Seforimchatter
The Seforimchatter podcast is dedicated to the discussion of Seforim (holy texts and works pertaining to them), Jewish (non-sacred) Books, Jewish History and more. The variety of guests include rabbis, professors, historians, authors, editors, and others in the field. For more information or to sponsor a show, check out seforimchatter.com or email info@seforimchatter.com
Episodes
357 episodes
SmallTalk: Kan Tzipor: Life's Special Moments (with Stephen Savitsky)
#357> To purchase Kan Tzipor 2: https://www.feldheim.com/life-s-special-moments> To purcase Kan Tzipor 1: https...
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Season 6
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Episode 50
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20:54
A History of Jews and Pandemics (with Dr. Jeremy Brown)
#356> To purchase "The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to COVID-19" (winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Modern Jewish Thought): https://amzn.to/4iXhDw0> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp communi...
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Season 6
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Episode 49
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1:45:15
Glikl of Hameln (1647 - 1724) and her memoirs (with Dr. Rachel Greenblatt)
#355> Sponsored by Haim Gottschalk in memory of his maternal grandmother Shoshana Etzioni – Reyzl bas Nahum.> To purchase the new edition of Glikl: https://amzn.to/3YW68xw> Also sponsored by Mosaica Press and Is Al...
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Season 6
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Episode 48
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1:20:07
SmallTalk: Sefer Habris on Bris Milah (with R' Shimon Szimonowitz)
#354> To purchase the new edition of Sefer Habris: https://alehzayis.com/product/%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a8-%d7%94%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%aa/> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community:
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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25:30
The Great Zmanim Debate (with Rabbi Ahron Notis)
#353> Sponsored by Ten Ten Watches, 1135 East Veterans Hwy, Jackson, New Jersey 08527> Email: Sales@ten10watches.com> Contact: Call or WhatsApp (732)-884-1010> Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
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Season 6
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Episode 46
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1:22:59
SmallTalk: Vayiqra in Context - The Commentary of Rabbi Elia Benamozegh (with Sina Kahen & Ben Rothstein)
#352> To purchase, "Vayiqra in Context: A Scientific and Kabbalistic Commentary of Leviticus by Rabbi Elia Benamozegh": https://amzn.to/3RwLoZe> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community:
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Season 6
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Episode 45
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24:37
Chacham Tzvi Ashkenazi (1658 - 1718) (with Rabbi Dr. Yosie Levine)
#351> Sponsored by Gluck Plumbing.> To purchase "Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate": https://amzn.to/4ihXnER> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp commun...
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Season 6
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Episode 44
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1:08:40
SmallTalk: Achsanya Journal Vol 3: Pesach Edition (with Rabbi Eli Simcha Hellmann)
#350> To purchase Achsanya Journal Vol 3: https://kollelashkenaz.org/publications/periodical-achsanya/Or contact Rabbi Hellman: 845-304-3744; RabbiHellmann@KollelAshkenaz.org> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp commu...
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Season 6
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Episode 43
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21:24
An American Blood Libel - Massena, NY 1928 (with Prof. Edward Berenson)
#349> To purchase, "The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town:" https://amzn.to/43DIRUh> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat...
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Season 6
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Episode 42
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47:00
SmallTalk: Halachos of Baking Matza (with Rabbi Yitzhak Berdugo)
#348> To purchase "Motsi Matsa: A Halakhic Guide to Baking Matsa for Sepharadim and Ashkenazim": https://amzn.to/4leY58C> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community:
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Season 6
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Episode 41
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19:45
SmallTalk: The Abuchatzeira Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar)
#347> This episode of the podcast is sponsored in honor of avid listener Shalom Frager’s 40 birthday today. Wishing him many more in good health & happiness. > To purchase the "Abuchatzeira Legacy Haggadah": https:/...
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Season 6
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Episode 40
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23:03
Seder Mitzvos Nashim: A 16th century Handbook for Women (with Prof. Edward Fram)
#346> Sponsored by Oren Hizkiya and Shira Berger in honor of their upcoming marriage, בשעה טובה ומוצלחת, may they be Zoche to build a Bayis Ne'eman B’yisrael.> We dicussed Rabbi Binyomin Slonik's bio,...
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Season 6
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Episode 39
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56:04
The Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Moshe Hubner)
#345> To purchase The Legacy Haggadah: https://www.feldheim.com/the-legacy-haggadah> To contact Rabbi Hubner: hubners@gmail.com> Zera Emes Project website: https://zeraemes.com/> To join the SeforimChatte...
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Season 6
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Episode 38
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48:16
5 Years of Seforimchatter
#344> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode fol...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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1:21:42
Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal (with R' Yisroel Cohen)
#343> To purchase "Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal": https://amzn.to/3FyRUMg> This episode is dedicated L’Ilui Nishmas R’ Gedaliah Shaffer ר׳ גדלי׳ ירחמיאל בן מיכל ע״ה, Yahrtzeit יז אדר, his...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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1:05:12
Aggadata and Machshava (with R' Yechezkel Hartman)
#342> Short Machshava on the Daf Shiur: https://alldaf.org/series/short-machshava-on-the-daf/4102> To purchase "Nichusei Yama": https://www.ebay.com/itm/116296248704?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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1:02:14
Medieval Purim Parodies (with Dr. Roni Cohen)
#341> 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/prod...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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1:08:14
The Forgotten Torah Commentary: R. Leib Shapiro Frankfurter (1743-1836), Defending Tradition with Bold New Perspectives (with Eliezer Cohn)
#340> 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 th...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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1:31:11
Torah Memory Palace: An Ancient Memory Technique Reimagined (with Heshy Weisz)
#339This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles, included Becoming Godly. Available now from Mosaica Press! Get your copy today and use code CHATTER for 15% o...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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58:16
SmallTalk: Living Jewish Art: The Art of Itshak Holtz (with David Segal)
#338> To purchase "Living Jewish Art: The Work of Itshak Holtz": https://amzn.to/3EGLSZL> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community:
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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20:00
Abraham Lincoln & the Jews (with Prof. Jonathan Sarna)
#337> To purchase "Lincoln and the Jews"(new paperback edition or coffee table): https://amzn.to/4aZ7Ra5> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community:
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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1:07:05
The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 5 (with J.J. Kimche)
#336To purchase, "Letters on Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgwzVY> To purchase Gershon Scholem’s “Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism”: https://amzn.to/42O9Tbc> To join the Sefor...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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1:17:46
The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 4 (with J.J. Kimche)
#335> To purchase J.J.'s newly edited translation of "Dialogue on Kabbalah by Samuel David Luzzatto (Shadal)": https://amzn.to/3Cwoux5> To purchase, "Letters on Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgwzVY> To view Rabbi El...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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1:30:15
The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 3 (with J.J. Kimche)
#334> To view Rav Yaakov Emden's "Matpachas Seforim": https://hebrewbooks.org/21115> To view Rav Moshe Kunitz's "Ben Yochai": https://hebrewbooks.org/5706> To purchase "Ben Yochai" (the font is very small): https:/...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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