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Simi Peters: Building New Faith Foundations
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Simi Peters – author and teacher – about Jewish faith and postmodernism.
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Grow in Gratitude
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘Thank you,’ it will be enough. -Meister Eckhart קטנתי מכל…
Samuel Lebens: The Line Between Rationality and Mysticism
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Samuel Lebens – philosophy professor and author – about the interaction of…
A Brief History of Rationality, from the Biblical Age to Now
The belief that when we peel away cultural encrustations we will arrive at the essence of a tradition or a culture assumes…
Shmuel Phillips: Reclaiming Judaism
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to author Shmuel Phillips about the upsides and downsides of approaching Judaism rationally.
What Rationality Means to Me
If life were a test—would you prefer that it were multiple choice or an essay question? I always preferred essays for all…
Anxiety and Rationality: A Personal Anonymous Account
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to an anonymous guest about the anxieties he experienced in a hyper rational…
A Menu—or Bibliography—of Judaism & Social Justice
There is a growing debate within Jewish circles about the term “Tikkun Olam” – meaning to fix or change the world. Some…
R. Abraham Joshua Heschel on Living With Wonder
Download the full reader here. Appreciate everything, even the ordinary. Especially the ordinary. — Pema Chodron Never once in my life…
Living a More Moral Life: Our Top Three Ideas of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
By: Yehuda Fogel There is a hassidic story about a disciple who once asked his teacher: ‘Rabbi, do you believe that God…
The Legacy of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
In this special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Professor Jonathan Haidt about the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in honor…
How to Build the World of Shabbos
Rabbi Yohanan said in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yohai: If only the Jewish people would keep two Shabbatot in accordance…