History

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A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 2)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Nov 8, 2022

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 1)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio
Nov 3, 2022

e-TiM: A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School

Dr. Marc Shapiro

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School Dr. Marc Shapiro Mondays,October 31, 2022 - January 30, 2023 8:30 pm Eastern After examining the first two generations of Reform and the…
Program
Oct 27, 2022

e-TiM: Jerusalem's History and Places

Shulie Mishkin

Jerusalem's History and Places Shulie Mishkin Thursdays October 27, November 3, 17, December 8, 15, 22 12:00pm Eastern, 7:00pm Israel   Topics will include: October 27:       Introduction, Timelines, Sources in Different Religions, Growth of City…
Program
Sep 28, 2022

For These I Weep: Stories from Jewish History Through the Prism of the Kino

Shulie Mishkin

Audio
Aug 7, 2022

Karaism: The Other Judaism (Part 3) - Karaite intellectual accomplishments

Dr. Daniel J. Lasker

Audio
Jun 23, 2022

Karaism: The Other Judaism (Part 2) - Karaite practice and belief

Dr. Daniel J. Lasker

Audio
Jun 16, 2022

Karaism: The Other Judaism (Part 1) - The emergence of Karaism

Dr. Daniel J. Lasker

Audio
Jun 9, 2022

Voting for Heaven

Rabbi Jay Kelman

For those living in the Province of Ontario—that includes yours truly—today is Election Day!  While Jewish law may quibble with some of the modern applications of democracy, we can proudly say that Jewish teachings are what form the bedrock of…
Article
Jun 2, 2022

e-TiM: Sanctuaries and Sanctity: The Development of the Synagogue in the Land of Israel

Shulie Mishkin

This six-part series will take place on Thursdays at 12:00pm Eastern (7:00pm in Israel) from June 9 to July 14. Topics will include: June 9: From Temple to Synagogue June 16: Northern Synagogues June 23: Jerusalem: City of Synagogues June 30: Tzfat…
Program
Jun 1, 2022