Text-based classes on assorted Judaic topics, with a special emphasis on Jewish history.
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Latest Episodes
Taxes and Tensions: The Story of Jewish Tax Disputes in Medieval Spain
Rabbi Shlomo ben Aderes, the legendary rabbi and leader of Barcelona, received countless questions during his tenure, many of which have been preserved to this day. In...
Josephus
The book known as Yosifun, cherished in traditional Jewish circles, and the books of Josephus, preserved in Greek and Latin by non-Jewish hands, spark challenging ques...
Lost Lights of Chanukah: Exploring the Books of Maccabees
The Books of Maccabees tell the dramatic story of the Chanukah revolt and the heroism of the Jewish fighters. But who wrote these books, and why were they left off the...
The Titanic Question: The Halachic Dilemma of Men Lost at Sea
When a shipwreck in the 1500s left families wondering about the fate of their loved ones, rabbinic authorities debated whether the wives of the missing passengers coul...
Benches, Bargains, and Bickering: Shul Seating in the Middle Ages
We kick things off with seven fascinating stories from the teshuvos of medieval Spain, where we discover shul seats being treated like real estate: bought, sold, inher...
