Nachi Weinstein

Seforimchatter

Religion EN ↓ 495 episodes

The Seforimchatter podcast is dedicated to the discussion of Seforim (holy texts and works pertaining to them), Jewish (non-sacred) Books, Jewish History and more. The variety of guests include rabbis, professors, historians, authors, editors, and others in the field. For more information or to sponsor a show, check out seforimchatter.com or email info@seforimchatter.com

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Nachi Weinstein

Episodes

With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs 05.11.2023 1:33:59

#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 seforimchatter@gmail.com (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...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story 01.11.2023 1:06:50

#244. **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,...

Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L and Pshuto Shel Mikra (with Rav Immanuel Bernstein) 29.10.2023 1:15:44

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

With Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier discussing Rav Yonah Minsker, Memoirs, and more 27.10.2023 45:39

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

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "Cherem" (ban) to live in Spain? 25.10.2023 36:52

#241. **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,...

Immanuel of Rome (14th century) and his works (with Prof. Dana Fishkin) 22.10.2023 1:29:03

#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 seforimchatter@gmail.com (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,...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 17: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Autobiographical narratives of Conversos in the Americas 18.10.2023 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 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,...

With R' Reuven Chaim Klein discussing Lashon HaKodesh and his book on the topic 15.10.2023 1:07:15

#238. With R' Reuven Chaim Klein discussing Lashon HaKodesh and his book on the topic We 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/48Q3RHv For R&...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Epiosde 16: Prof. Ana Schaposchnik - The Spanish Inquisition in South America (Lima, Peru) 11.10.2023 1:04:18

#237. **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,...

With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family 02.10.2023 54:02

#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 seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** ** Episode starts at 6:02 (intro contains information on future episodes and series on the podcast)** With Prof. Joseph Sa...

With David Curwin discussing Koheles and its connection to Bereishis 27.09.2023 42:56

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

With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Siddur Otzar HaTefillos and his project to redo the Siddur 18.09.2023 1:17:44

#234. **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Siddur Otzar HaTefillos and his current project to redo the Siddur We discussed the history of the Otzar HaTefillos Siddur, the commentaries included (background of the authors, manuscript &...

Aleinu and its history (with Mitchell First) 10.09.2023 52:53

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

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora 06.09.2023 1:24:13

#232. ** 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...

With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim 03.09.2023 57:19

#231. **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim We discussed the French vs Spanish Moroccan's and differences in Nusach HaTef...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos 30.08.2023 1:25:04

#230. **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,...

With Rav Dovid Sackton discussing Rav Yitzchak Canpanton's Sefer Darkei HaGemara (HaTalmud) and his new edition 27.08.2023 1:20:26

#229. **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** With Rav Dovid Sackton discussing Rav Yitzchak Canpanton's Sefer Darkei HaGemara (HaTalmud) and his new edition We discussed a brief bio/background of Rav Yitzchak Canpanton, the Sefer Darkei HaGemara and what it is tryin...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 13: Prof. Francois Soyer - The Expulsion and forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal, 1497 23.08.2023 1:00:42

#228. **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,...

Holocaust survivors raising chickens in New Jersey (with Seth Stern) 20.08.2023 51:36

#227. **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** With Seth Stern discussing Holocaust survivors raising chickens in NJ and his new book on the topic We discussed how Holocaust survivors ended up on poultry farms, the Jewish families in Vineland, NJ, the dangers of raising ch...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 12: Prof. Jonathan Ray - The Expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492 and its aftereffects 16.08.2023 52:31

#226. **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,...

With Prof. Andrew Berns discussing the commentaries of Rav Yitzchak Arama (Akedas Yitzchak), Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel, and Rav Avraham Saba (Tzeror Hamor) 13.08.2023 1:11:06

#225. **To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)** With Prof. Andrew Berns discussing the commentaries of Rav Yitzchak Arama (Akedas Yitzchak), Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel, and Rav Avraham Saba (Tzeror Hamor) and especially as it related to "Land" We discussed a brief bio...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 11: Prof. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau - The Inquisition in Guadalupe, Spain 09.08.2023 1:19:03

#224. **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,...

With Dr. David Sclar discussing the Rambam exhibit at the YU Museum & accompanying volume 06.08.2023 1:05:15

#223. With Dr. David Sclar discussing the Rambam exhibit at the YU Museum & accompanying volume We discussed the Hartman collection, where the idea of the exhibit came from, what is included in the exhibit, the catalogue and its descriptions, the essays in the volume, and much more To purchase, "The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries": https://amzn.to/3QmYbhx For more inf...

Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 10: Prof. Richard Kagan - Autobiographical tales from the Inquisition 02.08.2023 1:13:48

#222. **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,...

Letters of consolation from Gedolei Yisroel (with R' Doniel Hexter) 30.07.2023 1:00:48

#221 > To purchase the Hebrew edition "Vayinachem Dovid": https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/Sefer-Vayinachem-Dovid-8p1538.htm > To purchase the English edition, "Voices of Consolation": https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/Voices-of-Consolation-14p7933.htm > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2C...