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40. The Tosafists | Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel
Season 1 Episode 40
J.J. and Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel comment on the happenings in Medieval Ashkenaz and add their spin on to the era of the Tosafists.
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2 years ago
39. Free Will | Dr. Aaron Segal
Season 1 Episode 39
J.J. and Dr. Aaron Segal freely choose to wade through the murky medieval and contemporary debates over the existence of free will.
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2 years, 1 month ago
38. Athens in Jerusalem | Dr. Jacob Howland
Season 1 Episode 38
J.J. and Dr. Jacob Howland round up a storm of fascinating comparisons between Talmudic and Platonic methods of discourse.
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2 years, 1 month ago
37. Wissenschaft des Judentums | Dr. David Myers
Season 1 Episode 37
J.J. and Dr. David Myers scientifically examine the thought and legacy of the Wissenschaft des Judentums movement.
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2 years, 1 month ago
36. The Talmud in Context | Dr. Shai Secunda
Season 1 Episode 36
J.J. and Dr. Shai Secunda set Talmudic discourse ablaze. They put the Talmud in its Zoroastrian and Sasanian context, and have bloody good discussion…
2 years, 1 month ago
35. Jews & The Italian Renaissance | Dr. Joanna Weinberg
Season 1 Episode 35
J.J. and Dr. Joanna Weinberg make their way back to sunny 15th century Italy and the surrounding centuries to visit some of the more interesting Jewi…
2 years, 2 months ago
34. Josephus | Dr. Martin Goodman
Season 1 Episode 34
J.J. and Dr. Martin Goodman go antiquing! They discuss the most important Jewish historian of the Roman period–Josephus Flavius. What did he write? W…
2 years, 2 months ago
33. Abraham Geiger | Dr. Susannah Heschel
Season 1 Episode 33
J.J. and Dr. Susannah Heschel survey the fascinating life and brilliant ideas of Abraham Geiger. This guy was flagrantly influential. A practicing ra…
2 years, 3 months ago
32. Spinoza's Reception and Relevance | Dr. Daniel Schwartz
Season 1 Episode 32
J.J. and Dr. Daniel Schwartz examine the convoluted legacy and enduring relevance of Spinoza.
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2 years, 3 months ago
31. Spinoza's Theology and Politics | Dr. Yitzhak Melamed
Season 1 Episode 31
J.J. and Dr. Yitzhak Melamed untangle Spinoza's famed Tractatus Theologico-Politicus and assess the religiosity of its author, a supposed atheist.
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2 years, 3 months ago