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25. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto

J.J. Kimche, Dr. Jonathan Garb

J.J. and Dr. Jonathan Garb march down the various paths of the Ram"chal's thought, and straighten out some of mysteries of his life, thought, and reception.
Podcast
May 23, 2024

24. Copernicus and the Jews

J.J. Kimche, Dr. Jeremy Brown

J.J. and Dr. Jeremy Brown circulate some of the Jewish responses to Copernicus.  
Podcast
May 22, 2024

29. Rashi's Torah

J.J. Kimche, Eric Lawee

J.J. and Dr. Eric Lawee comment on Rashi's astounding career, and refuse to gloss over his contentious journey to join the Jewish canon. 
Podcast
May 22, 2024

Live From the Biblical Museum of Natural History (Part 2) - The Techelet Controversy

Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin

Audio
May 22, 2024

Live From the Biblical Museum of Natural History (Part 1) - The Animals of Pirkei Avot

Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin

Audio
May 15, 2024

Forgotten Synagogue Classics (Part 5) - Third Time’s the Charm? The Rabbinical Council of America’s Siddurim

Yosef Lindell

Audio
Feb 12, 2024

Forgotten Synagogue Classics (Part 4) - An Accurate Machzor and a Misspelled Matzevah: The Story of Dr. Philip Birnbaum’s Prayer Books

Yosef Lindell

Audio
Feb 5, 2024

Forgotten Synagogue Classics (Part 3) - The Adler/Routledge Machzor: Prayer, Poetry, and a Transatlantic Battle of the Translators

Yosef Lindell

Audio
Jan 29, 2024

Forgotten Synagogue Classics (Part 2) - Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s Living Torah: How Literally Must One Translate the Chumash?

Yosef Lindell

Audio
Jan 22, 2024

e-TiM: The Mussar Dispute

Dr. Marc Shapiro

The Mussar Dispute Dr. Marc Shapiro Mondays, 8:30pm Eastern continuing, September, 9, 2024 The Mussar Movement, originated by R. Israel Salanter, was to have an enormous influence on the yeshiva world. Yet it also created great controversy. Why…
Program
Jan 15, 2024