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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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.
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Captivity of the Maharam Rotenburg; How did Jews end up Everywhere?
New lecture in the series Jewish History for Parents and other Teachers of Children This 13th Century Rabbi Refused to be Ransomed from Captivity
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Just How Awesomely Long is Jewish History, Anyway?
I recorded this before Simchas Torah, so the tone is a little more cheerful and upbeat than I feel. But maybe that’s appropriate: we must continue.
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The Jews of Arles, France; The Kabbalists of 16th c. Safed and the Ten Days of Repentance
Recording of Live Lecture The Jews of Arles, France
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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Plague and Pandemic in Jewish History: Today at 2pm, with Live Chat
Join me for a live chat on the historical perspective to our contemporary public health emergency. 2PM EDT. If you cannot see the image, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/GQTtvikHvmk. Stay healthy, everyone!
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Jewish Higher Ed post-COVID
My favorite editor, Laura Adkins of JTA, asked me for some thoughts on what Jewish institutions of higher education might face in the post-coronavirus era. I’m really glad she did! Please click here for the article.
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Plague and Pandemic in Jewish History
Please join me on Thursday at 2PM for “Plague and Pandemic in Jewish History,” a brief overview of the experience of epidemics and pandemics in Jewish history. Please visit bit.ly/pandemicjewishhistory for more information.
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The Response to Pandemics in Jewish History
Please join me for a special webinar on The Response to Pandemics in Jewish History, scheduled for Thursday, May 14 at 2:00 pm EST. Participation is free and open to the community, but registration in advance is required to maintain security and prevent the unwanted intrusions of intellectual vandals. Please click on the image or…
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Finding Velcro on the Moon: How YouTube will Revolutionize Your Teaching Forever
Good morning–this is a recording of a recent webinar for educators.
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Av Harachamim, The Crusades, and the Formation of Ashkenazic Identity
Really enjoyed this conversation with Rabbi Avi Heller in the OU Daily Dvar. Please visit ou.org/dvar for more! https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/09LzDHPZ-CaCeohc3.js
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This is not the biggest plague in Jewish history, but it may be the most consequential.
Some thoughts on COVID-19 in a Jewish context, recently published in OU Torah. Judaism, as we know it today, bears the scars of multiple plagues throughout history. Perhaps the largest is the weeks-long period known as sefirah, which commemorates the death of 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century. The Rabbis of the…
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Israel, the Crusades, and the 21st Century: Jewish History Lectures this Week
Hello students of Jewish history! I hope you will have the opportunity to join me in one of three public presentations coming up. Here’s the relevant dates and times! Please click on the images for the links: The State of Israel: I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY, PT. XI Monday night, May 3 at 8PM EST, YouTube…
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Webinar for Teachers: How YouTube will Revolutionize your Teaching (3pm EST)
Now open to non-Touro College faculty! Please RSVP to James.Ligorski@touro.edu.
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The State of Israel: Tonight at 7:30 PM EST
Part XI of the I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY series. If you have attended the previous Zoom classes, the link is still active; if not, please write me directly for the password.
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Premieres Monday Night at 8PM EST, Live Chat
Live chat moderated by The Shomer. Join us for a look at this very difficult period in Jewish history.
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
Jews under the Visigoths II; The Spanish Golden Age
Public at 10am ET (44 minutes)
Online Courses in Jewish History



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






