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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…
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…