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Israel & Diaspora

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This month, we are thinking about the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora. We will be exploring the complex connections of responsibility that mark the Jewish communities in the holy land and across the diaspora, as we think about the Jewish community we have today, and the one that we may live in tomorrow.

  1. When and why did Jews first leave the Land of Israel?
  2. How should Israeli and diasporic Jews relate?
  3. Where will the future of the Jewish People be?

EPISODES

Moshe Taragin: Does Israel Need American Jews?

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Moshe Taragin, rosh mesivta at Yeshivat Har Etzion, about the interrelated missions of American and Israeli Jews—and the stake that each of us holds in the Jewish redemptive story. 
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Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin?

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Malka Simkovich—a scholar of Jewish history, the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society, and a three-time 18Forty guest—about previous Jewish diasporas. 
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Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Shayna Goldberg—a teacher, mashgicha ruchanit, yoetzet halacha, and author—about the unique features of Israel’s Religious Zionist community.
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Yehuda and Ilana Turetsky: Why Would an American Rabbinic Couple Move to Israel?

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Yehuda Turetsky—a rosh mesivta of Yeshiva Sha’alavim—and Dr. Ilana Turetsky—a Yeshiva University faculty member supervising student-teachers in Israel—about their experience raising kids in Israel.
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Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft: Diaspora Differences: Israelis Come to Teaneck

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft—David Bashevkin’s Israeli neighbors in Teaneck—about their experiences living Jewishly in three different countries. 
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What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.” Additionally, we hear from Dov Rosenblatt, who more than two decades ago wrote the satirical song “Flippin’ Out.” 
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