Podcast Episodes

'The head of the snake': 8 Israeli Thinkers on the threat of Iran

Season 1 Episode 40

Two weeks ago, Israel struck Iran's nuclear facilities, military sites, and leaders. Iran launched a barrage of missiles into Israel. Now, the war has only intensified.
Today's episode features eight …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hanan Schlesinger: 'From the river to the sea is all Israel and all Palestine'

Season 1 Episode 39

Zionism asked the Jewish People if they could wield power properly, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger says. The answer, according to him, is now clear: They cannot.
Before co-founding the Palestinian-Israeli di…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: 'I am scared that in 20 years, Israel will be isolated completely'

Season 1 Episode 38

Hamas has isolated Israel diplomatically. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is scared that, in 20 years, it might be completely isolated.
Fleur is a British-born Israeli politician who served as Deputy Mayor of Jer…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

While we await next week's new episode, we invite you to revisit our (third) 18Forty Podcast conversation with Malka Simkovich, originally aired on November 19, 2024. 

18Forty is celebrating its fifth…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Elli Fischer: 'The Torah ideal is for Israel to be a religious state'

Season 1 Episode 37

The Torah wants Israel to be a religious state, Rabbi Elli Fischer says. Just, maybe, not right now. 
A historian, writer, translator, and educator, Elli Fischer extensively explores the relationship …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yoav Heller: 'Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment'

Season 1 Episode 36

Twice in its history, Jewish sovereignty collapsed in the last quarter of its first century. Yoav Heller believes Israel must heed this warning.
Chairman of the Wingate Institute and a Holocaust histo…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mikhael Manekin: 'This is a land of two peoples, and I don't view that as a problem'

Season 1 Episode 35

Wishing Arabs would disappear from Israel, Mikhael Manekin says, is a dangerous fantasy.
One of the leaders of Israel's Hasmol Haemuni (Faithful Left) movement, Mikhael is a vocal religious activist f…

Published on 7 months ago

Einat Wilf: 'Jews are never allowed to win, and Arabs are never allowed to lose' (Re-Release)

We return next week with a new episode of 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers. In the meantime, enjoy this earlier interview with Einat Wilf, recorded Nov. 25, 2024. 

The true enemy in Israel's current …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Anshel Pfeffer: 'The idea that you'll obliterate Hamas is as realistic as wanting to obliterate Chabad'

Season 1 Episode 34

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not surprise Anshel Pfeffer over the last 17 months of war—and that's the most disappointing part.
A British-born Israeli journalist, Anshel Pfeffer is the Israel…

Published on 8 months ago

Mosheh Lichtenstein: 'Jewish values don't celebrate might'

Season 1 Episode 33

Judaism does not value power and might, Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein says—in fact, it abhors it.
Co-rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rav Mosheh is a venerated leader in Israel's Religious Zionist world…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago