Alex Edelman: Taking Comedy Seriously: Purim
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David is joined by comedian Alex Edelman for a special Purim discussion exploring the place of humor and levity in a world that often demands our solemnity. A ...
15 Mars 20221h 2min
Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz: A Healthy Relationship with Halacha [Halacha 4/4]
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, the director of semicha at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), about the development of halacha.Rabbi Lebowitz h...
1 Mars 20221h 23min
Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg: Discovering Your Halachic Story [Halacha 3/4]
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg - historian and Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows - about the history of halacha.While we take the system o...
22 Feb 20221h 24min
Dr. Moshe Koppel: Halacha as a Language [Halacha 2/4]
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Moshe Koppel, professor of computer science at Bar-Ilan University to discuss some of the ideas in his books Judaism Straight Up and Meta-Halakhah. We discuss how...
15 Feb 20221h 39min
Rabbi Dr. Haym Soloveitchik: The Rupture and Reconstruction of Halacha [Halacha 1/4]
In this episode of 18Forty Podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Professor Haym Soloveitchik, University Professor of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University.Professor Soloveitchik is a world-re...
8 Feb 20221h 20min
Listener Questions and Behind the Scenes with the 18Forty Team
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we listen to voicemails sent in by listeners and talk to two of our editors, Denah Emerson and Yehuda Fogel.18Forty is a media company as well as a podcast. Bet...
1 Feb 20221h 37min
Marika Feuerstein: The Mentsch of Malden Mills: A Granddaughter Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Aaron Feuerstein [Wealth 4/4]
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Marika Feuerstein about the life of her grandfather, Aaron Feuerstein.Aaron Feuerstein was the head of a successful family business that suffered ser...
11 Jan 20221h 34min
Ari Bergmann: Giving Wealth a Rest: The Economics of Shemittah [Wealth 3/4]
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ari Bergmann - PhD and financier - about the benefits of shemittah.The current Hebrew year, 5782, is a shemittah year, a year when the land rests. Th...
4 Jan 202256min
