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Back to Search#171: Ramban I - The Early Conflicts (1194-1270)
Episode 168
By the 13th century, Spain was becoming a more uncomfortable place for Jews, partly due to communal structure. Ramban will engage in dampening the f…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
#170: Holocaust Shadows IV - Survivors, Liberators & Rescuers
Episode 167
Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4 Many Jews were reluctant firs…
1 year, 1 month ago
#169: Holocaust Shadows III - The Survivor
Episode 166
We speak of 'Holocaust Survivors' without understanding what they survived, without knowing the trauma and guilt they carried. A young 16-year-old g…
1 year, 1 month ago
#168: Holocaust Shadows II - The Forgeries
Episode 165
Despite being a Western country, Holland almost equalled the East in its destructiveness during the Holocaust. 2 non-Jews created their own narrative…
1 year, 1 month ago
#167: Holocaust Shadows I: The Forger
Episode 164
Hidden away in a tiny attic in Paris, a Jew created freedom for thousands by forging Identity cards, ration books and travel passes. Hunted by Nazis,…
1 year, 1 month ago
#166: Jerusalem III : 1099-1568
Episode 163
In the Medieval period, Jerusalem was repeatedly fought over and at times only 2 Jews lived there. Yet there were always those who braved making Aliy…
1 year, 1 month ago
#165: Jerusalem II: 638-1098
Episode 162
How do we relate to the most recent events in the Middle-East?
In 638 the Moslems transformed the city; but what was their motivation? What created t…
1 year, 2 months ago
#164: Jerusalem I: 70-636CE
Episode 161
What does Yerushalayim represent? How does the current conflict with Iran impact upon that? Were the Jews expelled from Jerusalem after the Temple …
1 year, 2 months ago
#163: Oral Law II - Who is Right? Who is a Scholar?
Episode 160
The existence of an Oral Law brought about debate and argument. So why not preserve it all in the Written text alone? And how do we decide who is rig…
1 year, 2 months ago
#162: Oral Law I (Torah She'Baal Peh) - Definitions
Episode 159
How do we classify the various sections of the Oral Law (Torah She'Baal Peh)? Is the Oral Law Rabbinic or Biblical? Why do we need an Oral Law? How w…
1 year, 3 months ago