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e-TiM: Rabbi Seligmann Baer Bamberger, the Wuerzburger Rav

Dr. Marc Shapiro

The next series returns to our classes on great rabbinic figures. We shall be looking at the life and influence of R. Seligmann Baer Bamberger (1807-1878). The leading German halakhist of his day, he is best remembered for his bitter controversy…

Program

Oct 23, 2023

e-TiM: Who Were the Geonim and Why Do They Matter?

Dr. Marc Herman

Who Were the Geonim and Why Do They Matter? Dr. Marc Herman Wednesdays, 1:00 pm May 10 - 31 The Babylonian geonim constitute the indispensable bridge between the period of the Talmud and medieval Jewish centers in North Africa, Spain, and Northern…

Program

Apr 27, 2023

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 10)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio

Jan 30, 2023

A Middle Ground Between Orthodoxy and Reform: Rabbi Zechariah Frankel and the Positive-Historical School (Part 9)

Dr. Marc Shapiro

Audio

Jan 23, 2023

e-TiM: Rabbi Yosef Karo and the Making of the Shulhan Arukh

Rabbi Yosie Levine

Rabbi Yosef Karo and the Making of the Shulhan Arukh Rabbi Yosie Levine Wednesdays, February 1 - 22 1:00pm Eastern Who was Rabbi Yosef Karo? What did he set out to accomplish with the publication of his halakhic works? And how did the Shulhan Arukh…

Program

Dec 28, 2022