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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora Sep 06, 2023

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish - Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora
We discussed a brief overview of the expulsion, conversos, and Spanish-Portugese Jews, what the "Sephardic diaspora" means in this coontext, the areas & time periods discussed, how responsa (shailos u'teshuvos) are used to tell a story, Rabbonim and Shu't Seforim discussed, and more
To purchase Prof. Goldish’s book, “ Jewish Questions: Responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early Modern Period”: https://amzn.to/3R9tQmM
To purchase Prof. Miriam Bodian's book, "Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation": https://amzn.to/44jazTa
To purchase Daniel Swetschinski's, “Reluctant Cosmopolitans” https://amzn.to/3PpIDIY

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With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim Sep 03, 2023

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With Sammy Oziel discussing Moroccan (French [Toshavim] & Spanish [Megurashim]) Nusach HaTefillah and his new editions of Moroccan Siddurim
We discussed the French vs Spanish Moroccan's and differences in Nusach HaTefillah (Megurashim vs Toshavim), the differcnes between Edut Mizrach and Kahal Kadosh Nusach HaTefillah, what the On The Derekh Siddurim Nusach is based on, why publish new editions of Siddurim, and much more
To purchase the Selichot VaYashkem Moshe: http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p55/Selichot_Siddur%3A_VaYashkem_Moshe_%E2%80%93_Elmaleh_Edition.html
To purchase the Tefillat Shmuel Siddur - Benmergui edition (with English transaltion): https://amzn.to/44Auj4G
To purchase the Tefillat Shmuel Siddur - Serruya edition (All Hebrew with English instructions): https://amzn.to/44vLZOQ
To purchase the Yom Kippur Machzor - Oziel edition (Spanish Moroccan Nusach): http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p59/Yom_Kippur_Machzor%3A_Emet_LeYa%27akov_%E2%80%93_Oziel_Edition.html
To purchase the Yom Kippur Machzor - Rbibo edition (French Moroccan Nusach): http://www.onthederekh.com/store/p58/Yom_Kippur_Machzor%3A_Emet_LeYa%27akov_%E2%80%93_Rbibo_Edition.html
To purchase the Tisha B'Av Siddur: https://amzn.to/3sLwpkM
For the On The Derekh website and online store: http://www.onthederekh.com/

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos Aug 30, 2023

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 14: Prof. David Graizbord - Conversos
We discussed the basic terminology of converso/marrano/new christian, when the convero phenomenon began, Jewish attitudes towards conversos, old Christian attitudes towards converos, how the coversos integrated - or didn't - into Christian society, activities, traditions, the Spanish-Portugese communities around the wolrd (those that returned to Judaism), and much more

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With Rav Dovid Sackton discussing Rav Yitzchak Canpanton's Sefer Darkei HaGemara (HaTalmud) and his new edition Aug 27, 2023

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With Rav Dovid Sackton discussing Rav Yitzchak Canpanton's Sefer Darkei HaGemara (HaTalmud) and his new edition
We discussed a brief bio/background of Rav Yitzchak Canpanton, the Sefer Darkei HaGemara and what it is trying to do, introduction of the Sefer, the seven mehalchim, Rav Sackton's new edition, manuscript based on, commentary, Sefer Even Rishon of Rav Shmuel Valencia, and much more
To purchase Rav Sackton's new edition of Darkei HaGemara: https://www.feldheim.com/darchei-hagemara-hebrew-only
For Rav Sackton's various shiurim on Ramchal and Rav Yitzchak Canpanton:
Ramchal
Way of Torah / דרך הקודש

7th machzor HEBREW

Link to entire folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MtEeAWp61PCDpwusvmvGZuqP9uhscrnA?usp=drive_link

9th machzor ENGLISH

Link to entire folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u3FiUxdp7AJ2zFUOCCKLZd5Hhs7Pngum?usp=drive_link

10th machzor HEBREW הגיון

Link to entire folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10pP_bfySrinlpxdDHTXWzNcKh6Ce86EY?usp=drive_link

10th machzor HEBREW מליצה

Link to entire folder:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Stw7fpbTUuMJTimagSOEs4QgbRi8DNn?usp=drive_link

Rabbi Yitzchak Canpanton

דרכי הגמרא

3rd machzor Hebrew

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1izgplrpNVqDuDf14XPlt8ATGUbDjFMGU?usp=drive_link

4th machzor English

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CpU63X0kRHW6j5hss9K-NwTIwPMz6_pB?usp=drive_link

5th machzor HEBREW

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TWnnA6q67dCuIEo-p0vmZb4-rttY5uL4?usp=drive_link

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 13: Prof. Francois Soyer - The Expulsion and forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal, 1497 Aug 23, 2023

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#228.
**To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)**
**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. **
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 13: Prof. Francois Soyer - The Expulsion and Forced conversion of the Jews in Portugal, 1497
We discussed the origins and history of the Jews of Portugal, the effect of the expulsion from Spain in 1492 on Portugal and its Jews, how many Jews traveled from Spain to Portugal, Portugal's "promise" to the Jews, King Jao II, King Manuel I and his marriage to Isabel - daughter of King Ferdinand and Isballa of Spain, the confiscation of Jewish land, the taking of the Jewish children, the forced conversions, and much more
To purchase, "The Persecution of the Jews and Muslims of Portugal: King Manuel I and the End of Religious Tolerance (1496-7)": https://brill.com/display/title/14251?language=en
To purchase Prof. Haim Beinart's, "The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain": https://amzn.to/3P8Gpxq

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Holocaust survivors raising chickens in New Jersey (with Seth Stern) Aug 20, 2023

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With Seth Stern discussing Holocaust survivors raising chickens in NJ and his new book on the topic
We discussed how Holocaust survivors ended up on poultry farms, the Jewish families in Vineland, NJ, the dangers of raising chickens, what the day to day looked like, laborers, egg price depression and its effects, the decline in the Jewish chicken farming industry, Lakewood and the other central Jersey poultry communities, sources used, and more.
To purchase, “Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms”: https://amzn.to/3siPkmY

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 12: Prof. Jonathan Ray - The Expulsion of the Jews of Spain in 1492 and its aftereffects Aug 16, 2023

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#226.
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**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. **
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 12: Prof. Jonathan Ray - The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and its ramifications
We discussed the lead-up to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the expulsion edict and its reasoning, the impact of 1391 on 1492, the experience of the expulsion, those who accepted baptism, Portugal, forced migration, enslavement of Jews, chronicles of exile, how the exiled communities styled themselves, converso communities and networks, and much more.
To purchase Prof. Ray's, "After Expulsion": https://amzn.to/3DVziC4
To purchase Prof. Ray's new history of Spanish Jewry: https://amzn.to/3E0LNwh
To purchase Prof. Miriam Bodian's book, "Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation": https://amzn.to/44jazTa
To purchase Prof. Ronnie Perelis's book about conversos in the Atlantic: https://amzn.to/44cVyCj
To purchase Prof. Francesca Trivellato's book about the Sephardim of Livorno: https://amzn.to/3DTOTCh

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With Prof. Andrew Berns discussing the commentaries of Rav Yitzchak Arama (Akedas Yitzchak), Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel, and Rav Avraham Saba (Tzeror Hamor) Aug 13, 2023

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#225.
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With Prof. Andrew Berns discussing the commentaries of Rav Yitzchak Arama (Akedas Yitzchak), Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel, and Rav Avraham Saba (Tzeror Hamor) and especially as it related to "Land"
We discussed a brief bio of Rav Yitzchak Arama, Rav Avraham Saba, Rav Yitzchak Abarbanel. why the focus on "Land", Tower of Bavel, Gan Eden, the attitude pf the commentators towards cities in general, wealth & materialism amongst Spanish Jews, farming amongst the Jews of Spain, Shemittah & Yovel, greed & wealth, and much more.
To purchase, "The Land is Mine": https://amzn.to/3s11b92

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Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 11: Prof. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau - The Inquisition in Guadalupe, Spain Aug 09, 2023

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#224.
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**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. **
Spanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 11: Prof. Gretchen Starr-LeBeau - The Inquisition in Guadalupe, Spain
We discussed where Guadalupe is and its importance, conversos in general, converso practices, cultural tensions in the town, trials of 1485, strategies of accused, verdict, auto de fe, sources used, and much more
To purchase Prof. Starr-LeBeau's "In The Shadow of the Virgin": https://amzn.to/44YfHx6
To purchase "Seven Myths of the Spanish Inquisition": https://amzn.to/3qkmjqv
To purchase Prof. Roger Martinez Davila's book, "Creating Conversos": https://amzn.to/3YtSmk8

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With Dr. David Sclar discussing the Rambam exhibit at the YU Museum & accompanying volume Aug 06, 2023

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#223.
With Dr. David Sclar discussing the Rambam exhibit at the YU Museum & accompanying volume
We discussed the Hartman collection, where the idea of the exhibit came from, what is included in the exhibit, the catalogue and its descriptions, the essays in the volume, and much more
To purchase, "The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries": https://amzn.to/3QmYbhx
For more information on the exhibit: https://www.yu.edu/golden-path

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