Seforimchatter

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With Elli Fischer discussing Translation, Rav Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha and more Jul 23, 2020

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Live Show #21.
With Elli Fischer discussing his work on Rav Asher Weiss, his work on translating books & Seforim and how he goes about doing it, Rav Eliezer Melamed, Peninei Halakha and more

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With Rav Shnayor Burton discussing classics of emunah & hashkafa, Tanach and more Jul 19, 2020

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Show #20. With Rav Shnayor Burton, R'Y Yeshivas Bais Hillel discussing classical seforim of emunah & hashkafa, his podcast "The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton" ,Tanach, his experience in the Chidon HaTanach, his own Seforim and more
To Purchase his first Sefer "Oros Yaakov" on the Avos: https://www.amazon.com/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A7%D7%91-Shnayor-Burton/dp/B0727TH8X8
To listen to his podcast "The Great Sources":
https://anchor.fm/shnayor-burton/episodes/13-Resurrection-of-the-Dead--according-to-the-Rambam-and-Avodas-Hakodesh-ec343d

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With Prof. Adam Teller discussing his new book on the Khmelnytsky massacres (Tach-V'Tat) and the refugee crisis that followed Jul 17, 2020

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Live Show #19. With Prof. Adam Teller of Brown University discussing his new book "Rescue the Surviving Souls: The Great Jewish Refugee Crisis of the Seventeenth Century" (Princeton University Press) about the Khmelnytsky massacres in the Polish - Lithunian Commonwealth in the 17th Century (also known as "Tach-V'Tat ת"ח ות"ט for the years 1648 - 1649) and the subsequent refugee crisis caused by this.
To purchase the book: https://amzn.to/3J3iRGO
And to read the famous chronicle Yavein Metsulah יון מצולה (Which Prof. Teller is working on a brand new English edition) see here: https://hebrewbooks.org/44179

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Introduction Show Jul 15, 2020

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In this mini episode i discuss my name, background, how i got into Seforim & started the Twitter account and more
Check out the Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/Seforimchatter

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With Prof. Michah Gottlieb of NYU discussing the Biur, Mendelssohn, Rav Hirsch and more Jul 02, 2020

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Live Show #17.
With Prof. Michah Gottlieb of NYU discussing the Biur, Mendelssohn, Haskalah, Rav Hirsch, and his forthcoming work on German Bible Translation as well as his future work on Rav Hirsch.

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With Prof. Joshua Teplitsky discussing Rav Dovid Oppenheim and his library May 26, 2020

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Live Show #16.
With Joshua Teplitsky (Assistant professor of History at Stony Brook University) discussing his book "Prince of the Press: How One Collector Built History's Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library" about Rav Dovid Oppenheim and his collection, and his new work on plague.
To purchase the book: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300234909/prince-press

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With Feivel Schneider of Legacy Judaica May 24, 2020

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Live Show #15.
Discussing judaica, antiques, auctions, bidspirit, how the auction process works, how he writes a catalog and more

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With Prof. Eric Lawee discussing his new book on Rashi, his first book on Abarbnel & more May 17, 2020

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Live Show #14. With Prof. Eric Lawee of Bar-Ilan University discussing his new book:
"Rashi's Commentary on The Torah: Canonization and Resistance In The Reception of A Jewish Classic" (Oxford University Press), his first book "Isaac Abarbnel's Stance towards Tradition", the proper pronunciation of "Abarbnel vs Abravanel", his Rebbi and Teacher Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak (Isadore) Twersky and more
To purchase the books: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rashis-commentary-on-the-torah-9780190937836?q=lawee&lang=en&cc=us
And: https://www.sunypress.edu/p-3443-isaac-abarbanels-stance-toward-.aspx

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With R' Avrohom Biderman of Artscroll discussing all things Artscroll May 07, 2020

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Live Show #13. With R' Avrohom Biderman of Artscroll, discussing whats new, forthcoming projects, opinions and much more

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Twitter Live Solo (AMA) May 05, 2020

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Twitter Live #12. Solo show (AMA), discussing my personal Seforim, opinions and more

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