Podcast Episodes
57. Frank and Francis | Dr. Pawel Maciejko (Shabbetai Tzevi #4)
J.J. and Dr. Pawel Maciejko conspire to bring you an episode about a small but mighty sub-sect of Sabbateanism.
56. Emden vs. Eybeschutz | Dr. Maoz Kahana (Shabbetai Tzevi #3)
J.J. and Dr. Maoz Kahana are at Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbek's biggest fight night. This Rabbinic brawl over Sabbateanism in the 18th century bruised Jewish leaders all over Europe.
55. Jacob Sasportas | Dr. Yaacob Dweck (Shabbetai Tzevi #2)
J.J. and Dr. Yaacob Dweck Introduce us to the critic-in-chief of the Sabbatean movement in the 17th century: Rabbi Jacob Sasportas. This is episode 2 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife.
54. Shabbetai and the Sabbateanism | Dr. Matt Goldfish (Shabbetai Tzevi #1)
J.J. and Dr. Matt Goldish Introduce us to Shabbetai Tzevi and his cadre of prophets and promoters. This is episode 1 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife.
53. The New Mishnah | Dr. Eliav Grossman
J.J. and Dr. Eliav Grossman bravely explore a new (old) frontier in Jewish thought. The mysterious time between the closing of the Babylonian Talmud and the rise of the Geonim.
52. Ahad Ha'Am | Steven Zipperstein
J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary.
51. The Binding of Isaac | Dr. Aaron Koller
J.J. and Dr. Aaron Koller tremble in fear of this awesome Biblical episode, but they still manage to discuss fascinating theological and historical interpretations of the story.
50. The Haskalah Reconsidered | Dr. Olga Litvak
J.J. and Dr. Olga Litvak take the express from Berlin to Eastern Europe in search of the real Jewish enlightenment.
49. Emmanuel Levinas | Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag
J.J. and Dr. Sarah Hammerschlag encounter a phenomenal high-school principal and genius: Emmanuel Levinas.
48. Abraham Ibn Ezra's Commentary | Dr. Sarah Labaton
J.J. and Dr. Sara Labaton dive into the mysteries of Ibn Ezra’s revolutionary commentary on the Bible. This is episode 2 of our series on the ideas of Abraham Ibn Ezra.