Jewish History

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Jewish History resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

e-TiM: Forgotten Synagogue Classics

Yosef Lindell

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…
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e-TiM: The Gates of Gaza

Shulie Mishkin

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 17 Second Temple Times - Twentieth Century: Jewish and Christian…
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18. The German Haskalah | Dr. Michah Gottlieb

Dr. Michah Gottleib

J.J. and Dr. Michah Gottlieb shed light on the origins of the Haskalah in Berlin, and examine Mendelssohn's role in it.
Podcast

17. The Real Maimonides | Dr. Noah Feldman

Noah Feldman

J.J. and Dr. Noah Feldman attempt uncover what Maimonides was really trying to do in his halakhic and philosophical works.
Podcast

15. Classics & Midrash | Dr. Simon Goldhill

J.J. Kimche, Simon Goldhill

J.J. and Dr. Simon Goldhill try to nail down exactly what Midrash really is and try to place the classical Rabbis in their historical context.
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14. Yiddish Literature | Dr. Ruth Wisse

J.J. Kimche, Ruth Wisse

J.J. and Dr. Ruth Wisse unpack the world or modern Yiddish literature from its beginnings with Rav Nachman of Breslov through Chaim Grade and the contemporary state of Yiddish studies. Ruth R. Wisse is professor emerita of Yiddish literature and…
Podcast

e-TiM: A Land of Milk and Honey - Nature and Eretz Yisrael

Shulie Mishkin

A Land of Milk and Honey: Nature and Eretz Yisrael Shulie Mishkin Class #1: Wednesday, October 11 Seven and Four: Species and the Ecosystem of the Land Class #2: Wednesday, October 18 Praying for Rain: Water in the Land Class #3: Wednesday, October…
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12. The Mishnah | Dr. Shaye J.D. Cohen

J.J. Kimche, Shaye J.D. Cohen

J.J. and Dr. Shaye Cohen go deep into the world of the mishnah and try to mark the boundaries between the world of the mishnah and the world of history. Shaye J. D. Cohen is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the…
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10. Medieval Hebrew Poetry | Peter Cole

J.J. Kimche, Peter Cole

In this episode J.J. and Peter Cole discuss Jewish poetry, aesthetics, and why Samuel ibn Naghrillah would probably make an excellent rapper.   Born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1957, Peter Cole is the author of six books of poems—most recently…
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9. Early Modern Judaism | Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg

J.J. Kimche, Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg

In this episode J.J. and Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg try to figure out what exactly we mean when we say "the Early Modern Period", also legal codes, and the scientific revolution. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg is Assistant Professor of Jewish History.…
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