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Seforimchatter

Nachi Weinstein

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

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48:23

Rav Zvi Hirsch Kalischer (1795 - 1874) (with Prof....

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2024/11/03

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#312> We discussed Rav Zvi Hirsch bio (student of the Nesivos [Rav Yaakov Loerberbaum] and Rav Akiva Eiger), as Rabbi of Torún for 40 years, his ambitious letter to Baron Rothschild, his project to restart korbanos and Sefer Drishas Tzion, his writings and thought as a forerunner of religious zionism, his impact on religious zionism, the un fortunate state of his writings today and more. > To purchase Jody Myers "Seeking Zion: Modern...

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69:00

AuctionChatter: Legacy Judaica 11.3.24 (with R' Moshe...

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2024/10/29

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#311> This episode is sponsored by Legacy Auction. To register and bid on the forthcoming auction Sunday, November 3rd at 1PM click here: https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/catalog/auction/legacyjudaica/50930/1?lang=en> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or emai...

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82:42

Sefer Chezyonos: The Mystical Autobiography of Rav...

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2024/10/27

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#310> This episode is sponsored by Legacy Auction. To register and bid on the forthcoming auction Sunday, November 3rd at 1PM click here: https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/catalog/auction/legacyjudaica/50930/1?lang=en> To purchase "Book of Visions" (English translation of Sefer Chezyonos): https://amzn.to/4fnSRUp> We discussed the bio of Rav Chaim Vital (Calabrese), the 4 parts of Sefer Chezyonos, the history of the manuscript, Komarno autob...

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68:02

The Kesser Torah Yeshiva System of Radomsk (with Dovi...

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2024/10/13

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#309> We discussed the Radomsk Chasidus, the last Rebbe of Radomsk (Rav Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowitz), the Rebbe's wealth, the Kesser Torah Yeshiva System, the sad demise of the Radomsk Chasidus and the Yeshiva system, how Dovi works on these articles, Yom Tov book recommendations, and more. > Check out the full article by Dovi Safier in the Mishpacha Sukkos edition> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.what...

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53:06

With Rabbi Moshe Taragin discussing October 7th and...

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2024/10/06

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#308> We discussed religious issues (Kiddush Hashem, distorted version of Olam Habah, etc), Anti-semitism, Geulah, and more.> Purchase "Dark Clouds Above, Faith Below": https://amzn.to/4dIzgx2> Pre-order "Reclaiming Redemption: Deciphering the Maze of Jewish History": https://mosaicapress.com/product/reclaiming-redemption/?sld=seforimchatter> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9A...

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70:42

The Making of Minhagei Yomim Nora'im (with Rabbi...

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2024/09/29

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#307>To purchase "The Making of a Minhag" click here.> We discussed what a Minhag is, Minhag vs Halacha, valid minhag vs minhag taus, Shul/communal/family minhgaim, Reciting L'Dovid, Weddings during Elul, dipping the Apple in honey and other Simanim, Hataras Nedarim and Mesiras Moda'ah, changing Yomim Nora'im tunes, Kol Nidrei, sleeping in the Sukkah in Chutz L'Aretz, reading V'Zos HaBerachah on Simchas Torah evening, and more.> To joi...

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74:01

Rav Dovid Hakohen Rappaport, the Mikdash Dovid (1890...

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2024/09/22

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#306> This episode is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many titles, including the newly published Rabbi's Responsa: Moadim, the first book in Rabbi Akiva Willig’s groundbreaking new halachah series. This work offers a timely opportunity to explore the responses to fascinating and relevant halachic sh’eilos that were asked in real time on an active WhatsApp group. From Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, Sukkos and Simchas Torah, Rabbi Wi...

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85:00

The Jews of Modena, Italy (with Prof. Federica...

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2024/09/15

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#305> This podcast episode is sponsored by the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies, a leading academic program in Jewish Studies that equips students with the tools to search out their own unique path into the study of Jewish history and scholarship. Based in NYC, the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies provides a supportive environment and personal attention from world-class faculty, seminar-style courses, one-on-one mentorship oppo...

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109:06

Machon Ofeq edition of the Toras Kohanim (with R'...

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2024/09/08

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#304> Episode Sponsor: Mosaica PressCheck out their many titles including the Talmud Treasury: ⁃ Imagine having at your fingertips the wisdom of the ages, the stories of our greatest Sages, and the insights that have shaped generations—all in one accessible, beautifully crafted volume. That’s exactly what you’ll find in The Talmud Treasury by Rabbi Zvi Zimmerman.Rabbi Zimmerman, known for his deep understanding and ...

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137:29

Rav Kook: Life & Legacy - Episode 3 (with Prof....

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2024/09/05

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#303> > This mini-series is sponsored by Maggid Books, a division of Koren Jerusalem, who is the proud publisher of several works by Rav Kook including a commentary on the siddur compiled by Rabbi Bezalel Naor, and the newly translated Hadarav: In his inner chamber – a collection of Rav Kooks most intimate writings found in his personal notebooks from throughout his career.> Get 10% off all Koren and Maggid books with code Sefori...

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79:05

Rav Kook: Life & Legacy - Episode 2 (with Prof....

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2024/09/03

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#302> > This mini-series is sponsored by Maggid Books, a division of Koren Jerusalem, who is the proud publisher of several works by Rav Kook including a commentary on the siddur compiled by Rabbi Bezalel Naor, and the newly translated Hadarav: In his inner chamber – a collection of Rav Kooks most intimate writings found in his personal notebooks from throughout his career.> Get 10% off all Koren and Maggid books with code Sefori...

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73:44

Rav Kook: Life & Legacy - Episode 1 (with Prof....

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2024/09/01

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#301> This mini-series is sponsored by Maggid Books, a division of Koren Jerusalem, who is the proud publisher of several works by Rav Kook including a commentary on the siddur compiled by Rabbi Bezalel Naor, and the newly translated Hadarav: In his inner chamber – a collection of Rav Kooks most intimate writings found in his personal notebooks from throughout his career. > Get 10% off all Koren and Maggid books with code SeforimCha...

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74:07

Death, Graves, Burial, and associated subjects in...

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2024/08/25

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#300> This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Eli and Eva Genauer in memory of her mother, Mrs. Gertrude Offenbacher. האשה גיטל בת ר׳ אליעזר. Mrs Offenbacher was a Baalas Chesed extraordinaire as she was involved with the Chevra Kadisha wherever she lived, in New Rochelle, Far Rockaway, the upper west side and in her later years, in Seattle, Washington. She taught many younger women the intricacies of doing things in the correct manner w...

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64:47

The Jews of Jamaica (with Prof. Stanley Mirvis)

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2024/08/18

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#299> This episode of the podcast sponsored by Rabbi Shmuel Reich, ADHD Coach, and host of The ADHD Heroes Podcast. ADHD can impact not only attention, but also memory, organization, and other skills that can affect responsibilities at home, productivity at work, studies for school or yeshiva, or even an adult's personal learning. Rabbi Reich is an experienced ADHD coach who helps adults, teens, and couples create personalized strategie...

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89:12

TLT Episode 17: The Bnei Menashe (ft. Hillel Halkin)

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2024/08/14

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#298> Corporate sponsor of the series: Gluck Plumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> To purchase "Across The Sabbath River" click here.> We discussed the Mr. Halkin's travels, the Bnei Menashe's hist...

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52:48

Tisha B'Av Kinnos & Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (ft....

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2024/08/11

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#297> To purchase "The Lord is Righteous in All His Ways" (out of print - limoted availability) click here.> To purchase the Mesorat Harav Kinnot click here.> We discussed when & why Rabbi Soloveitchik began his Tisha B'Av program, how long he would speak, what he would speak about, his opinion on Holocaust Kinnos (and by extension Rabbi Schacter's opinion on October 7th Kinnos), how we can connect to Kinnos, exaples from Kinnos, a...

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47:00

TLT Episode 16: The Recent Increase in Interest in...

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2024/08/07

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#296> Corporate sponsor of the series: Gluck Plumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> We discussed the uptick in interest in TLT, groups that claim to be associated with TLT, Ethipioan Jews, Lemba, we fo...

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84:54

Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to...

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2024/08/04

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#295> This episode is sponsored by the Nine Days to Redemption podcast. During this season of communal mourning for the destruction of ancient Jerusalem and its Temples, join Dr. Erica Brown as she encounters classical Jewish texts integrated with Rabbi Sacks's wisdom and news stories of Israel's current war. Each podcast ends with a personal challenge to bring redemption each and every day.> To listen to Nine Days to Redemption podcast w...

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74:34

TLT Episode 15: The Modern Ten Lost Tribes -...

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2024/07/31

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#294> Corporate sponsor of the series: Gluck Plumbing.For all your service needs big or small in NJ with a full service division, from boiler change outs, main sewer line snake outs, camera-ing main lines, to a simple faucet leak, Gluck Plumbing Service Division has you covered. Give them a call - 732-523-1836 x 1.> To purchase "Journey To The Vanished City" click here.> To purchase "Black Jews in Africa and the Americas" click ...

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41:36

The Kidnapping & Forced Conversion of Edgardo Mortara...

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2024/07/28

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#293> This episode is sponsored by the Bemak family, in memory of all Jews who have been lost to forced conversions over the course of our history.> To purchase "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara" click here.> We discussed Bologna in the 19th century, the Papal States, the Mortara family, the incident and taking of little Edgardo, Pope Pius IX and his role in the affair, Father Feletti, the Rome community and attempst to rescue Edgardo...

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