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With Prof. Malka Simkovich (Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies & Director of Catholic-Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago) discussing Chanukah & the classic sources.
We discussed Maccabees 1 & 2, Josephus, Chazal, the Nes Pach Shemen (oil) mentioned in Chazal, the story of Judith (Yehudis), and more
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TLT Series Episode 7: Dr. Moti Benmelech - The Ten Lost Tribes in Jewish Consciousness in the 15th & 16th Centuries
With Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar & Avishai Shraga discussing Chacham David Sasson Rabban of Hamedan, Iran and his writings (1879 - 1974)
TLT Series Epiosde 6: Keagan Brewer - The Christian Legend of Prester John
TLT Series Episode 5: Prof. Rebekka Voß - The Red Jews and Ma'aseh Akdamus
With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing Baalei Tosafos Al Hatorah: An Overview
TLT Series Episode 4: Dr. Micha Perry - Eldad HaDani (9th century): From the tribe of Dan?
TLT Series Episode 3: Dr. Daniel Stein-Kokin - The Legendary Sambatyon River
TLT Series Episode 2: R' Fishel Mael - The Twelve Tribes from a Torah perspective
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 11 catalogue
TLT (Ten Lost Tribes) Series Episode 1: Prof. Zvi Ben-Dor Benite - The Ten Lost Tribes: A World History
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
With Prof. Steven Fine discussing the history of the Menorah
With Rabbi Yanki Tauber discussing his new translated and annotated Chumash project and volume 1:The Book of Genesis with Commentary and Insights from 500 Sages and Mystics
With Prof. Edwin Seroussi discussing Rav Yisrael Najara (1555 - 1625): Gaza's most famous Rabbi, Poet, and Preacher
With Rav Aron Lopiansky discussing Taamei HaMikra, Targum Onkelos, and his new Sefer on the topic
With Prof. Gershon David Hundert A'H discussing Ber (Birkenthal) of Bolechów's (1723 - 1805) memoirs
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 19: Genie Milgrom - A modern day Converso story
With Rav Immanuel Bernstein discussing Rav Yehuda Copperman ZT'L and Pshuto Shel Mikra
With Yehuda Geberer & Dovi Safier discussing Rav Yonah Minsker, Memoirs, and more
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 18: Prof. Marc Shapiro - Was there a "Cherem" (ban) to live in Spain?
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