18Forty Podcast

18Forty
18Forty Podcast

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  1. What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

    HÁ 5 DIAS

    What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.” Additionally, we hear from Dov Rosenblatt, who more than two decades ago wrote the satirical song “Flippin’ Out.”  Gap-year programs have become one of the primary points of contact that American Jews have with Israel. But, paradoxically, the year in Israel is a quintessentially American experience. In this episode we discuss: What are the signs of a healthy gap-year experience? How can gap-year programs become more focused on Israel? How has the year in Israel changed in a post–October 7 world?Tune in to hear a conversation about how the gap year can meet the needs of this generation. Interview with Dov Rosenblatt begins at 16:25. Shaalvim Dinner panel with Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky begins at 33:36. References: “Flippin' Out” by Blue Fringe Flipping Out? Myth or Fact? The Impact of the "Year in Israel" by Shalom Z. Berger, Daniel Jacobson, Chaim I. Waxman “Why Space Tourists Won't Find the Awe They Seek” by Henry Wismayer 18Forty Podcast: “Rav Judah Mischel: A Change in Progress” “‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’” by Molly Worthen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h32min
  2. Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft: Diaspora Differences: Israelis Come to Teaneck [Israel & Diaspora 5/5]

    10 DE DEZ.

    Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft: Diaspora Differences: Israelis Come to Teaneck [Israel & Diaspora 5/5]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Mickey and Ortal Flaumenhaft—David Bashevkin’s Israeli neighbors in Teaneck—about their experiences living Jewishly in three different countries.  When the Flaumenhafts were in Israel for their son’s bar mitzvah on October 7, Mickey made the decision to join his unit in Gaza. In this episode we discuss: What does a couple consider when making the decision to leave Israel? What can Americans learn from the way Judaism permeates Israeli culture?How has the American Jewish community’s connection to Israel deepened since October 7?Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to hold the entirety of the Jewish People in our hearts, no matter where we might be.  Interview begins at 7:45. Mickey Flaumenhaft is the Director of Development at American Friends of Migdal Ohr, a welfare organization for Israel’s orphaned and at-risk youth. Mickey served reservist duty in Gaza this past year. Ortal Flaumenhaft is a first-grade teacher for Hebrew and Judaic studies at Yeshivat He'Atid in Teaneck. References: A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility by Jonathan Sacks The Legends of Rabbah Bar Bar Hannah with the Commentary of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook by Bezalel Naor 18Forty Podcast: “Bezalel Naor: Rav Kook’s Mystical Vision of Zionism” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h9min
  3. Yehuda and Ilana Turetsky: Why Would an American Rabbinic Couple Move to Israel? [Israel & Diaspora 4/5]

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    Yehuda and Ilana Turetsky: Why Would an American Rabbinic Couple Move to Israel? [Israel & Diaspora 4/5]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Yehuda Turetsky—a rosh mesivta of Yeshiva Sha’alavim—and Dr. Ilana Turetsky—a Yeshiva University faculty member supervising student-teachers in Israel—about their experience raising kids in Israel. North American Orthodox Judaism has developed strong boundaries deciding who is in and who is out of the community. But, when we look to our friends in Israel, we find that our approach is by no means the only one. In this episode we discuss: How does Israel’s Hardal community differ from America’s Centrist Orthodox community? What do olim parents think of the way religion and politics are intertwined in Israel? How has “flip-out” culture in gap-year programs evolved in recent decades?Tune in to hear a conversation about understanding religious growth in ways that transcend “right” and “left.”  Interview begins at 11:41. Rav Yehuda Turetsky is a rosh mesivta of Yeshiva Sha’alavim. After attending Shaalvim, he returned to Yeshiva University, where he received a B.A. in Psychology, M.S. in Jewish Education, and Semicha as a member of the Wexner Semicha Honors Program. He has published articles on a variety of topics, including Gemara, Medical Halacha, Jewish Education, and the Sociology of the Modern Orthodox community.  Dr. Ilana Turetsky is a faculty member at Azrieli Graduate School of Yeshiva University, teaching online courses and supervising student-teachers in Israel. She holds a Doctorate and Master’s degree from Azrieli Graduate School, a Bachelor’s degree from Stern College, and a Misrad HaChinuch Te’udat Hora’ah in Tanach Education from Herzog College.  References: Machshava on the Parsha with Rabbi Yehuda Turetsky “Sliding to the Left? Contemporary American Modern Orthodoxy” by Yehuda Turetsky and Chaim I. Waxman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h33min
  4. Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community [Israel & Diaspora 3/5]

    26 DE NOV.

    Shayna Goldberg: Inside Israel’s Religious Zionist Community [Israel & Diaspora 3/5]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. Noam Taragin, son of our recent guest Rabbi Moshe Taragin, was seriously injured in Lebanon. We ask to pray for his quick healing: Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Shayna Goldberg—a teacher, mashgicha ruchanit, yoetzet halacha, and author—about the unique features of Israel’s Religious Zionist community. Jews in America are proud of the institutions and culture built over the past century, but we tend to forget that Israel’s Dati Leumi community has developed its own parallel—and vastly different—culture. In this episode we discuss: How did Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rav Kook lay the groundwork for our different religious communities today? How does religious life in Israel compare with America?How have religious Israeli women’s attitudes toward army service evolved over the years?Tune in to hear a conversation about how deeply Jewish practice and spirituality penetrate everyday life in Israel’s religious communities.  Interview begins at 12:42. Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg teaches Israeli and American post-high school students and is the mashgicha ruchanit in the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women in Migdal Oz, an affiliate of Yeshivat Har Etzion. She is a yoetzet halacha, a contributing editor for Deracheha: Women and Mitzvot, and the author of the book, What Do You Really Want? Trust and Fear in Decision Making at Life's Crossroads and in Everyday Living (2021). References: “Rabbi Soloveitchik Meets Rav Kook” by Jeffrey Saks Orot HaTeshuvah by Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook Prepare My Prayer by Rabbi Dov Singer Works of Rav Shagar Sus Anochi by Rabbi Jacob Sasson Zeved Tov by Rabbi Zevulun Charlop Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h59min
  5. Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? [Israel & Diaspora 2/5]

    19 DE NOV.

    Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? [Israel & Diaspora 2/5]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details.  Noam Taragin, son of our previous guest Rabbi Moshe Taragin, was seriously injured in Lebanon. We ask to pray for his quick healing: Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Malka Simkovich—a scholar of Jewish history, the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society, and a three-time 18Forty guest—about previous Jewish diasporas.  We tend to think of “Israel-diaspora relations” as a modern phenomenon. But, as Dr. Simkovich reminds us, that situation existed well over 2,000 years ago, when some Jews returned to the Land of Israel following the Babylonian exile while others remained abroad. In this episode we discuss: What are the differences between the notions of golah, diaspora, and galut?Did ancient diaspora Jews have a political equivalent to “supporting Israel”? How should Jews live when in a partial state of exile?Tune in to hear a conversation about the “proto-messianic mindset” throughout Jewish history and today.  Interview begins at 8:58. Dr. Malka Simkovich is the director and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society and previously served as the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She earned a doctoral degree in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism from Brandeis University and a Master’s degree in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University. She is the author of The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria (2016), Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism (2018), and Letters From Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity, (2024). This is her third time speaking on 18Forty. References: 18Forty Podcast: “Malka Simkovich: The Mystery of the Jewish People” 18Forty Podcast: “Malka Simkovich: The Secrets of Second Temple Judaism” Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity by Malka Z. Simkovich The Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus a...

    1h15min
  6. Moshe Taragin: Does Israel Need American Jews? [Israel & Diaspora 1/5]

    12 DE NOV.

    Moshe Taragin: Does Israel Need American Jews? [Israel & Diaspora 1/5]

    This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details.  In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Moshe Taragin, rosh mesivta at Yeshivat Har Etzion, about the interrelated missions of American and Israeli Jews—and the stake that each of us holds in the Jewish redemptive story.  In this episode we discuss: How should young American Jews experience Israel in their formative years? How has October 7 altered the diaspora community’s orientation toward Israeli society?How can we be less intimidated by the differences between frumkeit in America and Israel’s religious culture?Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to engage with the “front stage” of Jewish history. Interview begins at 19:21 Rav Moshe Taragin has been a rosh mesivta at Yeshivat Har Etzion in the Gush since 1994. He has semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a BA in Computer Science from Yeshiva College, and an MA in English Literature from City University. Rabbi Taragin previously taught Talmud at Columbia University, lectured in Talmud and Bible at the IBC and JSS divisions of Yeshiva University, and served as Assistant Rabbi at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. In addition, Rabbi Taragin currently teaches at the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. He is a 1983 alumnus of Har Etzion. References: Reclaiming Redemption by Rabbi Moshe Taragin Dark Clouds Above, Faith Below by Rabbi Moshe Taragin “The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot Berakhot 5a 18Forty Podcast: “Yosef Bronstein: Only for Chabad? Modern Orthodoxy and the Rebbe”  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h32min
  7. Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas Is Upset That the Death Toll in Gaza Isn’t Higher' (18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers)

    15 DE OUT.

    Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas Is Upset That the Death Toll in Gaza Isn’t Higher' (18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers)

    We're taking a week off from our main podcast, but we want to share with you an episode of our new podcast, 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers, recorded on Sept. 9. Subscribe to on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to catch the latest episode every Monday.  Until Hamas is gone, Haviv Rettig Gur says, Gaza will be unable to recover after the war. The Times of Israel journalist and political analyst has emerged as a leading voice for the Israeli public and the Jewish world for deeper understandings of the war's developments. Haviv has covered Israeli politics — domestic and foreign — for nearly two decades and speaks internationally about Zionism, the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, and Israel's future. Haviv was previously the director of communications for the Jewish Agency for Israel, and currently teaches history and politics at Israeli premilitary academies. Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including the country's leadership, Western media, and the Palestinian future. Here are our 18 questions: As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?What has been Israel’s greatest success and greatest mistake in its war against Hamas?Do you think Western media covers the Israel-Hamas War fairly?What do you look for in deciding which Knesset party to vote for?Which is more important for Israel: Judaism or democracy?What role should the Israeli government have in religious matters?Should Israel treat its Jewish and non-Jewish citizens the same?Now that Israel already exists, what is the purpose of Zionism?Is opposing Zionism inherently antisemitic?Is the IDF the world’s most moral army?If you were making the case for Israel, where would you begin?Can questioning the actions of Israel’s government and army — such as in the context of this war — be a valid form of love and patriotism?What do you think is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?What should happen with Gaza and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict after the war?Where do you read news about Israel?Where do you identify on Israel’s political and religious spectrum, and do you have friends on the “other side”?Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h22min
  8. Matisyahu: Teshuva in the Spotlight [Teshuva IV 5/5]

    8 DE OUT.

    Matisyahu: Teshuva in the Spotlight [Teshuva IV 5/5]

    This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar, and this episode is sponsored by dailygiving.org. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to musician Matisyahu Miller—known as “Matisyahu”—who has publicly re-embraced his Judaism and Zionism since October 7. Matisyahu’s public persona has long been subject to scrutiny and analysis. Comparatively few people, though, have listened to his story in depth. In this episode we discuss: How has the public expression of Matisyahu’s Jewish identity ebbed and flowed throughout his life?Is there anything Matisyahu would change about the Orthodox community?How has the inwardness of Matisyahu’s Jewish identity guided him throughout his life?Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to be, in Matisyahu’s words, “a pnimius Y*d.” Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and alternative rock musician. He's known for his skill in blending reggae and hip hop as he provides a raw expression of his spirituality. His long and winding career consists of seven albums including chart-topping Light, Youth, Spark Seeker, Akeda, and Undercurrent with hits such as "One Day", "Sunshine", and "King Without A Crown". Through his lyrics, Matisyahu develops a personal, artistic, and sophisticated way to express the yearning for deep spiritual meaning, and as his own beliefs opened up to find more variety and depth, the desire for his performances to match the unpredictable flow of life developed as well.  References: The Office  Light by Matisyahu Akeda by Matisyahu Holy Brother: Inspiring Stories and Enchanted Tales about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach by Yitta Halberstam Mandelbaum The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel Politics Of Experience by R.D. Laing "Spiritual Schadenfreude: The Case of Matisyahu’s Beard" by David Bashevkin Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

    1h18min

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