The Fall 2016 Schedule of Lectures is Complete!
Hello fellow students of Jewish history! I’m very proud to announce the Fall 2016 schedule of lectures in Jewish history, featuring the Jewish History @ J series at the Mighty Avenue J campus of Touro College! Please visit this link for the full calendar, with photos and descriptions: https://jewishhistorylectures.org/upcoming-public-lectures/
Last year, without even trying, we received over $2,000 to support scholarships for deserving students on our campus. This year we’d like to help many, many more students. I’m thinking a goal of more like $100,000 over the Fall and Spring terms. If you are as passionate about Jewish history and thought as I am, you’ll know how crucial it is that we continue to provide our students with the wherewithal to study this subject at an advanced level. Please click here if you would like to help us in our common goal: https://www.crowdrise.com/avenuejawesomestudentscholarshipfund/fundraiser/avenuej, or contact me directly (abramson@touro.edu, or 718-252-7800 x59333).
We are all really looking forward to seeing you at the Fall 2016 lectures, beginning October 31! And if you live too far away to participate live–please continue to enjoy the videos of the lectures and participate in the online discussion.
HMA
Torah from the Years of Wrath, 1939-1943 (Draft 9 14 2016)
Fellow Scholars and Students of History!
I’m busy working on my next book, and I’m really enjoying the writing process. I’ve been working on this research for over a decade, even wrote a 500-page manuscript before deciding to start over with an entirely new approach.
This book is on the Holocaust writings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro, known to his followers as the Piaseczno Rebbe. His most well-known work, the subject of this book, is Holy Fire (Aish Kodesh). I also recorded a biographical lecture a while ago, you can find it here.
Here’s the link to the first two chapters. As an experiment, I uploaded the rough draft to academia.edu. I would be delighted to receive helpful comments from interested readers. Please email me at abramson@touro.edu.
Thank you!
HMA
Interview on the Baal Teshuvah Show
Here’s an interview I gave on the Baal Teshuvah Show with Pesach Charney. I like what they did with the green screen–image of the Toronto skyline!
New Course: History of Antisemitism
A difficult course to teach, but a very important aspect of Jewish history. Tuesday nights on the mighty Avenue J campus, Fall 2016.
Maimonides on Teshuvah: Chapter Three
MAIMONIDES ON TESHUVAH
THE WAYS OF REPENTANCE
Available now
Thrilled to be Keynote Speaker at Jewish Rockville Outreach Center!
Very pleased to be invited to speak about Maimonides at the Tenth Anniversary Gala Dinner of the Jewish Rockville Outreach Center!
If you are in Rockville, MD on September 25, would love to see you there!
For more information please visit http://jewishroc.org/events/10thAnnual/.
Henry Abramson 