Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Architect of Modernity This lecture is sponsored by Mr. Daniel Sommer. The TorahCafe.com people later edited this video very nicely, although for some reason they keep removing my opening joke! Still, it’s great to have the PowerPoints integrated into the video, so here’s a slightly different version for your enjoyment. Click on the icon below for theContinue reading “Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch: Architect of Modernity” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Israel ben Eliezer: The Ba’al Shem Tov Correction: the reference in the lecture was to the Pittsburgh Platform (not the Philadelphia Platform). Even that, however, was a mistake: I was thinking of the 1883 Cincinatti “Trefa Banquet.” Thank you for the clarification, Menachem! Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Rabbi Moshe Hayim Luzzatto: The Path of the Just Lecture sponsored by Young Israel of Bal Harbour Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Gluckel of Hameln: Jewish Women in the 17th Century Lecture Sponsored by Judy Seed Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Shabbetai Tsvi: False Messiah Lecture sponsored by Joe and Zohara Weiss Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Rabbi Yosef Karo: The Kabbalah of Halakhah Rabbi Yosef Karo: The Kabbalah of Halakhah Delivered at the Young Israel of Bal Harbour, January 25, 2012. Lecture sponsored by Menachem Sternbaum, Susan Leaventon, and an anonymous donor. Correction: it wasn’t Rothschild after all, it was the Duke of Naxos. Update: The nice people over at TorahCafe took this video and improved it considerably.Continue reading “Rabbi Yosef Karo: The Kabbalah of Halakhah” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Welcome to the Spring 2012 Lecture Series Welcome to the new website for Hillel Abramson‘s Lecture Series in Jewish History at Young Israel of Bal Harbour! This site will feature information on the series, and host video recordings of the lectures. We encourage you to sign up for our Email Newsletter below, which is our principal way of letting participants know what’sContinue reading “Welcome to the Spring 2012 Lecture Series” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...