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Aggadata and Machshava (with R’ Yechezkel Hartman)

March 12, 2025 No Comments

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Short Machshava on the Daf Shiur: https://alldaf.org/series/short-machshava-on-the-daf/4102

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Medieval Purim Parodies (with Dr. Roni Cohen)

March 9, 2025 No Comments

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This episode is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many titles, including the Paths of the Maharal. Pick up a copy at your local Judaica store, or order from https://mosaicapress.com/product/paths-of-the-maharal/?sld=seforimchatter and use code “Chatter” for 15% off.

We discussed the origins of Purim parodies, Rav Kalonymus ben Kalonymus and Maseches Purim, Ralbag and Megillas Setardim and Sefer Habakbuk, the reception of these parodies, later push back, and much more. 

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The Forgotten Torah Commentary: R. Leib Shapiro Frankfurter (1743-1836), Defending Tradition with Bold New Perspectives (with Eliezer Cohn)

March 2, 2025 No Comments

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Episode sponsored by Yoel Moshe Posner.

We discussed the bio of R. Yehuda Leib Shapiro Frankfurter, the style of his Torah commentary Rechasim LaBikah, sources he used, those he was arguing against, new edition and the footnotes, and more.

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Article about Rechasim LaBikah: https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mahanayim/1992/12/15/01/page/139

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Torah Memory Palace: An Ancient Memory Technique Reimagined (with Heshy Weisz)

February 23, 2025 No Comments

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This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles, included Becoming Godly.

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The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 4 (with J.J. Kimche)

February 11, 2025 No Comments

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The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 3 (with J.J. Kimche)

February 9, 2025 No Comments

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To view Rav Yaakov Emden's “Matpachas Seforim”: https://hebrewbooks.org/21115

To view Rav Moshe Kunitz's “Ben Yochai”: https://hebrewbooks.org/5706

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To view Radal's “Kadmus Sefer HaZohar”: https://hebrewbooks.org/21439

To view Rav Yitzchak Isaac Chaver's “Magen V'Tzinah”: https://hebrewbooks.org/68453

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