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Meir Sendor: ‘God is manifest in plain sight’
Rabbi Dr. Meir Sendor joins us to discuss prayer, human will, and the dangers of mysticism.
A New, Illustrated Midrash on the Beginning
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter from Rivka Bennun Kay about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas.…
Can Morality Be Trained?
When my oldest son entered his terrible threes, parenting him was chaos. So I consulted a close friend. His solution arrived in…
Barefoot in Uncertainty: Reflections on Sukkot and Psychotherapy
Sukkot has ended once again, and yet it lingers. Around my neighborhood, a few stubborn structures still stand, resisting the season’s departure.…
Elliot Kaufman: October 7 and What Came After
We talk to Elliot Kaufman about what happened inside Israel’s war room after October 7 and how Israel came to lose the…
Shmuel Braun: ‘When it comes to God, I’m the object and God is the subject’
Rabbi Shmuel Braun joins us to discuss spirituality and free will.
The Third Graders Who Taught Me How to Read the Isaiah Scroll
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter from Rivka Bennun Kay about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas.…
The Torah Has No Founder’s Shrine
Your 18Forty Parsha Guide is a weekly newsletter exploring five major takeaways from the weekly parsha. Receive this newsletter every week in…
Seforim Chatter x 18Forty: How Jewish History Changes the Way We Learn Torah
Dovid Bashevkin and Nachi Weinstein discuss the ideas behind Bashevkin’s book ‘I Read This Over Shabbos.’
What Does Sukkot Even Mean to Me?
Your 18Forty Holiday Guide explores the meaning and relevance behind each of the holidays in the Jewish calendar. Receive this newsletter in…
Liel Leibovitz: Why the Talmud Is So Hard To Love—and Worth Loving
In this episode, Liel Leibovitz reflects on falling in love with the Talmud precisely because it is so difficult—and on how its…
