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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we mark the yahrtzeit of Rav Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger with remembrances from Dovid Bashevkin and David Fohrman of a teacher who valued privacy, presence, and intellectual honesty, and who taught his students to take life seriously by becoming fully themselves.In this episode we discuss:—What does it mean to take life seriously while treating ourselves with mercy?—How did Rav Neuberger teach his students to read texts closely and think for themselves?—What is the purpose of raising children, and what does it mean for a tradition to hold many voices?Interview begins at 19:53. Tune in to hear a conversation about a teacher whose greatest lesson was to be present, honest, and unafraid of questions.Rabbi Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger was the rosh kollel and senior maggid shiur of Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Pikesville, Maryland, where he was a leader for more than three decades. The youngest son of Rabbi Herman Neuberger, the yeshiva’s longtime president, he was appointed rosh kollel in 1994 by Rabbi Yaakov S. Weinberg and passed away on 7 Cheshvan at the age of 68. Known to decades of students as Rav Ezra, he is remembered for his humility, his depth, and his devotion to his talmidim. Rabbi David Fohrman, a former student, is the founder and lead scholar of Aleph Beta and the author of The Beast That Crouches at the Door, The Queen You Thought You Knew, and The Exodus You Almost Passed Over.References: Ezras Yisrael: Shiurim of Rav Ezra NeubergerThe True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric HofferTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelHow to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van DorenAleph BetaFor more 18Forty:NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/joinCALL: (212) 582-1840EMAIL: [email protected]: 18forty.orgIG: @18fortyX: @18_fortyWhatsApp: join hereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

In this episode, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin and Nachi Weinstein discuss Jewish history, reading, publishing, podcasting, and the ideas behind Bashevkin’s book I Read This Over Shabbos.They explore how accessible writing and serious historical study can deepen Jewish knowledge while preserving intellectual depth, historical honesty, and the centrality of Shabbos.In this episode we discuss:—How can Jewish history can deepen our understanding of the Jewish present? —Why is serious reading and careful sourcing matter for Jewish intellectual life? —How does I Read This Over Shabbos seek to make Jewish history accessible while preserving intellectual depth?Tune in to hear a conversation about Jewish history, serious reading, the culture of books, and how accessible scholarship can strengthen Jewish intellectual life.Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin is a writer, educator, and podcaster whose work focuses on Torah, Jewish history, education, and contemporary Jewish life. His writings include B'rogez Racheim Tizkor, Sinagogue, an NCSY Haggadah, Top 5, and I Read This Over Shabbos.Nachi Weinstein is the creator of Seforim Chatter, a podcast devoted to Jewish books, scholarship, and history. His work has explored subjects including Shabbetai Tzvi, Spanish Jewry, the Ten Lost Tribes, the Zohar, and Italian Jewish history.References: I Read This Over Shabbos: Reading Jewish History in the Parasha by David BashevkinSin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought by David BashevkinB'rogez Rachem Tizkor by David BashevkinJust One: The NCSY Haggadah by Dovid BashevkinTop 5: Lists of Jewish Character and Characters by Dovid Bashevkin"The Sabbath Is a Chance to Read Again" by David Bashevkin, Wall Street Journal"The End of Reading Is Here" by Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic"Sabbatai Zevi Series" on Seforim ChatterSabbatai Ṣevi: The Mystical Messiah, 1626–1676 by Gershom ScholemChanging the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History by Marc B. ShapiroRashi by Avraham GrossmanHakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate by Yosie LevineA Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe by Debra Kaplan and Elisheva CarlebachFor more 18Forty:NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/joinCALL: (212) 582-1840EMAIL: [email protected]: 18forty.orgIG: @18fortyX: @18_fortyWhatsApp: join hereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

This series is sponsored by Mira and Daniel Stokar.In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi YY Jacobson, one of the foremost online teachers of Torah, about how each of us can experience redemptive consciousness by feeling Hashem's infinite love and presence in this moment.In this episode we discuss:—Why has there been a shift in the way we approach publicly sharing Torah?—What is the nature of the Torah approach to vulnerability?—What are we trying to achieve with our own teshuva?Interview begins at 5:02.Tune in to hear a conversation about the pain of existing seemingly separately from the Divine.Rabbi YY Jacobson is a Chabad rabbi, teacher, and scholar of Torah and Jewish mysticism. He is the founder and dean of TheYeshiva.net, where his classes reach thousands of students around the world. A sought-after speaker, Rabbi Jacobson draws on Torah, Chassidic thought, Kabbalah, and Jewish philosophy to explore contemporary questions of faith, spirituality, relationships, and Jewish life.References:The Dance of Teshuva by David EbnerLikkutei TorahBen Porat YosefThe Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein M.D.To Live with an Open Heart: Tanya through the eyes of a Psychotherapist by Devorah Leah NussbaumTalmud DailyTzidkat HaTzadikFor more 18Forty:NEWSLETTER: 18forty.org/joinCALL: (212) 582-1840EMAIL: [email protected]: 18forty.orgIG: @18fortyX: @18_fortyWhatsApp: join hereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.