks’ student and thesis advisee in London. Gilles never met him, but calls him his rebbe after 15 years of reading Covenant and Conversation. Together they get into how his Torah plays out in a boardroom, a bank, and a home.
In this episode:
Why influence outlasts power, and what Avraham teaches us about selling
Multipliers, diminishers, and why a bad boss is “graduate school”
Simcha vs. sasson, and why consumerism can’t deliver salvation
Shmita as an economic reset, and how Gilles applies it to consumer lending
Rabbi Sacks’ weekly class for philanthropists
Work and family: quality over quantity, and the hidden cost of mission-driven careers
Tzedakah as tzedek, justice rather than charity
Prioritizing mental health and healthcare after October 7
Hope vs. optimism
Timestamps:
03:08 How Gilles and Erica found Rabbi Sacks
10:01 Power vs. influence
19:31 Consumerism, joy, and the American dream
22:41 Banking, credit, and shmita
31:02 Rabbi Sacks and the business world
33:52 Balancing work and family
44:08 Tzedakah as justice
52:03 Prioritizing after October 7
55:44 Closing thoughts on hope
Guests: Gilles Gade is the founder and CEO of Cross River Bank. Dr. Erica Brown is Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and Director of the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center.
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