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Back to Search#43 - Geniza III - Pre-Nups, Politics & Palestine
Episode 40
Egypt dominates international sea trade, and the Jews share the success.
But Women's Rights are on the agenda, the Chief Rabbi is taken to court and …
4 years, 3 months ago
#42 - Geniza II - The Contents
Episode 39
One single fragment changed history forever. Giving access to personal letters, handbooks for magic and even some Yiddish...
Although putting Bible c…
4 years, 3 months ago
#41 - Geniza I - The Scandals
Episode 38
A liar, a smuggler and a forger. All after the prize - the most lucrative of the 19th century. Meanwhile Cairo is opening up to foreigners...
DON'T…
4 years, 4 months ago
#40 - Pesach II - War & Peace
Episode 37
Pesach icons - Manischewitz vs. IRS - Late additions & 20th Century changes. And don't forget to Remove the Plagues.
4 years, 4 months ago
#39 - Pesach I - Unusual Texts
Episode 36
A Seder during the Civil War - a Forged Haggada - Questions in Siberia - Which Spouse is Maror?
4 years, 4 months ago
#38 - Ramchal II - Amsterdam 1736 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Episode 35
Accused of heresy, Ramchal flees Italy to face a showdown in Germany. How is he rehabilitated, what is his legacy and what is the essence of his Mesi…
4 years, 4 months ago
#37 - Ramchal I - Italy 1707 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Episode 34
Revolutionary, Kabbalist, Pietist & Intellectual Polymath. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzatto was the subject of tremendous controversy during his lifetime…
4 years, 5 months ago
#36 - 16th Century Poland IV - The Legend & the Council
Episode 33
An Italian emigre, a wandering Prince & a vacant Polish throne. The making of a true legend. Alongside a Jewish Parliament & money lending made halac…
4 years, 5 months ago
#35 - 16th Century Poland III - Understanding Ukraine & and the Identity of Ashkenazim
Episode 32
Ukraine has housed Jews for almost seven centuries. How do we view them? And where do we stand during this conflict?
How did Poland create the Ashken…
4 years, 5 months ago
#34 - 16th Century Poland II - The Maharshal & The Rema
Episode 31
Two intellectuals dominated the halachic arena in the 1500s. Cousins by birth, writers by nature. The timely & the timeless.
4 years, 6 months ago