Jewish History Uncensored
By Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein
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Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein is a well known Torah scholar, Tanach expert, and Historian. He has lectured in the Mir Yeshiva, Torat Shraga, and many Shuls internationally.
These podcasts integrate his broad knowledge of many different facets of Torah and History.
Join in weekly to gain accurate and in depth knowledge of some of the most important and controversial topics in Jewish History.
For tours, speaking engagements, or sponsorships contact us at Jewishhistoryuncensored@gmail.com
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#189 - October 7th, The Holocaust, Heroism, & Korchak
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May 05, 2024 |
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#188 - Challenges & Lessons of Egyptology
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#187 - Egyptology & History
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#186 - Understanding Reality: Egyptology & Reality
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#185 - Final Complications: R' Avrohom Kalisker vs Baal Tanya
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#184 - The Challenge & Limits of Education
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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#183 - R' Avrohom Kalisker vs the Baal HaTanya
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#182 - Charisma and Leadership: R Avrohom Kalisker & the Vilna Gaon
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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#181 - Charisma, Rabbinic Decisions & Leadership
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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#180 - The Vilna Gaon’s Theory of Incongruent Actions - A Deeper Look
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#179 - The Vilna Gaon’s Theory of Incongruent Actions
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#178 - Gaza War - Israel & the World
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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#177 - The Gaza War - Understanding the Governmental Crisis
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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#176 - Gaza War - Accomplishments & Crisis
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#175 - Gaza War - The Looming Crisis
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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#174 - Zman Tefila & The Vilna Gaon’s Opposition to Chassidus
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#173 - Nusach HaTefila & Zmanai Tefila
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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The Sabbatean Accusations Against Chassidus
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Release of the Baal Tanya & the Second Arrest
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Arrest of the Baal Tanya
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Kissinger - Youth & Legacy - Baal HaTanya - His Involvement in The Machlokes
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Henry Kissinger - Legacy, Lessons & Controversy
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Torah Lishma - Synthesizing the Gra and R' Chaim Volozhin
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Torah Lishma - The Vilna Gaon’s Approach
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Tanya - Torah Lishma: A Deeper Look
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Tanya - Torah & Dveikus
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Torah Lishma and Focused Direction in Avodas Hashem
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Tanach Translations
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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The Gaza War, Politics & Relating to News
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#160 The Gaza War
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#159 - The Spinoza Documentary
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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158 - Vilna Gaon on Beinonim - Definition & Advice
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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#157 - Confrontation of 1771, Vilna Gaon on Tzadikim,Beinonim & Reshaim
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#156 - Relating to the Judgment of Rosh HaShana
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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#155 - Tanya - Beinoni & Tzadik + Vilna Gaon on Beinoni
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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#154 - Tanya and the Definition of "Beinonim"
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#153 - Tanya - Importance of Lishma
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#152 - Tanya, Authority, Neo Chassidus & Pursuit of Perfection
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#151 - Tanya as Philosophy
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#150-The Tanya Controversy
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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#149 - Relating to Tisha b’Av & the Kinnos
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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#148-Chassidic Reaction to AI & R' Shnuer Zalman
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#147 - R' Shnuer Zalman - Ascension to Leadership
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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#146 - AI - Challenges to Amailus & Society
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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#145 - AI - Understanding the Depth of the Challenge
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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#144 - AI & Human Accomplishment
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#143 - Understanding Reaction to AI & ChatGPT
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#142 - R' Shnuer Zalman & The Shulchan Aruch HaRav
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#141 - A Synopsis of the Sabbetian Background & R' Shnuer Zalman in Liozna
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#140 - Sassoon Codex, Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk & R' Shnuer Zalman of Liadi Early Life
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May 24, 2023 |
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#139 - Eichmann issues + Synopsis of Machlokes between Besht and Gra
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May 18, 2023 |
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#138 - Sassoon Codex Update, R' Elimelech Old Age & R' Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk Origins
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May 11, 2023 |
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#137 - R Elimelech’s Tzetil
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May 04, 2023 |
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#136 - The Eichmann Trial
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#135 - The Eichmann Capture
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#134 - The Sassoon Codex
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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#133 - Relating to & Understanding Lessons of The Exodus
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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#132 Chassidus - Chassidus, Emunas Chachomim & Haskala
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#131 Chassidus - Response to Haskalah
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#130 - Chassidus and Haskala II - Background
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#129-Mishley & Psychology II - Chassidus & Haskala
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#128 - Mishley, Psychology & Torah
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#127 - The Challenge of Rationalism - Vilna Gaon’s Response
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#126 - Haskala and Enlightenment - The Vilna Gaon’s Response
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#125 - Haskala and Enlightenment - Early Response
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#124 - Prophecy and Levels of Prophecy
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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#123 - The Rambam and Prophecy
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#122 - The Rambam Controversy
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#121 - R Elimelech’s Tzetil
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#120 R' Elimelech’s Teachings & his Galus
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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#119 - Chanukah & the Challenge of Commitment
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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#118 - Understanding Hisnagdus & R' Elimelech’s Exile
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#117 - R Elimelech of Lizenshk - Youth & How He Became a Chassid
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#116 - Kabbala, Chassidus & Spirituality
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#115 - Besht & Magid of Mezritch
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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#114 Jewish History & Jewish Historians
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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#113 - Jewish History & Historical Objectivity
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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#112 - R Kook on Spinoza & the Besht
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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#111 - National Identity, Spinoza & Zionism
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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#110 - Spinoza, Toleration & National Identity
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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#109 - Determinism and Tefilah
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#108 - Determinism & Justice
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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#107 - Rosh HaShana - Divine Justice & The Queen
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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#106 - Einstein and Determinism
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#105 - National Identity, Einstein & Determinism
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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#104 - Rationalism, Spinoza & Einstein
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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#103-Spinoza’s Legacy - Secularism
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#102 - Avoda Zara 101
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#101 - Spinoza & Dibukim
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#100 - Tisha B’Av and The Highest of Places
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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#99 - Spinoza and Ibn Ezra - Authorship of the Torah
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#98 - Spinoza and Biblical Criticism
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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#97 - Spinoza’s Great Mistake
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#96 - Response to Heresy - Spinoza’s Tanach Problem
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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#95 - Heresy, Jewish identity, & Spinoza’s First Published Work
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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#94 - Spinoza, Shabtai Tzvi, and Atheism
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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#93 - Spinoza in Rijnsburg & Voorburg
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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#92 - Printing of Shas
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#91 - Roe vs Wade - A Torah Perspective
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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#90 - The Challenge of Focus
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May 26, 2022 |
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#89 - Understanding Human Accomplishment
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May 18, 2022 |
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#88 - The Philosophical Challenge of Understanding Reality
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May 12, 2022 |
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#87 - Descartes and Spinoza
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May 05, 2022 |
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#86 - Lessons of the Holocaust
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#85 - Understanding the War of Gog and Magog
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#84 - Lesson and Deeper Understanding of R’ Chaim Kanievsky זצ"ל
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#83 - Understanding the Broad Impact of Rav Chaim Kanievsky זצ"ל
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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#82 - The True Significance of Philosophy
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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#81 - Philosophy and Science
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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#80 - Lessons of the Spinozian Legacy
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#79 - Understanding the Russian Ukrainian Conflict
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#78 - The Spinoza Cherem II - The Intellectual Background
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#77 - The Spinoza Cherem
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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#76 - The Search for Perfection and Chumras
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#75 - Emunas Chachamim and Spinoza’s Cherem I
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#74 - Spinoza’s Jewish Education
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#73 - Spinoza’s Youth and Jewish Education in Amsterdam
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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#72 - Spinoza’s Complicated Family Situation
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#71 - De Costa vs Cherniokov - Spinoza’s Family
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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#70 - Uriel de Costa - The Tragic End
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#69 - Uriel de Costa III and R' Yehuda Aryeh de Modena
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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#68 - Uriel de Costa II
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#67 - Understanding What We See As Reality, Uriel De Costa I
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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#66 - Rabbis of Amsterdam II and The Controversy About Olam HaBa
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#65 - History of the Mesora of the Yeshiva Curriculum
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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#64 - Spinoza V - Rabbis of Amsterdam I
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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#63 - R' Aharon Chadash זצ״ל - First Yahrzeit
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#62 - A Deeper Look at the Jewish Community of Amsterdam
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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#61 Spinoza III - The Founding of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam - Legends and Facts
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#60 - Spinoza II - The Hidden Century of the Crypto Jews
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#59 - Spinoza I - The Historical Background
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#58 - History vs Jewish History
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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#57 - Birthdays, Yahrzeits, and Evaluating Historical Evidence
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#56 - Q&A on Chassidus and Hisnagdus
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#55 - New Lessons of Corona
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#54 - Practical Differences between Chassidim and Misnagdim
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#53 - Understanding the Core of the Vilna Gaon’s Opposition to the Besht
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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52 - Tzimtzum - The Vilna Gaon’s Approach
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#51- Tzimtzum - The Chassidic Approach
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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#50- Understanding Tzimtzum
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#49- Haalas Nitzotzim
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#48- The Vilna Gaon’s Letter & the Response of the Baal Tanya
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#47- Understanding and Relating to Tisha B’Av and National Tragedy
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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#46- Vilna Gaon’s Letter of 1796 - The Story
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#45- A New Look at the Controversies about The Ramchal
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#44- Ramchal: Youth & Approach to Avodas Hashem
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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#43 - Ramchal in Amsterdam, Israel, & His Historical Legacy
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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#42 - Ramchal - The Deepening Crisis
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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#41 - Ramchal II - Early Accomplishments and the Initial Opposition
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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#40 - The Ten Tribes, Ramchal’s Early Life
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May 27, 2021 |
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#39 - The Tragic Death of R' Imanuel Chai Ricco & The Ten Tribes
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May 20, 2021 |
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#38 - Emunas Chachamim In Our Times
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May 13, 2021 |
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#37- The Influence of Mishnas Chassidim
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May 06, 2021 |
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#36 - The Italian Mekubalim - R' Emanuel Chai Rico
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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#35 - R' Levi Yitzchok - His Historical Legacy
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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#34 - R' Levi Yitchok of Berdichov - His Earlier Rabbinical Positions
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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#33 - The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - Heroic, Rash Act, or Justified ?
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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#32 - R' Pinchas Horowitz, R' Levi Yitzchok of Berdichov
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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#31 - The Challenge of Connection and Pesach
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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#30 - R' Pinchas Horowitz of Frankfurt
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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#29 - The Maggid and his Talmidim
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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#28 - The Maggid and the Besht
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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#27 - The Holy Letter and the Maggid of Mezritch
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#26 - The Historical Identification of Achashveirosh
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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#25 - Torah and Science - Proper Understanding of Their Relationship
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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GAON #24 - The Besht’s Holy Letter
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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GAON #23 - The Cherem of 1781
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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GAON #22 - Attitudes towards Chassidim in the 1770’s
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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GAON #21 - Effects of the 1772 Cheramim
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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GAON #20 - The Brody Cherem II
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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GAON #19 - The Background of the Brody Cherem
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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GAON #18 - The Vilna Cherem of 1772
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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GAON #17 - The Vilna Communal Turmoil in the 1760’s
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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R' Aharon Chadash זצ״ל - Appreciating His Accomplishments
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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GAON #15 - The Gaon and His Bais Medrash
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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GAON #14 -The Vilna Gaon’s Unfulfilled Ambitious Projects
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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GAON #13 - The Gaon’s Editing of Rabbinical Documents
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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GAON #12 - The Vilna Gaon’s Torah Accomplishments
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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GAON #11 - Vilna Gaon - Legacy
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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GAON #10 - Vilna Gaon - Early Life
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Covid-19- Plague Perspectives & Messianism in Jewish History
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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BESHT #8 The Ramban & The Besht
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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BESHT #7 Beshtian Theology II
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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BESHT #6 Beshtian Theology I
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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BESHT #5 Types of Opposition to Chassidus
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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BESHT #4 Baal Shem in Mezhibozh
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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BESHT #3 Family Complications & Revelation
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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BESHT #2: Development & Controversy Regarding His First Marriage
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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GAON/BESHT #1: Mysterious Origins of the Baal Shem Tov
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Introducing: Jewish History Uncensored (The Gaon & the Besht)
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Aug 17, 2020 |