Jewish History

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How Archaeology Can Help Us Understand Yetziat Mitzrayim

The People and the Book: Annual Conference on Tanach (2016).
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Or Chaim Minyan Scholar in Residence -Sarah Gordon

Sarah Gordon

Friday night Oneg Shabbat (This session will take plance in a private home, please be in touch for details): Leadership vs Followship: Are Both Needed? Comparing Miriam and Moshe to Devorah and Barak Shabbat morning After kiddush 11:20am…
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Carlebach Kumzitz

Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

Join us for a Carelbach Kumzitz with musician Rabbi Aharon Adler Saturday night December 19, 7:30 pm Or Chaim Yeshiva, 159 Almore Ave Scholar in Residence Shabbat December 18-19 Or Chaim Minyan, 159 Almore Ave. Rabbi Ahron Adler Shabbat morning…
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The Holy Fire: Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira and The Tears of God

Dr. Nehemia Polen

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Tisha B'Av Through the Eyes of Josephus

Rabbi Yechiel Goldreich

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The Prophet Who Stole Channuka: The Biblical Roots of a Rabbinical Holiday

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

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The House of David and the House of the Hasmoneans (Renewing Our Spirit 2014)

Rabbi Shlomo Vilk

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What If a Woman Were Just Like a Man? The Story of Beruriah and Rabbi Meir (Renewing Our Spirit 2014)

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper

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Renewing Our Spirit 2014

Batya Hefter, Dr. Daniel Lagace-Roy, Dr. Elliott Malamet and 5 more

Join us for our 13th annual conference, with fascinating lectures and hard-hitting, provocative panel discussions with some of the finest scholars in the Jewish world today.  Special advance price: $40 by December 12 Conference fee (after…
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Collaboration With Death: Anti-Semitism Then and Now

Dr. Daniel Goldhagen

Is anti-Semitism a phenomenon limited to certain isolated individuals, or is it a more common prejudice than is usually understood? Was the ordinary German or Pole a “willing executioner,” an enthusiastic party to hatred, or a victim of…
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