Really looking forward seeing my friends at YILC!
RESURGENCE in Jewish History (Shabbaton at YILC, 5 Towns); Intrepid Rabbi-Explorers of the 3rd Century; Sephardic Diaspora in the New World
Eurafrican Jews in the Caribbean; Jewish Caribbean Migration Patterns; and a retrospective mini-documentary
Hard to believe such beautiful places exist!
Jewish Caribbean Migration Patterns
Eurafrican Jews in the Caribbean
The Sephardic Diaspora: Europe
Want to learn more Jewish History? Try one of these online courses!
Saga of Sephardic Jewry (New Online Course!); Volume II:Chapter 2 now online; Benjamin of Tudela; Guide for the Perplexed; Review of Koren’s New Mikraot Hadorot
Jewish History Lab Report: Friday, January 3, 2025
Benjamin of Tudela, Great Jewish Explorer of the 12th Century!
The Saga of Sephardic Jewry: New Course Now Online!
Stunning new work of Torah Scholarship: The Koren Mikraot Hadorot
Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed: Battle of the Translators
Shabbat in Rosyln, NY; Hello from Jerusalem;
Really looking forward to meeting this community!
Message recorded from Jerusalem last week
Medieval Antisemitism and the Spanish Inquisition
Invitation to LCM Breakfast; Caribbean Jews and the History of Chocolate; Spanish Disputations and the Pogroms of 1391
Please join me at our First Annual Breakfast!
Jews and Chocolate! Who knew?
Disputations and the Pogroms of 1391
The Jews of Bukhara (Sunday in Denver); the Maimonidean Controversy; Save the Date for Roslyn NY
Really looking forward to speaking to the Or Avner community in Aurora, CO!
The Maimonidean Controversy
Save the Date: Shabbaton in Roslyn NY, December 20-21
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Shabbaton in Plainville, NY; Between Ashkenaz and Sepharad; Who Wrote the Ve-Hu Rahum Prayer?
Who Wrote the Ve-Hu Rahum Prayer? Please join me this week at the Young Israel of Plainview Gaza in Jewish History and the Future of American Jewish Youth Between Ashkenaz and Sefarad: The Shaping of the Jewish Mind Zoom link available to members of the YouTube Channel at Colleague Level, please check Community Notes
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Shabbaton at Young Israel of Plainville, Recording of Gaza Lecture now Online
Please join me in Long Island this Shabbos! Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth
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Tonight at 8pm ET: Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth
Livestream at youtube.com/@YOFHS
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Gaza, Israel, and the Future of American Jewish Youth (Live Lecture in Brooklyn); Who was the Poet of the Inquisition?; Update on Volume 1 of The Jewish People: A History
Thursday night at the Yeshiva of Flatbush The lecture will be live-streamed (details forthcoming) Who Was Daniel Israel Lopez Laguna, Poet of the Inquisition? Update on Volume One of The Jewish People: A History Very pleased to be past the peer-review process and now working on copyediting and especially images and maps for the book.…
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Jews in Palestine between the Bar Kochba Revolt and the Muslim Invasion
A brief review of the history from 136 to 638
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Why is “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” offensive? And Who was Meyer Kayserling?
Deconstructing a slogan and what it means to those who chant it A Pioneering Historian of Portuguese Jewry
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Crash Course on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Part III Premiers at 10am with Live Chat Parts I and II
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Origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Part II: Toward a Two-State Solution, 1949-1993; Duarte De Paz Holds back the Portuguese Inquisition; Post-Peer Reviewed Chapters of Volume 1 now Online
Premiering at 10am ET (New York time) The Amazing Career of Duarte De Paz Peer-reviewed The Jewish People: A History now online With gratitude to the hundreds of students of Jewish history who contributed suggestions and edits to the first volume of The Jewish People: A History, and the constructive edits provided by the peer…
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Origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Part I: To 1949
Premiering Sunday at 10am EST. Join us for a live chat. The video is currently available to Channel Members for advance viewing.
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Touro University Stands with Israel; Talking Gaza to Teens in Florida; What is Islamic Antisemitism? How did Portuguese Jews Survive the Inquisition?
Students Please RSVP for the Bus to DC What is Islamic Antisemitism? Talking Gaza to Teens (also adults, and also Safed) How did Portuguese Jews Survive the Inquisition?
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Biblical Jewish History Course Updated; Talking to Teens about Gaza (Palm Beach Nov 12); Why do Some People Hate Jews?
Sadly, an Evergreen Topic Please join me at Palm Beach Synagogue on Nov 12 for a discussion of Gaza in Jewish History (general lecture and a special session for teens) and a look at 16th century Safed Click here to register. Biblical History Course Updated Many of you followed the Jewish History Lab series of…
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Jewish History along the Rhône River in Southern France
A deep and meaningful journey with Kosher Riverboat Cruises.
The Jews of Bukhara (Denver, CO); The Jews of the Lesser Antilles; Varieties of Crypto-Jewish Identity; Wait, Alexander Hamilton was Jewish?
Looking forward to a wonderful Shabbat in the Denver Jewish community!
Our Itinerary of Discovery in the Western Caribbean
Channel Members
Premiering at 10am ET
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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.
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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?
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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).
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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!
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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 a…
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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 Mussar…
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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).
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My Father and Maimonides: A Personal Message
My father passed away on the 11th of Av, seven years ago. I miss him.
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Sectarian Infighting and the Fall of Jerusalem: Today at 1pm, 7pm ET
1pm on YouTube (pre-recorded with live chat), 7pm live presentation at Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst.
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Sectarian Infighting and the Fall of Jerusalem: Tisha B’Av lecture for Sunday
Good morning fellow students of Jewish history. In a few hours we will begin Shabbat Hazon, marking the last transition to Tisha B’Av, the most tragic day in the Jewish calendar. As in previous years, I hope to lecture on the history of the Roman-Jewish war that resulted in the destruction of the Temple. This…
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Regarding my recently censored video on the history of antisemitism
I wasn’t surprised that YouTube censored my recent video as “Hate Speech.” It’s happened before.
Visits to Synagogues in Bordeaux and Libourne (France); Another Open Letter to Jewish Participants in anti-Israel Protests re: Amsterdam; Conference Presentation on Sheptytsky and WW II
Fantastic Voyage of Discovery with Kosher River Cruises
A Difficult Conversation
Recent Conference Presentation in Toronto
Wait, Christopher Columbus was Jewish? Documentary on Roman-Jewish War now Online
Surprised how much attention this got.
Herod’s Tragic Reign
The Fatal Conflict
How Jewish Culture will Thrive after October 7; The Jews of Al-Andalus Part II
Henry Abramson 