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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…
The Hardal Community Explained: Torah, Am Yisrael, and Redemption
I’ve often heard the term “Hardal” used by others to describe my community, but I’ve never heard anyone from my community self-identify…
What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.”…
Khitam Abu Bader: ‘Violence is never the answer’
Violence is never the answer for Khitam Abu Bader. That’s why she tries to fight for peace.
Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft: Diaspora Differences: Israelis Come to Teaneck
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft—David Bashevkin’s Israeli neighbors in Teaneck—about their experiences living…
Moshe Koppel: ‘We won the war in Gaza’
Israel has pretty much destroyed its enemies, Moshe Koppel says. That’s (partly) why he believes Israel has won the war in Gaza.
Yehuda and Ilana Turetsky: Why Would an American Rabbinic Couple Move to Israel?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Yehuda Turetsky—a rosh mesivta of Yeshiva Sha’alavim—and Dr. Ilana Turetsky—a Yeshiva…
Einat Wilf: ‘Jews Are Never Allowed To Win, and Arabs Are Never Allowed to Lose’
The true enemy in Israel’s current war, Einat Wilf says, is what she calls “Palestinianism.”