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With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the minhag of covering the shofar while making the beracha Sep 05, 2021

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#92.
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the minhag of covering the shofar while making the beracha.
We discuss where it comes from, how it spread, the reasons for it, and more
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With Rav Aaron Lopiansky discussing his new Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Machzorim Aug 29, 2021

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#91.
With Rav Aaron Lopiansky discussing his new Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Machzorim
We discuss how the new machzorim (Aliyos Eliyahu) differ from the old (Mikroei Kodesh), what is included in the machzor, why use this machzor, overall history of tefillah and the printed siddur and machzor, and discuss a little about his forthcoming sefer on Targum & Ta'amim (and even mention Mesorah Gedolah & Ketanah) at the end.
To purchase the machzorim: https://www.eshelpublications.com/store/p20/Preorder%21_Machzor_Aliyos_Eliyahu.html
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With Prof. Andrew Porwancher discussing Alexander Hamilton and his Jewish origins and connections Aug 22, 2021

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#90.
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With Prof. Andrew Porwancher discussing Alexander Hamilton and his Jewish origins and connections, which are the focus of his new book, "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton."
We discuss Hamilton's childhood in the Caribbean, his mother Rachel, the theory that he was Jewish, his connection and relationship with the Jewish Community in America, and more.
To purchase the book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691211152/the-jewish-world-of-alexander-hamilton
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With Rabbi Shnayor Burton discussing the Mitzvah of living in E'Y and his podcast series about it Aug 15, 2021

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#89.
With Rav Shnayor Burton discussing the Mitzvah of living in E'Y and his podcast series about it.
We discuss his podcast series, why he decided to research and work on this topic, his sources, forthcoming book, and more.
To listen to, "The Great Sources": https://anchor.fm/shnayor-burton
To contact Rabbi Burton: Oros.yaakov@gmail.com

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With Rabbi H. Norman Strickman discussing his new translation of Yesod Moreh of the Ibn Ezra and the Ibn Ezra in general Aug 08, 2021

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#88
With Rabbi H. Norman Strickman discussing his new translation of Yesod Moreh of the Ibn Ezra and the Ibn Ezra in general.
We discussed Ibn Ezra's life and works, the Sefer Yesod Moreh and the english translation, and more.
To purchase the book: https://kodeshpress.com/product/the-secret-of-the-torah-a-translation-of-ibn-ezras-yesod-mora/

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With Dr. Jeremy Brown discussing Copernicus, the Heliocentric model, and its Jewish reception Aug 01, 2021

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#87.
** This episode is sponsored by Hakirah, "The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought." To submit an article or to learn more: www.Hakirah.org. To order the newest volume of Hakirah (Volume 30, Summer 2021): https://www.amazon.com/Hakirah-Flatbush-Journal-Jewish-Thought/dp/1936803194/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hakirah&qid=1627786997&s=books&sr=1-1
With Dr. Jeremy Brown discussing his book, "New Heavens and a New Earth: The Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought."
We discussed Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543) and his heliocentric model and the acceptance and rejection of this throughout the generations in Jewisg thought. We discussed Rav Dovid Gans, Yashar Mi'Kandia (Rav Yosef Shlomo Delmedigo), Ma'asei Tuviah, and much more.
To purchase the book:
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To check out his blog: www.talmudology.com
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With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Genazym Auction 10 Catalogue Jul 25, 2021

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#86.
** Sponsored by Genazym Auction House **
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Genazym Auction 10 Catalogue.
We discussed a number of items in the calaogue in some depth, and point out a few more interesting items.
To see the full catalogue & auction: https://bit.ly/Genazym--10
To contact them: Office@genazym.com
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With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel discussing the Mordechai (R. Mordechai b. Hillel, d. 1298) Jul 19, 2021

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#85
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With Prof. Ephraim Kanarfogel (E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Law at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University) discussing the Mordechai (R. Mordekhai b. Hillel, d. 1298)
We discussed when he lived, the style of the Sefer, the Kisvei Yad and the differences, various haghos that were written on and incorporated into the Sefer, the new edition from Machon Yerushalayim, lomdus in the Mordechai, and more.
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With Dr. Yael Ziegler discussing her new book on Megillas Eichah, "Lamentations: Faith in a Turbulent World" Jul 11, 2021

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#84.
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With Dr. Yael Ziegler discussing her new book on Megillas Eichah, "Lamentations: Faith in a Turbulent World".
We discussed Eichah, Yirmiyahu, the structure of Eichah, the comparisons between Eicha and the Pirkei Nechama in Yeshayahu, and more
To purchase the book: https://korenpub.com/products/lamentations-faith-in-a-turbulent-world

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With Prof. Robert Chazan discussing the Trial of the Talmud in Paris in 1240 Jul 04, 2021

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#83.
With Prof. Robert Chazan (Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU for the past three decades) discussing the Trial of the Talmud in Paris in 1240. (Between Rav Yechiel of Paris & Nicholas Donin).
We discuss the History of the Jews in France at the time, the actual trial, the sources, and more.
To purchase the book, "The Trial of the Talmud: Paris, 1240" which includes Professor Chazan's essay, and the Hebrew & Latin sources:
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