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God and Faith in Tragedy and Loss
The frail, dry branches in the Monsey woods drooped as the winter snow piled upon them. My friend Yehuda, an amateur photographer…
Show & Tale: Inside Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library
What is the relationship between a human and a library? Samuel ibn Tibbon, the famous French-Jewish philosopher and doctor, had some choice…
My Book List From My Yeshiva Years
An Introductory Word About Lists Before I started writing Top 5 lists for Mishpacha Magazine, I was writing book lists. Not that…
What Books Mean to Me
Growing Up with Books There are many reasons why I consider myself very lucky. But the top of the list is undoubtedly…
Emanuel Feldman: On Being a Jewish Writer
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Emanuel Feldman about writing styles.
Michelle Margolis: What Do Librarians Do?
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Three Editors: A Conversation with Heads of the Major Jewish Publishers
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to the heads of the three major Jewish publishing houses, Rabbi Gedaliah Zlotowitz…
Cornucopias of Thought: The Best of R. Shalom Carmy’s Writings
Rabbi Shalom Carmy is many things to many people. As a professor of philosophy and Jewish thought at Yeshiva University, R. Carmy…
Rabbi Shalom Carmy: How I Ground My Faith
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Shalom Carmy—philosophy and Jewish-studies professor at Yeshiva University and Editor Emeritus…
Magic and Loss: Three Reflections on the Consolation of Rationality
What comes to mind when you think of rationality? Perhaps your mind might go to a philosopher in a study, figuring out…
Malka Simkovich: The Mystery of the Jewish People
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Dr. Malka Simkovich, Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and director of the…
Building Belief: A Rabbi Reflects
The conversation with Rav Dovid about my religious journey (written about in more detail here) focused heavily on the social and experiential…