In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rav Reuven and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, educational directors of World Mizrachi, discuss the future of Israel's Dati Leumi (Religious Zionist) community.

Abraham Socher engages in a thoughtful debate with Tal Keinan regarding the conservation and transmission of Judaism, critiquing Keinan's "crowdsourcing" approach as inadequate compared to traditional understandings of Jewish continuity.

The text discusses the recent controversy surrounding the Israeli Chief Rabbinate's "Blacklist" of overseas rabbis whose authority they do not recognize for certifying Jewishness.

The text discusses various topics related to Jewish thought and tradition.

Rabbi Elli Fischer's article challenges the authority of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and its restrictive practices, highlighting personal experiences where halakhic restrictions clashed with modern interpretations.

The article discusses Rabbi Farber's defiance against the Israeli Chief Rabbinate by conducting non-Rabbanut weddings and the legal implications of such actions, including potential prison sentences.