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What Origins Mean to Me
Two Kinds of Origin Stories I have always been fascinated by origins. I wanted to know everything about what life was like…
Child & Parental Alienation: Keeping Families Together
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we discuss parental alienation.
Mark Moskowitz: Within: What Going to Jail Taught Me About Teshuva
On this episode of 18Forty, we have a deeply moving conversation with Mark Moskowitz, an author, speaker, and coach, to talk about…
Shais Taub: Teshuva of Innocence and Experience
On this episode of 18Forty, we have a wide ranging conversation with Shais Taub, a renowned Chabad scholar and author of the book God of…
Kayla Haber-Goldstein: Questioning the Answers: Rebuilding Your Faith
On this episode of 18Forty, we have a frank conversation with author Kayla Haber-Goldstein about her personal, painful journey to find God.
The Rehearsal of Teshuva: Three Reflections on the Process of Change
What would your life be like if you had more practice at the hard parts? This is the question posed by comedian-director…
How to Live Sin-Free
“Sin” is the blockage, the obstructions, in life—how do we avoid it? The Talmud offers timeless wisdom for evading bad and living…
How to Say Sorry
We turn to God during Elul for forgiveness. We apologize, regret, and earnestly await its reception. God is compassionate, merciful, loving, so…
Wake Up, My Soul
“Wake Up” By Adam Zagajewski Wake up, my soul. I don’t know where you are, where you’re hiding, but wake up,…
On the Road: Baderech
Excerpted from Baderech: Along the Path of Teshuva, by Judah Mischel. Mosaica Press, September 2021. Reprinted with permission. ענה ואמר: בדרך ספרתי…
Rebuilding Faith as a Frum Person
Excerpted from Questioning the Answers, by Kayla Haber-Goldstein. Mosaica Press, August 2022. Reprinted with permission. I’m finding it difficult to write this…
Real Change Is a Process—and It Takes Time
We all want—or have wanted—to be like someone we admire. We hold them in high stature, donning the medallion of success and…