History

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19. Anti-Maimonides | Dr. Tamar Rudavsky

Dr. Tamar Rudavsky

J.J. and Dr. Tamar Rudavsky trace the responses to Maimonides among Medieval Jewish Philosophers. T.M. Rudavsky is Professor of Philosophy at The Ohio State University. She specializes in medieval Jewish philosophy and has edited three volumes:…
Podcast
Dec 21, 2023

e-TiM: The Gates of Gaza

Shulie Mishkin

The Gates of Gaza Shulie Mishkin Wednesdays, 12:00pm Eastern, 7:00pm Israel time Class on Wednesday, February 14 is cancelled January 10 Introduction and Tanakh period January 17Second Temple Times - Twentieth Century: Jewish and Christian…
Program
Dec 18, 2023

18. The German Haskalah | Dr. Michah Gottlieb

Dr. Michah Gottleib

J.J. and Dr. Michah Gottlieb shed light on the origins of the Haskalah in Berlin, and examine Mendelssohn's role in it.
Podcast
Dec 18, 2023

17. The Real Maimonides | Dr. Noah Feldman

Noah Feldman

J.J. and Dr. Noah Feldman attempt uncover what Maimonides was really trying to do in his halakhic and philosophical works.
Podcast
Dec 18, 2023

15. Classics & Midrash | Dr. Simon Goldhill

J.J. Kimche, Simon Goldhill

J.J. and Dr. Simon Goldhill try to nail down exactly what Midrash really is and try to place the classical Rabbis in their historical context.
Podcast
Oct 26, 2023

14. Yiddish Literature | Dr. Ruth Wisse

J.J. Kimche, Ruth Wisse

J.J. and Dr. Ruth Wisse unpack the world or modern Yiddish literature from its beginnings with Rav Nachman of Breslov through Chaim Grade and the contemporary state of Yiddish studies. Ruth R. Wisse is professor emerita of Yiddish literature and…
Podcast
Oct 12, 2023

12. The Mishnah | Dr. Shaye J.D. Cohen

J.J. Kimche, Shaye J.D. Cohen

J.J. and Dr. Shaye Cohen go deep into the world of the mishnah and try to mark the boundaries between the world of the mishnah and the world of history. Shaye J. D. Cohen is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the…
Podcast
Sep 14, 2023

10. Medieval Hebrew Poetry | Peter Cole

J.J. Kimche, Peter Cole

In this episode J.J. and Peter Cole discuss Jewish poetry, aesthetics, and why Samuel ibn Naghrillah would probably make an excellent rapper.   Born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1957, Peter Cole is the author of six books of poems—most recently Draw…
Podcast
Aug 7, 2023

9. Early Modern Judaism | Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg

J.J. Kimche, Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg

In this episode J.J. and Dr. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg try to figure out what exactly we mean when we say "the Early Modern Period", also legal codes, and the scientific revolution. Tamara Morsel-Eisenberg is Assistant Professor of Jewish History.…
Podcast
Aug 3, 2023

7. Second Temple Sectarianism | Dr. Malka Simkovich

J.J. Kimche, Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

In this episode J.J. and Dr. Simkovich dig into the differences between the Pharisees and the Saducees, and air some more second temple laundry. Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and the director of the Catholic-…
Podcast
Jul 6, 2023