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Where to Go from Here: Book Recommendations
After each 18Forty topic, we want the conversation to continue—beyond our episodes and beyond us. Books are the medium that never stop…
Readers Respond: What Is Tisha B’Av Today?
“Commemorate,” as Cambridge Dictionary defines, is “to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event.” Tisha B’Av is precisely…
What Facebook’s COO Learned From Grief
It takes vulnerability to ask for help, to show that you depend on another. That was something new to Facebook COO Sheryl…
In ‘WandaVision,’ Timely Jewish Wisdom About Coping With Loss
When Wanda Maximoff of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—known as the Scarlet Witch—was forced to kill the love of her life, she was…
Passing Through Moed Katan—and Life
Tractate Moed Katan centers around two polar-opposite topics: Chol Hamoed, days of moderated celebration, and aveilut, days of mourning. One we associate…