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A Debate Between Yitzchak Blau & Itamar Rosensweig: Does Morality Exist Outside of Judaism?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin moderates a debate between Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig and Rabbi Yitzchak Blau on whether…
‘The head of the snake’: 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran
Two weeks ago, Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities, military sites, and leaders. Iran launched a barrage of missiles into Israel. Now, the…
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…
