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With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the Menorah and its history
We discussed the Menorah, the shape of the Menorah (round vs straight ranches), Rambam's manuscript, Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Arch of Titus Menorah, the Arch of Titus project, using digital imaging to discover yellow paint on the Arch of Titus Menorah, the Menorah as a Jewish symbol, the Menorah in modern Israel/zionism, the Menorah as a "Jewish Holy Grail", the "Menorah in the Vatican" myth, and much more.
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With R' Meni Even-Israel discussing his father, Rav Adin Steinsaltz & his various Seforim
With Prof. Neil Netanel discussing the history of Jewish Copyright Law.
With R' Daniel Levin discussing Rav Chasdai Crescas & Ohr Hashem
With Prof. Naomi Seidman discussing Sarah Schenirer and Bais Yaakov
With R' Yehuda Rock discussing the new Sefer, "Parshanei HaMikra" of his wife, Rabbanit Dr. Avigail Rock Z'L
With R' Moshe Kravetz and Dr. Allan Jacob discussing their new Sefer, "Emunei Am Segulah" about Ma'amad Har Sinai & Kabbolas HaTorah
With Prof. Jeffrey Gurock discussing the Jews of Harlem
With Prof. Debra Kaplan discussing Charity and the Poor in Early Modern Germany (Worms, Frankfurt, AH"U: Altona-Hamburg-Wandsbeck)
With Prof. David Berger discussing Jewish - Christian debate in the Middle Ages
Daf Yomi: With R' Moshe Schwed of AllDaf discussing various Seforim & Meforshim on Mesechtas Yoma
With Prof. Martin Lockshin discussing Rashbam
With Pearl Herzog discussing her father, R' Tovia Preschel, and his collected writings that she published (Ma'amarei Tovia)
With Dr. Pinchas Roth discussing Medieval Jewry of Provence
One year anniversary episode: About how the twitter account and podcast developed
With Prof. Shalom Sabar discussing the Sarajevo Haggadah
With Prof. Benny Brown discussing the Mussar Movement
With Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank discussing his "Illuminating Jewish Thought" book series
With Prof. Yerachmiel (Robert) Brody discussing the Geonim
With R' Dovid Cohen of the cRc discussing his new book, "Alcoholic Beverages: The Halachos of alcoholic beverages, wine, and grape juice as they apply in the modern era arranged according to the order
With Mitchell First discussing who Achashverosh & Esther were historically, and the origins of Ta'anis Esther
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