Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto’s Last Words

Looking forward to this special presentation at Congregation Ohav Emeth via Zoom: a look at the incomparable Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto’s last words to his students and an overview of his tragically brief yet incredibly important life, filled with contributions to the religious, scholarly and intellectual future of the Jewish people. In honor of YomContinue reading “Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto’s Last Words”

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 orContinue reading “The Response to Pandemics in Jewish History”

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 theContinue reading “This is not the biggest plague in Jewish history, but it may be the most consequential.”

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, YouTubeContinue reading “Israel, the Crusades, and the 21st Century: Jewish History Lectures this Week”