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What Wealth Means to Me
When I was growing up, I had no idea I lived in a wealthy community. I grew up in Lawrence, NY—one of…
Mark Trencher: Orthonomics: The Cost of Frum Life
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Mark Trencher – founder of Nishma Research – about finances in the…
Highlight Reel: Rationality
What does it mean to live after rationality? In one sense, we all live in a world indelibly influenced by the enlightenment,…
From Mao to Moses: The Life of Benny Lévy
“To be Jewish. To be, in an absolutely singular manner… a thought of the Return. The Return to the Sinai… The thought…
Zohar Atkins: Between Philosophy and Torah
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Zohar Atkins, Rabbi and philosopher, about the role that philosophy – particularly…
Smoltification and the Art of Living: A Reader
Your faith was strong but you needed proof… – Leonard Cohen Chanukah comes at a particularly vulnerable point in the cycle of…
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…