Anonymous: Searching for the Beginning [Origins of Judaism 1/6]

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to an anonymous email sender about life upon the bridge between the truth of fact and the truth of feeling. Our anonymous guest sent an email in to 18Forty, which we read previously on the Malka Simkovich episode. In his email, he describes struggling with the Oral Torah and clinging to his faith despite the unknown. - How has practical Jewish religious observance evolved since the canonization of the Oral Torah? - Are the struggles of modern day Jews the same struggles Jews faced in the Second Temple period ? - Where does the divinity of the Jewish People lie? - Is Judaism intended to be a socially arbitrated system? Tune in to hear a conversation on authenticity within spirituality. Interview begins at 16:39 References: Torah Musings Blog by Gil Student 18Forty - “Malka Simkovich: The Mystery Of The Jewish People” Zakhor: Jewish History And Jewish Memory by Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi Stories Of Your Life And Others by Ted Chiang Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang Arrival 18Forty - “Moshe And Asher Weinberger: Heart Of The Fire: Together Even With Small Differences” 18Forty - “Larry And Tzipora Rothwachs: Here Without You — A Child’s Eating Disorder” 18Forty - “Andrew Solomon: Far From The Tree” “Welcome To Holland” by Emily Perl Kingsley 18Forty - “The Legacy Of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks” 18Forty - “Chaim Saiman: Is Talmud The Jewish Constitution?” 18Forty - “Ari Bergmann: Talmud As An Agent Of Chaos” 18Forty - “Joshua Berman: What Should We Believe?” “Is It Really the Torah, Or Is It Just the Rabbis?” by Tzvi Freeman Josephus: The Complete Works by Flavius Josephus From Text to Tradition, a History of Judaism in Second Temple and Rabbinic Times: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism by Lawrence Schiffman The Rambam’s Introduction to the Mishna Iggeres d'Rav Shrira Gaon The Thirteen Principles of Torah Elucidation by Rav Yishmael Ace Ventura: Pet Detective The Shulchan Aruch by Rabbi Yoseph Karo ”Left and Right Brain Judaism” by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks COVID responsa from Rav Herschel Schachter Show & Tale: Pinny Stieglitz Game of Thrones The Matrix 18Forty - Intergenerational Divergence Mishna Berurah by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan “Rupture and Reconstruction” by Haym Soloveitchik Judaism Straight Up by Moshe Koppel Sin-a-gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought by David Bashevkin Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism by Malka Z. Simkovich Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture by Louis H. Feldman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .