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11 | Rabbinic Letters

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Welcome to a Jewish History Uncensored with Dr. Marc Shapiro. This season we are covering the story of Dr. Shapiro’s most recent book.–a collection of letters from some of the great Rabbinic figures of our day. The correspondences between Dr.…
Podcast

10 | Rabbinic Letters

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Welcome to a Jewish History Uncensored with Dr. Marc Shapiro. This season we are covering the story of Dr. Shapiro’s most recent book.–a collection of letters from some of the great Rabbinic figures of our day. The correspondences between Dr.…
Podcast

9 | Rabbinic Letters

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Welcome to a Jewish History Uncensored with Dr. Marc Shapiro. This season we are covering the story of Dr. Shapiro’s most recent book.–a collection of letters from some of the great Rabbinic figures of our day. The correspondences between Dr.…
Podcast

55. Jacob Sasportas | Dr. Yaacob Dweck (Shabbetai Tzevi #2)

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Yaacob Dweck Introduce us to the critic-in-chief of the Sabbatean movement in the 17th century: Rabbi Jacob Sasportas. This is episode 2 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife. 
Podcast

54. Shabbetai and the Sabbateanism | Dr. Matt Goldfish (Shabbetai Tzevi #1)

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Matt Goldish Introduce us to Shabbetai Tzevi and his cadre of prophets and promoters. This is episode 1 or our mini-series about Sabbateanism and its afterlife. 
Podcast

53. The New Mishnah | Dr. Eliav Grossman

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Eliav Grossman bravely explore a new (old) frontier in Jewish thought. The mysterious time between the closing of the Babylonian Talmud and the rise of the Geonim. 
Podcast

52. Ahad Ha'Am | Steven Zipperstein

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary. 
Podcast

e-TiM: Adventures in American Judaism II

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff Wednesdays, January 15 - March 19 (10 weeks)11:00am Eastern time || 6:00pm Israel Time (*5:00pm Israel time on March 12 and 19 due to the time change)   January 15: The Grand Union Hotel and Its Jewish "In-Crowd" In 1877,…
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e-TiM: The "Langer Affair"

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro Mondays at 8:30 PM EasternBeginning Monday, January 27, 2025 The "Langer Affair," where Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren freed two young people from the taint of mamzerut, became the State of Israel's most divisive halakhic…
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How did the Hanukah Al HaNissim integrate the Book of Maccabees and the Talmud into a prayer for all Jews?

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman

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