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Adam and Mia Raskin: Can Families Live with Denominational Differences?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Adam J. Raskin—a Conservative rabbi in Maryland—and Mia Raskin, his Orthodox…
Marc B. Shapiro: Where Does Orthodox Judaism Come From?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to author and historian Dr. Marc B. Shapiro about the blurry borders that distinguish Reform, Conservative, yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, and…
Ammiel Hirsch: ‘What Did We Do Wrong?’ Peoplehood and the Reform Movement
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and a…
Zev Eleff: Is This the End of American Judaism?
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we begin our Denominations series by talking to Zev Eleff—historian, author, and the president of…
Torah or Zionism? Hesder Ideology Says Both
In a seminal paper, “The Ideology of Hesder” (Tradition 19:3, Fall 1981), penned close to 40 years ago, Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l mapped out his view…
Do You Have the Free Will to Read This?
This is the sixth essay of 18Forty’s “Faith in Reason” series with Rabbi Steven Gotlib, released the last Sunday of every month.…
Rachel Goldberg-Polin: A Hostage’s Mother Fighting for His Freedom
In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rachel Goldberg-Polin—whose son, Hersh, was kidnapped by Hamas and is still…
A Letter to Children Estranged From Their Parents
Editor’s Note: Details of clinical anecdotes have been altered to protect the identities of those involved. To Children Estranged From Their Parents,…
A Prayer for Israel to Add to Your Pesach Seder
Editor’s Note: Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon wrote this special prayer for Israel for Jews to recite at their Pesach Sedarim this year.…
Hebrew Lips
Author’s Note: This poem was written out of a real-life experience, not as a play on words in the head. To me,…
‘Are Your Brothers To Go to War While You Stay Here?’: On Haredim Drafting to the IDF
Editor’s Note: Amitai Tzvi, the son of Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot, rosh yeshiva of Tel Aviv’s Yeshivat Orot Shaul, was killed by…
