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Rachelle Fraenkel: ‘I had expectations from humanity’
Rachelle answers 18 questions on Israel, including her religious views, religiosity in Israel, and Messianism.
Is Judaism Fundamentally Zionist?
This is the ninth essay of 18Forty’s new “Faith in Reason” series with Rabbi Steven Gotlib, released every month. Sign up for…
Gadi Taub on Israel’s Left, Iran, and the Two-State Solution
Gadi Taub isn’t afraid to ruffle any feathers. As the ninth guest for 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers, Taub is one of…
Gadi Taub: ‘We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip’
Gadi answers 18 questions on Israel, including judicial reform, Gaza’s future, and the Palestinian Authority.
Efraim Inbar: ‘Israel doesn’t use enough force’
Efraim answers 18 questions on Israel, including the Iranian threat, Gaza’s future, and Israel’s use of force.
On Loss: Defending Israel on Oct. 7
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak to the Perez family, whose son Daniel, Hashem yikkom damo, was murdered defending…
How Your Faith Can Survive a Crisis
The delicacy of faith is more noticeable in times of crisis. We expect, or hope, that our beliefs will always survive life’s…
Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits’ Complicated Portrait of Faith
Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits (1908 – 1992) was a traditional rabbi in an untraditional time, whose life encompassed the whole of the 20th…
With God in the Picture, Death Is Not a Lonely Experience
Unlike many other cultures, Judaism does not really subscribe to a personification of Death. The Torah has no equivalent to the Ancient…
After My Daughter Died By Suicide, I Vowed To Help Save Lives
Content warning: This essay discusses suicide, sexual assault, and other sensitive matters. Thank God, most people have not experienced the worst possible…
Ronit Heyd: ‘If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish’
Ronit Heyd answers 18 questions on Israel, including democracy, religion, and the future of the Jewish state.
A Eulogy for a Man I Did Not Know
I do not remember his name. I am sure I knew it at the time. I must have heard it at least…