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Sabbetai Zevi Series #15**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. **We discussed what it truly meant to be Sabbatean after SZ’s conversion & death, what was the danger that the “heresy hunters” were so worried about it, Sabbateanism’s effect on modernity,  why someone should care about the topic, and more Support the show

#142With Zev Bar-Eitan discussing his English series, "Abravanel's World of Torah"We discussed brief bio of the Abarbnel, how he was drawn to Abarbnel and why he decided to translate it into English, examples, why Abarbnel's commentary is important, and moreTo check out his website and purchase the books: https://abravanelsworldoftorah.com/Support the show

Sabbetai Zevi Series #14.** 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. **With Dr. David Sclar discussing the Ramchal controversyWe discussed how the controversy started,  RaBaCh, Sabbatean texts, Ramchal's Messianism, and moreSupport the show

#140With Prof. Ephraim Shoham-Steiner (Prof. of Medieval Jewish History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er Sheva) discussing Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe and his new book on the topicWe discussed Jewish "crime" in medieval Europe, examples of this, how the Jewish community dealt with criminals, sources used, what he answers to those who say anti-semites will use the material, what he is trying to show with the book, and moreTo purchase the book: https://amzn.to/3oveIRgSupport the show

#139** Sponsored by Touro University. To learn more visit www.touro.edu**With Dr. Alan Kadish & Rabbi Dr. Michael Shmidman discussing their new book, "The Jewish Intellectual Tradition: A History of Learning and Achievement"We discussed what the book is about, why they wrote it, what each brought to the project, what they hope to accomplish with the book, and moreTo purchase the book: https://www.academicstudiespress.com/judaismandjewishlife/the-jewish-intellectual-traditionSupport the show

#138With R' Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer discussing the forged Yerushalmi on KodshimWe discussed if there ever was a Yerushalmi on Kodashim, who was Shlomo Yehuda Friedlander-Elgazi, whcih Mesechtas he forged, who he "fooled" and how, who dicovered that it was a fake and how, and moreTo read R' Bechhofer's article on the subject: https://www.academia.edu/3017775/The_Talmud_Yerushalmi_on_Kodashim_Or_Shmuel_HTC_Skokie_IL_pdf_file_Support the show

#137.With Elie Rosenfeld (CEO of Joseph Jacobs Advertising) discussing the Maxwell House HaggadahWe discussed the origins and how it started, old editions and translation, updated translation, covers, does the guy on back cover have 6 fingers, and more To purchase a copy of the Haggadah: MAxwellhousehaggadah.com or JosephJacobsAdvertising.com Support the show

#136With R' Moshe Flohr discussing Hilchos Mechiras Chametz and his English Sefer on the topicWe discussed the basic halachos, what the shtar (contract) contains, the specifics of the Lakewood shtar, listing each item and the value, the kinyan, the minhag to give the Rav money, early mechira, bedikas chametz, and moreTo contact R’ Flohr: RabbiFlohr@gmail.com, 732.363.4901To purchase, "A Practical Guide to Mechiras Chametz":  https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%A5-Expanded/dp/B09WPP7R7J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M30TMIZ6WZSA&keywords=979-8441757911&qid=1648957250&sprefix=979-8441757911%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-1Support the show

#135.With Prof. Daniel J. Lasker discussing the history of Karaism and his new book, "Karaism: An introduction to the oldest Surviving Alternative Judaism"We discussed the history of the Karaites, how they differed from Tzedukim (sadducees), what the believe, basic ideology, how they differ from rabbinic judaism, where they lived throughout the centuries, where they are today, and more To purchase the book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/karaism-9781800855960?q=lasker&lang=en&cc=usSupport the show

#134.** Sponsored by ARO resources**With Dr. Rebecca Jefferson (curator of the Issa & Ray Price library of Judaica at the University of Library)  discussing the discovery, origins, and history of the Cairo Genizah and her new book about thisWe discussed her new book, what a "Genizah" is general speaking,what "fragments" are, what the Cairo Genizah is, history of Genizot (in middle east) in general, Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the many characters involved in the story (Jacob Saphir, Abraham Firkovich, Moses Shapira, Abraham Harkavy, Elkan Nathan Adler, Greville John Chester, Count d'Hulst, Agnes Smith Lewis & Margaret Dunlop Gibson, Solomon Schechter, Adolf Neubauer, and many more)To purchase "The Cairo Genizzah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt": https://amzn.to/3OFZYcSSupport the show