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Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth

Rabbi Nachum Meth

A podcast that explores the unlikely story of Jewish history: tragedy and triumph, persecution and perseverance, mankind and miracles.

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68:00

Abraham Lincoln And The Jews

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2023/01/31

Although Lincoln is universally remembered as the martyred hero who saved the Union in its darkest hours, his relations with the Jews are not as well known. In this class we discuss Abraham Lincoln’s many fascinating Jewish connections.

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64:30

The Unsinkable & The Eternal: The History And Lessons...

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/12/07

The Titanic disaster was one of the most devastating tragedies in maritime history, and its legacy has captured the memory of the world. In this class, we look at the history and lessons of the Titanic and its many Jewish connections.

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48:48

The Spanish Expulsion

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/11/07

The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 was one of the darkest chapters in all of Jewish history. In this episode, we look at the background, context, and lessons from this difficult story.

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52:18

The Dreyfus Affair

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/11/02

The Dreyfus Affair was one of the most important events in Modern Jewish History, and its repercussions and reverberations are still with us today. In this class we retell the story of Alfred Dreyfus: how a French army captain was falsely accused of espionage, how antisemitism defined his trial, and how the Jewish and global responses shaped the major world events of the Twentieth Century and beyond. And how does God fit into the story?

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60:09

Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish?

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/10/26

Historians have long noted Alexander Hamilton’s strong Jewish associations, and author Andrew Porwancher's suggests that Hamilton was indeed Jewish. In this episode, we look at some of the evidence and discuss Hamilton's connections with the Jewish community.

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44:56

Rashi

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/09/11

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki - Rashi - is the teacher of the Jewish People. His commentary on the Torah is studied by schoolchildren and scholar alike, and his commentary on the Talmud was so widely accepted that no of the other commentators even attempted to replicate it.

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71:23

Jewish Denominationalism

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/09/05

There are many groups in North American Jewish life: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Chasidic, Sephardic, Chabad, Reconstruction, Yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, Open Orthodox, Jews For Jesus? What do all these terms mean? Where did they come from? More importantly, where are the heading?

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55:01

Rambam

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/08/31

Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, familiar to many as Maimonides or by his acronym, Rambam, was one of the most influential people in all of Jewish history. In this episode we sketch out his biography, look at some of his letters, outline his major works, and talk about his legacy

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80:20

FDR And The Jews 5

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/08/26

Why didn’t the Allies bomb Auschwitz, or at least the tracks leading to the camps? To many, this is the most damning indictment against FDR, the United States, and the Allies.

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56:44

FDR And The Jews Part 4

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/08/24

The single most controversial issue in all of Jewish American history is FDR's response to the Holocaust. In this episode we take a closer look at the timeline of events: what FDR knew, when he knew about it, and what his responses were

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65:09

FDR And The Jews Part 3

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/08/17

The most sensitive and controversial topic in Jewish American history is FDR’s response to German atrocities. This episode looks at the period from Kristallnacht through the summer of 1941

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69:22

FDR And The Jews Part 2

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/12

We take a look at FDR's initial responses to Hitler's rise, the US's pre-war immigration policies, and the Jewish refugee crisis.

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72:50

FDR And The Jews, Part 1

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/07

We discuss the Jewish Community's interactions with FDR during his early years, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.

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59:12

Isaac Leeser

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/07

Isaac Leeser was one of the most impactful Jews in all of American Jewish history, yet he is largely forgotten. In this episode we take a closer look at the life of this mid-Nineteenth Century giant.

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63:37

Cancel Culture

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/05

Taking down statues of historical figures has been one of the most identifiable elements of Cancel Culture. Background, political affiliation, outlook, and a variety of other factors tend to determine people’s feeling on the issue, and very frequently they tend to be strong feelings. In this episode, we take a look at a Torah perspective on Cancel Culture

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61:23

Order No. 11: A Story Of American Antisemitism

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/04

In 1862, General US Grant issued General Order No. 11, banishing Jews from large parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi; likely the most antisemitic official decree in the history of the United States Government. How could this have happened? Was Grant an Antisemite? Could something like this happen again?

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8:05

Intro

Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth ·

2022/07/04

Welcome to the Jewish History Podcast With Rabbi Nachum Meth

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