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18Forty Podcast

Helping you find meaning in life through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

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56:47

Gary Gulman: This Impossible Life

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/07/05

This episode is sponsored by Louis and Debby FlancbaumIn this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David sits down with Gary Gulman, a world-famous comedian with comedy specials on Netflix and HBO, to talk about the relationship between comedy and the art of living.Gary grew up with a close relationship to God and was deeply depressed as a child. He thought he would be happy if he mastered something, so he resolved to become a good basketball player, then a successful accountant. But a change in

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9:30

Comedy Intro

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/06/28

David explains how comedy and humor can uncover a mystical oneness that allows us to construct meaning and community from mundane occurrences.

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6:15

OTD: Leaving Religion Conclusion

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/28

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40:17

Kelsey Osgood: A Conversion Narrative of Sorts

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/28

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78:09

Philo Judaeus: Is There a Room for Dialogue?

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/28

In this episode of the 18Forty podcast, David invites a man who goes by the pseudonym Philo Judaeus – former member of the Orthodox Jewish community and moderator of the ambitious Frum/OTD Dialogue Facebook group – to discuss the intersection of philosophy and religiosity. According to Philo, even most of the greatest atheistic cosmologists would concede that there are compelling arguments for the existence of a divine being, and yet these same scientists remain atheist. Our deep-rooted motivations

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59:31

Shulem Deen: Faith, without Faith

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/28

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David discusses with special guest and former member of the Ultra-Orthodox community, Shulem Deen, the struggle and importance of balancing one’s individual needs with those of the community. Though many of us are aware of the extreme disconnect that exists between the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and the secular world, the result of this unfortunate dynamic offers powerful insight. In particular, the intense and likely under-discussed experience of

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11:01

OTD: Leaving Religion Intro

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/27

David introduces the next series of the 18Forty Podcast: why people join and leave religion and what we can learn from their decisions.

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25:45

Why 1840?

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/05/05

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we sit down for a special podcast with our host, David Bashevkin, to discuss the podcast’s namesake, the year 1840. Though humanity’s history is long and rich, it’s only recently that the world has begun to look like we’re used to. From the renaissance to the scientific and industrial revolutions, technology and information seem to be progressing at an exponential rate. Judaism, along with all tradition, had to contend with modernity as we now know it for the

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6:34

Talmud Conclusion

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/04/21

It’s hard to make sense and order within the Talmud. But maybe that’s the point. Listen to some brief closing thoughts on the value of building meaning specifically when it is not apparent.

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27:53

Talmud as an Agent of Chaos: A Conversation with Ari...

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/03/18

Talmud as an Agent of Chaos: A Conversation with Ari Bergmann by 18Forty

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60:24

Is Talmud the Jewish Constitution? A Conversation...

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/03/18

In this episode, David discusses the mystifying qualities of the Talmud and how we find meaning in the nuance of Talmudic law with special guest Chaim Saiman, professor at Villanova Law School.

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52:25

A Page is Worth A Thousand Worlds: A Conversation...

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/03/18

In this episode, David and special guest, Michelle Chesner, Columbia University’s Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies, discuss how the formatting of sacred Jewish texts has developed throughout Jewish history and impacted religious Judaism.

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12:36

Talmud Intro

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/03/17

Why start here? In a brief opening thought, David explains the role of Talmud in finding meaning amid chaos.

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52:18

Journey to 18Forty: A Conversation with Mitchell D....

18Forty Podcast ·

2020/03/16

Journey to 18Forty: A Conversation with Mitchell D. Eichen by 18Forty

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