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David Bashevkin & Malka Simkovich: Can Judaism Survive the AI Revolution? (Fifth Year Anniversary)
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin and historian Malka Simkovich discuss the future of technology, AI, and the Jewish…
Hanan Schlesinger: ‘From the river to the sea is all Israel and all Palestine’
Zionism asked the Jewish People if they could wield power properly, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger says. The answer, according to him, is now…
The Radical Spiritual Promise of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag
In the beginning, the infinite light of God was all that existed. Everything was, by definition, perfect. Except it wasn’t for God,…
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: ‘I am scared that in 20 years, Israel will be isolated completely’
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Daniel Hagler and Aryeh Englander: Can Jews Who Stay Talk With Jews Who Left?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin moderates a dialogue between Aryeh Englander—the ex-Orthodox Jew known as “Philo Judeas,” who…
Would You Rather Believe in God or Peter Pan?
Before the discovery of fine-tuning in physics, atheists had staked out the intellectual high ground and condescendingly cast religious believers as naïve,…
Moshe Krakowski: Why Jews Leave Faith Behind
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, talk to Moshe Krakowski, a professor at Yeshiva University, about his work on Attrition and…
Elli Fischer: ‘The Torah ideal is for Israel to be a religious state’
The Torah wants Israel to be a religious state, Rabbi Elli Fischer says. Just, maybe, not right now.
Yoav Heller: ‘Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment’
Twice in its history, Jewish sovereignty collapsed in the last quarter of its first century. Yoav Heller believes Israel must heed this…
It’s Not About Kahane. Here’s Why Jews Support Ben-Gvir
In “Why Is Meir Kahane Making a Comeback Among Orthodox Jews?”, Zev Eleff and Menachem Butler provide a detailed historical analysis of…
The Gopins: When a Child Cannot Read
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Bayla Gopin—a student with dyslexia— and her mother, Chana, who brought Bayla…
Mikhael Manekin: ‘This is a land of two peoples, and I don’t view that as a problem’
Wishing Arabs would disappear from Israel, Mikhael Manekin says, is a dangerous fantasy.