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Feb. 11, 1:00 pm: A Post Temple Life: Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, Rabban Gamliel and Yavne
Feb. 18, 1:00 pm: Winds of War: Rabbi Akiva and the Bar Kokhba Revolt
Feb 25:Purim: No Class
Mar. 4, 1:00 pm: The Survivors Rebuild: Rabbi Meir and the post…
Part 1, Feb. 1, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period I
Part 2, Feb. 8, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period II
Part 3, Feb. 22, 11:00 am: Novellas: Judith, Greek Esther, Tobit
Part 4, Mar. 1, 11:00 am: Legends of Biblical…
Monday January 11, 2020
11 am -12 pm Eastern Time
This lecture will present highlights of rare and important Judaica from the legendary Sassoon family collection. Assembled over the course of more than a century by the fabled “Rothschilds of the…
Great Shall Be The Honor of the Later House: The Glory and the Downfall of Second Temple Times
This four-part series will take place on Thursdays, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern:
Herod the Great: Tyrant or Tycoon? A look at the incredible builder and…
Topics to be Discussed
Part 1: Introduction: The Biblical definition of a 'Messianic' time period ( "reishit tzmichat geulateinu"): The famous Cyrus Declaration- and its historic and prophetic setting, including an brief overview of the Biblical…
Monday, October 19
Pre-Enlightenment Sephardi approaches to Hashkafa and Halakha
Monday, October 26
Post-Enlightenment Sephardi approaches to Hashkafa and Halakha
Monday, November 2
The Future of Sephardi Judaism - Western Sephardim As A Model
Sunday, June 7
11:00 am ESTThe First Heter Agunah in America
Sunday, June 14
11:00 am ESTThe Founding of the Maimonides School in Boston
Sunday, June 21
11:00 am EST1971: A Glimpse Into American Orthodoxy
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…