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Kaddish Gave Me Words After the Bibas Family’s Deaths
Over the last 500-plus days, my wife and I held our children the way we imagined Shiri Bibas would have held Ariel…
Jonathan Dekel-Chen: My Son was a Hostage in Gaza for 43 Million Seconds. He Felt Every One.
Sagui Dekel-Chen was held hostage in Gaza for 498 days—or 43 million seconds. He came home on Feb. 18.
David Bashevkin: 5 Things SNL Taught Me About Life (Purim Special)
In this Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin talks about what Saturday Night Live has taught him about life, creativity, and running…
Ken Brodkin: A Shul Becomes Orthodox
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ken Brodkin, rabbi of New Jersey’s Congregation B’nai Israel, about how…
American and Israeli Jews Are Out of Sync: Mind the Gap to Bridge the Gap
In 2013, clinical psychologist Susan Silk and her husband Barry Goldman publicized their Ring Theory, a model for how to relate to…
Lizzy Savetsky: Becoming a Jewish Influencer and Israel Advocate
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Lizzy Savetsky, who went from a career in singing and fashion to…
Yishai Fleisher: ‘Israel is not meant to be equal for all — it’s a nation-state’
Israel should prioritize its Jewish citizens, Yishai Fleisher says, because that’s what a nation-state does.
Our Top 3 ‘Why Read the Bible in Hebrew’ Threads by Ari Lamm
We live in a translated world. Everywhere we look, things that we see in one domain move over to another. We experience…
Ari Lamm: Teaching Non-Jews To Love the Bible
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, co-founder and president of SoulShop Studios, about doing…
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: ‘Before Trump, I believed that Gaza had to be controlled by Israel’
Gaza can be leveled down or built up, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner says, and she wants Trump’s plan to do the latter.
We Must Learn the Hostages’ Names—and Tell Their Stories
The betrayal I felt since October 7, 2023, is distinct from that of my Diaspora counterparts. As an Israeli immigrant who served…
Out of Sync With Israel, But Never Out of Love
The time difference between Israel and the United States has gotten longer since October 7. The news arrives here hours later. Overnight…