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18Forty is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas.
Ayala Fader: How Do Haredi Jews Deal With Religious Doubt?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ayala Fader—an anthropologist who studies American Haredi communities and their “hidden heretics”—about…
Jonathan Rosenblum: ‘Would you want to live in a country run by Haredim?’
Talking about the “Haredi community” is a misnomer, Jonathan Rosenblum says, and simplifies its diversity of thought and perspectives.
18Forty: Exploring Big Questions (An Introduction)
18Forty is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas.…
Talmud
There is circularity that underlies nearly all of rabbinic law. Open up the first page of Talmud and it already assumes that…
OTD: Leaving Religion
In order to understand why some people leave religion, we need to understand why people join and stay in the first place.…
Comedy
As we live through the ups and downs of life, laughter begins to play an invaluable role in our mental well-being. In…
Who Wrote The Bible? | Biblical Criticism
No book in human history has had its authorship contested – and no book has had as much at stake — as…
Jewish Peoplehood
What is Jewish peoplehood? In a world that is increasingly international in its scope, our appreciation for the national or the tribal…
Mysticism
In a disenchanted world, we can turn to mysticism to find enchantment, to remember that there is something more under the surface…
