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#298> 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.> To purchase "Across The Sabbath River" click here.> We discussed the Mr. Halkin's travels, the Bnei Menashe's history & traditions, and more.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#297> To purchase "The Lord is Righteous in All His Ways" (out of print - limoted availability) click here.> To purchase the Mesorat Harav Kinnot click here.> We discussed when & why Rabbi Soloveitchik began his Tisha B'Av program, how long he would speak, what he would speak about, his opinion on Holocaust Kinnos (and by extension Rabbi Schacter's opinion on October 7th Kinnos), how we can connect to Kinnos, exaples from Kinnos, and more.> To listen to prior years Seforimchatter Tisha B'Av podcasts:1. History of Kinnos2. Judean Revolt episode one, two, and three3. Josephus4. Aggados Chazal about the ChurbanSupport the show

#296> 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 the uptick in interest in TLT, groups that claim to be associated with TLT, Ethipioan Jews, Lemba, we focused on the Bnei Menashe and their traditions, claims, how they ended up in Israel, the globalization of TLT, and more.> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#295> This episode is sponsored by the Nine Days to Redemption podcast. During this season of communal mourning for the destruction of ancient Jerusalem and its Temples, join Dr. Erica Brown as she encounters classical Jewish texts integrated with Rabbi Sacks's wisdom and news stories of Israel's current war. Each podcast ends with a personal challenge to bring redemption each and every day.> To listen to Nine Days to Redemption podcast with Dr. Erica Brown click here.> We discussed the history of Jerusalem, the Caananite period, the size of early Jerusalem, Jerusalem under Dovid HaMelech's reign, Chizkiyah's reign, Babylonian conquest, Hasmonean Jerusalem, Herodian Jerusalem, the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, post-Churban Jerusalem, Aelia Capitolina, Byzantine Jerusalem, Islamic, Crusader, how archeology is used in Jerusalem, and much more > To purchase "Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades " click here> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#294> 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.> To purchase "Journey To The Vanished City" click here.> To purchase "Black Jews in Africa and the Americas" click here.> To purchase "Lost Ark of The Covenant: The Remarkable Quest for the Legendary Ark" click here.> We discussed the history and customs of Ethiopian Jews, the history of the Lemba tribes, their origins, where they live, what it was like to travel amongst them, customs and unique rituals of the Lemba, the theory of Lost Tribes among the tribes in Africa, Black Jews in America, DNA and its role in the search for the Ten Lost Tribes, and much more.> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#293> This episode is sponsored by the Bemak family, in memory of all Jews who have been lost to forced conversions over the course of our history.> To purchase "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara" click here.> We discussed Bologna in the 19th century, the Papal States, the Mortara family, the incident and taking of little Edgardo, Pope Pius IX and his role in the affair, Father Feletti, the Rome community and attempst to rescue Edgardo, Moses Montefiore, the aftermath and Edgardo's life, and moreSupport the show

#292> 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 the general history of the Boxer Rebellion in China, what is know of Rabbi Uziel Haga, R. Haga's report from China, the Jews of Kaifeng, TLT and China, and more.> To read R. Haga's report click here> To read more about the Boxer Rebellion click here> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#291> We discussed the origins of England's Jews, their professions, contact with the non-Jews, the general attitude of non-Jews towards the Jews, the attitude of the church, Blood Libel (William of Norwich & Hugh of Lincoln), the massacre at York, the expulsion of the Jews in 1290, and much more. > To purchase, "England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century" click here. > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#290> Episode sponsored by Mosaica Press.Check out their 50% off sale by clicking here.For all non-sale items use code "Chatter" for 15% off> This podcast episode is sponsored by the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies, a leading academic program in Jewish Studies that equips students with the tools to search out their own unique path into the study of Jewish history and scholarship. Based in NYC, the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies provides a supportive environment and personal attention from world-class faculty, seminar-style courses, one-on-one mentorship opportunities, and career advancement guidance. Students can study in person or complete the program online from anywhere in the world. Offerings include a Master of Arts degree in Jewish Studies with concentrations in Jewish History and Jewish Education, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Jewish history, literature, and thought.For more information on admission to the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies, including scholarship opportunities, please visit gsjs.touro.edu or call 212-463-0400, ext. 55580. > We discussed Ramban's bio, Christian Spain vs Muslim Spain, Ramban's writings, Maimonidean controversey, Torah commentary, parts of teh Torah commentary written in Israel, Ramban's Kabbalah, disputation, students and legacy of Ramban, and much more. > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show

#289> 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 a recap of the history of the Ten Lost tribes, the "Bnei Moshe", the "Bnei Rechav", Rav Yisroel of Shklov and the Talmidei HaGra and the aliyah to E'Y, why the interest in TLT, the connection to the Geula, the shliach sent to Yemen, unfortunate demise, turning to Amsterdam, and much more. > To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community click here.>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Subscribe to the SeforimChatter YouTube channel here.> Subscribe and read the SeforimChatter Substack here.Support the show