Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWith Prof. Maoz Kahana discussing Religion and Science in Early Modern Rabbinic Culture & his new book on the topic ("A Heartless Chicken")
Season 3 Episode 6
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With Prof. Maoz Kahana discussing Religion and Science in Early Modern Rabbinic Culture & his new book on the topic
We discussed rabbonim & Europe…
4 years, 5 months ago
With Dr. Ezra Chwat discussing the Rif (Rav Yitzchak Alfasi, 1013 - 1103) and his new critical edition
Season 3 Episode 5
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With Dr. Ezra Chwat discussing the Rif (Rav Yitzchak Alfasi, 1013 - 1103) and his new critical edition
We discussed the Rif's life, style of hilcho…
4 years, 6 months ago
With R' Alex Hool discussing the masa'os (travels) of the Bnei Yisrael in the Midbar and his new book about it, "The Desert Encampments: From Sinai to the Holy Land"
Season 3 Episode 4
#96.
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With R' Alex Hool discussing …
4 years, 6 months ago
With Rabbi Pinchas Taylor discussing Judaism & the Mysterious (and his book on the subject)
Season 3 Episode 3
#95.
With Rabbi Pinchas Taylor discussing his book, "A Jewish Guide to the Mysterious"
We discussed various aspects and subjects in the book and how he…
4 years, 6 months ago
With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Sefer Bikurei Yaakov on Hilchos Sukkah & Lulav
Season 3 Episode 2
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With R' Moshe Flohr discussing his new edition of Sefer Bikurei Yaakov of the Aruch LaNer on Hilchos Sukkah & Lulav.
We discussed the Aruch LaNer,…
4 years, 6 months ago
With Prof. Shmuel Feiner discussing European Jewry in the 18th Century
Season 3 Episode 1
#93.
With Prof. Shmuel Feiner (Prof. of Modern Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University) discussing his book, "The Jewish Eighteenth Century: A European …
4 years, 7 months ago
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the minhag of covering the shofar while making the beracha
Season 2 Episode 64
#92.
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the minhag of covering the shofar while making the beracha.
We discuss where it comes from, how it spread, t…
4 years, 7 months ago
With Rav Aaron Lopiansky discussing his new Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Machzorim
Season 2 Episode 63
#91.
With Rav Aaron Lopiansky discussing his new Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Machzorim
We discuss how the new machzorim (Aliyos Eliyahu) differ from th…
4 years, 7 months ago
With Prof. Andrew Porwancher discussing Alexander Hamilton and his Jewish origins and connections
Season 2 Episode 62
#90.
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With Prof. Andrew Porwancher discussing Alexander Hamilton an…
4 years, 7 months ago
With Rabbi Shnayor Burton discussing the Mitzvah of living in E'Y and his podcast series about it
Season 2 Episode 61
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With Rav Shnayor Burton discussing the Mitzvah of living in E'Y and his podcast series about it.
We discuss his podcast series, why he decided to …
4 years, 7 months ago