Seforimchatter

#211. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (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...

#210. Sponsored by the Torah Sweets Newsletter. What do you get when you combine great humor with fascinating Torah insights, amazing stories, fascinating quotes, practical halacha, and thought- provoking mussar? You get one of the fastest growing Torah newsletters in the world, The Torah Sweets Weekly. A shmorgasboard of Torah content perfect for the Shabbos table and the whole family! And the be...

#209. A special bonus episode with Dovi Safier and Yossel Housman, something more light than the usual as we discussed history and various contemporary pertinent topics. To read Yossel's feature in Mishpacha magazine on Rav Dov Landau: https://mishpacha.com/mission-abroad/ To read Dovi’s feature on Jennie Miller: https://mishpacha.com/mother-of-all-yeshivos/ Support the show

#208. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (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...

#207. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** ** Check out  https://24six.app/  and make sure to subscribe & listen to Seforimchatter** With R' Zvi Davidson discussing Rav Tzvi Hirsch Ferber (1879 - 1966) and his Seforim We discussed Rav Ferber's background...

#206. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** **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 Divis...

#205. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** **This episode of the podcast is proudly sponsored by CHEMED health. CHEMED is dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services to the Lakewood community.  Our team of highly skilled doctors, nurses, and medical professionals work tirelessly to ensu...

#204. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** **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 Divis...

#203. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** With Elie Feder discussing Gematria Refigured - a new look at Gematria and his new book on the topic We dicussed how Elie became interested in Gematria, the "classic" perception of Gematria, Rishonim shittos on Gematria, Elie's "theory...

#202. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** **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 Divis...

#201. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email nachi@seforimchatter.com** With Prof. Adam Mendelsohn discussing Jewish Soldiers in the Union Army during the Civil War We discussed The Shapell Roster and how it was curated and compiled, previous research on Jewish soldiers in the Civil War,  how many Jewish soldiers there were,...

#200. ** To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Rav Aaron Lopianksy discussing Sefer Nachlas Yosef on Megillas Rus and the English adaptation We discussed the Sefer Nachlas Yosef, the mechaber Rav Yosef Zev Lipovitz, style of the sefer, why an English adaptation , some examples from the sefer, and...

#199. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** Live from Prague (feat. special guests Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier) Discussing our recent tour through Vienna, Bratislava (Pressburg), Nikolsburg, Holišev, and Prague. Listen to Jewish History Soundbites podcast: https://yehudageberer.com/podcast/ To contact Yehuda as a tour...

#198. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Aaron Friedman discussing Sefer Pnei Avraham on Shas and the story of how his father saved the manuscript after the holocaust We discussed Mr. Friedman's father and the story of how he saved the manuscript after the holocaust, the mechaber Rav Avraham Able Katz Seelendf...

#197. > To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** > Sponsored by Gluck Plumbing Service Division -   732-523-1836 x 1. With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing the Rosh (Rabeinu Asher b. Yechiel, 1250 - 1327) We discussed the Rosh's life: Where he was born, his father, rebbeim, running away from Germany to Spain, relat...

#196. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Rav Shnayor Burton discussing the mitzvah to reside in Eretz Yisrael and his new Sefer HaAretz Asher Arecha on the topic. We discussed why he decided to write a sefer on the topic, what the sefer is not, what he is trying to accomplish with the sefer, who the sefer is geared...

#195. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Prof. David Kertzer discussing Pope Pius XII and his relationship with Mussolini and Hitler and silence regarding the Jews during the Holocaust We discussed Pius XII and his background, how he differed from his predecessors, Benito Mussolini and the relationship between the...

#194. ** Sponsored by Legacy Judaica** ** The auction will be Sunday April 23rd at 1PM. Bid here: bit.ly/3GLi645 or attend in-person at Estreia, 978 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701** With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Legacy Judaica auction 11 catalogue and the many items contained therein. We discussed a number of the items, while discussing  the historical significance of the items and vario...

#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 seforimchatter@gmail.com** 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 t...

#192.   ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Prof. Ronnie Hsia discussing the ritual murder trial (blood libel) of Trent, 1475 We discussed where Trent is situated geographically, the boy Simon, the accusation and subsequent "trial" in 1475, the torture of the Jews, the Church's reaction, the cult of S...

#191. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Rabbi Isaac Rice discussing the Haggadah Shel Pesach and the foundations of running a Seder We discussed why another Haggadah, what is different about this one, why do the kids teach the parents instead of vice versa, yesodos of leading a seder, and much more. To purchase th...

#190. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With Rav Yehoshua Hartman discussing the Maharal's Shabbos HaGadol Derasha We discussed the Derasha, how it was originally published so quickly, what happened to the Maharal's other Shabbos HaGadol Derashos, how the Maharal said this entire Derasha on one Shabbos, examp...

#189. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With R' Moshe Hubner discussing the Minchas Chinuch on Mitzvas Pesach & his English adaption We discussed the Minchas Chinuch and his bio, the English adaption, why adapt into English, examples, and more To purchase the first volume on Pesach: https://www.ebay.com/itm/37...

#188. ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** NOTE: Discussion of the Wurzburger Rav begins at 41:20 With R' Eliyahu Simcha Hellmann ln discussing Rav Yitzchak Dov Bamberger, The Wurzburger Rav (1807 - 1878), and Kollel Achsanya Shel Torah We discussed Kollel Achsanya Shel Torah, what the Kollel does and its mission, th...

#187. ** If you listen on Apple Podcasts please consider rating and reviewing the podcast!** ** To support the podcast: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com** With R' Shimonz Szimonowitz discussing Sefer Igros Sofrim: The Letters of the Eiger - Sofer families We discussed the history of the families and those included in the Sefer (Rav Akiva Eig...