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Rav Daniel Kalish: The Song of Teshuva
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How Did Modernity Change Jewish Prayer?
This essay is the last in the author’s four-part series for 18Forty’s explorations of the origins of Judaism. The third can be…
The Siddur Has a Lot of Prayers. Where Did They Come From?
This essay is the third in the author’s four-part series for 18Forty’s exploration of prayer and humanity. The second can be found…
Did All Jews Pray the Same in Ancient Times?
This essay is the second in the author’s four-part series for 18Forty’s exploration of prayer and humanity. The first can be found…
‘Everything About Her Was Worth It’: The Life of Yakira Leeba Schwartz A”H
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yisroel Besser, who authored many rabbinic biographies and brought David Bashevkin to…
Who Wrote the Siddur?
This essay is the first in the author’s four-part series for 18Forty’s exploration of prayer and humanity. The entire series can be…
Where Marvel’s New Gods and Judaism Meet: ‘God, Man and History’
Despite the presence of Thor and other gods in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Chloé Zhao’s Eternals is the most mythological MCU…
A Call to Read More Fiction
I once read an essay in which the author said that “letters can express experience, numbers express objective truth.” You’ll have to…
On Shabbos, I Get To Be a Child Again
I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a writer who didn’t describe a childhood love of—even an obsession with—reading. I’m no exception.…
Why I Read on Shabbos: A Manifesto
For more on I Read This Over Shabbos, visit our site page, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. I read over Shabbos. Here’s why:…
Yisroel Besser: How to Share Jewish Stories
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yisroel Besser, who authored many rabbinic biographies and brought David Bashevkin to…
Dara Horn: On Jewish Fiction and Non-Jewish Fiction
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