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Adventures in American Judaism
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
Mondays, 10:00am Eastern, 5:00pm Israel Time
July 8 Who Rules the Synagogue?
During the formative nineteenth century, the synagogue became the major battle ground between religious and lay…
The Mussar Dispute
Dr. Marc Shapiro
Mondays, 8:30pm Eastern continuing, September, 9, 2024
The Mussar Movement, originated by R. Israel Salanter, was to have an enormous influence on the yeshiva world. Yet it also created great controversy. Why…
Forgotten Synagogue Classics
Yosef Lindell
Mondays starting January 15, 2024 at 1:00pm Eastern, 8:00pm Israel Time
Walk into an English-speaking Orthodox shul these days, and you’ll see many ArtScroll siddurim and chumashim on the shelves. But what…
The Gates of Gaza
Shulie Mishkin
Wednesdays, 12:00pm Eastern, 7:00pm Israel time
Class on Wednesday, February 14 is cancelled
January 10 Introduction and Tanakh period
January 17Second Temple Times - Twentieth Century: Jewish and Christian…
A Land of Milk and Honey: Nature and Eretz Yisrael
Shulie Mishkin
Class #1: Wednesday, October 11Seven and Four: Species and the Ecosystem of the Land
Class #2: Wednesday, October 18Praying for Rain: Water in the Land
Class #3: Wednesday, October…
A Synagogue Revolution? The Impact of "Independence" on American Judaism
Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
Tuesday, July 4 - 10:00am Eastern, 5:00pm Israel
The American Revolution had a far reaching impact. It impacted economics, social status, and culture. It…
Who Were the Geonim and Why Do They Matter?
Dr. Marc Herman
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm
May 10 - 31
The Babylonian geonim constitute the indispensable bridge between the period of the Talmud and medieval Jewish centers in North Africa, Spain, and Northern…