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Tuesday · 55 min
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 conversation, Rabbi YY Jacobson presents Jewish mysticism as a dynamic framework for...
July 21 · 2 hr 22 min
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 ("Eli Mo") Zimbalist, who was killed early in the Gaza war. We also speak with Eli...
July 14 · 1 hr 33 min
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 Jewish community. In this episode we discuss: —What draws a professional to...
July 7 · 1 hr 27 min
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 reinforce the identity and distinctiveness of the Jewish People. In this episode we...
June 30 · 1 hr 26 min
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 future of American Judaism. In this episode we discuss: —Why did colonial Jews...
June 24 · 1 hr 36 min
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 life and worldview. Moskowitz grew up Orthodox in America in the 1990s—alongside...
June 16 · 1 hr 16 min
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 is: The current state of semachot in our community and the level of spending on...
June 9 · 1 hr 34 min
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: —Should every Jew be Orthodox? —Is the gap year in Israel “just a business”? —How...
May 26 · 1 hr 28 min
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 that fits into our lives? David Bashevkin explores the meeting point of mysticism...
May 19 · 1 hr 20 min
Agunah Revisited: How To Avoid High Conflict Divorce
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we revisit the topic of https://18forty.org/topics/agunah/ by talking to Sarah Nissel and Yona Elishis, who run the Jewish Divorce Assistance Center of Los Angeles. We’re also joined by Keshet Starr, CEO of...
May 12 · 1 hr 16 min
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 Israeli Judaism. In this episode we discuss: —Why are Jewish religious boundaries in...
May 5 · 1 hr 9 min
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 Zionism. In this episode we discuss: —What causes spikes in antisemitism? —What is...
April 28 · 1 hr 13 min
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 honor of all the lone soldiers in the most recent Hesder draft, the class of Nisan...
April 18 · 1 hr 15 min
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 diaspora. In this episode we discuss: —What lies ahead for the Jewish People amid the...
March 30 · 2 hr 16 min
When a Parent Becomes Estranged [Divergence VI 4/4]
Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to a father and daughter who were estranged and then reunited. We also speak with Adam Pollock, the...
March 24 · 1 hr 23 min
David & Sydney Magerman: When a Child Makes Aliyah [Divergence VI 3/4]
Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to philanthropist David Magerman and his daughter Sydney, who decided to make aliyah while on her gap year in...
March 17 · 1 hr 32 min
Shaanan Gelman & His Son: When a Child Becomes Addicted [Divergence VI 2/4]
Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Shaanan Gelman and his son Ziggy about the persistence of a parent-child relationship when the...
March 10 · 1 hr 7 min
Yakov Danishefsky: Transmitting the Jewish Story with Emotional Health [Divergence VI 1/4]
Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yakov Danishefsky—a licensed clinical social worker and the author of...
March 1 · 37 min
What Garry Shandling's Jewish Comedy Teaches About Purim
This week of learning is sponsored by Zachary Schreiber in honor of Tova Bashevkin, because behind every great man is an even greater woman. In this special Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin speaks about the late, great comedian...
February 24 · 1 hr 53 min
Yehuda Geberer: What's the History of the American Yeshiva World? [American Yeshiva World 3/3]
This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Yehuda Geberer—a researcher, educator, and tour...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finance Debate: Larry Rothwachs and Leslie Ginsparg Klein

Listener Feedback with David Bashevkin

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

Agunah Revisited: How To Avoid High Conflict Divorce

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

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

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

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

When a Parent Becomes Estranged [Divergence VI 4/4]

David & Sydney Magerman: When a Child Makes Aliyah [Divergence VI 3/4]

Shaanan Gelman & His Son: When a Child Becomes Addicted [Divergence VI 2/4]

Yakov Danishefsky: Transmitting the Jewish Story with Emotional Health [Divergence VI 1/4]

What Garry Shandling's Jewish Comedy Teaches About Purim

Yehuda Geberer: What's the History of the American Yeshiva World? [American Yeshiva World 3/3]