<b>This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at <a href="https://edenbeitshemesh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@edenbeitshemesh.com</a> for more details.</b><br /><b><br /></b>In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.” Additionally, we hear from Dov Rosenblatt, who more than two decades ago wrote the satirical song “Flippin’ Out.” <br /><br />Gap-year programs have become one of the primary points of contact that American Jews have with Israel. But, paradoxically, the year in Israel is a quintessentially American experience. In this episode we discuss:<br /><ul><li>What are the signs of a healthy gap-year experience? </li><li>How can gap-year programs become more focused on Israel? </li><li>How has the year in Israel changed in a post–October 7 world?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about how the gap year can meet the needs of this generation.<br /><br />Interview with Dov Rosenblatt begins at 16:25.<br />Shaalvim Dinner panel with Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky begins at 33:36.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b>“<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3OV_5-qcA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flippin' Out</a>” by Blue Fringe<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flipping-Out-Myth-Fact-Impact/dp/1933143231" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flipping Out? Myth or Fact? The Impact of the "Year in Israel"</a> </i>by Shalom Z. Berger, Daniel Jacobson, Chaim I. Waxman<br /><br />“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/opinion/space-tourism-awe.html?smid=tw-share" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Space Tourists Won't Find the Awe They Seek</a>” by Henry Wismayer<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rav-judah-mischel-a-change-in-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Judah Mischel: A Change in Progress</a>”<br /><br />“<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/bishop-robert-barron-catholic-church/680953/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’</a>” by Molly Worthen<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.

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What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

DEC 17, 202492 MIN
18Forty Podcast

What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

DEC 17, 202492 MIN

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<b>This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at <a href="https://edenbeitshemesh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email protected]</a> for more details.</b><br /><b><br /></b>In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.” Additionally, we hear from Dov Rosenblatt, who more than two decades ago wrote the satirical song “Flippin’ Out.” <br /><br />Gap-year programs have become one of the primary points of contact that American Jews have with Israel. But, paradoxically, the year in Israel is a quintessentially American experience. In this episode we discuss:<br /><ul><li>What are the signs of a healthy gap-year experience? </li><li>How can gap-year programs become more focused on Israel? </li><li>How has the year in Israel changed in a post–October 7 world?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about how the gap year can meet the needs of this generation.<br /><br />Interview with Dov Rosenblatt begins at 16:25.<br />Shaalvim Dinner panel with Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky begins at 33:36.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b>“<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3OV_5-qcA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flippin' Out</a>” by Blue Fringe<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flipping-Out-Myth-Fact-Impact/dp/1933143231" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flipping Out? Myth or Fact? The Impact of the "Year in Israel"</a> </i>by Shalom Z. Berger, Daniel Jacobson, Chaim I. Waxman<br /><br />“<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/opinion/space-tourism-awe.html?smid=tw-share" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Why Space Tourists Won't Find the Awe They Seek</a>” by Henry Wismayer<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/rav-judah-mischel-a-change-in-progress/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rav Judah Mischel: A Change in Progress</a>”<br /><br />“<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/bishop-robert-barron-catholic-church/680953/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’</a>” by Molly Worthen<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.