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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…
A Brief History of Shabbos, From the Biblical Age to Now
He who binds to himself a joy, does the winged life destroy. He who kisses each joy as it flies, lives in…
What Shabbos Means to Me
I am only 36 years old, but I have already experienced three very different relationships with Shabbos. In many ways, my own…
The Books of Shabbos
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk about two impactful books about Shabbos and their authors.
Judith Shulevitz: The World of Shabbos
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to author and journalist Judith Shulevitz about the world of Shabbos.
Senator Joe Lieberman: The Gift of Shabbos
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Senator Joe Lieberman – politician, lobbyist, and attorney – about the gift…
How Hillel Zeitlin Lived a Life in Flux and Flame—and What We Can Learn
There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide;…