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52. Ahad Ha'Am | Steven Zipperstein

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Steven Zipperstein capture the essence and relevance of this elusive visionary. 
Podcast

e-TiM: Adventures in American Judaism II

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff Wednesdays, January 15 - March 19 (10 weeks)11:00am Eastern time, 6:00pm Israel Time   January 15: The Grand Union Hotel and Its Jewish "In-Crowd" In 1877, the prominent Jewish businessman, Joseph Seligman was refused entry…
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e-TiM: The "Langer Affair"

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Marc Shapiro Mondays at 8:30 PM EasternBeginning Monday, January 27, 2025  The "Langer Affair," where Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren freed two young people from the taint of mamzerut, became the State of Israel's most divisive halakhic…
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How did the Hanukah Al HaNissim integrate the Book of Maccabees and the Talmud into a prayer for all Jews?

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Kimelman

Class

Chanukah: Ancient and Modern

Join as we discuss why such a minor holiday is of such major importance.
Podcast

e-TiM: Orthodox Conversion to Judaism in American Responsa Literature

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Rabbi Adam Mintz Tuesdays, February 4 - March 11 (6 weeks)11:00am Eastern time, 6:00pm Israel Time We will explore how American Orthodox rabbis of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have navigated the difficult but fascinating topic of…
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e-TiM: With Bible and Spade: Explorers, Archaeologists and Teachers of the Land of Israel

Shulie Mishkin

December 5 Foundations:The early explorers of the Land: Edward Robinson, Charles Warren, Charles Wilson, Conrad Schick and Flinders Petrie. Sites: City of David, Temple Mount area December 12The First Israeli Archaeologists: Eliezer Sukienik,…
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Who Wrote the Siddur? (Part 1)

Yosef Lindell

Class

46. Hermann Cohen | Dr. Shira Billet

J.J. Kimche

J.J. and Dr. Shira Billet make sense of this remarkable Jewish idealist. 
Podcast

Travel Topics -TiM Torah from the Tours

Rabbi Jay Kelman

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