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A Haredi Mother Sending Her Children To Serve
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to a Haredi mother named Dina about her two children who serve in…
Finding a Home for Haredi IDF Soldiers
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to four Haredi soldiers who served in the IDF about breaking from family…
The 7 Essential Features of Anti-Judaism
Over the last three months, I facilitated an 18Forty Book Journey with a community of extraordinary people to discuss the subject of…
Haskel and Josh Lookstein: Finding Your Path in a Rabbinic Dynasty
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we sit down with an intergenerational rabbinic pair: Rabbi Haskel Lookstein and his son, Rabbi…
(What) Do Jews Believe About the Afterlife?
This is the fifth essay of 18Forty’s “Faith in Reason” series with Rabbi Steven Gotlib, released the last Sunday of every month.…
Rachel Yehuda: Intergenerational Trauma and Healing
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we pivot to Intergenerational Divergence by talking to Rachel Yehuda, a professor of psychiatry and…
The Influence of Affluence: Money and Mental Health in Our Community
As a community, Orthodox Jews have embraced the concept of hiddur mitzvah—buying beautiful lulavim and etrogim, using only the most carefully watched…
Your Attachment Style, Applied to God
It’s a classic scene: 9:30 p.m. on a Sunday, Max is finishing up some work at home when his wife, Lisa, walks…
Is It Just a Phase? What You Need To Know About Child Mental Health
I don’t envy parents. Raising kids is a difficult, often thankless task, even when things go smoothly: childhood is basically a constant…
Do You Need a Rabbi, or a Therapist?
In one of the first classes in my psychology doctoral program, my professor began our first lecture by asking each of us…
Do We Know Why God Allows Evil and Suffering?
This is the fourth essay of 18Forty’s new “Faith in Reason” series with Rabbi Steven Gotlib, released the last Sunday of every…