I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. Last night I had a great interview with Rabbi David Pardo on OU Live, talking about the current Coronovirus situation in Jewish history. I had a lot of fun (and really enjoyed listening to Shulem Lemmer afterward). My segment starts at about 30m, I am preceded by excellent, practical advice and inspiration from Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Weinreb and Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff. Please click here to watch the show.
I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY Tonight at 7:30 pm EST! Zoom Link and Password
Tonight at 7:30 PM EST!
Topic: I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY
Time: Mar 18, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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The Glory of Spain Premieres Monday night at 8PM EST
Join us for a live chat alongside the lecture on the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry! Click on the image above for the address. Stay safe, stay healthy!
I Survived Jewish History: ONLINE TONIGHT!!!
Out of an “abundance of caution” (the key phrase of the month), we’re going to move tonight’s lecture to an online platform. Please click on the image or here at for the lecture at 7:30-8:30 pm tonight. The password is YILC. Looking forward to seeing you tonight!
Jews under Islamic and Christian Rule: Live Chat and Lecture, TONIGHT 8pm EST
Join me tonight (Sunday 8pm) for a live chat and this lecture, looking at the experience of Jews under Islamic and Christian rule in the early medieval period. Click on the image above or use this link: https://youtu.be/X4JppODXdSY. Looking forward to learning with you!
History shows that epidemics can carry dangerous side effects for Jews: deadly anti-Semitism
Thanks to Laura Adkins of JTA for her superb editing, as always.
Origins of the Talmud: Join us for a live chat Monday 9pm EST
Origins of the Talmud: Premiere with live chat Monday night at 9PM EST. Join us!
Nissim Black’s “Mothaland Bounce” is the most authentically Jewish song you’ll hear this year
Fellow students of Jewish history!
Here’s an article I just published on JTA. about Nissim Black’s remarkable Mothaland Bounce. The genre is a little outside my comfort zone–I normally only write on Jewish history and thought–but I had a LOT of fun writing it. Thanks to my 18-year old son for explaining hip-hop to me.
Enjoy in good health!
Series Two Begins Wednesday
Good morning fans of Jewish History!
We are scheduled to begin Series 2 of the “I Survived Jewish History” lectures, moving from the origins of the Talmud to the Golden Age of Spain. Live on Wednesday night, Members get the unedited video online sometime Thursday, and finally the Premiere of the edited version (cheesy jokes and asides removed) on Monday at 9pm EST. Looking forward to learning with you!
Henry Abramson 