Modern History

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

Ordinary Israelis and Extraordinary History

Rabbi Lee Buckman

Audio
Apr 30, 2020

e-TiM: The Mir Yeshiva's Incredible Escape to Shanghai

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro reveals a little-known saga of Holocaust survival in four parts.
Program
Apr 23, 2020

Keeping Mitzvot on Zoom

Rabbi Aviad Tabory

Keeping Mitzvot on Zoom
Program
Apr 3, 2020

Rabbi Joseph and Ruth Kelman Memorial Lectures with Dr. Tova Ganzel

Dr. Tova Ganzel

Sunday, June 25, 2017: Zichron Yisroel Congregation of Associated Hebrew Schools, 300 Atkinson Avenue, Thornhill 9:30 am: The Evolving Role of the Rabbinate Through the Generations Dr. Tova Ganzel is the Director of the Midrasha in Bar-Ilan…
Program
May 13, 2017

May G-d Comfort...

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For most of the world, the year 1492 marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' voyage to America. Yet for Jews, the year 1492 is a year of tragedy, a date in Jewish history etched in infamy. It marked the end of perhaps the greatest…
Article
Jul 2, 2014

Powerless in Toronto

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It’s always important to remind ourselves to be thankful for those things we take for granted—like having electricity. As many of you know firsthand, and many others have undoubtedly heard, we Torontonians are slowly recovering from an…
Article
Dec 24, 2013

The Catholic Church, Gay Rights and the Jewish Community

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The mark of maturity is the ability to disagree with others respectfully; to be able to appreciate the integrity and sincerity of an argument even as you may fundamentally disagree with it. This is easier said than done, and it is truly the rare…
Article
Jun 11, 2012

The Hertz Chumash United Us

Rabbi Jay Kelman

During shul this past week, I was reading the notes of the Hertz Chumash, as I often do. This likely puts me in small company as the Hertz Chumash has gone the way—pardon the expression—of the dodo bird. It so happens the shul at which I daven has a…
Article
Jun 3, 2012

Our Days Are Numbered

Dr. Elliott Malamet

Mark Steyn put it quite simply in America Alone: “Experts talk about root causes. But demography is the most basic root of all.” Prognostications about the future of any country, race or civilization must begin and end with the hard numbers. Is a…
Article
May 6, 2012

The Unsinkable Ship: 100 Years After the Titanic Disaster

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Despite the passage of 100 years, the sinking of the Titanic holds a special fascination. In fact, the only time I’ve gone out to the theatres to see a movie in the last fifteen years was to see the original release of James Cameron’s Titanic. The “…
Article
Apr 15, 2012