This is one of the most bizarre periods of Jewish history, and that’s saying a lot.
Jewish Life in Visigothic Spain; Commemorating October 7
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
Shabbat in Silver Spring; The History of Sephardic Jewry; Jews, Wine, and Bordeaux; Napoleon’s 1808 Decree on Jewish Names
Stories of Personal Transformation for Elul
Napoleon’s 1808 Imperial Decree on Jewish Names
The History of Sephardic Jewry (Lecture, 75 minutes)
Jews, Wine, and Bordeaux (7 minutes)
Four Jewish Survival Strategies in the Byzantine Era; The Strange World of Hebrew Abbreviations; Volume II of The Jewish People: A History Online; Shabbaton in Greater Washington
Jewish Resilience after the Bar Kochba Rebellion
New Series! Cool Things I Read in the Encyclopedia Judaica
YouTube Colleagues: Volume II of The Jewish People: A History now appearing online
Napoleon’s 12 Questions to the Jews of France; Depictions of Jewish Women in the Tripartite Mahzor; Biblical Jewish History Course Revised for Fall 2024
Revised with several more videos, new online quizzes to test your knowledge of Biblical Jewish History!
Napoleon’s 12 Questions and the Fateful Jewish Answers
Depictions of Jewish Women in the Tripartite Mahzor
The First Roman-Jewish War from the Post-October 7 Perspective: Tu B’Av in Jewish History
I can’t believe the audience stayed for almost two hours.
Tisha B’Av lecture at Congregation Ahavat Torah in Englewood, New Jersey
Tu B’Av in Jewish History
Shabbaton in Washington, September 13-14
Jerusalem Under Siege: Tuesday at 6PM ET
Join us for this Tisha B’Av lecture, in person an on Zoom.
Jerusalem Under Siege: RSVP for Tisha B’AV
Tuesday, August 13 @ 6:00 PM
Who Was Sara Raba? Bilaam in Archaeology; On the Global Gambit
Fascinating look at a heroic Jewish woman of Bordeaux
Who knew that Bilaam (Balaam) would have regional celebrity?
Part III of Interview with Global Gambit (don’t judge by the thumbnail please)
The Rabbi and the Professor; Feature in Jewish Standard
An amazing encounter between two 18th century Jewish geniuses
Not 100% accurate (e.g. I’m not a Rabbi) but I’m flattered by the attention Joanne Palmer devoted to my story. Can’t believe she included my Bar Mitzvah picture.
