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The Sassoon Treasures of Judaica

Sharon Liberman Mintz

Monday January 11, 2020 11 am -12 pm Eastern Time This lecture will present highlights of rare and important Judaica from the legendary Sassoon family collection. Assembled over the course of more than a century by the fabled “Rothschilds of…
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e-TiM: Great Shall Be The Honour of the Later House: The Glory and the Downfall of Second Temple Times

Shulie Mishkin

Great Shall Be The Honor of the Later House: The Glory and the Downfall of Second Temple Times This four-part series will take place on Thursdays, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern:  Herod the Great: Tyrant or Tycoon? A look at the incredible builder…
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Effects of The Enlightenment on Sephardi Jewry (Part 3)

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

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Effects of The Enlightenment on Sephardi Jewry (Part 2)

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

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Effects of The Enlightenment on Sephardi Jewry (Part 1)

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

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e-TiM: From King Cyrus to Lord Balfour: The Biblical Texts of the Temple Period

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Topics to be Discussed  Part 1: Introduction: The Biblical definition of a 'Messianic' time period ( "reishit tzmichat geulateinu"): The famous Cyrus Declaration- and its historic and prophetic setting, including an brief overview of…
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Effects of The Enlightenment on Sephardi Jewry

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

Monday, October 19 Pre-Enlightenment Sephardi approaches to Hashkafa and Halakha Monday, October 26 Post-Enlightenment Sephardi approaches to Hashkafa and Halakha Monday, November 2 The Future of Sephardi Judaism - Western Sephardim As A Model
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Bais Yaakov Then and Now (Part 4)

Dr. Naomi Seidman

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Snapshots of American Jewish History - Part 3

Rabbi Adam Mintz

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What Was Bais Yaakov? Five Ways of Looking at a Revolution (Part 3)

Dr. Naomi Seidman

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