Modern History

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Adventures in American Judaism (Part 4): Sandy Koufax Revisited

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

In 1965, Sandy Koufax refused to pitch Game 1 of the World Series. But how this well-known episode is remembered in the American Jewish mind is different than how it played out sixty years ago.
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Orthodox Conversion to Judaism in American Responsa Literature: Class 1 Orthodox Conversion in New Orleans, 1864

Rabbi Adam Mintz

We will explore how American Orthodox rabbis of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have navigated the difficult but fascinating topic of conversion to Judaism in America.
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The Langer Affair (Part 2) - The Controversial Heter Explained

Dr. Marc Shapiro

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56. Emden vs. Eybeschutz | Dr. Maoz Kahana (Shabbetai Tzevi #3)

J.J. Kimche

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. 
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13 | Rabbinic Letters

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Welcome to a Jewish History Uncensored with Dr. Marc Shapiro. This season we are covering the story of Dr. Shapiro’s most recent book.–a collection of letters from some of the great Rabbinic figures of our day. The correspondences between Dr.…
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12 | Rabbinic Letters

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Welcome to a Jewish History Uncensored with Dr. Marc Shapiro. This season we are covering the story of Dr. Shapiro’s most recent book.–a collection of letters from some of the great Rabbinic figures of our day. The correspondences between Dr.…
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The "Langer Affair" (Part 1) - Introduction to Israel's Greatest Halakhic Controversy

Dr. Marc Shapiro

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55. Jacob Sasportas | Dr. Yaacob Dweck (Shabbetai Tzevi #2)

J.J. Kimche

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. 
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54. Shabbetai and the Sabbateanism | Dr. Matt Goldfish (Shabbetai Tzevi #1)

J.J. Kimche

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. 
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52. Ahad Ha'Am | Steven Zipperstein

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary. 
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