History

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Maimonides vs Judah Halevi on the Distinction Between Jew and Gentile (Part 1)

Dr. Menachem Kellner

Audio

The Rise of Reform and the Rabbinic Response (Part 2)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio

The Jews of Ancient Egypt (Part 2) - The Judeans of Elephantine; The Jews of Leontopolis

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Audio

The Rise of Reform and the Rabbinic Response (Part 1)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio

The Jews of Ancient Egypt (Part 1) - Introduction: The Jews of Egypt in the Hellenistic Age

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Audio

e-TiM: The Rise of Reform and the Rabbinic Response

Dr. Marc Shapiro

This series takes place on Mondays at 8:30pm Eastern.  In part two of this ongoing series we continue our examination of the early reformers. In the second generation of Reform, halakhic justifications are not central, while the dividing…
Program

From Creation to Revelation: The Biblical Theme of Seven (Part 6) - The Masoretes: how did these unsung heroes preserve the Tanakh for us to read today?

Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Audio

Taylor-Guthartz-Lost in Translation_ An In-depth Look at how Tanakh Texts Have been Translated and Transmitted (Part 4) - The Masoretes: how did these unsung heroes preserve the Tanakh for us to read today?

Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Audio

Lost in Translation_ An In-depth Look at how Tanakh Texts Have been Translated and Transmitted (Part 2) - The Septuagint: is translation divinely aided or a national curse?

Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Audio

Medieval Israel: Judaism Between the Cross and the Crescent

Shulie Mishkin

Although the center of Jewish life moved in the Middle Ages to other places like Germany, Spain and Bagdad, Jews continued to live in the land of Israel and it remained the focal point of yearning for redemption. This course will examine major…
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