Popular Shows by Nachi Weinstein נחי ווינשטיין
456 episodes
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Duration
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Rav Elazar Fleckles (1754 - 1826) (with Rabbi Moshe Maimon)
Rav Elazar Fleckles (1754 - 1826) (with Rabbi Moshe Maimon)
Mar 29, 2026
51:03
#458 > Sponsored by Machon Netzach Yaakov > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SmallTalk: Karpas - The Big Dipper (with Rabbi Ori Strum)
SmallTalk: Karpas - The Big Dipper (with Rabbi Ori Strum)
Mar 30, 2026
14:52
#459 > To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/4cfi0BG > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Interview on the TMC podcast
Interview on the TMC podcast
Mar 23, 2026
1:21:54
#455 > Check ou The Motivation Congregation podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-motivation-congregation-the-1-torah-mussar-podcast/id1630801696 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 Support the show
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SmallTalk: Haggadah Shel Pesach Siach Yitzchak (with Rabbi Isaac Rice)
SmallTalk: Haggadah Shel Pesach Siach Yitzchak (with Rabbi Isaac Rice)
Mar 26, 2026
23:08
#457 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Sofer.AI: AI and Torah (with Zach Fisch)
Sofer.AI: AI and Torah (with Zach Fisch)
Feb 15, 2026
54:09
#440 > Check out Sofer.AI's transcription tools, OCR of Seforim, and more at: https://www.sofer.ai/ > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SmallTalk: The Attached Haggadah (with Rabbi Yakov Danishevksy)
SmallTalk: The Attached Haggadah (with Rabbi Yakov Danishevksy)
Mar 24, 2026
16:42
#456 > To purchase the Haggadah: https://alehzayis.com/product/the-attached-haggadah/ > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Haggadah and History (with Rabbi Shimon Szimonowitz)
Haggadah and History (with Rabbi Shimon Szimonowitz)
Mar 22, 2026
1:03:54
#454 > Purchase the Haggadah (with free shipping): https://alehzayis.com/product/%d7%94%d7%92%d7%93%d7%94-%d7%a9%d7%9c-%d7%a4%d7%a1%d7%97-%d7%a2%d7%9c%d7%94-%d7%96%d7%99%d7%aa/ > To listen to Rabbi Szimonowitz's shiurim on haggadah: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kol-aleh-zayis/id1838344476?i=1000756155997 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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With Dr. Susan Weingarten discussing the history of Charoses
With Dr. Susan Weingarten discussing the history of Charoses
Apr 7, 2024
1:05:58
#271> To purchase "Haroset: A Taste of Jewish History": https://amzn.to/3TPDNpj> We discussed the origins and early sources about charoses, the various reasons given, different ingredients used (including flowers, a piece of brick or clay, apples, various spices, wine or vinegar, and many more), Ashkeanz vs Sefarad, modern charoses and different recipes, and more > Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal (with R' Yisroel Cohen)
Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal (with R' Yisroel Cohen)
Mar 16, 2025
1:05:13
#343 > To purchase "Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal": https://amzn.to/3FyRUMg > This episode is dedicated L’Ilui Nishmas R’ Gedaliah Shaffer ר׳ גדלי׳ ירחמיאל בן מיכל ע״ה, Yahrtzeit יז אדר, his neshama should have an Aliyah. > Episode Sponsored by The Guardians – The Community for Jewish Collectors & History Enthusiasts. Rare books tell the story of our past. The Guardians is where collectors, book lovers, and history enthusiasts come together to explore, learn, and preserve Jewish treasures. Join now: WhatsApp Community: chat.whatsapp.com/BB3tC98DWow1EFCdFHk4jp. WhatsApp channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb2Pl8KHwXb380vFPM1p. Telegram: t.me/WeAreTheGuardians > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Solo show about some new Seforim and discussing various Stores and Distributors
Solo show about some new Seforim and discussing various Stores and Distributors
Mar 24, 2020
26:31
Live Show #2. Solo show featuring some info on a few new Seforim, and a discussion of various Seforim stores and distributors in the U.S
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Seforimchatter #1 - Solo show, discussing how i got into all of this and some new Seforim
Seforimchatter #1 - Solo show, discussing how i got into all of this and some new Seforim
Mar 23, 2020
26:39
Show #1:Includes some background information, and discusses several new Seforim
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A History of Jews and Pandemics (with Dr. Jeremy Brown)
A History of Jews and Pandemics (with Dr. Jeremy Brown)
May 11, 2025
1:45:16
#356 > To purchase "The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19" (winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought): https://amzn.to/4iXhDw0 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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The Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Moshe Hubner)
The Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Moshe Hubner)
Mar 26, 2025
48:25
#345 > To purchase The Legacy Haggadah: https://www.feldheim.com/the-legacy-haggadah > To contact Rabbi Hubner: [email protected] > Zera Emes Project website: https://zeraemes.com/ > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SZ Series Episode 11: With Prof. Pawel Maciejko discussing Jacob Frank and the Frankist movement
SZ Series Episode 11: With Prof. Pawel Maciejko discussing Jacob Frank and the Frankist movement
Feb 2, 2022
52:19
Sz Episode 11.** Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **SZ Series Episode 11: With Prof. Pawel Maciejko discussing Jacob Frank and the Frankist movement We discussed where Frank was from, why he was called "Frank", allegations against the Talmud, disputation, conversion to Christianity, how big the movement was, and moreTo purchase, "The Mixed Multitude": https://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Multitude-Frankist-Movement-1755-1816/dp/0812223438/ref=sr 1 1?crid=1UH0KUKJT049A&keywords=pawel+maciejko&qid=1643774965&s=books&sprefix=pawel+%2Cstripbooks%2C66&sr=1-1To purchase, "The Books of Jacob": https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jacob-Novel-Olga-Tokarczuk/dp/0593087488/ref=tmm hrd swatch 0? encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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With Prof. Emile Schrijver discussing Jewish Book Culture
With Prof. Emile Schrijver discussing Jewish Book Culture
Dec 12, 2021
1:00:32
#109.With Prof. Emile Schrijver (General Director of the Jewish Historical Museum and the Jewish Cultural Quarter in Amsterdam and Prof. at the University of Amsterdam) discussing Jewish Book Culture and the history of the Jewish BookWe discussed Jewish Manuscripts, history of printing, manuscripts since print, and much more.
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With Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank discussing his "Illuminating Jewish Thought" book series
With Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank discussing his "Illuminating Jewish Thought" book series
Mar 7, 2021
1:14:00
#64.With Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank discussing his "Illuminating Jewish Thought" book series (2 out of 3 volumes have been published thus far).We discuss his style, sources, why he is writing this series and is trying to accomplish, and much more. To purchase volume 1: https://korenpub.com/products/illuminating-jewish-thoughtTo purchase volume 2: https://korenpub.com/products/illuminating-jewish-thoughthardcoverFor more information or to sponsor a show, please email [email protected]
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5 Years of Seforimchatter
5 Years of Seforimchatter
Mar 23, 2025
1:21:43
#344 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SmallTalk: Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era (with Rabbi Gil Student)
SmallTalk: Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era (with Rabbi Gil Student)
Sep 10, 2025
25:31
#394 > Sponsored by The Making of the Siddur by Rabbi Moshe Walter. Available in your local Judaica Store, https://amzn.to/3Ia1AhZ and https://feldheim.com/the-making-of-the-siddur as well as https://www.rabbimoshewalter.com/ > To purchase "Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era": https://amzn.to/486lC7p > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America (with Prof. Laura Yares)
Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America (with Prof. Laura Yares)
Aug 10, 2025
1:07:59
#382 > To purchase :Jewish Sunday Schools": https://amzn.to/47j8Fqu > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Rabbi Akiva (with Abie Rotenberg)
Rabbi Akiva (with Abie Rotenberg)
Nov 2, 2025
52:42
#406 > Sponsored by Cedar Media Studies. Contact them: [email protected] > To purchase "Rabbi Akiva": https://amzn.to/3WQYzXL > To purchase "Eliyahu Hanavi": https://amzn.to/4oQ9aOC > To purchase "The Season of Pepsi Myers": https://amzn.to/47hFiEH > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Radak on Bereishis: An Analysis (with Prof. Yitzhak Berger)
Radak on Bereishis: An Analysis (with Prof. Yitzhak Berger)
Nov 10, 2025
1:07:03
#409 > To purchase the book: https://www.biupress.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=2469&langpage=eng > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Jewish Fables (with Dr. Emile Schrijver)
Jewish Fables (with Dr. Emile Schrijver)
Feb 8, 2026
51:43
#437 > Jewish Fables (with Dr. Emile Schrijver) > To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/4tl2YkD > This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Genazym. Check out their new catalogue for the upcoming winter auction, which will place Sunday, February 15 at 1PM ET: Genazym.com > Episode sponsored by Unlocking Leshon HaKodesh. To purchase the book: https://mosaicapress.com/product/unlocking-leshon-hakodesh/?sld=seforimchatter and use code CHATTER for 15% off > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Haman: A Biography (with Prof. Adam Silverstein)
Haman: A Biography (with Prof. Adam Silverstein)
Feb 22, 2026
45:56
#444 > To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/4rDbry4 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Jewish Peddlers (with Prof. Hasia Diner)
Jewish Peddlers (with Prof. Hasia Diner)
Mar 8, 2026
46:43
#448 > Jewish Peddlers (with Prof. Hasia Diner) > To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/4cAZAft > This episode is sponsored by Zaidy Auction. Check out the new catalogue for the forthcoming auction 8 - Sunday, March 15 1PM: https://www.zaidy.com/auction/226-afikoman-en/ > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Disputed Messiahs: Jewish Messianism in the Ashkenazic World During the Reformation (with Prof. Rebekka Voß)
Disputed Messiahs: Jewish Messianism in the Ashkenazic World During the Reformation (with Prof. Rebekka Voß)
Dec 21, 2025
58:26
#421 > This episode sponsored by the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies. Are you ready to nurture your interest in Jewish studies or pursue your graduate degree in the field? Perhaps you're in need of a deeper understanding of Jewish history and thought to advance your career? At Touro’s Graduate School of Jewish Studies, you can explore such topics as the history of Hasidism, studies in 19th-20th century biblical commentaries and much more. You’ll learn from noted subject matter experts as you earn your master’s in Jewish Education or Jewish History or audit any course that interests you. All courses are offered fully online via Zoom. For more information visit https://gsjs.touro.edu/history/ > To purchase "Disputed Messiahs": https://amzn.to/496qU1X > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Echoes of Egypt (with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman)
Echoes of Egypt (with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman)
Mar 15, 2026
1:14:03
#451 > To purchase the Haggadah: https://amzn.to/4bty0yD > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SmallTalk: Timely and Timeless (with R' Dovid Bogopulsky and R' Yehoshua Duker)
SmallTalk: Timely and Timeless (with R' Dovid Bogopulsky and R' Yehoshua Duker)
Aug 6, 2025
26:03
#381 > To purchase "Timely and Timeless": https://mosaicapress.com/product/timely-and-timeless/?sld=seforimchatter and use code CHATTER for 15% off > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai (with Prof. Melissa Klapper)
The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai (with Prof. Melissa Klapper)
Aug 24, 2025
1:10:04
#386 > To purchase, "The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai": https://amzn.to/4osfhJv > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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SmallTalk: Haggadah Shel Pesach B'Damayich Chayi (with Rabbi Yehoshua Forgy)
SmallTalk: Haggadah Shel Pesach B'Damayich Chayi (with Rabbi Yehoshua Forgy)
Mar 19, 2026
19:52
#453 > To purchase the Haggadah: https://mosaicapress.com/product/bdamayich-chayi/?sld=seforimchatter use code CHATTER for 15% off > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1 > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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With R' Manes Blumenfrucht discussing the Kosher Milk Controversy of America and his new Sefer Chalav Treifah
With R' Manes Blumenfrucht discussing the Kosher Milk Controversy of America and his new Sefer Chalav Treifah
Jan 2, 2022
1:13:19
#115.** Sponsored by the new Rabbi Juravel comic book series. to purchase Falsely Accused: click Here to purchase Shugashvili's Secret: click Here to contact the artist: click Here ** With R' Manes Blumenfrucht discussing the Kosher Milk Controversy of America and his new Sefer Chalav Treifah regarding the controversy We discussed the controversy and how it arose, what the issue was (left displaced abomasum), what the heter was, the Rabbonim's approach, the dairy process in America, his own research and the prevalence of the disease, how farms commonly deal with such cows, the process of how milk gets to the store shelf, the author's permissible approach of why the milk should be allowed regardless of the surgeries, and more. To contact the author: [email protected] To purchase the Sefer: https://www.chalavtreifah.com/
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With Dr. Akiva Sternberg discussing Halachic challenges with the early Jewish immigration to America (1850 - 1924)
With Dr. Akiva Sternberg discussing Halachic challenges with the early Jewish immigration to America (1850 - 1924)
Apr 16, 2023
1:23:08
#193.** To read the Mishpacha interview about the podcast: https://mishpacha.com/one-for-the-books-3/**** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected]**With Dr. Akiva Sternberg discussing Halachic challenges with the early Jewish immigration to America (1850 - 1924)We discussed the general Halachich issues raised by immigration to America, why focus on these years, shabbos, tragedies at sea (shipwrecks), kashrus, agunah, gittin, chalitzah, and other issues, rabbonim cited, style of the book, and more.To purchase the book: https://masortikadmoni.wixsite.com/mysite/contact-8For Dr. Sternberg’s website: https://masortikadmoni.wixsite.com/mysite
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With Prof. Daniel Schwartz discussing the history of the (word) Ghetto
With Prof. Daniel Schwartz discussing the history of the (word) Ghetto
Jan 29, 2023
47:22
#181.** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected]**With Prof. Daniel Schwartz discussing the history of the (word) Ghetto We discussed what a history of a word means, the definition of the word "Ghetto," origins of the word, history of the first Ghetto's, how the word was transported across Europe and then to the US, how the word came to include further definitions, and more To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/3JjZB93
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With Michelle Margolis and Sharon Liberman Mintz discussing the Jews of Corfu
With Michelle Margolis and Sharon Liberman Mintz discussing the Jews of Corfu
Sep 11, 2022
1:05:14
#162.With Michelle Margolis and Sharon Liberman Mintz discussing the Jews of Corfu and their new exhibit about themWe discussed the Jewish communities of Corfu, their minhagim, printing history, polemic about singing krias shema with a nigun, esrogim of Corfu, famous rabbinic figures in Corfu, ketubot of Corfu, and moreFor the online exhibit: https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/jews corfuFor the exhibit at Columbia: https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/jewishstudiesatcul/2022/08/16/the-jews-of-corfu-between-the-adriatic-and-the-ionian/For the exhibit at JTS: https://www.jtsa.edu/event/opening-event-jews-of-corfu/
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With R' Mendy Abramson discussing Bathing and Showering in Halachah and his new English Sefer on the topic
With R' Mendy Abramson discussing Bathing and Showering in Halachah and his new English Sefer on the topic
Sep 4, 2022
1:10:11
#161.With R' Mendy Abramson discussing Bathing and Showering in Halachah and his new English Sefer on the topic We discussed why he wrote a Sefer on the topic, the basic halachos and what he discussed regarding bathing and showering before davening, for Shabbos, 9 days, Tisha B'Av. Yom Tov, and other topics, his haskamos, sources, and more.To purchase the book: https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/Bathing-and-Showering-in-Halachah-12p7840.htm
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With R' Yaakov Yosef Reinman (AKA Avner Gold) discussing his historical fiction book series ("The Strasbourg saga")
With R' Yaakov Yosef Reinman (AKA Avner Gold) discussing his historical fiction book series ("The Strasbourg saga")
Jun 7, 2022
1:14:52
#147With R' Yaakov Yosef Reinman (AKA Avner Gold) discussing his historical fiction book series ("The Strasbourg saga") We discussed why his pseudonym is "Avner Gold", why he wrote the series, how he got into historical fiction, Sabbetai Zevi, The Inquisition, and more
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SZ Series Episode 15: Finale episode with Prof. Matt Goldish
SZ Series Episode 15: Finale episode with Prof. Matt Goldish
May 11, 2022
51:47
Sabbetai Zevi Series #15**Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **We discussed what it truly meant to be Sabbatean after SZ’s conversion & death, what was the danger that the “heresy hunters” were so worried about it, Sabbateanism’s effect on modernity, why someone should care about the topic, and more
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With Elie Rosenfeld discussing the Maxwell House Haggadah
With Elie Rosenfeld discussing the Maxwell House Haggadah
Apr 10, 2022
48:37
#137.With Elie Rosenfeld (CEO of Joseph Jacobs Advertising) discussing the Maxwell House HaggadahWe discussed the origins and how it started, old editions and translation, updated translation, covers, does the guy on back cover have 6 fingers, and more To purchase a copy of the Haggadah: MAxwellhousehaggadah.com or JosephJacobsAdvertising.com
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With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book on the topic
With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book on the topic
Mar 27, 2022
50:46
#135.With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book, "Karaism: An introduction to the oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism"We discussed the history of the Karaites, how they differed from Tzedukim (sadducees), what the believe, basic ideology, how they differ from rabbinic judaism, where they lived throughout the centuries, where they are today, and more To purchase the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/karaism-9781800855960?q=lasker&lang=en&cc=us
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With Prof. Yochanan Petrovsky-Shtern discussing the Russians' war against Ukraine: The stakes for the Jews
With Prof. Yochanan Petrovsky-Shtern discussing the Russians' war against Ukraine: The stakes for the Jews
Feb 27, 2022
45:01
#129.We discussed the origins of the Jews of Ukraine, the current Jewish communities there, anti-semitism of the Ukrainians throughout the years and his book about this, why we should care about the conflict, what we can do to help, and moreTo purchase, "The Golden Age Shtetl": https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691168517/the-golden-age-shtetlTo purchase, "Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Coexistence": https://utorontopress.com/9780772751119/jews-and-ukrainians/Rabbonim in Ukraine to contact to assist (mentioned by Prof. Petrovsky-Shtern, google contact info): Rabbi Mordekhai Bald (Lviv), Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky (Dnipro), Rabbi Shlomo Baksht (Odessa), Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm (Zhytomyr), Rabbi Menahem Glitzenstein (Chernivtsi) Links mentioned by Prof. Petrovsky-Shtern: NGO that arranges life-saving equipment for Ukrainian soldiers Hospitallers working at the frontline Ukrainian Women’s Veteran Movement NGO that assists internal refugeesNGO that aids traumatised children Please email me for more links
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SZ Series Episode 6: With Prof. Alexander van der Haven discussing Sarah Ashkenazi
SZ Series Episode 6: With Prof. Alexander van der Haven discussing Sarah Ashkenazi
Dec 29, 2021
40:32
SZ Episode 6.** Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **SZ Series Episode 6: With Prof. Alexander van der Haven (Professor in study of religion, University of Bergen, Norway) discussing Sarah Ashkenazi and his book about herWe discussed her life, myths and stories, her place and impact in the movement, clash with Nathan, and more.To purchase the book: https://mbii.nl/informatie-cahier-vii/To purchase the book in Hebrew: https://idra.org.il/product/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%96%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D/
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SZ Series Episode 5: With Prof. Matt Goldish part 2: Discussing post-conversion and death of SZ
SZ Series Episode 5: With Prof. Matt Goldish part 2: Discussing post-conversion and death of SZ
Dec 22, 2021
1:33:08
SZ Episode 5.** Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **SZ Series Episode 5: With Prof. Matt Goldish part 2: Discussing post-conversion and death of SZWe discussed Sabbetai's conversion and the subsequent continuous belief in him and what the theology around that was, the rest of his life, his death and those that continued to believe in him & the theology behind that, Rav Avraham Rovigo, Yehuda Chasid, Chaim Malach, Shlomo Ayallon, and others For more information, any questions or comments, or to sponsor or support the show, please email [email protected]
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With Prof. Clémence Boulouqe discussing Rav Eliyahu Benamozegh
With Prof. Clémence Boulouqe discussing Rav Eliyahu Benamozegh
Nov 14, 2020
1:05:41
#41.With Prof. Clémence Boulouque (Carl and Bernice Witten Assistant Professor in Jewish and Israel studies at Columbia University) discussing Rav Elia Benamozegh and her newly published book about him, "Another Modernity: Elia Benamozegh 's Jewish Universalism ".We discuss his printing press, the ban on Eim LaMikra, his french disciple Aimé Pallière, Israel & Humanities, and more.To purchase the book: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=28797&bottom ref=subject.Use code MODERNITY20 for 20% off.
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With Dan Rabinowitz discussing his book, "The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust"
With Dan Rabinowitz discussing his book, "The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust"
Oct 17, 2020
1:01:19
#33.With Dan Rabinowitz (of the Seforim Blog) discussing his book "The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust".We discuss Vilna, the Haskalah in Vilna, the Rashash (Rav Shmuel Strashun), Rav Matisyahu Strashun & his library, the library during World War 2, YIVO, the library today, and more.Link to purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Library-Aftermath-Holocaust-Institute/dp/1512603082
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With Yehuda Geberer of the Jewish History Soundbites Podcast
With Yehuda Geberer of the Jewish History Soundbites Podcast
Oct 1, 2020
1:08:20
#31.With Yehuda Geberer, tour guide, writer, and host of the Jewish History Soundbites Podcast.We discuss how he got into history, various stories and recollections, how he prepares for a show, what sources do we both use, how we do we know which sources are good and much more
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With Prof. Magda Teter discussing her new book, "Blood Libel: On The Trail Of An Antisemitic Myth"
With Prof. Magda Teter discussing her new book, "Blood Libel: On The Trail Of An Antisemitic Myth"
Aug 5, 2020
56:43
Show #25.With Prof. Magda Teter (Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies and Professor of History at Fordham University) discussing her new book "Blood Libel: On The Trail Of An Antisemitic Myth" (Harvard University Press) about the history of the Blood Libel, William of Norwich & Thomas Of Monmouth, Simon of Trent and the trial of the Jews of Trent, the controversy around Prof. Ariel Toaff and his book, and more.To purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Libel-Trail-Antisemitic-Myth/dp/0674240936For the accompanying website to the book: http://thebloodlibeltrail.org/For the English translation of Thomas of Monmouth: https://www.amazon.com/Passion-William-Norwich-Penguin-Classics/dp/014119748X
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With Feivel Schneider of Legacy Judaica
With Feivel Schneider of Legacy Judaica
May 24, 2020
1:03:33
Live Show #15.Discussing judaica, antiques, auctions, bidspirit, how the auction process works, how he writes a catalog and more
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TLT Series Episode 2: R' Fishel Mael - The Twelve Tribes from a Torah perspective
TLT Series Episode 2: R' Fishel Mael - The Twelve Tribes from a Torah perspective
Dec 24, 2023
49:26
#253.> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many new titles including Speaking to God, by the late chaplain and innovative Jewish educator, Rabbi Zev Schostak, which teaches us that tefillah is more than merely reciting prayers, but a way to speak to God and develop a close relationship with him. Showing us how prayer is a way to approach God with love and inspiration, this sefer will guide you toward developing a deeper, more personal approach to prayer. Get your copy now at mosaicapress.com and use the code 'Chatter' for an exclusive 15% off! > Subscribe and read the new connected post on SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed the 12 Tribes generally and each Shevet's specific characteristic. We also discussed the order of the tribes and if there are different orders, whether Shevet Levi is counted as one of the tribes, the berachos of Yaakov, individuals in Tanach wh personify their Shevet, the 10 tribes that broke away to form the Malchus Yisrael, if Shimon is lost (as Shimon's land was in the south in the midst of Yehuda), whether the Shevatim got along with each other, and much more.To purchase R' Mael's sefer, "Shivtei Yisrael": https://www.shopeichlers.com/products/shivtei-yisroel/37489
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With R' Moshe Baruch Kaufman discussing Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin (1839 - 1903) and his Sefer Ohr HaYom on Zmanim
With R' Moshe Baruch Kaufman discussing Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin (1839 - 1903) and his Sefer Ohr HaYom on Zmanim
Mar 25, 2024
1:13:17
#268> To contribute and help publish the 2 volume "Adirei HaTorah" on Chumash by R' Aryeh Ganz: https://www.rayze.it/seferadireihatorah/> Listen to the episode with R' Aryeh Ganz & R' Shimon Szimonowitz where we discuss R' Ganz first sefer and his style:> To purchase the new edition of Sefer Ohr HaYom: https://judaicaplaza.com/products/8837116> We discussed Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin’s bio, his connection with his uncle Rav Yisrael Salanter, an overview of Zmanim, 72, what the Sefer is trying to do, new edition, and much more > Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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TLT Episode 15: The Modern Ten Lost Tribes - Ethiopian Jews, The Lemba Tribe, and Black Jews of Africa and America (ft. Prof. Tudor Parfitt)
TLT Episode 15: The Modern Ten Lost Tribes - Ethiopian Jews, The Lemba Tribe, and Black Jews of Africa and America (ft. Prof. Tudor Parfitt)
Jul 31, 2024
1:14:35
Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message. #294> Corporate sponsor of the series: Gluck Plumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> To purchase "Journey To The Vanished City" click here.> To purchase "Black Jews in Africa and the Americas" click here.> To purchase "Lost Ark of The Covenant: The Remarkable Quest for the Legendary Ark" click here.> We discussed the history and customs of Ethiopian Jews, the history of the Lemba tribes, their origins, where they live, what it was like to travel amongst them, customs and unique rituals of the Lemba, the theory of Lost Tribes among the tribes in Africa, Black Jews in America, DNA and its role in the search for the Ten Lost Tribes, and much more.> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.
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TLT Episode 16: The Recent Increase in Interest in TLT (ft. Prof. Shalva Weil)
TLT Episode 16: The Recent Increase in Interest in TLT (ft. Prof. Shalva Weil)
Aug 7, 2024
47:01
Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message. #296> Corporate sponsor of the series: Gluck Plumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> We discussed the uptick in interest in TLT, groups that claim to be associated with TLT, Ethipioan Jews, Lemba, we focused on the Bnei Menashe and their traditions, claims, how they ended up in Israel, the globalization of TLT, and more.> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.
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With Rabbi Mosge Taragin discussing October 7th and its aftermath
With Rabbi Mosge Taragin discussing October 7th and its aftermath
Oct 6, 2024
53:06
Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message. #308> We discussed religious issues (Kiddush Hashem, distorted version of Olam Habah, etc), Anti-semitism, Geulah, and more.> Purchase "Dark Clouds Above, Faith Below": https://amzn.to/4dIzgx2> Pre-order "Reclaiming Redemption: Deciphering the Maze of Jewish History": https://mosaicapress.com/product/reclaiming-redemption/?sld=seforimchatter> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Rav Zvi Hirsch Kalischer (1795 - 1874) (with Prof. Asaf Yedidya)
Rav Zvi Hirsch Kalischer (1795 - 1874) (with Prof. Asaf Yedidya)
Nov 3, 2024
48:24
Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message. #312> We discussed Rav Zvi Hirsch bio (student of the Nesivos [Rav Yaakov Loerberbaum] and Rav Akiva Eiger), as Rabbi of Torún for 40 years, his ambitious letter to Baron Rothschild, his project to restart korbanos and Sefer Drishas Tzion, his writings and thought as a forerunner of religious zionism, his impact on religious zionism, the un fortunate state of his writings today and more. > To purchase Jody Myers "Seeking Zion: Modernity and Messianic Activism in the Writings of Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer":> To purchase Prof. Yedidya's new Hebrew bio: https://www.bialik-publishing.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=6288> To purchase the old Hebrew bio: https://amzn.to/3Ald3HD> To purchase an old edition of Drishas Tzion (the Mossad Harav Kook is the best, but is out of print): https://amzn.to/4hxxBNJ> To see Sefer HaBris on Bereishis: https://hebrewbooks.org/39847> Emunah Yesharah Vol 1: https://hebrewbooks.org/38321> Emunah Yesharah Vol 2: https://hebrewbooks.org/31207> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Abraham Lincoln & the Jews (with Prof. Jonathan Sarna)
Abraham Lincoln & the Jews (with Prof. Jonathan Sarna)
Feb 16, 2025
1:07:06
#337 > To purchase "Lincoln and the Jews"(new paperback edition or coffee table): https://amzn.to/4aZ7Ra5 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Torah Memory Palace: An Ancient Memory Technique Reimagined (with Heshy Weisz)
Torah Memory Palace: An Ancient Memory Technique Reimagined (with Heshy Weisz)
Feb 23, 2025
58:17
#339 > This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles, included Becoming Godly.What does it mean to truly grow? The newly released Becoming Godly by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Sokol takes you on a transformative journey, blending timeless Torah wisdom with modern psychology to help you create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life.By integrating Torah insights with psychological principles, Becoming Godly explores how refining our choices and aligning with divine wisdom leads to true personal transformation. The book is structured around core principles—understanding the self, living with intention through Torah, embracing communal responsibility, and emulating Hashem’s attributes in daily life. Whether you’re navigating major life transitions or simply striving for a deeper connection to your purpose, this book offers a powerful roadmap to self-perfection.Available now from Mosaica Press! Get your copy today and use code CHATTER for 15% off. Visit https://mosaicapress.com/product/becoming-godly/?sld=seforimchatter to order. > Torah Memory Palace website: torahmemory.com > Torah Memory Palace app: https://app.torahmemory.com > To purchase the torah Memory Palace book on Maseches Megillah: https://www.torahmemory.com/print-membership > To view "Lev HaAryeh" of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Modena: https://hebrewbooks.org/45838 > For the English translation of chapter 1: https://www.posenlibrary.com/entry/lev-aryeh-heart-lion To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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The Forgotten Torah Commentary: R. Leib Shapiro Frankfurter (1743-1836), Defending Tradition with Bold New Perspectives (with Eliezer Cohn)
The Forgotten Torah Commentary: R. Leib Shapiro Frankfurter (1743-1836), Defending Tradition with Bold New Perspectives (with Eliezer Cohn)
Mar 2, 2025
1:31:12
#340 > Episode sponsored by Yoel Moshe Posner. > We discussed the bio of R. Yehuda Leib Shapiro Frankfurter, the style of his Torah commentary Rechasim LaBikah, sources he used, those he was arguing against, new edition and the footnotes, and more. > To purchase the sample critical edition of Rechasim LaBikah: https://amzn.to/41bIWM6 or email [email protected] > Article about Rechasim LaBikah: https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mahanayim/1992/12/15/01/page/139 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Medieval Purim Parodies (with Dr. Roni Cohen)
Medieval Purim Parodies (with Dr. Roni Cohen)
Mar 9, 2025
1:08:14
#341 > This episode is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many titles, including the Paths of the Maharal. Pick up a copy at your local Judaica store, or order from https://mosaicapress.com/product/paths-of-the-maharal/?sld=seforimchatter and use code “Chatter” for 15% off. > We discussed the origins of Purim parodies, Rav Kalonymus ben Kalonymus and Maseches Purim, Ralbag and Megillas Setardim and Sefer Habakbuk, the reception of these parodies, later push back, and much more. > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Aggadata and Machshava (with R' Yechezkel Hartman)
Aggadata and Machshava (with R' Yechezkel Hartman)
Mar 12, 2025
1:02:15
#342 > Short Machshava on the Daf Shiur: https://alldaf.org/series/short-machshava-on-the-daf/4102 > To purchase "Nichusei Yama": https://www.ebay.com/itm/116296248704?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget ver=artemis&media=WHATS APP > To purchase "Maaneh Yechezkel" on Bereishis: https://www.ebay.com/itm/116509047865?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget ver=artemis&media=WHATS APP > To purchase "Maaneh Yechezkel" on Bamidbar: https://www.ebay.com/itm/113755362856?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget ver=artemis&media=WHATS APP > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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Seder Mitzvos Nashim: A 16th century Handbook for Women (with Prof. Edward Fram)
Seder Mitzvos Nashim: A 16th century Handbook for Women (with Prof. Edward Fram)
Mar 30, 2025
56:05
#346 > Sponsored by Oren Hizkiya and Shira Berger in honor of their upcoming marriage, בשעה טובה ומוצלחת, may they be Zoche to build a Bayis Ne'eman B’yisrael. > We dicussed Rabbi Binyomin Slonik's bio, why he wrote this work, how unique it was for a rabbi to write a halacha work in Yiddish for women, the lives of Jewish women at the time, style of the work, popularity and legacy of the work, and more. > To purchase "My Dear Daughter: Rabbi Benjamin Slonik and the Education of Jewish Women in Sixteenth-Century Poland": https://amzn.to/3QRltep > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) Support the show
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The Baal Shem Tov: Episode 1 (with Prof. Glenn Dynner)
The Baal Shem Tov: Episode 1 (with Prof. Glenn Dynner)
May 25, 2025
53:55
#360 > Sponsored by Zalmie Jacobs in memory of his grandfather Reb Yaakov Katz ben Shneur Zalman Hakohen Z’L and Zalmie’s mother Chaya Golda bas Yaakov Hakohen and Liba Katz, all of whom were intrigued by and curious about the Baal Shem Tov and his progeny. > To purchase "Founder of Hasidism: The Quest for the Historical Baal Shem Tov": https://amzn.to/43d1DBi > To purchase "The Besht": https://amzn.to/4mqQOD8 > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address) > Intro/outro music credit Thank You Hashem Nation and TYHMusic, to listen to the "Back of the Wagon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOi7IPOjDo Support the show
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos
Aug 30, 2023
1:25:04
#230.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos We discussed the basic terminology of converso/marrano/new christian, when the convero phenomenon began, Jewish attitudes towards conversos, old Christian attitudes towards converos, how the coversos integrated - or didn't - into Christian society, activities, traditions, the Spanish-Portugese communities around the wolrd (those that returned to Judaism), and much more
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With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim
With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim
Sep 3, 2023
57:19
#231.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan SiddurimWe discussed the French vs Spanish Moroccan's and differences in Nusach HaTefillah (Megurashim vs Toshavim), the differcnes between Edut Mizrach and Kahal Kadosh Nusach HaTefillah, what the On The Derekh Siddurim Nusach is based on, why publish new editions of Siddurim, and much moreTo purchase the Selichot VaYashkem Moshe: http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p55/Selichot Siddur%3A VaYashkem Moshe %E2%80%93 Elmaleh Edition.htmlTo purchase the Tefillat Shmuel Siddur - Benmergui edition (with English transaltion): https://amzn.to/44Auj4GTo purchase the Tefillat Shmuel Siddur - Serruya edition (All Hebrew with English instructions): https://amzn.to/44vLZOQTo purchase the Yom Kippur Machzor - Oziel edition (Spanish Moroccan Nusach): http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p59/Yom Kippur Machzor%3A Emet LeYa%27akov %E2%80%93 Oziel Edition.htmlTo purchase the Yom Kippur Machzor - Rbibo edition (French Moroccan Nusach): http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p58/Yom Kippur Machzor%3A Emet LeYa%27akov %E2%80%93 Rbibo Edition.htmlTo purchase the Tisha B'Av Siddur: https://amzn.to/3sLwpkMFor the On The Derekh website and online store: http://www.onthederekh.com/
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora
Sep 6, 2023
1:24:13
#232.** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diasporaWe discussed a brief overview of the expulsion, conversos, and Spanish-Portugese Jews, what the "Sephardic diaspora" means in this coontext, the areas & time periods discussed, how responsa (shailos u'teshuvos) are used to tell a story, Rabbonim and Shu't Seforim discussed, and more To purchase Prof. Goldish’s book, “ Jewish Questions: Responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early Modern Period”: https://amzn.to/3R9tQmMTo purchase Prof. Miriam Bodian's book, "Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation": https://amzn.to/44jazTaTo purchase Daniel Swetschinski's, “Reluctant Cosmopolitans” https://amzn.to/3PpIDIY
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With Mitchell First discussing Aleinu and its history
With Mitchell First discussing Aleinu and its history
Sep 10, 2023
52:53
#233.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**With Mitchell First discussing Aleinu: Originally composed for Rosh Hashanah or weekday davening?We discussed if Aleinu was originally composed for Rosh Hashanah or weekday, when it began to be recited at Shachris, when at Mincha & Maariv, Malchiyos, LeSaken Olam - a Chof or Kaf?, geniza fragments, and much moreMitchell can be reached at: [email protected] available online articles related to Aleinu:Aleinu: Who Is Doing the ‘Le-Tacen?’ - The Jewish Link Aleinu: A Rosh Hashanah Prayer That Migrated Into the Daily Service - The Jewish Link Two Interesting Old Siddurim With Aleinu - The Jewish Link Le-Tacen Olam (לתכן עולם): Establishing the Correct Text in Aleinu – The Seforim Blog To purchase, “Esther Unmasked”: https://amzn.to/3EyWqXyTo purchase, “Words for the Wise”: https://amzn.to/3P6j4v4To purchase, “Roots and Rituals”: https://amzn.to/3PAvaycTo purchase, “Links to our Legacy”: https://amzn.to/3LjnEVD
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With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Siddur Otzar HaTefillos and his project to redo the Siddur
With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Siddur Otzar HaTefillos and his project to redo the Siddur
Sep 18, 2023
1:17:45
#234.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Siddur Otzar HaTefillos and his current project to redo the SiddurWe discussed the history of the Otzar HaTefillos Siddur, the commentaries included (background of the authors, manuscript & print history, what each commentary does, etc), R' Moshe's new project to redo the Siddur, examples from the Sirru, and moreTo contact R' Moshe: [email protected]
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With David Curwin discussing Koheles and its connection to Bereishis
With David Curwin discussing Koheles and its connection to Bereishis
Sep 27, 2023
42:56
#235.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****This episode is sponsored by Neil Lauer, suspender manufacturer and author of "The Tripod: A New Perspective on the Shalosh Regalim" If you are looking to add a new depth to your appreciation of the Shalosh Regalim and enhance your yom tov observance, or just need a yom tov-themed sefer to read during hakafos please consider "The Tripod: A New Perspective on the Shalosh Regalim" The Tripod presents an analysis of Pesach, Shavuos, and Sukkos and how they work together as a unit to communicate some of the fundamentals of Judaism. It has earned high praise from both its readers and prominent Rabbonim, Including Rabbi Jacob J Schacter who called the work an “outstanding, extraordinary original and creative analysis of the role the Shalosh Regalim play in representing the most fundamental elements of Jewish faith,” and Neil’s mom who has called the sefer a “must read”. To purchase, "The Tripod: A New Perspective on the Shalosh Regalim": https://amzn.to/3PBLE7M **We discussed Shlomo HaMelech and why his biography is important to understanding Koheles, the connection/parallels between Koheles and Bereishis, Kayin/Hevel, end of Adam's life, lakol zman v'eis, why is Koheles so complex and why did Shlomo hide his identity, and moreTo purchase David Curwin's book, "Kohelet: A Map to Eden": https://korenpub.com/products/kohelet-a-map-to-eden?sca ref=3125865.KXXl9XVV9W
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With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family
With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family
Oct 2, 2023
54:03
#236** To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK** **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Episode starts at 6:02 (intro contains information on future episodes and series on the podcast)**With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family empireWe discussed the prigins of the Sassoon family, David Sassoon, David;s flight from Baghdad to India, Bombay and the start of an empire, an overview of the Opium trade, branching the family out and opening various offices, how each office operated indopeendely death of David and the split of the family between Abdallah and Elias, Abdallah's managing of the company and family, the move to London, Farha (Flora) and her management and subsequent resignation, the pushback to the Opium trade, the decline of the company, and more.To purchase the book, "The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and The Making of An Empire": https://amzn.to/46y1TcV
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Epiosde 16: Prof. Ana Schaposchnik - The Spanish Inquisition in South America (Lima, Peru)
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Epiosde 16: Prof. Ana Schaposchnik - The Spanish Inquisition in South America (Lima, Peru)
Oct 11, 2023
1:04:19
#237.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **panish Jewry Through the Ages, Epiosde 16: Prof. Ana Schaposchnik - The Spanish Inquisition in South America (Lima, Peru)We discussed the history of the Spanish Inquisition in South America, how it differed from its counterpart in Spain & Portugal, the early years of the Lima Inquisition, cases against conversos, trials, holding facilities, "The Great Complicity" of 1639, the Auto de Fe in its aftermath, conversos killed, the Lima Inquisition after 1639, and much more.To purchase Prof. Schaoposchnik's book, "The Lima Inquisition: The Plight of Crypto-Jews in Seventeenth-Century Peru": https://amzn.to/3ZOnnQu
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With R' Reuven Chaim Klein discussing Lashon HaKodesh and his book on the topic
With R' Reuven Chaim Klein discussing Lashon HaKodesh and his book on the topic
Oct 15, 2023
1:07:16
#238.With R' Reuven Chaim Klein discussing Lashon HaKodesh and his book on the topicWe discussed Lashon HaKodesh and its history, Migdal Bavel and the various peshatim around the topic, Avraham Avinu and the language of the cannanites, modern Hebrew vs Lashon HaKodesh, and more.To purchase the book, "Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, and Hebrew": https://amzn.to/48Q3RHvFor R' Klein dissertation: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:43725/For R’ Klein’s “What’s in a Word?” articles: https://ohr.edu/this week/whats in a word/To contact R' Klein: mailto:[email protected]
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas
Oct 18, 2023
1:10:51
#239.**To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK****To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas.We discussed an overviiew of the lead up to the Spanish Inquisition and the Inquisition itself, the expulsion of 1492, the "Nação", the autobigraphies of Luis de Carvajal the younger, Antonio de Montezinos, Manuel Cardozo de Macedo, how to analyze thsese texts and what they tell us about the lives of conversos in the Atlantic, were the details accurate, examples from the texts, and more. To purchase Prof. Perelis book, "Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic: Blood and Faith": https://amzn.to/3Fm2IKjFor an article by Prof. Perelis on Luis de Carvajal the younger: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/auto-da-fe-mexico-city
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With Prof. Dana Fishkin discussing Immanuel of Rome (14th century) and his works
With Prof. Dana Fishkin discussing Immanuel of Rome (14th century) and his works
Oct 22, 2023
1:30:11
#240.**To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK****To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**With Prof. Dana Fishkin discussing Immanuel of Rome (14th century) and his works We discussed Immanuel of Rome and his life, when he lived, where he lived, his commentaries on Tanach, the machberes, HaTofet V'HaEden, the Shulchan Aruch's issur to read Macheberes Immanuel, the Chida and his comments on learning Immanuel on Mishlei, and much more.To purchase, "Bridging Worlds: Poetry and Philosophy in the Works of Immamuel of Rome": https://amzn.to/40lYmg9 To read Pirush Immanuel on Mishlei: https://hebrewbooks.org/44961To read Machberos Immanuel: https://hebrewbooks.org/38900 & https://hebrewbooks.org/38901
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "Cherem" (ban) to live in Spain?
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "Cherem" (ban) to live in Spain?
Oct 25, 2023
36:53
#241.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "cherem" (ban) to live in Spain?We discussed if there ever was a cherem, where the source for this purported ban comes from, Jews who traveled to Spain as proof, halachic literature, the current situation for Jews in Spain, and moreTo read Prof. Shapiro's article on the topic please email [email protected] purchase R' Yechiel Goldhaber's work on the topic, email [email protected]
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With Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier discussing Rav Yonah Minsker, Memoirs, and more
With Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier discussing Rav Yonah Minsker, Memoirs, and more
Oct 27, 2023
45:40
#242.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**We discussed Rav Yonah Karpilov/Minsker, the new edition of Sefer Yonas Eilem, crowdfunding for Seforim, reading various memoirs, and much more.To read our article on Rav Yonah Minsker and the new edition of Sefer Yonas Eilem in Mishpacha Magazine:To listen to the new “The Great Shanghai Escape” series on Jewish History Soundbites: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/e/the-great-shanghai-escape-part-i/To purchase, "The Shochet": https://amzn.to/45QGomVTo purchase "The Life of Moshele Der Zinger": https://korenpub.com/products/the-life-of-moshele-der-zinger?sca ref=3125865.KXXl9XVV9WTo purchase, "B'Ahavah, Benny (Fishoff)” https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422639511.htmlTo purchase, "Eighteen Days in October": https://amzn.to/45OmglaTo purchase David Reuveni’s diary: https://amzn.to/3QxECCB
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With Rav Immanuel Bernstein discussing Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L and Pshuto Shel Mikra
With Rav Immanuel Bernstein discussing Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L and Pshuto Shel Mikra
Oct 29, 2023
1:15:45
#243.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** This episode is sponsored in honor of restarting sefer breishis by Rabbi Dovid Asher, Rabbi of Keneseth Beth Israel, the OU shul in Richmond, Virginia, and author of Outreach in the Torah by Mosaica Press, a week by week analysis of how every sedra sends a message on the importance of reaching out to our fellow To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/3MmMR1X**We discussed the bio and life of Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L (founder of Michlala and editor of the Meshech Chochmah and other Seforim), how "Peshat" & "Pshuto Shel Mikra" is defined, what is really "Pshat" and what is really "Pirush", the "why" vs the "how", broad themes of Rav Copperman and examples, the English adaptation, and much more.How to order Pshuto Shel Mikra:To order: https://secure.cardknox.com/michlalah. English Edition: The cost is only US$39.99 including shipping.List your name and mailing address in the personal comments section and for description choose Publications from the dropdown menu. Your order will be in the mail within two weeks.Hebrew Editions:One Volume ‘P’shuto on the Parsha’ is only US$18.00, including shipping. List your name and mailing address in the personal comments section and for description choose Publications from the dropdown menu. Your order will be in the mail within two weeks.Multi-Volume classic ‘Pshuto Shel Mikra’ is only US$39.99 including shipping. List your name and mailing address in the personal comments section and for description choose “Publications” from the dropdown menu. Your order will be in the mail within two weeks.
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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story
Nov 1, 2023
1:06:51
#244.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)****Corporate sponsor of the series Gluck Plumbing: For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. **Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story.We discussed her upbringing in Cuba, Catholic school, how she found Judaism, how she settled in Orthodoxy, shul acceptance & Orthodox conversion, when did she begin to suspect that she was Jewish, the genoloegy, the town of Fermoselle, the family and her ancestors, DNA, and much more.To purchase Genie’s autobiography , “My 15 Grandmothers”: https://amzn.to/45RwlxTTo purchase Genie’s historical fiction novel, “Pyre to Fire”: https://amzn.to/3Sj5asRTo purchase Genie’s cookbook, “Recipes of my 15 Grandmothers: Unique Recipes and Stories from the Times of the Crypto-Jews during the Spanish Inquisition”: https://amzn.to/3QkXaoDGenie’s website: https://geniemilgrom.com/Genie’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoRKfDYKDIyXCus-ECi1vIg
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With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs
With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs
Nov 5, 2023
1:34:00
#245.** In memory of Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H****To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** Sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out Dimensions in Chumash, by Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein, takes key topics and episodes from the Chumash, and based on a vast array of famous commentators, guides readers to a new level of understanding, illumination, and inspiration.To purchase Bereishis-Shemos: https://amzn.to/3shCcPrTo purchase Vayikra-Bamidbar-Devarim: https://amzn.to/49oAexuTo purchase the 2 Volume set: https://mosaicapress.com/product/dimensions-in-chumash/**** Sruly Tress has undertaken to republish a momentous work that delves deeply into the fiery controversy surrounding machine-made matzoh in 1850s Galicia, Poland. This painstaking endeavor involves the meticulous recreation and annotation of treasured kuntresim, complemented by a bounty of supplementary materials and subsequent writings that further illuminate the subject matter. These included such Rabbonim as the venerable Rov of Brody, Reb Shlomo Kluger; the renowned Shoel Uneishiv (Rav Yosef Shaul Nathanson) and esteemed Rebbes of Ger and Tzanz, among many other luminaries. He is trying to crowdfund the remaining money needed to publish this work, and all donations above 2600 will get a full zechar nishmas page in the sefer. I am not personally affiliated with this project, so any additional questions should please be sent to [email protected]. To donate: https://pay.banquest.com/sbmvly**• With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Dov Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs • We discussed a general overview of Polish Jewry in the 18th centruy, Dov Ber of Bolechòw's background, life as a wine merchant, qhy he wrote Divrei Binah and a memoir, style history book/memoir, various examples from his work (including: Encounter with Kazimierz Pulaski - An American Revolutionary war hero -, his encounter with an illuminated Bible, his comments on Chasidim, remarks on the early career of the Kalever Rebbe, mother and wife, comments on SZ and the Frank movement, and much more), his purported role in the 1759 disputation in Lviv (Lemberg) with the Frankist movement and Rav Chaim HaKohen Rappaport, the manuscript and publication history of the work, and much more.• To purchase Prof. Hundert's new edition of Divrei Binah/Zichronos: https://www.bialik-publishing.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=6234• To purchase, "The Jews in a Private Polish Town: The case of Opatòw in the Eighteenth Century": https://amzn.to/49oA35i• To purchase, "Jews in Poland-Lithunia in the Eighteenth Century": https://amzn.to/47njAwl• To purchase, "The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe": https://amzn.to/3snzUOL• To access the Encyclopedia free online: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/
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With Rav Aron Lopiansky discussing Taamei HaMikra, Targum Onkelos, and his new Sefer on the topic
With Rav Aron Lopiansky discussing Taamei HaMikra, Targum Onkelos, and his new Sefer on the topic
Nov 12, 2023
58:50
#246.***To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** Sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles at your local Judaica store or www.Mosaicapress.com, especially Lessons From Targum Onkelos, a brand new two-volume set that teaches the fundamental yesodos of Onkelos, and will enhance every readers understanding and appreciation for Onkelos.** ** This episode is also sponsored by a project to reprint the shiurim of the the Mikdash Dovid, Rav Dovid Rappaport ZT’L, R’Y in Baranovitch with Rav Elchanan Wasserman. Rav Dovid was sent to Siberia by the communists and died in 1941 without descendants. This project seeks to publish his shiurim in a projected massive 3 volumes, which will contain the previously published 2 volumes of shiurim on Bava Basra, Pesachim and Chullin, as well as material from manuscripts and Torah journals. If anyone has any notebooks or writings or his shiurim, as well as any knowledge of any Torah published in journals, please email: [email protected], and also support the project through the link below: שיעורי מקדש דוד על הש''ס | The Chesed Fund** ** Podcast bullet points: We discussed what Taamei HaMikra ("Trop") are, why are Taamim important in general, why they are important for Pshat, whether Taamim are considered Limud HaTorah, examples of Taamim, Tagrum Onkleos, what the Sefer does, sources used in the Sefer, and much more.To purchase "Meforash V'Som Sechel": https://www.eshelpublications.com/store/p22/Meforash Ve%27Som Sechel- New Sefer%21.html
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With Prof. Edwin Seroussi discussing Rav Yisrael Najara (1555 - 1625): Gaza's most famous Rabbi, Poet, and Preacher
With Prof. Edwin Seroussi discussing Rav Yisrael Najara (1555 - 1625): Gaza's most famous Rabbi, Poet, and Preacher
Nov 19, 2023
1:12:06
#247.**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** This episode is sponsored by Eli and Eva Genauer of Boca Raton Florida in commemoration of the 75th Yahrtzeit on the 8th of Kislev of Reb Moshe Yehuda Genauer of Seattle, Washington. This episode is also sponsored by the Israel Select Charity Fund: Tefillin campaign. Only $500 to gift a pair of tefillin to a soldier who is committed to wearing them for life. Please give whatever you can to protect our soldiers in the current war in Israel: https://thechesedfund.com/israelselect/tefillin?aff=SCNW** We discussed Rav Yisrael's bio (when and where he was born, his grandfathers Rav Levi Najara and Rav Yisrael di Corial, his father Rav Moshe Najara, and more), travels in the Middle East, end of life and burial in Gaza, his connection with the Arizal and Rav Chaim Vital, infamous comments of Rav Chaim Vital in Sefer Chezyonos, his poetry and its beauty, where he learned to compose poetry from, the controversey over his poetry and using secular music and poetry as its source and the argument with Rav Menachem de Loznano, his famous Shabbos Zemer Kah Ribon, what made his poetry unique, other works, the brand new (forthcoming) volume of Najara's poetry edited by Prof. Seroussi and Prof. Tova Beeri, and much more.To read the Safed edition of Zemirot Ysirael: https://hebrewbooks.org/21788To purchase Rav Yisrael's sermons, "Mikve Yisrael": https://www.biupress.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=875
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With Rabbi Yanki Tauber discussing his new translated and annotated Chumash project and volume 1:The Book of Genesis with Commentary and Insights from 500 Sages and Mystics
With Rabbi Yanki Tauber discussing his new translated and annotated Chumash project and volume 1:The Book of Genesis with Commentary and Insights from 500 Sages and Mystics
Nov 26, 2023
1:27:33
#248.** To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK** **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** Sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles at your local Judaica store or www.Mosaicapress.com, especially Bat Ayin, a three-volume work, is a compilation of the deep and inspiring teachings of the Rav Avraham Dov Ber Auerbach of Avritch on the parshas hashavua and yamim tovim, now available for the first time in clear and annotated English.**We discussed why another translated Chumash, how he translated, the process of translating and editing such a project, which commentaries are included, theme/style of the work, lexicon & notes, design of the book, infographics and charts, notes in the back, if it is not a Lubavitch project why write "Rebbe" for Lubavitcher Rebbe and not specify, and more.To purchase, "The Book of Genesis with Commentary and Insights from 500 Sages and Mystics": https://amzn.to/47uPzeuFor Rabbi Tauber's website: https://www.openbook.press/
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With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the history of the Menorah
With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the history of the Menorah
Dec 3, 2023
1:15:24
#249.** Sign up to SeforimChatter Substack (coming soon): https://seforimchatter.substack.com/?r=91ow0&utm campaign=pub-share-checklist**** To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK** ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)**** Sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles at your local Judaica store or www.Mosaicapress.com, including Be’er Yosef (Rav Yosef Tzvi Salant), a treasure trove of unique insights on the Parasha, from the student of Rav Yitzchak Blazer and the teacher of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, now available for the first time in English.**With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the Menorah and its historyWe discussed the Menorah, the shape of the Menorah (round vs straight ranches), Rambam's manuscript, Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Arch of Titus Menorah, the Arch of Titus project, using digital imaging to discover yellow paint on the Arch of Titus Menorah, the Menorah as a Jewish symbol, the Menorah in modern Israel/zionism, the Menorah as a "Jewish Holy Grail", the "Menorah in the Vatican" myth, and much more.To view the Titus Arch Menorah: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/frieze-on-the-arch-of-titus-gm471155084-63347931To purchase, "The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel": https://amzn.to/415NNxWTo purchase, "The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Rome - and back": https://amzn.to/4a0qo55To read “The Hanukkah Lamp” by Mordechai Narkiss: https://www.academia.edu/11917045/Mordecai Narkiss The Hanukkah Lamp 1939 %D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99 %D7%A0%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A1 %D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA %D7%94%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%94
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With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
Dec 9, 2023
42:38
#250.> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> For the SeforimChatter Whatsapp Community chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> For the SeforimChatter substack: https://seforimchatter.substack.com/We discussed why playing games (gambling) was allowed and accepted on Chanukah, the sugya of mesachek b'kuvya, a brief history of dreidel as a non-Jewish gambling game, various stories about games on Chanukah, To contact R' Goldhaber: [email protected]
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TLT (Ten Lost Tribes) Series Episode 1: Prof. Zvi Ben-Dor Benite - The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History
TLT (Ten Lost Tribes) Series Episode 1: Prof. Zvi Ben-Dor Benite - The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History
Dec 17, 2023
2:29:05
#251> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing. For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. > Episode Sponsor: Ten Ten Watches. 1135 East Veterans Hwy Jackson, New JerseyCall/WhatsApp:(732) 884-1010Email: [email protected]> Subscribe and read the new connected post on SeforimChatter Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter/p/the-lost-tribes-a-new-podcast-series?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios&utm campaign=post> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed a wide range of topics, and the episode functions as an overview of the entire series. Topics discussed include the origins of the legend in Tanach, the option of Rav Akiva in Tractate Sanhedrin (that the Lost Tribes are not coming back), Medrash, the legendary Sambatyon River, Eldad HaDani (9th century) & Rav Tzemach Gaon’s letter, Prester John (the Christian parallel to the Lost Tribes), David Reuveni, Antonio de Montezinos (17th century) and Rabbi Menasseh ben Israel, Native Americans and the Lost Tribes, the Mormons, and much much more.> To purchase Prof. Ben-Dor Benite’s “The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History”: https://amzn.to/3Tqfsba
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With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 11 catalogue
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 11 catalogue
Dec 20, 2023
1:46:21
#252.> Sponsored by Taj Art > The auction will take place Sunday, Dec 24, 12:00 PM EST. > To view the complete catalogue and bid on items (make sure to register first!) click here. 1. To view and bid on Lot 9, Me’ein Ganim see here.2. To view and bid on Lot 11, Eitz HaDaas of Rav Shimshon Morpurgo see here. 3. To view and bid on Lot 12, Divrei Zikaron of Rav Yosef Stadthagen, an ethical work on Shulchan Aruch Hilchos Shechita & Bedikah see here.4. To view and bid on Lot 26, Shomer Emunim of Rav Yosef Ergas see here. 5. To view and bid on Lot 27, first edition Gevuras Hashem of the Maharal printed in 1582 see here.6. To view and bid on Lot 44, Lekach Tov from Rav Moshe Najara see here.7. To view and bid on Lot 75, Masa Melech on the laws of Taxes from Rav Yosef Ibn Ezra see here.8. To view and bid on Lot 86, the Hebrew-Latin 1541 edition of Sefer Tishby see here.9. To view and bid on Lot 93, the 1st edition of Sefer Chafetz Chaim (published anonymously in 1873) see here.10. To view and bid on Lot 119, an Indian Torah Scroll case see here.11. To view and bid on Lot 123, a hand drawn and illustrated “Mizrach” (including Moshe with horns!) see here.12. To view and bid on Lot 127, the manuscript memorial book of the community of Padua, 1749 – 1778 see here.13. To view and bid on Lot 141, The Appointment Letter of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld to the Rabbinate of Yerushalayim see here.14. To view and bid on Lot 152, Manuscript of “Ibbur Shanim” / Tiqqun Yissachar by Rabbi Yissachar Ibn Sussan of Tzfat see here.15. To view and bid on Lot 171, 12.5 manuscript pages of Rav Shach that would later be published in Avi Ezri see here.16. To view and bid on Lot 180, Shu’t Ohr HaMeir of Rav Meir Shapiro (R’Y Chacmei Lublin) with his handwritten dedication see here
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TLT Series Epiosde 3: Dr. Daniel Stein-Kokin - The Legendary Sambatyon River
TLT Series Epiosde 3: Dr. Daniel Stein-Kokin - The Legendary Sambatyon River
Dec 31, 2023
1:34:12
#254> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed where the Sambatyon river is, whether it flows all week and rests on Shabbos or vice-versa, is it a river of water or sand or stones, the primary sources that discuss Sambatyon, and much more.
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TLT Series Episode 4: Dr. Micha Perry - Eldad HaDani (9th century): From the tribe of Dan?
TLT Series Episode 4: Dr. Micha Perry - Eldad HaDani (9th century): From the tribe of Dan?
Jan 7, 2024
1:07:30
#255> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many titles including Pharaoh and Desert Encampments by Rabbi Alexander Hool. Get your copy now at mosaicapress.com and use the code 'Chatter' for an exclusive 15% off! > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed who Eldad really was, the various theories about where was he from, the response of Rabbi Tzemach Gaon, the Hebrew language of Eldad, Eldad's Hilchos Shechita, Eldad's implications for modern day Ethiopian Jews, and much more.> To read Sefer Eldad: https://hebrewbooks.org/66648> To purchase Dr. Perry's "Eldad's Travels: A Journey from the Lost Tribes to the Present": https://amzn.to/3TP6vsc> To purchase Prof. Rebekka Voß’s book, “Sons of Saviors: The Red Jews in Yiddish Culture”: https://amzn.to/41MrBsU> To purchase Prof. Natalie Zemon Davis’s book about Leo Africanus: https://amzn.to/3vsKgy3
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With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing Baalei Tosafos Al Hatorah: An Overview
With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing Baalei Tosafos Al Hatorah: An Overview
Jan 14, 2024
1:59:45
#256>Episode sponsored by GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode : https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > We discussed the 3 stages of Baalei Tosafos (post-Rashi) biblical commentary in France and Germany, the major figures and their works, many examples, and much more.> To purchase Prof. Kanarfogel's book, "The Intellectual History band Rabbinic Culture of Medieval Ashkeanz": https://amzn.to/47BERSL OR https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/intellectual-history-and-rabbinic-culture-medieval-ashkenaz
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TLT Series Episode 5: Prof. Rebekka Voß - The Red Jews and Ma'aseh Akdamus
TLT Series Episode 5: Prof. Rebekka Voß - The Red Jews and Ma'aseh Akdamus
Jan 21, 2024
1:00:05
#257> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many titles including From Creation to Redemption Get your copy now at mosaicapress.com and use the code 'Chatter' for an exclusive 15% off! > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > We discussed what "Red Jews" means, how ths title came to be associated with the Ten Lost Tribes, whyb the color red, why only in German and Yiddish literature, the story of Ma'aseh Akdamus and tracing it through history, Rav Meir Shatz, the Red Jews in later (modern) literature, and much more > To purchase Prof. Voß book, "Sons of Saviors: The Red Jews in Yiddish Culture": https://amzn.to/3OaDNyg
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TLT Series Epiosde 6: Keagan Brewer - The Christian Legend of Prester John
TLT Series Epiosde 6: Keagan Brewer - The Christian Legend of Prester John
Jan 28, 2024
57:52
#258.> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1. > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > We discussed Prester John and the legend: Who he allegedly was, how and when the legend began, the mythical land of Prester Joh, where he purportedly was located, the Ten Lost Tribes and Prester John, various actual kingdoms associated with Prester Joh, and much more.> To purchase the critical edition of the Prester John texts edited by Keagan Brewer: https://amzn.to/3HV2E5L> Listen to the "Our Fake History" episode on Prester John: https://ourfakehistory.com/index.php/season-3/episode-57-was-there-a-real-prester-john/
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With Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar & Avishai Shraga discussing Chacham David Sasson Rabban of Hamedan, Iran and his writings (1879 - 1974)
With Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar & Avishai Shraga discussing Chacham David Sasson Rabban of Hamedan, Iran and his writings (1879 - 1974)
Jan 31, 2024
46:41
#259.> We discussed a brief summary of the Jews of Iran, Chacham Sasson Raban's bio, how the mansucripot was discovered, what is unique about the work, examples, the Minhagei Iran included in the Sefer, and more.> To purchase the writings of Chacham David Sasson Rabban: https://magen-avot.myshopify.com/products/the-writings-of-chacham-rabbi-david-sasson-rabban-of-hamedan-iran> Machon Magen Avot Publishing is dedicated to preserve and disseminate the Torah, minhagim, and sefarim of the Chachamei Morocco and other as other Sephardic countries. To see books published to date see https://magen-avot.myshopify.com/collections/all .> To join Rabbi Lebhars Shiurim group available on many podcast platforms and WhatsApp groups, see Magen Avot Halacha & Parasha or moroccanhalacha.com. For more information on how to help, current projects and more, please email Rabbi Lebhar at [email protected].
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TLT Series Episode 7: Dr. Moti Benmelech - The Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish Consciousness in the 15th & 16th Centuries
TLT Series Episode 7: Dr. Moti Benmelech - The Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish Consciousness in the 15th & 16th Centuries
Feb 4, 2024
1:07:21
#260> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many titles including Reclaiming Dignity Get your copy now at mosaicapress.com and use the code 'Chatter' for an exclusive 15% off! > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK > We discussed Eldad and his impact, letters floating around in the 15th & 16th centuries that relate to TLT, the role of messianism in TLT discourse, Prester John, Red Jews, Akdamus story, David Reuveni, Shlomo Molcho, and more.
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TLT Series Episode 8: Prof. Alan Verskin - David Reueveni (16th century): Imposter or brother of the King of the Lost Tribes?
TLT Series Episode 8: Prof. Alan Verskin - David Reueveni (16th century): Imposter or brother of the King of the Lost Tribes?
Feb 11, 2024
1:32:20
#261.> Corporate sponsor of the series: GluckPlumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> Episode Sponsor: Virtual Halacha Program > How do you want your Purim to look? Is it really all about finding the best costumes, rushing around making deliveries, and ingesting insane amounts of food and drink? Or do you want your Purim to be different, special and meaningful? > For a limited time, the Virtual Halacha Program is offering a free limmud in hilchos purim. This is for serious learners who want to see the sugya inside, with guidance and clarity. The VHP offers a digital platform that enables learning which is structured, yet flexible for a busy schedule. > https://learn.vhalacha.com/courses/purim1 > This episode is also sponsored by Benyamin & Esti Kaminetzky in honor of my grandparents, Shelly & Henry Frisch, and my aunt and uncle, Elie & Vivi Rosenfeld. > To purchase, "The Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah": https://amzn.to/49uIxHb > Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode (including an individual episode in the series): https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed David Reuveni and his bio, where he was from, languages he spoke, his travels in the Middle East disguised as a Muslim, his travels in Italy, meeting with Pope Clement VII, King João III of Portugal, relationship with Shlomo Molcho and Molcho's conversion to Judaism, fauled meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Reuveni's retinue, bad acts of his servants, the story of the diary and the manuscript, and much more.
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With Michoel Rotenfeld discussing the autobiography of Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn (1848 - 1930)
With Michoel Rotenfeld discussing the autobiography of Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn (1848 - 1930)
Feb 18, 2024
1:30:41
#262> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many titles including Halachah Matters by Rabbi Zvi Nachman Get your copy now at mosaicapress.com and use the code 'Chatter' for an exclusive 15% off! https://mosaicapress.com/product/halachah-matters/Or purchase from Amazon: https://amzn.to/42JaJUq> To purchase "The Shochet:A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea: Volume 1": https://amzn.to/3T51tHf> We discussed Pinkhes-Dov (Pinye-Ber) Goldenshteyn’s bio, why he wrote the book, what his life was like, the uniqueness of this autobiography and it vividly describes life in 19th century Ukraine (Russia), various examples from the autobiography, and more > Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Genazym Auction 17 catalogue
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Genazym Auction 17 catalogue
Feb 25, 2024
1:53:34
#263> Register & peruse the full catalogue here: https://bit.ly/3wroT0g> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With Prof. Jordan Penkower discussing the history of printed Rashi on Tanach
With Prof. Jordan Penkower discussing the history of printed Rashi on Tanach
Mar 3, 2024
59:37
#264> This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Bonnie Pesacov's children in honor of her birthday.> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> We discussed a brief review of the printed text of Rashi's printed commentary on Torah, the various manuscripts of Rashi, the importance of the Lepizig (1) manuscript, the additions and corrections to Rashi's commentary by his students and others, examples of Rashi's own haghos, examples of the changes made to Rashi in the printed text and how that impacts the work and what we actually read today in most standard editions, the best editions of Rashi, and more. > To purchase Prof. Penkower's new book, "The History of Rashi's Commentary on the Bible": https://www.bialik-publishing.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=6302> To purchase Prof. Avraham Grossman's classic book on Rashi: https://amzn.to/3v520zs> To read the AlHatorah.org edition of Rashi:
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With Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker discussing how to retain your learning and his new book on the subject
With Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker discussing how to retain your learning and his new book on the subject
Mar 7, 2024
1:04:06
#265.> This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Feldheim.> Published by Feldheim the bestselling new release “Looking into the Sun”presents a taste of the Torah, life and legacy of Rav Moshe Shapira through the lens of his talmid Rabbi Menachem Nissel. A fantastic introduction to the english speaking community to the world of Rav Moshe Shapira ztl , one of the most eminent talmidei chachamim & baalei machshava of our generation. Get your copy now!> Purchase "Looking Into The Sun: A Taste of the Torah, Life, and Legacy of Rav Moshe Shapira" by Rabbi Menachem Nissel here > We discussed how Rabbi Schoonmaker became interested in this topic, the method or his apporach, Ratzon, learning pace, the four stages, simanim, chazarah (including tests and a sample schedule), sources used, feedback, and much more> To purchase "Yedias HaTorah: Step-by-Step: A Practical Guide to Retaining your Learning": https://www.feldheim.com/yedias-hatorah-step-by-step> To read more about Rabbi Schoonmaker in Mishpacha magazine: https://mishpacha.com/if-memory-serves/> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Matmonim Auction 4 Catalogue
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Matmonim Auction 4 Catalogue
Mar 10, 2024
1:06:44
#266> To view the full catalogue, and register and bid on items: https://bit.ly/3PwBBlt1. Lot 21, Sulzbach Shas: Here 2. Lot 36, set of Torah Temimah: Here 3. Lot 48, Letter of Rav Baruch Ber to Jenny Miller: Here4. Lot 179, Derech Hayashar: Here> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With Rabbi Michael Taubes & Rabbi Josh Flug discussing the new Batei Yosef series on Moadim: Torah of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik and other YU Roshei Yeshiva
With Rabbi Michael Taubes & Rabbi Josh Flug discussing the new Batei Yosef series on Moadim: Torah of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik and other YU Roshei Yeshiva
Mar 17, 2024
55:41
#267.> Sponsored by RIETS Press. RIETS Press is dedicated to spreading the Torah of the Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbeim of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan. Visit RIETSPress.org to shop the full selection of RIETS Press titles.> We discussed what the Sefer Batei Yosef is, examples, the halacha section of Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Mordechai Willig, section of Ma'marim, forthcoming volumes, and more> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With Prof. Hillel Kieval discussing Blood Libels & Ritual Murder Trials at the turn of the 20th century
With Prof. Hillel Kieval discussing Blood Libels & Ritual Murder Trials at the turn of the 20th century
Mar 31, 2024
1:58:43
#269> Sponsored by the Bemak Family> Sponsored by Mosaica Press. For a limited time order 3 books and get a free gift, Also, use code "Chatter" for 15% off. Check out their many new titles at Mosaicapress.com> We discussed late Ritual Murder and Blood Libels and how these differed from those in the medieval period, how the trial was conducted, various specific affairs and their trials including the stories of those involved, the actual depictions of the murders and investigations, the accused and their trials, and much more. > Purchase "Blood Inscriptions: Science, Modernity, and Ritual Murder at Europe's Fin de Siècle": https://amzn.to/4cAxNtb> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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AuctionChatter: With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 13 Catalogue
AuctionChatter: With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 13 Catalogue
Apr 3, 2024
1:18:55
#270.> Episode sponsored by Taj Art> The auction will take place Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 12PM EST> Peruse the full catalogue and bid at: https://bit.ly/3TD1hOw
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With R' Yisroel Cohen discussing Mitzrayim (Egypt), Midrash, and Myth
With R' Yisroel Cohen discussing Mitzrayim (Egypt), Midrash, and Myth
Apr 14, 2024
1:00:16
#272> We discussed an overview of Egyptian mythology as it to pertains to this episode (Yetzias Mitzrayim), the halachic issue of discussing Avodah Zarah, the Egyptian gods and the connection to Yosef, Ra and Makkos Choshech, Moshe and the snake, the makkos, and much more> To purchase a copy or with questions or comments please email: [email protected]> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@seforimchatter?si=6p1a5Tvo5bpafrKb> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe and read the new SeforimChatter Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/seforimchatter?r=91ow0&utm medium=ios> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK
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With R' Eli Simcha Hellmann discussing Rav Juspa Schammes (1604 - 1698) and his newly published Haggadah
With R' Eli Simcha Hellmann discussing Rav Juspa Schammes (1604 - 1698) and his newly published Haggadah
Apr 18, 2024
52:37
#273> To purchase a copy of my new edition of Sefer Toras Chaim on Maseches Avodah Zara (Includes a 15 page bio (with color scans of the originals), all the old Haskamos, the introduction of the Toras Chaim (d. 1632), and the introduction of his son & son-in-law. This all besides for the actual Sefer which has sources, notes, and many censored passages replaced for the 1st time since the 1734 edition) click here.> We discussed Rav Juspa's life, rebbeim, job as a schammes, his works, the haggadah, the story of the manuscript, and much more> To purchase the Haggadah Likutei Yosef (copies may only be available after Pesach, check the link) click here. > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here. > To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email [email protected] (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.