Please enjoy this week’s column in the Five Towns Jewish Times, a discussion of the memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln, a remarkable woman from 17th-century Germany.
TONIGHT! The History of Chanukah
Live in Boca Raton! Looking forward to speaking at the Chabad of West Boca. Click here to RSVP!

The Chofetz Chaim
Please enjoy this week’s article in the Five Towns Jewish Times.
Who Was Count Emicho? Jews and the First Crusade
Lecture on Count Emicho and the Jews of Germany during the First Crusade (1096).
Here’s a link to the Prezi.
Hey, no lecture this week, we’ll resume on Monday November 20
Traveling on College business. Sorry to all my loyal in-person students! Please forward this message to your friends (no need to send it to your former friends–if they show up, it serves them right, eh?).
Please enjoy this week’s column in the Five Towns Jewish Times! http://5tjt.com/mesilat-yesharim/
Mesilat Yesharim
Who was King Bulan of Khazaria? Jewish Biography as History
Presentation on the history of the Khazar conversion to Judaism, with updated material based on recent research.
People of the Book: Chok LeYisrael
Please enjoy my latest feature in the Five Towns Jewish Times!
http://5tjt.com/people-of-the-book-classic-works-of-the-jewish-tradition-3/