History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast
History for the Curious The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh, live from the JLE in London, hosted by myself: Mena Reisner Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries, that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Encounter leaders, visionaries, spies, heroes & traitors and unpack 2,000 years of Jewish heritage. Go back to the story of Jews in the Temple of Jerusalem. Confront the dilemmas of the Holocaust. Visit Paris, Prague, Vilna, London, Venice, New York & the Cairo Geniza. Meet The Russian Czar, Ramchal, Maharal, Maimonides, Churchill, Shabbetai Zvi and the Hapsburgs.
Episodes
Chapters
00:00 Excommunication and Imposing Bans
06:18 Excommunication and Scholarly Disputes
13:28 The Role of the Chazan in the Synagogue
26:04 Insights from Historical Responsa
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Overview
07:41 Shul as a Place of Assembly and Governance
14:13 Challenges in Shul Expansion and Renovation
29:14 Owners...
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Urgency of the Question
03:04 The Importance of Responsa i...
Unlike the secular worldview, Jewish history looks at individuals and at details. And although we have closely followed the general conflict in Israel, we are at arm’s length from the war.
Hearing first-hand some of the challenges that Yona Pinchos Gedalia ben Soroh Chana faced, will thereby give a deeper perspective to what Israel is experiencing.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Episode
03:04 The Importance of Ind...
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00:00 Introduction and Personal Connection
00:38 Interview with Douglas Murray
06:50 Journalistic Bias and Bigotry
09:40 Media Co...
The Karaites arrive in Ponovezh, Lithuania; Seraya Shapshal abruptly changes direction; Ibn Ezra writes Zemirot [link below]; the Nazis preside over a Karaite debate; Voltaire quotes a Karaite scholar; The 21st century reconfigures Karaism.
Ki Eshmera Shabbat - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Um8Z5Wdok-WeA7zNmKFkEjG06eH21Sax/view?usp=drivesdk
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:16 Karaites in Ponovitch
04:42 Karaites...
Refugees arrived in Egypt from Toldeo in 1459, with ideas of their own.
But as the centuries progressed, the Karaites spread out from the Middle East. Crimea became the headquarters of the movement.
However Abraham Firkowitz had his own ideas about history, in which facts did not necessarily feature. Although St. Petersburg owes him a continuing debt of gratitude.
Chapters
00:00 Quarrel between Karaites and Rabbinites in 1833
03...
00:00 Introduction to the Karaites
03:07 Beliefs and Practices of the Karaites
...
When Europe became the battleground between opposing armies, a very unlikely candidate met up with the Pope and proposed a solution.
It would involve the Jews, and start in the heart of Inquisition Portugal.
But it brought about unexpected results.
Ultimately we have a cloak and a flag to reflect upon.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Trip Announcement
01:24 ICJ Case Against Israel
03:16 Ongoing Case and Accusation of Genocide
04:...
A moving, personal first-hand account of trial, tribulation and faith. Recorded live at the JLE.
Chapters
00:00 The Kidnapping of Ori Danino 03:29 The Search for Ori 05:24 Ori's Heroic Actions 08:08 The Power of Emunah 09:32 Seeing Hashem in Difficult Times 12:12 The Unexplainable Nature of the War 13:47 Praying and Believing in Hashem 15:53 A Message to Ori 17:20 Coping with Disappointment 18:44 The Impact of Ori's Story 19:43 T...
In 2004 Israel was prosecuted at the ICJ for building a barrier through the West Bank. But Israel didn’t bother to turn up. What changed in 2024?
Why did South Africa in particular, take the lead against Israel?
Why does the proportionality argument (regarding civilian casualties) not help Israel’s defense?
Why was Sir Moses Montefiore in Malta for Tisha B’Av?
Who wrote the poem Bli Mazal (Out of Luck)?
Which British politician suggested in 1841, that the Jews create an independent State?
What made London famous in 1159?
Whom did Rabbeinu Tam bow to?
Did a Christian censor help the Jews of Bohemia?
Who was Rav Sherira Gaon and why is the letter he wrote over 1,000 years ago, so important today?
What brought Jews to America in the 1600s?
And why did a Rabbi in Indiana write to the US Secretary of State - in Hebrew!?
Recorded in Jerusalem, this ground-breaking episode includes testimony based on eyewitnesses, linking together Israel’s Past, Present & Future.
Are the Settlements illegal?
Does Islam’s monotheism bring any spiritual benefit to the Jews?
Is Israel imposing Apartheid on the Palestinians in the West Bank?
What does tomorrow hold for Israel?
Link to contact Zevi Kaufman at Cedar Media Studios - https://www.cedarmediastudios.com/
...A must listen!
What rights to land did Jews have in Palestine? How does Israel explain the Deir Yassin massacre? Did they engage in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948? Should we regulate free speech of the BBC & Universities?
Featuring Rav Yitzchok Breitowitz & Rav Osher Weiss.
How do we view War, Collateral Damage and Siege in Halacha? Did the Chafetz Chaim think that we can change the minds of non-Jewish governments? What rights do Jews have in Golus and what message should we take from the matzav?
The fate of 240 Jews still remains unknown… What are our spiritual obligations at this time? What does Jewish Law rule for these situations? And where does Advocacy fit into the equation?
Why was the letter to the Jews of Yemen so essential? Who was Guide to the Perplexed written for?
How did the Rambam steer his community through turbulent political times? And where does the bullfight in Cordoba fit in?
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