78. Medieval Attitudes | Dr. Menachem Kellner (Universalism & Particularism #3)

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Podcast: The Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Episode date: Nov 13, 2025

Speakers: J.J. Kimche

Categories: Great Rabbinic Thinkers, Medieval, History, Books, Medieval History, Jewish History, Jewish thought

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J.J. and Dr. Menachem Kellner pitch Maimonides against Judah HaLevi and explore the extremes of Jewish universalism and particularism in the middle ages. 

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This is the third episode in our miniseries about universalism and particularism in Judaism. Over the course of the series we will explore and complicate Jewish attitudes to these categories across the centuries.

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