The Memories We Hold: How October 7 Has Forever Changed Us
In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, in honor of the anniversary of October 7, we revisit and reflect on the conversations we’ve had that have helped us process this tumultuous time.
Emmi Polansky: Finding Agency as a Single Mother
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Emmi Polansky, known on social media as @livingemunah, about her journey finding agency as a single mother.
Rivka Ravitz: ‘Being separated is at the core of being Haredi’
Rivka Ravitz may be a long-time Haredi political thinker, but that doesn’t mean she thinks politics is always the answer.
Tuvia Tenenbom: How a Secular Jew Came To Love the Haredi World
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Tuvia Tenenbom, a formerly Haredi and now secular Jew and the author of Careful, Beauties Ahead!, about how he developed a new love for Haredi religious life.
David Stav: ‘Israel as a state should not be a religious state’
David answers 18 questions on Israel, including Israel’s democratic character, the Haredi draft, and Messianism.
Yussie Zakutinsky: Connecting to a Disconnected Jewish People
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yussie Zakutinsky, rabbi of K’hal Mevakshei Hashem in Lawrence, New York, about his vision for a Judaism that unites the entire Jewish People—no matter how wide the gaps between us.
Haviv Rettig Gur: ‘Hamas is upset the death toll in Gaza isn’t higher’
Haviv answers 18 questions on Israel, including the country’s leadership, Western media, and the Palestinian people’s future.
Joshua Leifer and Shaindy Ort: How Progressive Activists Rediscovered Traditional Jewish Life
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Joshua Leifer and Shaindy Ort, married progressive activists who are reembracing traditional Jewish life.
Pawel Maciejko: Sabbateanism and the Roots of Secular Judaism
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to historian and professor Pawel Maciejko about the false messiah Sabbatai Zevi, Sabbateanism, and the roots of Jewish secularism.
Yossi Klein Halevi: ‘Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People’
Yossi answers 18 questions on Israel, including anti-Zionism, the Iranian threat, and Western media’s coverage of Israel.