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Frieda Vizel: How the World Misunderstands Hasidic Jewry
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Frieda Vizel—a formerly Satmar Jew who makes educational content about Hasidic life—about…
Shani Taragin: ‘The ideal is for the Jewish People to live in the Land of Israel’
Israel is opening a Pandora’s box by releasing Palestinian prisoners and terrorists, Shani Taragin says — but she still has not given…
Yitzchok Adlerstein: Zionism, the American Yeshiva World, and Reaching Beyond Our Community
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we launch our new topic, Outreach, by talking to Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, a senior staff…
Chuck Freilich: ‘Netanyahu needs to step down or be voted out’
Hamas is already beginning to rebuild, Chuck Freilich says, because Israel lacks a post-war vision for Gaza.
Rula Daood: ‘We are closest to peace at times of war’
Until the Israeli government sets a plan for Gaza after the war, Rula Daood says, they are choosing to end up with…
Natan Sharansky: ‘If you don’t have faith or Zionism, your grandchildren will not be Jewish’
Antisemitism and assimilation are threatening the Jewish People, says Natan Sharansky, but to both Israel offers a solution.
Why the Gap Year in Israel Is So Important
I have spent the last 17 years of my life in seminary. I have grown older, while my students have stayed the…
Towards the Derech: How Does a Reform Jew Return?
There’s a common phrase amongst observant Jewish families: “off the derech,” or “OTD” for short. It describes an individual who has deviated…
Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we hear questions, criticisms, complaints, thoughts, and feedback from our listener community.
Haym Soloveitchik: How Modernity Changed Our Relationship to God
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbi Dr. Haym Soloveitchik—a pioneer and leader in the study of the…
Michael Melchior: ‘We can make peace with the whole of the Arab and Muslim world’
There is a time to wage wars, Rabbi Michael Melchior says, and there is a time to make peace.
Daniel Gordis: ‘The great failure of the hostages is enormous’
With over 100 hostages still trapped in Gaza, Daniel Gordis says, that is Israel’s greatest failure to date—even if it’s unclear that…