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87. Sefer Yosippon | Dr. Carson Bay
Season 1 Episode 87
J.J. and Dr. Carson Bay crack open this recondite work of Jewish history and myth-making .
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6 months, 1 week ago
86. The Meaning of Life | Dr. Alan Mittleman
Season 1 Episode 86
J.J. and Dr. Alan Mittleman make meaning out of a moment (or two). How does the Jewish tradition handle the big existential question? What does this …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
85. Halakhic Codes & Responsa | Dr. Chaim Saiman
Season 1 Episode 85
J.J. and Dr. Chaim Saiman compare the two dominant modes of Jewish legal transmission, and put them in conversation with global legal traditions.
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7 months ago
84. The Mesorah & the Masoretes | Dr. David Moster
Season 1 Episode 84
J.J. and Dr. David Moster take a trip deep down into the tradition of our tradition in search of the true text of the Bible.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
83. The Biblical Canon(s) | Dr. Hindy Najman
Season 1 Episode 83
J.J. and Dr. Hindy Najman on authorship, authority, and the creation of the Jewish canon.
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7 months, 3 weeks ago
82. Zechariah al-Dhahiri | Dr. Adena Tanenbaum
Season 1 Episode 82
J.J. and Dr. Adena Tanenbaum unravel the dynamics of late medieval and early modern Jewish intellectual life in Yemen.
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8 months, 1 week ago
81. The Revolutions of 1782 | Dr. Shmuel Feiner
Season 1 Episode 81
J.J. and Dr. Shmuel Feiner tell tales of 1782 CE, a turning point in Modern Jewish History.
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
80. Contemporary Attitudes | Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein (Universalism & Particularism #5)
Season 1 Episode 80
J.J. and Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein stay current. They discuss 21st century Jewish thinkers like Jonathan Sacks, Irving Greenberg, and Goshen-Gottstei…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
79. Early Modern Attitudes | Dr. Jeremy Fogel (Universalism & Particularism #4)
Season 1 Episode 79
J.J. and Dr. Jeremy Fogel reflect on the oneness of nature, the nature of oneness, and particularism vs. universalism in the thought of Benedict Spin…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
78. Medieval Attitudes | Dr. Menachem Kellner (Universalism & Particularism #3)
Season 1 Episode 78
J.J. and Dr. Menachem Kellner pitch Maimonides against Judah HaLevi and explore the extremes of Jewish universalism and particularism in the middle a…
9 months, 3 weeks ago