Jewish education has evolved significantly over the past century.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the Canadian Jewish News paused its print edition due to lack of advertising, editor-in-chief Yoni Goldstein spearheaded efforts to modernize and revive the publication after 60 years.

In a special episode of the 18Forty Podcast, host David Bashevkin explores the significance of the year 1840.

Jewish weddings have evolved over time to include customs like the chuppah and breaking a glass, adapting to modern trends such as egalitarianism and same-sex marriage.

Naomi Seidman's book, "The Marriage Plot: Or, How Jews Fell in Love with Love, and with Literature," explores the historical shift in Jewish marriage practices from arranged unions based on family interests to marriages founded on love and companionship.

Rabbi Elijah Guttmacher, known as the Tzaddik of Grtz in 19th-century Eastern Europe, was a miracle worker who received thousands of petitions (kvitlekh) from Jews seeking his help with various personal and communal struggles.