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Why Reading Is Not Enough for Judaism
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas. Receive this free newsletter…
This Week in Jewish History: The Nine Days and the Ninth of Av
Reading Jewish History in the Parsha is a weekly newsletter from 18Forty, where guest writers contribute their insights on Jewish history and…
I Like to Learn Talmud the Way I Learn Shakespeare
Whenever someone asks me if I like to study Talmud, I usually say that I don’t. The truth is more complex. It’s…
Hadas Hershkovitz: On Loss: A Husband, Father, Soldier
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Hadas Hershkovitz, whose husband, Yossi, was killed while serving on reserve duty…
Books 18Forty Recommends You Read About Loss
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter from Rivka Bennun Kay about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas.…
Masei in Light of Ishtori ha-Parchi’s Travels in Israel
Parashat Masei contains the most detailed description of the borders of Eretz Yisrael provided in the Torah, as given directly by Hashem…
Fighting for My Father’s Life Was a Victory in its Own Way
My father kept his diagnosis a secret for a month. He told us he didn’t want to spoil our High Holidays, and…
Elissa Felder & Sonia Hoffman: How the Jewish Burial Society Cares for the Dead
Elissa Felder and Sonia Hoffman serve on a chevra kadisha and teach us about confronting death.
Why Couldn’t I Understand This Book About War?
I Read This Over Shabbos is a weekly newsletter from Rivka Bennun Kay about Jewish book culture, book recommendations, and modern ideas.…
When Losing Faith Means Losing Yourself
Elisha ben Abuyah entered the Orchard a rabbi and left a heretic. In this Talmudic story, he ventured with three devout colleagues…
The Life-Giving Zeal of Humility: Reflections on Rav Amital
This coming week, the 27th of Tammuz, will mark the 15th yahrtzeit of my master and teacher, Rav (Rabbi) Yehuda Amital, of…
Shlomo Brody & Beth Popp: Demystifying Death and the End of Life
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Shlomo Brody and Dr. Beth Popp.