18Forty Podcast

Etan Epstein: New Journeys in Torah Learning

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Tania Friedlander: Teshuva and Becoming Capable of More

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Ben and Yael de Toledo: Baalei Teshuva Building Community in Israel

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Shlomo Pill: When a Rabbi Doctor Struggles With Addiction

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Mendel Horowitz: A Good Enough Elul

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Berel Leib Epstein: Why Be a Believer?

This episode is sponsored by Dina and Daniel Heiss, in honor of the 10th yahrzeit of Dina’s father, Zev Yehudah ben HaRav Yisrael Michel. May his neshama have an aliya. 

YY Jacobson: 'Jews were chosen to hold onto the frequency of redemptive consciousness' [18 Questions, 40 Mystics]

While we await the next installment of the 18Forty Podcast, we invite you to enjoy this episode from our serires 18 Questions, 40 Mystics.  In this insightful conversati

Shalom Rosner and Sara Zimbalist: Loss, Faith, and Gratitude

In our annual Tisha B'Av episode of the 18Forty Podcast on the theme of loss, we speak with Rabbi Shalom Rosner, who delivered a widely shared eulogy for Eliyahu Moshe ("

Carmi Schwartz: The Road That Got Us Here [American Jewish History 4/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jewish communal executive Carmi Schwartz about lessons he’s learned in his 90-plus years as a member and leader of the

Jenna Weissman Joselit: Being Jewish in America [American Jewish History 3/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Jenna Weissman Joselit, a professor of Jewish studies and history, about the everyday expressions of Judaism that reinf

Zev Eleff: 250 Years of American Judaism [American Jewish History 2/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to historian Zev Eleff about what 250 years of Jewish life in America can teach us about religion, identity, and the futur

Elana Moskowitz: In Appreciation of My American Jewish Childhood [American Jewish History 1/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Elana Moskowitz, an educator at Michlelet Mevasseret Yerushalayim, about how her American Jewish upbringing shaped her

Finance Debate: Larry Rothwachs and Leslie Ginsparg Klein

In this annual debate episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin moderates a discussion on finances within the Orthodox Jewish community.  The specific resolution i

Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin responds to listeners’ feedback and comments, in conversation with Denah Emerson. In this episode we discuss: —S

David Bashevkin: ‘We are meant to teach the world how to embrace unchosen identity’ [18 Questions, 40 Mystics]

Ahead of the next episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we invite you to hear David Bashevkin's appearance on 18 Questions, 40 Mystics. What does it mean to live a Judaism tha

Agunah Revisited: How To Avoid High Conflict Divorce

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we revisit the topic of agunot by talking to Sarah Nissel and Yona Elishis, who run the Jewish Divorce Assistance Center of Los An

Adam Ferziger: Agents of Change [Israel & Diaspora II 4/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Adam Ferziger, a historian of modern Jewish movements, about how American Jews have helped shape the evolution of Israe

Alana Newhouse: Why is the Whole World Fighting About Zionism? [Israel & Diaspora II 3/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Alana Newhouse, the founder and editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine, about why seemingly everyone is arguing about Zioni

Michael Olshin: Reimagining the Gap Year in Israel [Israel & Diaspora II 2/4]

This episode is sponsored by Brett and Susan Nadritch, who support creative initiatives that strengthen our love for and connection to the People and Land of Israel, in h

Michael Eisenberg: Iran, USA, Israel: What Comes Next [Israel & Diaspora II 1/4]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Michael Eisenberg—a venture capitalist and Torah scholar—about the state of the Jewish People in Israel and the diaspor