Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Books of Maccabees (with Prof. Daniel R. Schwartz)
Season 6 Episode 18
#325
> We discussed when the Books of Maccabees were written, who the author of each book was and where they were from, languages each book was writte…
1 year, 10 months ago
SmallTalk: Historical Fiction & Chanukah (with Channah Cohen)
Season 6 Episode 17
#324
> We discussed why historical fiction, why set in the Chanukah time period, sources used when discussing actual historical figures like Yehuda Ha…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Kotzker (with Yisroel Besser)
Season 6 Episode 16
#323
> We discussed the Kotzker's bio (youth, parents, rebbeim, marriage, Chozeh of Lublin, talmidim, etc), the last 20 years of his life and how they…
1 year, 10 months ago
A Review: The Guide to the Perplexed: A New English Translation (with Rabbi Shnayor Burton)
Season 6 Episode 15
#322
> This episode is dedicated by Mikey Stone, L'Ilui Nishmas Rav Mordechai Jofen ZT'L and in order to promote the careful study of the Rambam’s Tor…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Guide to the Perplexed: A New English Translation (with Prof. Lenn E. Goodman)
Season 6 Episode 14
#321
> Sponsored by Zaidy Auctions. Check out their new catalogue for their upcoming 3rd auction, Sunday December 22, at 12PM EST, with many beautiful…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sotheby's Judaica, Manuscripts, and Auctions (with Shaul Seidler-Feller)
Season 6 Episode 13
#320
> Sponsored by Sotheby's
> The episode highlights items from the "Important Judaica: Featuring Celebrated Manuscripts from the Collections of Dav…
1 year, 10 months ago
Shaar Cards: Learning the History of the Rishonim through Cards (with R' Levi Goldwasser)
Season 6 Episode 12
#319
> We discussed why R' Goldwasser created these cards, why start with Rishonim, the research that went into creating the cards, how the cards were…
1 year, 11 months ago
Rabbi Meir (Maharam) of Rothenburg (1220 - 1293) (with Rabbi Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel)
Season 6 Episode 11
#318
> Sponsored by Gluck Plumbing.
> We discussed Rabbi Meir's youth, studies in France, witnessing the burning of the Talmud in France in 1240, retur…
1 year, 11 months ago
AuctionChatter: Taj Art 15
Season 6 Episode 10
#317
> Sponsored by Taj Art.
> To peruse the catalogue and bid on items:
Part I (Judaica): https://il.bidspirit.com/ui/catalog/auction/taj-art/50819/1…
1 year, 11 months ago
Halachah: Evasion, Avoidance, and Workarounds (with Rabbi Daniel Feldman)
Season 6 Episode 9
#316
> This episode is sponsored by RIETS Press. To find this book and the rest of the RIETS Press library visit RIETSPress.org
> To listen to shiurim …
1 year, 11 months ago