18Forty

A new way of exploring life, religion, and Jewish thought. Each month: 💡 A new topic 🎥 Short video 🎙 Podcast interviews 📄 Readings 📚Book recommendations Explore more at 18forty.org.

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"As we recall the loss of our Temples in Jerusalem, like Ya’akov we must withstand the pain of our history, stand up... and move forward." A moving piece on loss as we approach Tisha B'Av. Read here: 18forty.org/articles/fathe…

Elissa Felder and her daughter Sonia Hoffman, both of whom lost a child and serve on a chevra kadisha, speak about grief, dignity, and how we care for the dead. Listen here: 18forty.org/podcast/elissa…

Rivka Bennun Kay reflects on how Anne Michaels’ war novel, Held, mirrors the disorientation of war itself, especially in a country like Israel, where soldiers return from the battlefield and walk straight back into the beit midrash. Read here: 18forty.org/articles/book-…

Now you can watch my @18_forty interview with @DrMichaelOren. I ask him 18 questions about Israel on: - War in Gaza - Democracy & Religion - Trump - Hostage Negotiations - Palestinian-Israeli Future - And more Here are his answers: youtube.com/watch?v=r7Hv1D…

Does losing faith means losing your entire self? Ava Eden explores the fall of Elisha ben Abuyah from great sage, to Acher, and questions if return was ever truly impossible. Read here: 18forty.org/articles/when-…

What would Rav Amital say now? @YehudahMirsky reflects on the humility and justice of his teacher, 15 years after his passing. Read here: 18forty.org/articles/the-l…

What happens when Jewish law meets modern medicine at the end of life? Rabbi Shlomo Brody (@ShlomoBrody) and Dr. Beth Popp (@ema2two) on halakhah and confronting death with dignity. Listen here: 18forty.org/podcast/shlomo…

In case you missed my interview with Micah Goodman, find it here :) youtube.com/watch?v=T00He8…