Mordechai Dinerman
מרדכי דינרמן
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A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part II)
A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part II)
Sep 9, 2026
1:08:28
Today we pick up where we left off: it's just before Rosh Hashanah 1904, and Rabbi Akiva Yosef Shlesinger's plan to sound the shofar on Shabbos looks promising. Today we find out what actually happened that Rosh Hashanah and why, and how the conversation carried on through the following year, up to Rosh Hashanah 1905, which was also on Shabbos. And finally, we’ll reach the last scene of the story: the conversation leading up to Rosh Hashanah 1908. As we go, we'll see how the balance of Rabbi Shlesinger's reasoning shifted, and we’ll also examine how some of his colleagues answered him on his own terms. Click here for the handout A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part II)
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A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part I)
A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part I)
Sep 4, 2026
1:09:32
As Jews prepared for Rosh Hashanah 1904, Rabbi Akiva Yosef Shlesinger took up his pen and wrote to a rabbinic journal in Hungary, laying out why he believed the shofar should be sounded on Shabbos despite the rabbinic ban. In this class, we examine his account of the attempt leading up to Rosh Hashanah 1882, and then again leading up to Rosh Hashanah 1904. We'll trace the steps he took, the halachic and extra-halachic reasoning behind them, and how other famous rabbis reacted. Click here for the handout A Blast From the Past: The Shabbos Shofar Showdown in the Early 1900s (Part I)
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A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 2)
A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 2)
May 8, 2022
42:09
Continuing to explore astrology from a Jewish perspective. What are the theological problems with accepting astrology and how did the rabbis address this? We will discover a range of opinions about how easy or difficult it is to subvert an astrological outcome. A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 2)
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Rabbinic Police Powers, Love and Hate, and Stern Censorship: Insights from Newly Discovered Passages of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch
Rabbinic Police Powers, Love and Hate, and Stern Censorship: Insights from Newly Discovered Passages of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch
Mar 9, 2022
56:02
The Czarist regime forbade rabbinical courts from employing coercive measures and adopted policies to promote assimilation. This led to the censoring of Jewish texts, and a recent discovery has shown that this also affected the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch. Rabbinic Police Powers, Love and Hate, and Stern Censorship: Insights from Newly Discovered Passages of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch
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A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 3)
A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 3)
May 15, 2022
59:06
The final class of the series, in which we introduce Rambam’s position, Chasidic sources, and wrap up the topic with the key takeaways. A Jewish Guide to Horoscopes and Astrology (Part 3)
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The Cairo Genizah: Shedding Light on the Life and Works of the Rambam
The Cairo Genizah: Shedding Light on the Life and Works of the Rambam
May 18, 2022
56:21
The Cairo Geniza unveils much about Rambam’s communal activism, teaching, authorship, lost works, and overall life. The Cairo Genizah: Shedding Light on the Life and Works of the Rambam
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Mishneh Torah: A Biography
Mishneh Torah: A Biography
May 22, 2022
1:09:19
We can document how the Mishneh Torah was drafted, finalized, updated, disseminated, illuminated, critiqued, printed, and censored. Mishneh Torah: A Biography
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Explaining the Holocaust? Multiple Approaches by the Frierdiker Rebbe and Rebbe
Explaining the Holocaust? Multiple Approaches by the Frierdiker Rebbe and Rebbe
May 25, 2022
1:06:31
Many assume that "explaining" and "Holocaust" are never to be seen in the same sentence. How did we get here? And was it always this way? Explaining the Holocaust? Multiple Approaches by the Frierdiker Rebbe and Rebbe
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Zecher vs. Zeicher: Unraveling the Parshas Zachor Mystery
Zecher vs. Zeicher: Unraveling the Parshas Zachor Mystery
Mar 1, 2023
1:05:03
Join us on this episode as we explore the centuries-old debate surrounding the placement of a tzeirei or segol in the reading for Parshas Zachor. Through the lens of ancient codices and special editions of Chumash, we’ll investigate the origins of this confusion and the reasons why communities began reciting both versions. We’ll also uncover the more profound significance of this divergence and what it can teach us about spiritual growth. Zecher vs. Zeicher: Unraveling the Parshas Zachor Mystery
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A Chasidic Letter on Anxiety
A Chasidic Letter on Anxiety
Aug 14, 2026
1:12:05
A man wrote to the Tzemach Tzedek, the third Rebbe of Chabad, about fears he couldn’t shake in matters of health and money. What came back was a long letter working through Torah sources to explain how fear takes hold and how to loosen its grip. This class takes this remarkable letter line by line, setting the scene, tracing the sources, and drawing out what it asks of us today. Click here to for the handout A Chasidic Letter on Anxiety