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SZ Episode 9.  ** 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 9: With R’ Yechiel Goldhaber discussing Sefer Ch...

#119. ** Sponsored by Cell Signal Solutions. Call CSS for all your in building wireless systems. Specializing in ARCS, ERCES and Cellular DAS. Give them a call: 732-289-0388 or www.cellsignalsolutions.com** With Eli Rubin discussing Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson of Lubavitch ("Maharash," 1834 - 1882) We discussed the bio of Maharash, the Zemach Zedek, the split in Chabad between Maharash and h...

SZ Episode 8. ** 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 8: With Prof. Boaz Huss discussing the Sabbatean...

#117. With Prof. Rena Lauer discussing the Jews of (Venetian) Crete  We discussed Crete, the Jews of Crete, Candia, Taqqanot Candia, interaction between Jews and the secular court system, and more To purchase, "Colonial Justice and the Jews of Venetian Crete":   https://amzn.to/3PYJygM Support the show

SZ Episode 7. ** 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 7: With Prof. Adam Teller discussing the impact o...

#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 w...

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...

#113. With Rabbi Yehuda Keilson discussing the Derashos HaRan and his new  English translation  We discussed the Derashos HaRan, whether the Ran really wrote it, style, examples, what went into translating it and why did he translate it, and more. To purchase the new English edition of the Derashos HaRan Vol 1: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422625521.html Vol 2: https://www.artscroll.com/Boo...

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 pos...

#111. With Prof. David Fraser (Professor of Law and Social Theory at the University of Nottingham) discussing Anti-Shechita Prosecutions between 1855 - 1913 and his book on the subject We discussed a few of the cases, histoyr and reasoning for the anti-shechita movement, anti-semitism, and more To purchase the book: https://www.academicstudiespress.com/northamericanjewishstudies/anti-shechita-pros...

SZ Episode 4. ** 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 4: With Prof. David J. Halperin discussing Abraha...

#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 Book We discussed Jewish Manuscripts, history of printing, manuscripts since print, and much more. Support the show

SZ Episode 3. ** 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 3: With Prof. Yaacob Dweck discussing Rabbi Yaako...

#107. With Rabbi Basil Herring discussing the new RCA Siddur To purchase the new RCA Siddur Avodat HaLev: https://korenpub.com/products/rca-siddur-avodat-halevhardcoverstandardashkenaz Support the show

SZ Episode 2. ** 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 2: With Avinoam Stillman discussing Nathan of Gaz...

#105. **Sponsored by Koren Publishers. Check out their website for some amazing Chanukah deals including the Noé Edition Hebrew/English Shas, starting at just $1000 or visit your local Jewish bookstore for 25% off all books from Koren. www.korenpub.com   some amazing special offers for Chanukah! ** With Prof. Malka Simkovich (Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies & Director of Catholic-Jewish Stu...

SZ Series Episode 1. ** 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 1: With Prof. Matt Goldish (Samuel & E...

#103. With Prof. Francesca Trivellato (Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton)  discussing the Jews of Livorno (Leghorn), Italy We discussed Livorno, why it was called "Leghorn", what the community was like, what was unique about Livorno from a Jewish Perspective , various famous Rabbonim & Jewish figures from Livorno, and more  To purch...

#102. With R' Shimon Szimonowitz & R' Yaakov Juravel discussing Machon Aleh Zayis & Sefer Mincha Ketana We discussed new Seforim that Machon Aleh Zayis is publishing, the gilyon (newsletter) they publish, Sefer Mincha Ketana: What it is, style of the sefer, how it was compiled, why copy the layout, font, and cover of the Minchas Chinuch, and more To purchase the Sefer: https://al...

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#100. With Dr. Moti Benmelech discussing Shlomo Molcho (1501 - 1532) and his book (in Hebrew), "Shlomo Molcho: The Life and Death of Messiah Ben Joseph" We discussed Molcho and his upbringing in Portugal, David Ha-Reuveni, what did they really want, and more. To purchase the book: https://www.ybz.org.il/?CategoryID=632&ArticleID=6480#.YX3ntsD3YWM For more information, any questions o...

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#98. With Prof. Maoz Kahana discussing Religion and Science in Early Modern Rabbinic Culture & his new book on the topic We discussed rabbonim & European culture and science of the times, the famous "heartless chicken", the golem mentioned by the chacham tzvi, other stories from various tshuvos, coffee houses, and more To purchase the book: https://www.bialik-publishing.co.il/hea...

#97 With Dr. Ezra Chwat discussing the Rif (Rav Yitzchak Alfasi, 1013 - 1103) and his new critical edition We discussed the Rif's life, style of hilchos HaRif, the new edition and what was done, and more To access the new edition: https://alhatorah.org/Commentators:R._Yitzchak_Alfasi_(Rif)/0/he   Support the show

#96. ** Sponsored in memory of Ed Markovitz, Eliyahu ben Yitzhak Meir ha'levy, for his second yartzeit on lamed tishrei** With R' Alex Hool discussing his new book, "The Desert Encampments: From Sinai to the Holy Land" To purchase the book: https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-desert-encampments/ Support the show