In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we speak with Alon Shalev, a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, about how Rav Hutner found existential meaning.In this episode we discuss:<ul><li>How do we find and build purpose within our short lives?</li><li>What is the role of individualism and self-expression in Jewish life? </li><li>How should we respond to the crisis of perceived meaninglessness in the modern world? </li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about the coming together of machshavah, nigleh, and nistar.Interview begins at 23:20.Alon Shalev is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a Research Associate at the Jonathan Sacks Institute at Bar-Ilan University. He holds a doctorate in Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University. He deals with the question of meaning in life in Jewish thought and philosophy, ethics, and political philosophy. His book <a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&id=3a4d9de3ae&e=35cdd1fb8f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner’s Theology of Meaning</a> was published by Brill. Alon lives in Tzur Hadassah, and is married with three children.References:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Terror-Black-September-Eyewitness-Hijackings/dp/1403984204" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terror in Black September: The First Eyewitness Account of the Infamous 1970 Hijackings</a> by David Raab<a href="https://www.eichlers.com/pachad-yitzchak-shavuos-hs2386.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqAHJx9DlblqmvGskOI1RUIXuakuFX0ee78rcegyWCjsHZT-Wuj" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pachad Yitzchak Shavuos</a> by Rav Yitzchok Hutner<a href="https://www.eichlers.com/pachad-yzchak-h-purim-hs2384.html?srsltid=AfmBOoq_RzZU1uL3BpmDbdrb6TaPhp8yi2xcYewkP5Csu0gLfIf7WUCl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pachad Yitzchak Purim</a> by Rav Yitzchok Hutner“<a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/letters-rav-yitzchok-hutner" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Letters of Love and Rebuke From Rav Yitzchok Hutner</a>” by David Bashevkin<a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.13a.16-37?lang=bi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Berakhot Chapter 2</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Between-Berlin-Slobodka-Transition-Figures/dp/1602804397" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Between Berlin and Slobodka: Jewish Transition Figures from Eastern Europe</a> by Hillel Goldberg<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Great-Jewish-Letters-Inspirational-Personalities/dp/1422609537" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Great Jewish Letters</a> by Moshe Bamberger<a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Proverbs.24.16?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Proverbs 24:16</a><a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&id=3a4d9de3ae&e=35cdd1fb8f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner’s Theology of Meaning</a> by Alon Shalev<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heidegger-Kabbalah-Poi%C4%93sis-Philosophy-Thought/dp/0253042577" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Heidegger and Kabbalah</a> by Elliot R. Wolfson<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/heidegger-and-his-jewish-reception/7F6A78074E2EF7E07FF704B754F2A25B" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Heidegger and His Jewish Reception</a> by Daniel M. Herskowitz<a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Mesillat_Yesharim?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mesillat Yesharim</a> by Moses Chaim Luzzatto<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Who-Man-Abraham-J-Heschel/dp/0804702667/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aQDtchGoaAqn7UpMoxdInl2pf7kMG_ooVEXfZzLcelg5ScEVX5TM4D8DBK2lXQRJG4pUpTNbws9FuoqKHFK89Q.Gv_R0FjjAkxayTUC1agFPfpK-142X7HT_1NQYM9IlnM&dib_tag=se&hvadid=695467430771&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9030078&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=16305060101816773808--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16305060101816773808&hvtargid=kwd-315418566459&hydadcr=8237_13544358&keywords=who+is+man+heschel&mcid=a031e6b9f68f32ef87e89aff08269184&qid=1765260697&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Who Is Man?</a> by Abraham J. Heschel<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Halakhic-Man-Rabbi-Joseph-Soloveitchik/dp/0827603975" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Halakhic Man</a> by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik<a href="https://torahinmotion.org/podcasts/the-podcast-of-jewish-ideas/68-yitzchak-hutner-dr-alon-shalev" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Alon Shalev on The Podcast of Jewish Ideas</a><a href="https://www.eichlers.com/pachad-yzchak-h-chanuka-hs2383.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqThNuwhpuIxtz_4p7nWcOaVEX4I-CM1nDh1GSXQoGW9y8p8h7Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pachad Yitzchok Chanukah</a> Rav Yitzchok HutnerFor more 18Forty:NEWSLETTER: <a href="http://18forty.org/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">18forty.org/join</a>CALL: (212) 582-1840EMAIL: info@18forty.orgWEBSITE:<a href="http://18forty.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> 18forty.org</a>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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