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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RESURGENCE in Jewish History (Shabbaton at YILC, 5 Towns); Intrepid Rabbi-Explorers of the 3rd Century; Sephardic Diaspora in the New World
Really looking forward seeing my friends at YILC! Meet the Intrepid Explorer-Rabbis of the 3rd Century Recap of last week’s Guide for the Perplexed Seminar Sephardic Jews in the New World
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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How Jewish Culture will Thrive after October 7; The Jews of Al-Andalus Part II
Remarks at Lander College for Men Maimonides and the Controversy over His Work
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Jews under the Visigoths II; The Spanish Golden Age
Public at 10am ET (44 minutes) Online Courses in Jewish History
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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Please celebrate Siyum HaShas; The Amazing Odyssey of the Yabloner Rebbe
Good morning fellow students of Jewish history: I’m very honored to be marking a Siyum ha-Shas (completion of a cycle of study of the Babylonian Talmud) and would love to share the celebration with you. I’ve been working on this since April 2019, producing one video per each folio of the Talmud (2,711 when I’m…
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Invitation to celebrate completion of the Babylonian Talmud; Two Lectures on Teshuvah
Please celebrate with me! Two Lectures from the Teshuvah Unlocked Series
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Antisemitism and Antizionism; The Italian Earthquake of 1570 and Jewish Intellectual History
Lecture Delivered after the Assassination of Mr. Charlie Kirk Question and Answer Session went long Azariah da Rossi and the Earthquake of 1570 New publication! Celebrating a completion of study of the Babylonian Talmud
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Crypto-Jewish Prayers; Review of One Day in October; Webinars this week: Teshuvah Unlocked; Antisemitism, Antizionism, and the Quest for Truth in Higher Education
Need something to read this Elul? Try one of these… Wednesday evening: “Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: A new approach to Vidui (confession) Thursday Evening: Webinar hosted by the University of Maryland
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Who Was Petahiah of Regensburg?; Wednesday night Teshuvah webinar with Rabbi Katz
The “Other” Famous Medieval Jewish Explorer Wednesday Night: Rabbi Katz on Forgiveness! (My lectures are September 10, 17)
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Rabbi Berel Wein: A Tribute; Teshuvah Unlocked with Rabbi Shua Katz; First Review of Discovering the Crypto-Jews of Portugal (5 Stars!)
Personal Reflections on his Historical Contributions Starting this Wednesday Evening with Rabbi Katz! (I’m speaking on September 10 and 17) Thank you Charlotte R. Alexander!
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What is Crypto-Judaism?; New Unpacked video on Hasidism; Teshuvah Unlocked Webinars
What does Judaism look like with 400 years without Rabbis or Jewish books? Unpacked on Hasidism Teshuvah Unpacked with Rabbi Shua Katz
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The Jews of Mashhad (Meshed): Crypto-Judaism in an Islamic Context
The remarkable survival of Jews forcibly converted to Islam in 1839
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NEW BOOK JUST RELEASED! Discovering the Crypto-Jews of Portugal
Very excited about this!
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Tisha B’Av Livestream; The Survival of the Mir Yeshivah; New Book Release on Tuesday
Survival Strategies: Confronting Hate in Jewish History Live at Congregation Ahavat Torah in Englewood at 9:30 am, Sunday August 3 Or join us via Zoom Webinar at 6:15 pm at Congregation Darchei Noam. Release date: Tuesday, August 5 Working as a mining engineer in a remote part of northern Portugual, Samuel Schwarz made a remarkable…
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A Siyum in Lublin; Survival Strategies on Tisha B’Av (Englewood), New Book Release on August 5
Something for the 9 Days Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/hNli4Id6wWA?feature=share YouTube members: a second presentation is planned for 6:15 pm via Zoom (interactive). Please see your Community Tab for the link. Release Scheduled for 11 Av/5 August
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Jewish Poland and Lithuania; Hasidim, Mitnagdim and Maskilim; Strategies for Survival; The Crypto-Jews of Portugal
From a recent issue of the Queens Jewish Link (click here to read the full article) Hasidm, Mitnagdim and Maskilim (Lecture delivered at the JLI National Jewish Retreat) Tisha B’Av at Congregation Ahavat Torah, Englewood NJ Coming Soon: Discovering the Crypto-Jews of Portugal
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
Remarks at Lander College for Men
Maimonides and the Controversy over His Work
Jewish Resilience After October 7; American Jews, Post-Honeymoon; The Jews of Al-Andalus
Three Strategies
Jews under the Visigoths II; The Spanish Golden Age
Public at 10am ET (44 minutes)
Online Courses in Jewish History
Jewish Life in Visigothic Spain; Commemorating October 7
This is one of the most bizarre periods of Jewish history, and that’s saying a lot.
New Lecture Series: The Sweep of Sephardic History; Faith in Times of Crisis: Commemorating the Tragedy of October 7
New Lecture Series: The History of Sephardic Jewry
