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A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 7)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Dec 12, 2022

e-TiM: The Menorah of Zecharia: The Menorah of the Rambam

Dr. Beni Gesundheit

The Menorah of Zecharia: The Menorah of the Rambam Dr, Beni Gesundheit Sundays, December 11 & 18 10:00am Eastern, 5:00pm Israel December 11: The Meaning of Chanukah in Maimonides’ Halachic-Philosophical Teaching This shiur will review the…
Program
Dec 7, 2022

e-TiM: Why Aren't the Books of the Maccabees in the Tanach?

Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Why Aren't the Books of the Maccabees in the Tanach? Dr. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz Mondays December 12 & 19 11:00 am Eastern, 6:00pm Israel Hanukah is the only festival that doesn't have a biblical book associated with it. Why? We'll look at what…
Program
Dec 6, 2022

e-TiM: Letters from Chanukahs and Purims Past

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Letters from Chanukahs and Purims Past: Revisiting the Establishment of Holidays and Judea-Diapora Relations Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich Wednesday December 14 12:00pm Eastern 7:00pm Israel In the second and first century BCE, Judean leaders in Jerusalem…
Program
Dec 6, 2022

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 6)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Dec 5, 2022

e-TiM: Rav Kook on "Can Maccabees and Hellenists Get Along?"

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

Rav Kook on "Can Maccabees and Hellenists Get Along?" Rabbi Ari Shvat Mondays December 12 & 19 1:30pm Eastern, 8:30pm Israel Rav Kook, one of the most innovative thinkers of the past century, is known for his approach of harmonizing the apparent…
Program
Dec 5, 2022

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 5)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Nov 28, 2022

e-TiM: Adversaries in Jewish Tradition

Rabbi Shlomo Zuckier

e-TiM: Adversaries in Jewish Tradition: Megillas Antiochus, Toldos Yeshu and More Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier Thursdays December 15, 22, 29 1:30pm Eastern, 8:30 pm Israel Please join us for this three-part series where we will explore classical Jewish…
Program
Nov 28, 2022

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform (Part 4)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Nov 21, 2022

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 3)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Nov 14, 2022