Welcome to Jews You Should Know, introducing the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know.
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What is being "Jewish"? We look the same, dress the same, work and play and eat right alongside our non-Jewish counterparts, and yet, somehow, everything is different. The world looks different through a Jewish lens, even for those who aren't particularly religious, the ones who might call ourselves "Jew-ish." This show explores that, and wants to share it, not just with the Jews, but with everyone, to provide a little window into the infinite ways there are to be Jewish. So, for all the Jew ...
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"The Portion" is a podcast where Aaron Roller, a curious Orthodox Jew, sits down with his brother-in-law, Rabbi Jonathan Bienenfeld, to discuss the portion of the Torah that is read each week by Jews around the world. The conversation is informal and friendly, but not afraid to delve into the wealth of Jewish wisdom and interpretation. Guests may join to offer their takes on the portion as well.
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History for the Curious The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh, live from the JLE in London, hosted by myself: Mena Reisner Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries, that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Encou ...
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An audio platform for the study of the pre-modern Islamic(ate) past and beyond. We interview academics, archivists and artists on their work for peers and junior students in the field. We aim to educate, inspire, perhaps infuriate, and on the way entertain a little too. https://linktr.ee/abbasidhistorypodcast Suitable also for general listeners with an interest in geographically diverse medieval history.
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Are you curious about Jesus? Not the Jesus you've seen in movies or heard about in Sunday school - But the Jesus who lived as a Jew in the first century in a Roman province, spent the first part of his life in Egypt and whose words and actions brought with them context from Jewish and Roman cultures he was surrounded by? You're in the right place. In this podcast we're reading the book of Matthew, the gospel that was written in Hebrew specifically intended for a Jewish audience. Each week I ...
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Jews are culturally, religiously, politically, and ethnically unique yet diverse. This podcast aims to explore all of the intricacies and intersectionalities that come with being Jewish. Sometimes we go broad and sometimes we go deep, sometimes it's heavy and sometimes it's light, but it's always eye-opening. Episodes include conversations with academics, scientists, artists, creatives, people who all bring a different lens to the question, āwhat does it mean to be Jewish in the 21st century ...
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There are a rainbow of perspectives that make up the LGBTQ+ frum experience, and the Queer Yid Podcast is here to explore them all. Be it growing up gay in a community that doesn't have language for those feelings, or embracing yiddishkeit years after coming out trans, our stories matter. So whether you're queer, questioning, or simply curious about our experiences - we invite you to listen and reflect on the narratives that our guests have to share. To send us your feedback or to contact us ...
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This is a podcast with you in mind. It was created to equip you with the critical real-life skills and wisdom that you weren't taught in school. This show will give you the tools to not just get by in adulthood, but to ultimately thrive. I'll be interviewing people from all walks of life, including CEO's, veterans, therapists, and a host of other characters that will bring the life lessons and wisdom that they have learned on their life's journey so far, right to this podcast.
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Are you ready to burst your filter bubble? To hit pause on righteous anger? Principle of Charity injects curiosity and generosity back into difficult conversations, bringing together two expert guests with opposing views on big social issues. But hereās the twist: as well as passionately advocating their own views, each guest is challenged to present the best, most generous version of the otherās argument. This unique format comes from an ancient idea - the principle of charity - which tells ...
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A comedy podcast to help better understand humanity and also to make fart jokes.
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Rabbi Akiva Eger II - Rulings, Plague & Portrait
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To appreciate Rabbi Akiva Eger we need to understand his era; The cholera epidemic he lived through, the personalities of his generation as well as his rulings and how they were set out. Who was he really and what did he look like? Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Rabbi Akiva Eger 13:46 Rabbi Akiva Eger's Role During the Cholera Epidemic 27:09 Confliā¦
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š§EP051 GUEST EPISODE (5/8) Toilets and Waste in Andalusia
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You canāt think about clean water without also thinking about removing dirty water and other waste. In this episode we take a deep dive into sewage (figuratively speaking) on the basis of excavations and documents that survive about cities in Muslim Spain in the Middle Ages. Speaker: Ieva RĆØklaityte. Interviewer: Edmund Hayes. Ieva Reklaityte is anā¦
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Rabbi Akiva Eger I - Genius, Battles & Compassion
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Famous as a scholar and lamdan, his life was beset by challenges and setbacks, all of which he faced with remarkable fortitude. As the leader of Central Europe's Jewry, the impact of his writings and personality re-wrote the history of the 19th century for the Jews Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Government Intervention 08:01 Reb Akiva Eger's Scholā¦
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Kabbalah II - Heresy : Spain 1290-1350
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Unraveling the Mystery - Who was Moshe de Leon? How did the Zohar impact Jewish history? Is there a deep divide between Academics & Kabbalists. What did Rav Yaakov Emden write? And how was Marriage seen in 13th century Spain? Chapters 00:00 Introduction: The Mystery of the Zohar 13:09 The Historical Context of Spain in the 13th and 14th Centuries 3ā¦
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Kabbalah I - Controversy : Spain 1250-1295
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In the 1200s Spanish Jewry faced great challenges within the community including Murder, Immorality & Defection. This was exacerbated by dangerous teachings within Kabbalah which had to be rooted out by the Rashba and banned.But 700 years later a pathway was found to Redemption. Chapters 00:00 Challenges of 13th-Century Spain: Tensions, Wealth, andā¦
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š§EP050 GUEST EPISODE (4/8) The City on The Tigris: Baghdad, Drinking and Water Transport
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Ep4. The City on The Tigris: Baghdad, Drinking and Water Transport Medieval Baghdad was probably home to 200,000 to 500,000 inhabitants. In this episode we look at how water functioned as the life blood of this great city, providing drink, but also transportation that supplied the city with food and connected it with trade routes in Indian Ocean anā¦
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Special Announcement: JYSK Moving Forward & the Iyun Podcast
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new podcast, in concert with The Iyun Institute (formerly Tikvah Israel): "The Iyun Podcast: On Chareidim, Israel and the Jewish People." Iyun will explore the many dynamics of chareidim in relation to the broader context of Israeli society and beyond. Episodes are now available on Appā¦
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Spanish Jewry III - Targets of Resentment: Prominent Jewish Figures in Spain
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The Golden Age was over but what drove Jews to settle in Christian Spain?What is the true story of the pirates in Cordoba?Why was the commentary of the Rif so vital and why did the Baāal HaMaor critique it?Who controlled the Jews: The Church or The Kings? Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:05 Legends and Stories in Jewish History 08:50 ā¦
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Spanish Jewry II - The Golden Age : Poetry, Power and Politics
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A unique world existed for two centuries in which a Jewish general lead Moslem armies into battle and authored 1,500 poems while Chasdai, the most famous Jew, discovered the antidote to poison and oversaw the creation of Jewish grammar. Was Yosef Hannagid responsible for the death of an Arab prince? And how did Spain over-rule Babylonia? Chapters 0ā¦
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Episode 205 - The Comics Author and Film Producer: A Conversation with Arnon Shorr
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Arnon Shorr is a comic book author and graphic novelist, as well as a screenwriter, director and producer of remarkable films, often with meaningful Jewish messaging. Arnon's website: https://www.arnonshorr.com/ Arnon on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2601747/ Wayfarers on Kindle Vella: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/episode/B0C758RNCN JEWCā¦
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Spanish Jewry I - The Dark Ages: The Forced Conversion of the Jews
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The history of the Jews in Spain has always been part of our collective memory. But the real story starts 1,000 years earlier. Long before the Rishonim, flourishing communities existed. What were their lives like? Why do we not know more about them? And what happened in 711CE? For the trip, please email: giana.elav@gmail.com Chapters 00:00 The Visiā¦
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š§EP049 GUEST EPISODE (3/8) The Beginnings of the Bathhouse in the Middle East, from Rome to Early Islam
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The bathhouse is an iconic feature of the medieval middle eastern city up until the present. But how did this come to be? In this episode we look into the origins of bathing culture in the Middle East by going back to the Roman, late antique and early Islamic development of bathhouses. Speakers: Nathalie de Haan and Sadi MarĆ©chal. Interviewer: Edmuā¦
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Do synagogues have rights over membership?Why did a Chazan risk excommunication in Perpignan?Why were responsa printed in defiance of the authorās wishes?And the 1708 Chametz glue on a Pesach documentā¦ Chapters 00:00 Excommunication and Imposing Bans 06:18 Excommunication and Scholarly Disputes 13:28 The Role of the Chazan in the Synagogue 26:04 Inā¦
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Financial Responsa in History II - Shuls, Politics & Power (feat. Dayan Y Posen)
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For centuries Jews faced restrictions building their shuls. Halachic questions arose across Europe concerning rights, ownership and use. And closer to our day, when communities split, the assets would often be fought over. For the trip, please email: giana.elav@gmail.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Overview 07:41 Shul as a Place of Assembly andā¦
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Whatās really going on in Israel, Part 2: how do we even begin to talk about a "solution"?
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Itās been six months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1200 people, kidnapping around 250, and triggering Israelās devastating war on Gaza. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters without Borders say more than 100 journalists, and more than 200 aā¦
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Financial Responsa in History I - Taxes, Charity & Freedom (feat. Dayan Y Hool)
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In times of war and peace and throughout the centuries, Jews have asked questions. Some became the foundations of halacha, others were forgotten.In this episode we trace back through the ages to find that the new is often very old. To purchase Dayan Hools book, click here -Beth Din Commercial Arbitration: https://amzn.eu/d/hSkOB53 Chapters 00:00 Inā¦
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With David Baddiel and Simon Sebag Montefiore. In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guests, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. David Baddiel is a comedian, author, screenwriter and television presenter. In 1992, he performed to 12,500 people with Rob Newmanā¦
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š§EP048 GUEST EPISODE (2/8) Mesopotamia: Taming the Euphrates
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Part of the āSource of Life: Water Management in the Premodern Middle Eastā project (Radboud Institute for Culture and History). Ep2. Mesopotamia: Taming the Euphrates Mesopotamia means āthe land between the rivers.ā The fertile silt and life-giving waters from the rivers Tigris and Euphrates allowed the region to develop into a key area of human sā¦
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{TBT REBROADCAST} Episode 7 - The Sabbath-Observant Senator: A Conversation with Joe Lieberman, z"l
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of Joseph Lieberman, z'l, a great American patriot, and even greater member of the Jewish People. We interviewed Senator Lieberman in 2017, in one of our first episodes ever in this podcast. In tribute to his extraordinary life, we present this #TBT rebroadcast from the archives. May his memory be for a blessiā¦
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Yishmael vs Yisrael X ā A personal account in Gaza
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Unlike the secular worldview, Jewish history looks at individuals and at details. And although we have closely followed the general conflict in Israel, we are at armās length from the war. Hearing first-hand some of the challenges that Yona Pinchos Gedalia ben Soroh Chana faced, will thereby give a deeper perspective to what Israel is experiencing.ā¦
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In this episode we spend time with David Baddiel and Simon Sebag Montefiore and ask - āāWhere do Jews really come from? Are they white or people of colour? And how should we deal with the ethnic diversity within Jewish populations, with differences between Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews? Questions around whether Jews are white or people of cā¦
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What is Purim and why do we celebrate it: the story of Purim, what to wear, what we eat, and how it's done in Israel
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It's Purim! So when Baby Brother Zev and his girlfriend Osnat came down to DC to peep some cherry blossoms, I made them come to tell you all what is Purim, the super-fun Jewish dress-up party where we celebrate a narrow escape from mass murder and eat cookies named for the bad guy's hat. Or ears. Or pockets apparently. Depends who you ask. Get to tā¦
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Douglas Murray - Raw Opinion on the Israel Conflict
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To Watch This Podcast, click here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRbtzDOtBAY&t=2021s A wide-ranging discussion with author & international broadcaster Douglas Murray, on the questions: Why the Media Lie - The Liberal Left - Antisemitism, modern and ancient - The Future in Israel. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Connection 00:38 Intervieā¦
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An American, a Canadian and an Israeli Jewish educator walk into aā¦.well a discussion. About the Israel-Hamas war, the state of Gaza and state of mind of Israelis, no less. So, this conversation is really no joke. Huge thanks to Yair Alon, Adam Levi and Zev Dever for this sometimes hard, always thoughtful, and very nuanced and compassionate conversā¦
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The Karaites arrive in Ponovezh, Lithuania; Seraya Shapshal abruptly changes direction; Ibn Ezra writes Zemirot [link below]; the Nazis preside over a Karaite debate; Voltaire quotes a Karaite scholar; The 21st century reconfigures Karaism. Ki Eshmera Shabbat - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Um8Z5Wdok-WeA7zNmKFkEjG06eH21Sax/view?usp=drivesdk Chapā¦
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Does Our Ethnic Heritage Matter? Pt. 2 On the Couch
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Featuring the wonderful Benjamin Law and Professor John Rasko AO. In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guests, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. BIOS Benjamin Law is an Australian writer and broadcaster. Heās the author of The Family Law (2010), Gaysia (20ā¦
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Episode 204 - The Yiddish Scholar, Political Observer and Consummate Professor: A Conversation with Ruth Wisse
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Ruth Wisse is one of the great modern scholars of Yiddish literature. A distinguished career at McGill and Harvard Universities has now led to her current engagement with Tikvah, a Jewish-conservative think tank and educational outfit. Professor Wisse has authored many books, and written widely on political affairs in addition toā¦
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š§EP047 GUEST EPISODE (1/8) Water History and the Pre-Modern Middle East. āSource of Life: Water Management in the Premodern Middle Eastā (Radboud Institute for Culture and History)
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This episode was produced by Edmund Hayes and Jouke Heringa. Ep1. Water History and the Pre-Modern Middle East The cities of the medieval Middle East were some of the largest in the world, dwarfing the major cities of western Europe, for example. So how did they support large populations in relatively arid conditions? In this episode we provide an ā¦
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Featuring the wonderful Benjamin Law and Professor John Rasko AO In this episode with the help of a cultural critic and a genetic expert we consider how to best make sense of our ancestral past and the dangers of over identifying with tribes alongside the very real opportunities science is giving us to change our genetics. While we are all unique iā¦
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Refugees arrived in Egypt from Toldeo in 1459, with ideas of their own. But as the centuries progressed, the Karaites spread out from the Middle East. Crimea became the headquarters of the movement. However Abraham Firkowitz had his own ideas about history, in which facts did not necessarily feature. Although St. Petersburg owes him a continuing deā¦
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šøEP046 Prof. Hayrettin YĆ¼cesoy on his new book "Disenchanting the Caliphate"
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Hayrettin YĆ¼cesoy is a historian with a specialization in the premodern Middle East. His scholarly interests revolve around the intricate realm of political thought and practice, covering themes such as political messianism, monarchy, republican practices, visions of social order throughout premodern literature, and the historiography of these subjā¦
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šEP045 Nasim Hassani on an illustrated manuscript of al-MaqÄmÄt by AbÅ« Muįø„ammad al-įø¤arÄ«rÄ« (d.1122CE)
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AbÅ« Muįø„ammad al-įø¤arÄ«rÄ« was an Arab poet, scholar and Seljuk government official who died in 1122CE aged 68 years old. His work al-MaqÄmÄt, a compilation of 50 highly-stylised comic anecdotes about the exploits of trickster AbÅ« Zayd, received widespread renown in his time across the Muslim world and is regarded as a high point of Arabic literature. ā¦
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šEP044 The Curious Tale of Isaac: An Egyptian Jew baptised as godson to King Edward II (d. 1327)
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In 1319 Roger de Stangrave, a Hospitaller knight, and a Jew named Isaac arrived in England. For a ransom of 10,00 gold florins, Isaac had freed Stangrave, a stranger to him, from over 30 years of Mamluk captivity and then accompanied the knight home to be repaid. By 1322, Isaac has converted to Christianity and become Edward of St. John, with King ā¦
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š°EP043 Dr. Isabelle Imbert on a Beginner's Guide to Investing in Islamic Arts
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This is the second part of two presentations. More on our guest: https://isabelle-imbert.com 0:50 In your previous presentation, you gave us an overview of the history of Islamic art. Give us an overview of the Islamic arts market scene: who are the main players? Where are the main auctions, and so on? 7:05 You advised in your Bayt al-Fann intervieā¦
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šEP042 Dr. Isabelle Imbert on a Very Brief Introduction to Studying the History of Islamic Arts
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Works of Islamic arts mesmerise their viewers, be it calligraphy, vases or mausoleums, but knowledge of their developments continues to be weak for the general enthusiast. To give an introductory survey on how to delve deeper into the fascinating ocean of Islamic arts is Dr. Isaballe Imbert. Dr. Imbert completed her PhD in 2015 at Sorbonne in Persiā¦
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