https://tachlismedia.com/series/18forty/ 18Forty is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas. By addressing contemporary issues openly and honestly, 18Forty expands conversation, deepens understanding, and elevates the experience. With a commitment to exceptional design and intellectual integrity, 18Forty is rethinking Jewish wisdom and reframing Jewish values for a modern world. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:51:16 +0000 en-US © 2021 Tachlis Media 18Forty is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas. By addressing contemporary issues openly and honestly, 18Forty expands conversation, deepens understanding, and elevates the experience. With a commitment to exceptional design and intellectual integrity, 18Forty is rethinking Jewish wisdom and reframing Jewish values for a modern world. Tachlis Media 18Forty is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas. By addressing contemporary issues openly and honestly, 18Forty expands conversation, deepens understanding, and elevates the experience. With a commitment to exceptional design and intellectual integrity, 18Forty is rethinking Jewish wisdom and reframing Jewish values for a modern world. Tachlis Media podcast@ou.org false https://assets.tachlismedia.com/2021/07/26161120/logo.jpg https://tachlismedia.com/ yes 4bc7cce6-db63-5dfe-bf8a-99ebc74282fe https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/avital-chizhik-goldschmidt-non-fiction/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:40:55 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/avital-chizhik-goldschmidt-non-fiction/ https://18forty.org/podcast/avital-chizhik-goldschmidt-non-fiction/.]]> https://18forty.org/podcast/avital-chizhik-goldschmidt-non-fiction/.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/on-loss-a-parent/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:36:04 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/on-loss-a-parent/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tldz_-0yU References: As a Ram Yearns for the Brook by Dani Ritholtz https://www.amazon.com/As-Ram-Yearns-Brook-Journey-ebook/dp/B08FBCX11Z Time Travel: A History by James Gleick https://www.amazon.com/Time-Travel-History-James-Gleick/dp/0307908798]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tldz_-0yU References: As a Ram Yearns for the Brook by Dani Ritholtz https://www.amazon.com/As-Ram-Yearns-Brook-Journey-ebook/dp/B08FBCX11Z Time Travel: A History by James Gleick https://www.amazon.com/Time-Travel-History-James-Gleick/dp/0307908798]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/on-loss-a-spouse/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:19:25 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/on-loss-a-spouse/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tldz_-0yU References: Holocaust Commemoration and Tish'a be-Av: The Debate Over "Yom ha-Sho'a" by Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter https://www.jstor.org/stable/23263711 A Grief Observed by CS Lewis https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Observed-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652381 It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine https://www.amazon.com/Its-That-Youre-Not-Understand/dp/1622039076 The Unwinding of a Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Miracle-Memoir-Death-Everything/dp/0525511350]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tldz_-0yU References: Holocaust Commemoration and Tish'a be-Av: The Debate Over "Yom ha-Sho'a" by Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter https://www.jstor.org/stable/23263711 A Grief Observed by CS Lewis https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Observed-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652381 It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine https://www.amazon.com/Its-That-Youre-Not-Understand/dp/1622039076 The Unwinding of a Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams https://www.amazon.com/Unwinding-Miracle-Memoir-Death-Everything/dp/0525511350]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/jewish-peoplehood-roundup/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 01:13:19 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/jewish-peoplehood-roundup/ https://18forty.org/podcast/jewish-peoplehood-roundup/.]]> https://18forty.org/podcast/jewish-peoplehood-roundup/.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/comedy-roundup/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:49:24 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/comedy-roundup/ https://natebargatze.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg http://www.joanrivers.com/ https://18forty.org/articles/gary-gulman-this-impossible-life/ The Most Human Human by Brian Christian https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Talking-Computers-Teaches-ebook/dp/B004FEG2S6 Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= For more, visit https://18forty.org/podcast/comedy-roundup/.]]> https://natebargatze.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Hedberg http://www.joanrivers.com/ https://18forty.org/articles/gary-gulman-this-impossible-life/ The Most Human Human by Brian Christian https://www.amazon.com/Most-Human-Talking-Computers-Teaches-ebook/dp/B004FEG2S6 Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= For more, visit https://18forty.org/podcast/comedy-roundup/.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/david-bashevkin-the-anniversary-episode/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 03:19:57 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/david-bashevkin-the-anniversary-episode/ https://www.amazon.com/Top-5-Dovid-Bashevkin/dp/1600918174 For more, visit https://18forty.org/]]> https://www.amazon.com/Top-5-Dovid-Bashevkin/dp/1600918174 For more, visit https://18forty.org/]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-jacob-j-schacter-should-we-censor-jewish-history/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:23:39 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-jacob-j-schacter-should-we-censor-jewish-history/ https://www.amazon.com/Zakhor-Jewish-History-Lectures-Studies/dp/0295975199 On the Morality of the Patriarchs: Must Biblical Heroes be Perfect by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.academia.edu/37135943/Jacob_J_Schacter_On_the_Morality_of_the_Patriarchs_Must_Biblical_Heroes_be_Perfect_in_Zvi_Grumet_ed_Jewish_Education_in_Transition_Proceedings_of_the_First_International_Conference_on_Jewish_Education_Teaneck_2007_1_9 Changing the Immutable by Marc Shapiro https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Immutable-Orthodox-Judaism-Rewrites/dp/1904113605 Facing the Truths of History by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/704426/rabbi-dr-jacob-j-schacter/facing-the-truths-of-history/ Rabbi Jacob Emden: Life and Major Works by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rabbi_Jacob_Emden/-wMmAQAAIAAJ?hl=en For more, visit https://18forty.org/censorship/. Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter is a rabbi and historian of intellectual trends in Orthodox Judaism. As a Rosh Yeshiva and professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Schachter lives at the crossroads of the religious and academic worlds. Rabbi Schachter holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University, where he wrote his dissertation on Rabbi Yaakov Emden. He is the author of several works, and is a mentor to many rabbis in the Jewish community. Rabbi Schachter brings to 18Forty his knowledge, wisdom, and nuanced thinking about the questions of censorship and how we approach Jewish history.]]> https://www.amazon.com/Zakhor-Jewish-History-Lectures-Studies/dp/0295975199 On the Morality of the Patriarchs: Must Biblical Heroes be Perfect by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.academia.edu/37135943/Jacob_J_Schacter_On_the_Morality_of_the_Patriarchs_Must_Biblical_Heroes_be_Perfect_in_Zvi_Grumet_ed_Jewish_Education_in_Transition_Proceedings_of_the_First_International_Conference_on_Jewish_Education_Teaneck_2007_1_9 Changing the Immutable by Marc Shapiro https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Immutable-Orthodox-Judaism-Rewrites/dp/1904113605 Facing the Truths of History by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/704426/rabbi-dr-jacob-j-schacter/facing-the-truths-of-history/ Rabbi Jacob Emden: Life and Major Works by Rabbi JJ Schacter https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rabbi_Jacob_Emden/-wMmAQAAIAAJ?hl=en For more, visit https://18forty.org/censorship/. Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter is a rabbi and historian of intellectual trends in Orthodox Judaism. As a Rosh Yeshiva and professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Schachter lives at the crossroads of the religious and academic worlds. Rabbi Schachter holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University, where he wrote his dissertation on Rabbi Yaakov Emden. He is the author of several works, and is a mentor to many rabbis in the Jewish community. Rabbi Schachter brings to 18Forty his knowledge, wisdom, and nuanced thinking about the questions of censorship and how we approach Jewish history.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/jonathan-rosenblum-communal-boundaries-and-cancel-culture/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 01:28:41 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/jonathan-rosenblum-communal-boundaries-and-cancel-culture/ https://18forty.org/censorship/. Jonathan Rosenblum is a journalist who writes for several Orthodox media publications, most notably through his weekly column in Mishpacha. Before entering journalism, Jonathan attended the University of Chicago, Yale Law School, and Ohr Somayach. Jonathan has written several biographies on Jewish figures, and was a founding writer of the Cross-Currents journal. Jonathan brings to 18Forty his commitment and dedication to the spheres of Jewish public opinion, politics, and religious culture.]]> https://18forty.org/censorship/. Jonathan Rosenblum is a journalist who writes for several Orthodox media publications, most notably through his weekly column in Mishpacha. Before entering journalism, Jonathan attended the University of Chicago, Yale Law School, and Ohr Somayach. Jonathan has written several biographies on Jewish figures, and was a founding writer of the Cross-Currents journal. Jonathan brings to 18Forty his commitment and dedication to the spheres of Jewish public opinion, politics, and religious culture.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/altie-karper-when-a-book-is-banned/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 03:54:27 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/altie-karper-when-a-book-is-banned/ https://18forty.org/censorship/. Altie Karper is the editorial director of Schocken Books, a division of Penguin Random House. Schocken has a long history as a major publisher of Jewish literature and an early publisher of great thinkers such as Kafka, Rosenzweig, Buber, and Agnon, among many others. As one of the leading names in Jewish publishing, Altie has worked on many of the great (and controversial) books of our time. No stranger to censorship battles, Altie brings to 18Forty her decades of thoughtful experience in the world of books, the Jewish community, and the boundaries around our ideas.]]> https://18forty.org/censorship/. Altie Karper is the editorial director of Schocken Books, a division of Penguin Random House. Schocken has a long history as a major publisher of Jewish literature and an early publisher of great thinkers such as Kafka, Rosenzweig, Buber, and Agnon, among many others. As one of the leading names in Jewish publishing, Altie has worked on many of the great (and controversial) books of our time. No stranger to censorship battles, Altie brings to 18Forty her decades of thoughtful experience in the world of books, the Jewish community, and the boundaries around our ideas.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/protecting-us-from-ourselves-an-anonymous-perspective-on-divorce-4-4/ Tue, 11 May 2021 00:30:18 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/protecting-us-from-ourselves-an-anonymous-perspective-on-divorce-4-4/ https://18forty.org/agunah]]> https://18forty.org/agunah]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/bari-mitzmann-social-media-agunah-advocacy-agunah-crisis-3-4/ Tue, 04 May 2021 03:03:03 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/bari-mitzmann-social-media-agunah-advocacy-agunah-crisis-3-4/ https://18forty.org/agunah/. Bari Mitzmann is a content creator, wife, and mother of two, who partners with women of all backgrounds to provide personal growth support. Bari holds a BA in Psychology, a Masters in Education, and has a large following on Instagram, where she thinks and talks about nutrition, social change, and the world of Jewish women. Bari is the host of the Woman of Valor podcast, which offers candid conversation and practical advice for the modern woman. Bari joins 18Forty to discuss social advocacy, change, and how to build a better world through social media.]]> https://18forty.org/agunah/. Bari Mitzmann is a content creator, wife, and mother of two, who partners with women of all backgrounds to provide personal growth support. Bari holds a BA in Psychology, a Masters in Education, and has a large following on Instagram, where she thinks and talks about nutrition, social change, and the world of Jewish women. Bari is the host of the Woman of Valor podcast, which offers candid conversation and practical advice for the modern woman. Bari joins 18Forty to discuss social advocacy, change, and how to build a better world through social media.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/keshet-starr-how-should-we-advocate-for-agunot-agunah-crisis-2-4/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:05:19 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/keshet-starr-how-should-we-advocate-for-agunot-agunah-crisis-2-4/ https://18forty.org/agunah/. Mrs. Keshet Starr, Esq., is the Executive Director of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), the leading nonprofit organization addressing the agunah (Jewish divorce refusal) crisis worldwide. At ORA, Keshet oversees advocacy, early intervention, and prevention initiatives to eliminate abuse from the Jewish divorce process. Keshet is a Wexner field fellow and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Keshet has written and lectured widely on issues relating to divorce, domestic abuse, and the intersection between civil and religious divorce processes. Keshet brings to 18Forty her passion, wisdom, and commitment to bringing change to individuals and the Jewish world.]]> https://18forty.org/agunah/. Mrs. Keshet Starr, Esq., is the Executive Director of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), the leading nonprofit organization addressing the agunah (Jewish divorce refusal) crisis worldwide. At ORA, Keshet oversees advocacy, early intervention, and prevention initiatives to eliminate abuse from the Jewish divorce process. Keshet is a Wexner field fellow and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Keshet has written and lectured widely on issues relating to divorce, domestic abuse, and the intersection between civil and religious divorce processes. Keshet brings to 18Forty her passion, wisdom, and commitment to bringing change to individuals and the Jewish world.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-shlomo-weissman-the-rabbinic-will-and-agunot-agunah-crisis-1-4/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 01:32:16 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-shlomo-weissman-the-rabbinic-will-and-agunot-agunah-crisis-1-4/ https://18forty.org/agunah/. Rabbi Shlomo Weissman serves as the Menahel/Director of the Beth Din of America, one of the foremost institutions for rabbinic legal adjudication. Shlomo received rabbinic ordination from RIETS and is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Prior to his association with the Beth Din of America, Rabbi Weissmann worked as an attorney at several prominent law firms, including Debevoise and Plimpton LLP. Shlomo lectures widely on the interface of Jewish and secular law, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University. Shlomo brings his decades of knowledge, experience, and dedication to helping agunot to his conversation with 18Forty.]]> https://18forty.org/agunah/. Rabbi Shlomo Weissman serves as the Menahel/Director of the Beth Din of America, one of the foremost institutions for rabbinic legal adjudication. Shlomo received rabbinic ordination from RIETS and is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Prior to his association with the Beth Din of America, Rabbi Weissmann worked as an attorney at several prominent law firms, including Debevoise and Plimpton LLP. Shlomo lectures widely on the interface of Jewish and secular law, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University. Shlomo brings his decades of knowledge, experience, and dedication to helping agunot to his conversation with 18Forty.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/andrew-solomon-far-from-the-tree-divergence-4-4/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:37:55 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/andrew-solomon-far-from-the-tree-divergence-4-4/ https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Andrew Solomon, Ph.D., is a writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology; winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, and the arts. He is Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Medical Center, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale University, and a former President of PEN American Center.]]> https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Andrew Solomon, Ph.D., is a writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology; winner of the National Book Award; and an activist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, and the arts. He is Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Medical Center, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale University, and a former President of PEN American Center.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/menachem-penner-and-gedalia-robinson-a-childs-orientation-divergence-3-4/ Tue, 23 Mar 2021 03:05:09 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/menachem-penner-and-gedalia-robinson-a-childs-orientation-divergence-3-4/ https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Rabbi Menachem Penner (father) is the dean of RIETS, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, and previously served as the rabbi of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens. Rabbi Penner is an eloquent speaker and chazzan, well-known for his rousing lectures on prayer. Gedalia Robinson (son) is a singer-songwriter, musician, and cantor-in-training at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at JTS. Gedalia is well known for his powerful original music, his work with the Y-Studs, and as a member of Hadar’s Rising Song Residency. Gedalia came out as gay while in Yeshiva University and is a strong advocate and supporter of LGBTQ+ people living in and out of the Orthodox Jewish community. Gedalia currently lives in Philadelphia with his husband, Caleb, and dog, Booker.]]> https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Rabbi Menachem Penner (father) is the dean of RIETS, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, and previously served as the rabbi of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens. Rabbi Penner is an eloquent speaker and chazzan, well-known for his rousing lectures on prayer. Gedalia Robinson (son) is a singer-songwriter, musician, and cantor-in-training at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at JTS. Gedalia is well known for his powerful original music, his work with the Y-Studs, and as a member of Hadar’s Rising Song Residency. Gedalia came out as gay while in Yeshiva University and is a strong advocate and supporter of LGBTQ+ people living in and out of the Orthodox Jewish community. Gedalia currently lives in Philadelphia with his husband, Caleb, and dog, Booker.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/daniel-grama-aliza-grama-a-child-in-recovery-divergence-1-4/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:38:22 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/daniel-grama-aliza-grama-a-child-in-recovery-divergence-1-4/ https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Daniel Grama (father) is the rabbi of the Westside Shul in Los Angeles, and a rabbi in Valley Torah Yeshiva High School. Aliza Grama (daughter) lives in the Los Angeles area, and hosts a weekly parsha class with her father on her Instagram, where they model a shared appreciation for Torah that shines through their many differences.]]> https://18forty.org/topics/divergence. Daniel Grama (father) is the rabbi of the Westside Shul in Los Angeles, and a rabbi in Valley Torah Yeshiva High School. Aliza Grama (daughter) lives in the Los Angeles area, and hosts a weekly parsha class with her father on her Instagram, where they model a shared appreciation for Torah that shines through their many differences.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbanit-rachelle-fraenkel-how-can-god-be-found-after-trauma-god-3-3/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:27:05 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbanit-rachelle-fraenkel-how-can-god-be-found-after-trauma-god-3-3/ https://18forty.org/topics/god. Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel is a teacher of Torah at Nishmat and the director of Matan’s Hilchata Institute. After her son Naftali was kidnapped and killed along with Gilad Sha’er and Eyal Yifrah in 2014, Rachelle became an international speaker and teacher. Rachelle speaks from the sharpest edges of human experience and her words are marked by a deep wisdom. Listen to Rachelle to hear from a profoundly learned and experienced teacher of Torah and life.]]> https://18forty.org/topics/god. Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel is a teacher of Torah at Nishmat and the director of Matan’s Hilchata Institute. After her son Naftali was kidnapped and killed along with Gilad Sha’er and Eyal Yifrah in 2014, Rachelle became an international speaker and teacher. Rachelle speaks from the sharpest edges of human experience and her words are marked by a deep wisdom. Listen to Rachelle to hear from a profoundly learned and experienced teacher of Torah and life.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-aaron-segal-can-god-be-proven-god-2-3/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:56:53 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-aaron-segal-can-god-be-proven-god-2-3/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/#GodOntArg Scholarly Mentions: Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Alvin Plantinga, Kurt Godel, Bertrand Russel, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Yehuda HaLevi, David Hilbert, Immanuel Kant, David Chalmers, Georg Cantor, John Locke, David Hume, David Johnson (YU) For more, visit https://18forty.org/topics/god. Dr. Aaron Segal is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and formerly taught philosophy in Yeshiva University. Aaron received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame, where Alvin Plantinga was one of his thesis directors. He has co-authored and co-edited books on Jewish philosophy, such as Jewish Philosophy in an Analytic Age. Aaron is masterful in his knowledge and comfort in the profound questions of analytic philosophy, and also received Semicha from the Chief Rabbinate in Israel.]]> https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/#GodOntArg Scholarly Mentions: Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Alvin Plantinga, Kurt Godel, Bertrand Russel, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Yehuda HaLevi, David Hilbert, Immanuel Kant, David Chalmers, Georg Cantor, John Locke, David Hume, David Johnson (YU) For more, visit https://18forty.org/topics/god. Dr. Aaron Segal is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and formerly taught philosophy in Yeshiva University. Aaron received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame, where Alvin Plantinga was one of his thesis directors. He has co-authored and co-edited books on Jewish philosophy, such as Jewish Philosophy in an Analytic Age. Aaron is masterful in his knowledge and comfort in the profound questions of analytic philosophy, and also received Semicha from the Chief Rabbinate in Israel.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-david-aaron-how-should-we-talk-about-god-god-1-3/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:58:26 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-david-aaron-how-should-we-talk-about-god-god-1-3/ https://18forty.org/topics/god. Rabbi David Aaron is an educator, thinker, and writer, who has put the dynamic God at the center of his life’s work. Uncompromisingly lucid, David puts the deepest and most pressing questions of Jewish theology in human terms. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat ITRI and is the Dean & Founder of Isralight (an international organization and center for Jewish learning in Jerusalem’s Old City) and Yeshivat Orayta (which offers a 1 to 2 year program for high school graduates). David is the author of eight books, including Endless Light, Seeing G-d, Love is My Religion, The Secret Life of G-d, Inviting G-d In, Living a Joyous Life and The God Powered Life. Listen to David to hear how Jewish theology can be a personal endeavor.]]> https://18forty.org/topics/god. Rabbi David Aaron is an educator, thinker, and writer, who has put the dynamic God at the center of his life’s work. Uncompromisingly lucid, David puts the deepest and most pressing questions of Jewish theology in human terms. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat ITRI and is the Dean & Founder of Isralight (an international organization and center for Jewish learning in Jerusalem’s Old City) and Yeshivat Orayta (which offers a 1 to 2 year program for high school graduates). David is the author of eight books, including Endless Light, Seeing G-d, Love is My Religion, The Secret Life of G-d, Inviting G-d In, Living a Joyous Life and The God Powered Life. Listen to David to hear how Jewish theology can be a personal endeavor.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/otd-highlights/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 02:00:43 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/otd-highlights/ http://18forty.org/otd/#deen Philo Judaeus interview - http://18forty.org/otd/#judaeus Kelsey Osgood interview - http://18forty.org/otd/#osgood Judaism and the Twice-Born by Kelsey Osgood All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen For more, visit https://18forty.org/otd.]]> http://18forty.org/otd/#deen Philo Judaeus interview - http://18forty.org/otd/#judaeus Kelsey Osgood interview - http://18forty.org/otd/#osgood Judaism and the Twice-Born by Kelsey Osgood All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen For more, visit https://18forty.org/otd.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/talmud-highlights/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:48:44 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/talmud-highlights/ http://18forty.org/talmud/#bergmann Chaim Saiman interview - http://18forty.org/talmud/#saiman Michelle Chesner interview - http://18forty.org/talmud/#chesner Take One podcast - https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/take-one Legal Theology: The Turn to Conceptualism in Nineteenth-Century Jewish Law by Chaim Saiman Nomos and Narrative by Robert Cover Jewish Thought: A Process, Not a Text by David Bashevkin Arba-ah Turim by Jacob Ben Asher Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law by Chaim Saiman For more, visit https://18forty.org/talmud/.]]> http://18forty.org/talmud/#bergmann Chaim Saiman interview - http://18forty.org/talmud/#saiman Michelle Chesner interview - http://18forty.org/talmud/#chesner Take One podcast - https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/take-one Legal Theology: The Turn to Conceptualism in Nineteenth-Century Jewish Law by Chaim Saiman Nomos and Narrative by Robert Cover Jewish Thought: A Process, Not a Text by David Bashevkin Arba-ah Turim by Jacob Ben Asher Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law by Chaim Saiman For more, visit https://18forty.org/talmud/.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/why-1840/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 05:05:55 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/why-1840/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/books/review/the-europeans-orlando-figes.html Israel Bartal article - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10835-005-5978-7 Zohar The Europeans by Orlando Figes Jewish Continuity in America - Abraham J. Karp Zichron Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov Lipschutz Sapiens by Yuval Harari For more, visit https://18forty.org/why-1840.]]> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/books/review/the-europeans-orlando-figes.html Israel Bartal article - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10835-005-5978-7 Zohar The Europeans by Orlando Figes Jewish Continuity in America - Abraham J. Karp Zichron Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov Lipschutz Sapiens by Yuval Harari For more, visit https://18forty.org/why-1840.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/eli-rubin-how-do-mysticism-and-social-action-interact-social-justice-3-3/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 04:34:13 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/eli-rubin-how-do-mysticism-and-social-action-interact-social-justice-3-3/ https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#rubin.]]> https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#rubin.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-rivka-press-schwartz-how-should-we-educate-about-social-justice-social-justice-2-3/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:50:38 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-rivka-press-schwartz-how-should-we-educate-about-social-justice-social-justice-2-3/ https://18forty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/privilege-perspective-press-schwartz.pdf Dr. Press Schwartz and David Bashevkin Twitter Exchange - https://twitter.com/DBashIdeas/status/1283400224191504389 Yuval Levin election day NYT op ed - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/opinion/2020-election.html A Time to Build by Yuval Levin The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein For more, visit https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#pressschwartz.]]> https://18forty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/privilege-perspective-press-schwartz.pdf Dr. Press Schwartz and David Bashevkin Twitter Exchange - https://twitter.com/DBashIdeas/status/1283400224191504389 Yuval Levin election day NYT op ed - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/opinion/2020-election.html A Time to Build by Yuval Levin The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein For more, visit https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#pressschwartz.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-jeremy-wieder-is-there-a-torah-approach-to-our-social-responsibility-social-justice-1-3/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:52:28 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-jeremy-wieder-is-there-a-torah-approach-to-our-social-responsibility-social-justice-1-3/ https://tim.blog/2020/08/26/rabbi-lord-jonathan-sacks-2/ Rabbi Sacks interviews with David Bashevkin - https://ncsy.org/remembering-rabbi-sacks/ To Heal a Fractured World by Rabbi Sacks Social Vision by Philip Wexler There Shall Be No Needy by Rabbi Jill Jacobs For more, visit https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#wieder.]]> https://tim.blog/2020/08/26/rabbi-lord-jonathan-sacks-2/ Rabbi Sacks interviews with David Bashevkin - https://ncsy.org/remembering-rabbi-sacks/ To Heal a Fractured World by Rabbi Sacks Social Vision by Philip Wexler There Shall Be No Needy by Rabbi Jill Jacobs For more, visit https://18forty.org/socialjustice/#wieder.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-meir-triebitz-how-should-we-approach-the-science-of-the-torah-science-4-4/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:42:21 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-meir-triebitz-how-should-we-approach-the-science-of-the-torah-science-4-4/ https://18forty.org/science/#triebitz.]]> https://18forty.org/science/#triebitz.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-david-fohrman-does-the-torah-teach-science-science-3-4/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 02:48:34 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rabbi-david-fohrman-does-the-torah-teach-science-science-3-4/ https://18forty.org/science/#fohrman.]]> https://18forty.org/science/#fohrman.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/professor-allison-coudert-how-did-religion-influence-science-science-2-4/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 02:12:44 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/professor-allison-coudert-how-did-religion-influence-science-science-2-4/ https://18forty.org/science/#coudert.]]> https://18forty.org/science/#coudert.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-jeremy-england-what-does-a-scientist-see-in-the-torah-science-1-4/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:44:21 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-jeremy-england-what-does-a-scientist-see-in-the-torah-science-1-4/ https://18forty.org/science/#england.]]> https://18forty.org/science/#england.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rav-moshe-weinberger-can-mysticism-become-a-community-mysticism-3-3/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:48:26 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/rav-moshe-weinberger-can-mysticism-become-a-community-mysticism-3-3/ https://18forty.org/mysticism/#weinberger.]]> https://18forty.org/mysticism/#weinberger.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-ora-wiskind-how-do-you-read-a-mystical-text-mysticism-2-3/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:20:07 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/dr-ora-wiskind-how-do-you-read-a-mystical-text-mysticism-2-3/ https://18forty.org/mysticism/#wiskind.]]> https://18forty.org/mysticism/#wiskind.]]> false no 0:00 No no https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/joey-rosenfeld-can-mysticism-heal-us-mysticism-1-3/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 02:58:56 +0000 https://tachlismedia.com/podcast/joey-rosenfeld-can-mysticism-heal-us-mysticism-1-3/ 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