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In this special October 7 episode, @DBashIdeas speaks with Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member @ElliotKaufman6 about what happened inside Israel’s war room after October 7 and how Israel came to lose the battle over its own story. Listen Here: 18forty.org/podcast/elliot…

📝Barefoot in Uncertainty: Reflections on Sukkot and Psychotherapy What can a sukkah teach us about sitting with uncertainty? Maybe less through questions, and more through presence, vulnerability, and attention. Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/baref…

📝Writing the Unspeakable: October 7 in Jewish Novels How are Jewish novelists beginning to process October 7 and its aftermath through fiction? Explore the emerging stories bringing the human impact of this tragedy to the page. Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/writi…

📝 The Third Graders Who Taught Me How to Read the Isaiah Scroll What can third graders teach us about a 2,000-year-old scroll? Watching them find familiar verses showed me how Tanach connects Israel’s past, present, and future. Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/the-t…

📝The Torah Has No Founder’s Shrine Why does the Torah hide Moshe’s grave and end with Israel? What does that reveal about who the Torah belongs to? Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/the-t…

So proud to have partnered with @rabbi_benji and Share to bring you 18 Qs w/ 40 Jewish Mystics. Thank you to everyone who participated and listened!!!

📝 What Does Sukkot Even Mean to Me? What if Sukkot isn’t just another holiday to get through? From the sukkah to the lulav, discover how its rituals can reconnect us to Jewish community, belonging, and joy. Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/what-…

🚨🎧Liel Leibovitz: Why the Talmud Is So Hard To Love—and Worth Loving Why fall in love with something that can be so frustrating? Liel Leibovitz explores how the Talmud’s questions and complexities can transform the way we live. Read more here: 18forty.org/videos/liel-le…

📝 Why Moshe Leaves Behind a Song What can outlast the practices we inherit? Moshe’s final gift to Israel was a song, because songs can stay with us long after the rules and routines fade. What are you still singing that someone gave you? Read more here: 18forty.org/articles/why-m…

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🚨🎧YY Jacobson: The Teshuva of Coming Back to Yourself What if teshuva isn’t about becoming someone else but coming back to who you really are? Rabbi @YYJacobson joins us to discuss teshuva, identity, shame, and rediscovering the self beneath it all. Listen here:

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🍏What Does Rosh Hashanah Mean to Me? Rosh Hashanah can feel distant, confusing, or even uncomfortable. But beneath the judgment, kingship, and shofar is a day asking you to stop, look inward, and consider what your Judaism still means to you. 18forty.org/articles/what-…

🍎🍯Shana Tova from 18Forty! Wishing you and your loved ones a sweet new year! And if you are looking for some Rosh Hashanah reading, check out some of our recent publications and essays in the thread below 🧵

🚨🎧 Victoria Hanna: “The Riddle Is a Part of Our Existence” Is the question more important than the answer? Kabbalistic-rap artist Victoria Hanna on Hebrew letters, prayer, and the body as a vessel for divine revelation. Listen here: 18forty.org/podcast/victor…

@DBashIdeas’s new book is out today! What if every parasha has a story waiting to be uncovered? "I Read This Over Shabbos” takes readers on a journey through Jewish history, one parasha at a time. Learn more here: korenpub.com/products/i-rea…