The Sephardic Diaspora (today at 12 Noon ET) Please join us for a brief (24m) discussion of the first century of the Sephardic diaspora. Wishing everyone a blessed New Year! Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Mussar in Jewish History: Crisis and Resurgence? Is it possible that the classic works of the Jewish ethical tradition are literary reactions to personal crises? Can we approach the great works of Maimonides, Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto and others as strong responses to devastating reversals in their personal lives? Please join me at 12pm (ET, New York Time) forContinue reading “Mussar in Jewish History: Crisis and Resurgence?” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Origins of the Jews of India GM–Join me today at 12 noon ET (New York Time) for a premiere and live chat on the origins of the Jews of India. Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Interview in Der Veker I was delighted to participate in this in-depth, far-reaching conversation with the talented and insightful editor of @DerVeker, who insisted on asking a lot of hard questions. How’s your Yiddish? Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Origins of the Jews of China This is an absolutely fascinating topic, I really enjoyed the research! Please join me for a live chat and video of Jewish Migration Patterns, followed by a longer look at the remarkable history of the Jews of China. Starting at 1pm ET (New York Time). Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
When is Modern Jewish History? Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
The History of Jewish-Muslim Relations in the Medieval Period: A Discussion with Paul Williams of Blogging Theology I enjoyed this conversation. Hope you find it meaningful as well! Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Jews in the Byzantine Empire, Elul in Jewish History Good morning fellow students of Jewish History! In a few hours we’ll premiere a video on a topic that receives very little attention in Jewish history: the experience of Jews in the Byzantine Empire. Just a brief video for now (12m), but I hope to expand it in the print version. Join me for aContinue reading “Jews in the Byzantine Empire, Elul in Jewish History” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Ethical Literature (Mussar) in Jewish History: A Personal Reading List Good morning fellow students of Jewish history! Today is the Rosh Hodesh Elul, the beginning of the month of Elul, initiating the annual season of introspection leading up to the High Holidays. I’ve prepared this brief video that surveys some of the most important works of the literary tradition that make up the loosely-organized MussarContinue reading “Ethical Literature (Mussar) in Jewish History: A Personal Reading List” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
My lecture on the History of Antisemitism, censored by YouTube, is now back online. Here’s the takeaways. Join me at 12 noon (ET) for a live chat on this topic. Here’s the link to the controversial video (my part starts around 41:00). Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...