18Forty Podcast

18Forty

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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18Forty Podcast

Episodes (266)

Tuesday Aaron Kotler: Inside the Lakewood Yeshiva [American Yeshiva World 2/3]
Tue Feb 10th Elisheva Carlebach & Debra Kaplan: The Unknown History of Women in Jewish Life [American Yeshiva World 1/3]
Tue Feb 3rd Eitan Webb and Ari Israel: What's Next for Jewish Students in Secular College? [Denominations 4/5]

18Forty Podcast

Feb 17, 2026
1 hours
140 MB

This month of learning is sponsored by our dear friends Matt and Mollie Landes of Riverdale for the neshama of Dovid Yehonatan ben Yitzchak Yehuda. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Rabbi Aaron Kotler, a grandson of Rav Aharon Kotler, about the beginnings of the American yeshiva world. In this episode we discuss: What is the difference between “Modern Orthodox” and “American yeshivish”?What does it mean to truly learn Torah lishmah?Why did Lakewood become the center of the yeshiva world over New York City?Tune in for a...

18Forty Podcast

Aaron Kotler: Inside the Lakewood Yeshiva [American Yeshiva World 2/3]

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