Text-based classes on assorted Judaic topics, with a special emphasis on Jewish history.
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Made Possible by Unzer-Chadash Shul, Brooklyn NY.
Latest Episodes
The Saga of Shul Shmoozing: A Historical Look at Talking in Shul Across the Centuries
Jews have been talking in shul for centuries, and rabbis and communities have tried countless ways to stop it. From twelfth-century Cairo to the Lower East Side in the...
The Cantonist Crisis
In 1827, Czar Nicholas I decreed that Jewish boys and young men be conscripted into the Russian army, a policy that shook Jewish life in Russia to its core. Communitie...
The Four Halls That Never Were: A Critical Look at Yosifun’s Design of the Beis Hamikdash
In this class, we will delve into the architectural anomaly of the “four halls” described in Yosifun’s account of the Beis HaMikdash. This description contradicts the ...
The Draft Dilemma: The Chilling Reality of Jews Deciding Who Gets Drafted
What do you do when the government demands soldiers and says you have to choose who goes? That’s exactly what Jewish communities in the late 1700s faced when the Austr...
The Dilemma of Handing Over One to Save Many
Can a Jewish community surrender one of its own to save the many? This class explores three cases from the 1600s and 1700s, where this wrenching question was brought b...
