History

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our 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

The Mir Yeshiva's Incredible Escape to Shanghai, Part 2

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio

Apr 29, 2020

e-TiM: Books, People, Ideas: An Intellectual History of the Jews During the Second Temple

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Sunday, May 3 11:00am-12:00pm EST The Apocrypha: Judith and Susanna Sunday, May 10 11:00am-12:00pm ESTJosephus: The “Jewish” Historian Sunday, May 17 11:00am-12:00pm EST Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Eliezer Ben Hyrcanus: Forming the…

Program

Apr 27, 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

The Mir Yeshiva's Escape to Shanghai, Part 1

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro reveals one of the most unusual stories of Holocaust survival in two parts.

Audio

Apr 21, 2020

What We Talk About When We Talk About Jewish History

Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, Dr. Leslie Klein and 1 more

9:15 am The Yeshiva World and Rabbi Hayim of Volozhin’s American ProphecyRabbi Dr. Zev Eleff or Shidduchim, Shandas and Shaping the Future: How Colonial Jews Helped Create the Modern Jewish WorldDr. Leslie Klein 10:05 amThe Curious Invention Named…

Program

Mar 14, 2019

Jews, Christians and the Struggle for Truth

Program

Aug 13, 2017

Time for Torah - Adult Education

Program

Aug 13, 2017

Renewing Our Spirit 2016

Rabbi Dr. Haskel Lookstein, Shuli Taubes, Ari Gordon and 3 more

Fifteenth Annual Conference Renewing Our Spirit 2016 Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, 470 Glencairn Avenue, Toronto Saturday Night, November 5, 8:15 pm: The Evolution of Orthodoxy Introductory Remarks: Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis Panel: Professor…

Program

Sep 18, 2016

Rewiring Trauma: The Holocaust and the Science of Memory

Dr. Daniela Schiller

On the cutting edge of neuroscience, Dr. Daniela Schiller's research explores the possibility of traumatic memories being modified or altered, including the experience of Holocaust survivors and their memories. In conversation with Dr. Elliott…

Program

Sep 14, 2016