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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 on Twitter or email seforimchatter@gmail.com

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    • Jul 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 372 EPISODES

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    The Seforimchatter podcast is an exceptional resource for anyone interested in Jewish books and history. Hosted by Nachi Gordon, this podcast consistently brings in top scholars who offer insightful and thought-provoking discussions on their works and areas of expertise. The range of topics covered is extensive, ensuring that listeners can explore a diverse array of subjects within Judaic studies.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the caliber of guests that Nachi Gordon manages to attract. These world-class scholars openly share their knowledge and passion for seforim (Jewish books), providing a rare glimpse into a world that is often shrouded in secrecy. The questions posed by Gordon are intelligent and thoughtfully crafted, prompting guests to delve deeper into their research and demonstrate their love for the subject matter. This creates an engaging listening experience that keeps audiences captivated throughout each episode.

    Additionally, the content itself is incredibly informative and enlightening. Listeners can expect to learn a great deal from the interviews, gaining valuable insights into Jewish history, literature, and scholarship. The format also includes a question-and-answer segment where listeners have the opportunity to engage with the guests further. This interactive aspect adds another layer of depth to the podcast and allows for a more immersive learning experience.

    While the content and guest selection are undoubtedly excellent, one downside to this podcast is the sound quality. Some episodes suffer from subpar audio due to microphone or headset issues. While this may not detract significantly from the overall enjoyment of the podcast, it does hinder its professional polish. Investing in better equipment could greatly enhance the listening experience.

    In conclusion, The Seforimchatter podcast is an outstanding resource for those interested in Jewish books and history. Nachi Gordon's ability to attract world-class scholars as guests ensures that listeners are exposed to high-quality content that is both informative and engaging. While there may be room for improvement in terms of sound quality, the overall value of this podcast cannot be overstated. It is a must-listen for anyone with a passion for Judaic studies.



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    Latest episodes from Seforimchatter

    SmallTalk: Common Ground (with Arieh Friedner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 26:43


    #372> To purchase "Common Ground": https://amzn.to/44zbn8q> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Sefer Chasidim and Early Modern Hebrew Printing (with Prof. Joseph Skloot)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 80:20


    #371>  Sponsored by the Men's Division of Sara Schenirer.They will help you figure out your yeshiva credits, financial aid, and help you choose a degree program that leads to a successful career.They offer degrees in Accounting, Business, ABA, Psychology, Health Science, Pre-Med, Paralegal, Special Education, and Social Work. All degrees are offered through their prestigious partner colleges and their student support is first-rate.Applications are open now for the fall semester. Visit their website https://shorturl.at/YXy7i, call 917-209-8204, or email rpelberg@sarasch.com to connect with a helpful advisor today.> To purchase, "First Impressions: Sefer Hasidim and Early Modern Hebrew Printing": https://amzn.to/3TmWSj1> To purchase "Sefer Hasidim and The Ashkenazi Book in Medieval Europe" by Prof. Ivan Marcus: https://amzn.to/4eFlsFw> The Sefer Hasidim Project: https://judaic.princeton.edu/about-us/resources/sefer-hasidim-project> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    AuctionChatter: TajArt Auction 17 (with R' Moshe Maimon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 59:08


    #370> Sponosred by TajArt.> To peruse the catalogue and bid on items: https://il.bidspirit.com/ui/catalog/auction/taj-art/61745/1?lang=en> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The American Revolution and Jewish Patriots (with Prof. Adam Jortner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 64:52


    #369>  Sponsored by the Men's Division of Sara Schenirer.They will help you figure out your yeshiva credits, financial aid, and help you choose a degree program that leads to a successful career.They offer degrees in Accounting, Business, ABA, Psychology, Health Science, Pre-Med, Paralegal, Special Education, and Social Work. All degrees are offered through their prestigious partner colleges and their student support is first-rate.Applications are open now for the fall semester. Visit their website https://shorturl.at/YXy7i, call 917-209-8204, or email rpelberg@sarasch.com to connect with a helpful advisor today.> To purchase, " Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom": https://amzn.to/44wQ6NP> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Dybbuk: Its Origins and History (with Dr. Morris Faierstein)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 81:39


    #368>  Sponsored by the Men's Division of Sara Schenirer.They will help you figure out your yeshiva credits, financial aid, and help you choose a degree program that leads to a successful career.They offer degrees in Accounting, Business, ABA, Psychology, Health Science, Pre-Med, Paralegal, Special Education, and Social Work. All degrees are offered through their prestigious partner colleges and their student support is first-rate.Applications are open now for the fall semester. Visit their website www.sarasch.com, call 917-209-8204, or email rpelberg@sarasch.com to connect with a helpful advisor today.>  Sponsored by The Torah of Tomorrow: One Song, a Hebrew-English edition of a selection of Rav Kook's teachings. To purchase, use code CHATTER for 15% off at https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-torah-of-tomorrow/?sld=seforimchatter> To purchase "The Dybbuk: Its Origins and History": https://amzn.to/4e9rKNe> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas on the Torah (with Joshua Skarf)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 19:28


    #367> To purchase "ArchitcTorah: Architectural Ideas in Judaism and the Weekly Torah Portion: https://amzn.to/4eiDzRp> Visit the ArchitecTorah website: https://www.architectorah.com/> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Akeidas Yitzchak of Rabbi Yitzchak Arama (1420 - 1494) (with Ziv Elul)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 43:57


    #366> Episode sponsored by American Intifada: Israel, the Gaza War and the New Antisemitism. To purchase the new book: https://amzn.to/4e6V5bh> To purchase the Hebrew new biography: https://ozvehadar.us/baal-haakedah-Biography/> To purchase Sarah Heller-Wilensky's book about the Philosophy of Rabbi Yitzchak Arama: https://www.bialik-publishing.co.il/index.php?dir=site&page=catalog&op=item&cs=5224> To purchase the new Akeidas Yitzchak HaMevuar: https://ozvehadar.us/akeidas-yitzchok-hamevuar/> To purchase "Meir Tehilloas" on Tehillim by Rabbi Meir Arama: https://ozvehadar.us/meir-tehillos-hamevuar-tehillim/> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Tefillah B'Btzibbur B'Halacha (with R' Shimon Szimonowitz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 34:16


    #365> To purchase "Tefillah B'Tzibbur B'Halacha": https://alehzayis.com/product/%d7%90%d7%94%d7%9c-%d7%a9%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%9d/> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Speaking to an Empty Shul: Covid Derashos (with Rabbi Yehuda Halpert)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 53:00


    #364> To purchase "Speaking to an Empty Shul: https://amzn.to/45LmzB0 or via the publisher with 15% off with code CHATTER: https://mosaicapress.com/product/speaking-to-an-empty-shul/?srsltid=AfmBOor4YTeGw7xtCG6fN5fJ-O68vYjXVFr5PwtgjSFUW9GhT8b9BccG?sld=seforimchatter> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Adirei Hatorah - A new compilation of Divrei Torah on the Parsha (with R' Aryeh Ganz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 24:31


    #363> To purchase Adirei Hatorah: https://alehzayis.com/product/%D7%90%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%91-%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9D/To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    AuctionChatter: Kestenbaum & Company Auction 112 (with R' Moshe Maimon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 70:01


    #362> Sponsored by Kestenbaum & Company> To peruse the catalogue and bid on items at the upcoming Kestenbaum auction 112, Thursday, June 12 tat 1PM EST: https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/catalog/auction/kestenbaum/60291/1?lang=enSupport the show

    The Baal Shem Tov: Episode 2 (with Prof. Glenn Dynner)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 66:52


    #361> Sponsored by Zalmie Jacobs in memory of his grandfather Reb Yaakov Katz ben Shneur Zalman Hakohen Z'L and Zalmie's mother Chaya Golda bas Yaakov Hakohen and Liba Katz, all of whom were intrigued by and curious about the Baal Shem Tov and his progeny.> To purchase "Founder of Hasidism: The Quest for the Historical Baal Shem Tov": https://amzn.to/43d1DBi> To purchase "The Besht": https://amzn.to/4mqQOD8> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Intro/outro music credit Thank You Hashem Nation and TYHMusic, to listen to the "Back of the Wagon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOi7IPOjDoSupport the show

    The Baal Shem Tov: Episode 1 (with Prof. Glenn Dynner)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 53:55


    #360> Sponsored by Zalmie Jacobs in memory of his grandfather Reb Yaakov Katz ben Shneur Zalman Hakohen Z'L and Zalmie's mother Chaya Golda bas Yaakov Hakohen and Liba Katz, all of whom were intrigued by and curious about the Baal Shem Tov and his progeny.> To purchase "Founder of Hasidism: The Quest for the Historical Baal Shem Tov": https://amzn.to/43d1DBi> To purchase "The Besht": https://amzn.to/4mqQOD8> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)> Intro/outro music credit Thank You Hashem Nation and TYHMusic, to listen to the "Back of the Wagon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOi7IPOjDoSupport the show

    SmallTalk: A Mysterious Guest for Dinner and other Aggados (with Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokol)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 23:37


    #359>To purchase "A Mysterious Guest for Dinner": https://amzn.to/3F9DIJV> To purchase "The Snake at the Mouth of the Cave": https://amzn.to/4dJgMhz> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Shochet: Part 2 (with Michoel Rotenfeld)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 59:31


    #358> To purchase The Shochet Volume 1: https://amzn.to/4jb7mfR> To purchase The Shochet Volume 2: https://amzn.to/3S8tqfT> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Kan Tzipor: Life's Special Moments (with Stephen Savitsky)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 20:54


    #357> To purchase Kan Tzipor 2: https://www.feldheim.com/life-s-special-moments> To purcase Kan Tzipor 1: https://www.feldheim.com/kan-tzipor> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    A History of Jews and Pandemics (with Dr. Jeremy Brown)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 105:15


    #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 community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Glikl of Hameln (1647 - 1724) and her memoirs (with Dr. Rachel Greenblatt)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 80:07


    #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 Alternative Healing Kosher? by Rabbi Yehoshua Kaganoff. To purchase: https://mosaicapress.com/product/is-alternative-healing-kosher/?sld=seforimchatter and use code "CHATTER" for 15% off> Support the show

    SmallTalk: Sefer Habris on Bris Milah (with R' Shimon Szimonowitz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 25:30


    #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: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Great Zmanim Debate (with Rabbi Ahron Notis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 82:59


    #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.com/ten10watches?igsh=aGJvdGxucHVrYXI3&utm_source=qr> To purchase, "The Great Z'manim Debate: The History, The Science, And The Lomdus": https://amzn.to/3EAz0oc> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Vayiqra in Context - The Commentary of Rabbi Elia Benamozegh (with Sina Kahen & Ben Rothstein)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 24:37


    #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: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Chacham Tzvi Ashkenazi (1658 - 1718) (with Rabbi Dr. Yosie Levine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 68:40


    #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 community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Achsanya Journal Vol 3: Pesach Edition (with Rabbi Eli Simcha Hellmann)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 21:24


    #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 community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    An American Blood Libel - Massena, NY 1928 (with Prof. Edward Berenson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 47:00


    #349> To purchase, "The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town:" https://amzn.to/43DIRUh> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Halachos of Baking Matza (with Rabbi Yitzhak Berdugo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 19:45


    #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: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: The Abuchatzeira Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 23:03


    #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://www.artscroll.com/linker/SEFORIMC/link/Books/9781422643181.htmlUse code MAGENAVOT for free shipping and code WESTCOAST for free expedited shipping on orders over $49 to the west coast> For all of Machon Magen Avot's publications: https://magen-avot.myshopify.com/collections/all> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Seder Mitzvos Nashim: A 16th century Handbook for Women (with Prof. Edward Fram)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 56:04


    #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, why he wrote this work, how unique it was for a rabbi to write a halacha work in Yiddish for women, the lives of Jewish women at the time, style of the work, popularity and legacy of the work, and more.> To purchase "My Dear Daughter: Rabbi Benjamin Slonik and the Education of Jewish Women in Sixteenth-Century Poland":  https://amzn.to/3QRltep> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Legacy Haggadah (with Rabbi Moshe Hubner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 48:25


    #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 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    5 Years of Seforimchatter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 81:42


    #344> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Nephilim: Giants and Fallen Angels According to Chazal (with R' Yisroel Cohen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 65:12


    #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 neshama should have an Aliyah.> Episode Sponsored by The Guardians – The Community for Jewish Collectors & History Enthusiasts. Rare books tell the story of our past. The Guardians is where collectors, book lovers, and history enthusiasts come together to explore, learn, and preserve Jewish treasures. Join now: WhatsApp Community: chat.whatsapp.com/BB3tC98DWow1EFCdFHk4jp. WhatsApp channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb2Pl8KHwXb380vFPM1p. Telegram: t.me/WeAreTheGuardians> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Aggadata and Machshava (with R' Yechezkel Hartman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 62:14


    #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=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP> To purchase "Maaneh Yechezkel" on Bereishis: https://www.ebay.com/itm/116509047865?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP> To purchase "Maaneh Yechezkel" on Bamidbar: https://www.ebay.com/itm/113755362856?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jhDmDxPkSmO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jhDmDxPkSmO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Medieval Purim Parodies (with Dr. Roni Cohen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 68:14


    #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/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. > 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 91:11


    #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 the footnotes, and more.> To purchase the sample critical edition of Rechasim LaBikah: https://amzn.to/41bIWM6 or email Ralashec@gmail.com> Article about Rechasim LaBikah: https://www.nli.org.il/he/newspapers/mahanayim/1992/12/15/01/page/139> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 58:16


    #339> This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Mosaica Press. Check out their many new titles, included Becoming Godly.What does it mean to truly grow? The newly released Becoming Godly by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Sokol takes you on a transformative journey, blending timeless Torah wisdom with modern psychology to help you create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life.By integrating Torah insights with psychological principles, Becoming Godly explores how refining our choices and aligning with divine wisdom leads to true personal transformation. The book is structured around core principles—understanding the self, living with intention through Torah, embracing communal responsibility, and emulating Hashem's attributes in daily life. Whether you're navigating major life transitions or simply striving for a deeper connection to your purpose, this book offers a powerful roadmap to self-perfection.Available now from Mosaica Press! Get your copy today and use code CHATTER for 15% off. Visit https://mosaicapress.com/product/baderech-haggadah/?sld=seforimchatter to order.> Torah Memory Palace website: torahmemory.com> Torah Memory Palace app: https://app.torahmemory.com> To purchase the torah Memory Palace book on Maseches Megillah:  https://www.torahmemory.com/print-membership> To view "Lev HaAryeh" of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Modena: https://hebrewbooks.org/45838> For the English translation of chapter 1: https://www.posenlibrary.com/entry/lev-aryeh-heart-lionTo 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Living Jewish Art: The Art of Itshak Holtz (with David Segal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 20:00


    #338> To  purchase "Living Jewish Art: The Work of Itshak Holtz": https://amzn.to/3EGLSZL>  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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Abraham Lincoln & the Jews (with Prof. Jonathan Sarna)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 67:05


    #337> To purchase "Lincoln and the Jews"(new paperback edition or coffee table): https://amzn.to/4aZ7Ra5>  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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 5 (with J.J. Kimche)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 77:46


    #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 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 90:15


    #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 Eliyahu Benamozegh's "Taam LeShad": https://hebrewbooks.org/22067> To purchase Rabbi Benamozegh's "Eimas Mafgia" part 1: https://amzn.to/3Q6Tp6u> Part 2: https://amzn.to/4hJJmR7> For more on Rabbi Benamzoegh: https://amzn.to/4hMMsTS and https://amzn.to/3Q8JYmP> To purchase C.D. Ginsburg's work on Kabbalah:  https://amzn.to/3WX19M3> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 73:33


    #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://amzn.to/42OBaKG> 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> 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 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    AuctionChatter: Genazym 20 (with R' Moshe Maimon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 70:13


    #333> Sponsored by Genazym.> To view the catalogue and bid on items: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-winter-event-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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 2 (with J.J. Kimche)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 79:49


    #332> To purchase "Ari Nohem": https://amzn.to/4jzQYH1To purchase "The Scandal of Kabbalah": https://amzn.to/4hgZ0CW> To purchase, "The Zohar: Reception and Impact": https://amzn.to/3Eg6cRv> To purchase, "A Guide to the Zohar": https://amzn.to/3PWdY5q> 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 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Reception of the Zohar: A History, Ep. 1 (with J.J. Kimche)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 76:03


    #331> To purchase, "The Zohar: Reception and Impact": https://amzn.to/3Eg6cRv> To purchase, "A Guide to the Zohar": https://amzn.to/3PWdY5q> 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 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The 1929 Chevron Massacre (with Yardena Schwartz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 64:50


    #330> Sponsored by Genazym. Check out the beautiful new catalogue for auction 20: Winter event. > Many fascinating items including a letter from the Baal HaTanya, marginal notes of the Rema M'Fano, the Chafetz Chaim's letter to his wife, Rav Chaim Kanievsky's personal Siddur, and more. The auction will take place Sunday, February 16 at 1PM EST: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/> To view the Chafetz Chaim's letter to his wife: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/lot-62-23/> We discussed David Shainberg of Memphis and how his story turned into this book, Chevron Yeshiva and its relocation there from Slabodka, British mandate Palestine in the 1920's, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Jewish community of Chevron, the cause of the 1929 riots, the riot in Chevron, the aftermath, impact on today, legacy, and more. > To purchase, "Ghosts of a Holy War": https://amzn.to/4h80krY> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Shabbos Mussaf Prayer (with Rabbi Elchanan Adler)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 76:03


    #329> To purchase "Eis L'Chenana" (Rabbi Adler's new Sefer on the topic): https://alehzayis.com/product/%d7%a2%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%a0%d7%94/> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Ideas on Shemos (with Sina Kahen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 14:33


    #328> To purchase "Ideas: Bereishit": https://amzn.to/4hg48ak> To purchase, "Ideas: Shemot": https://amzn.to/4aia5RA> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    Pri Ets Haim: AI's Role in Reviving Jewish History (with Daniel Frances & Josh Guedalia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 72:31


    #327> We discussed the Amsterdam community and Ets Haim Yeshiva, the Journal/Shu't Pri Ets Haim, Dicta & AI's role in bringing this material back to life, how AI works with texts, and much more.> The newly released Pri Ets Haim digital edition: https://peh.dicta.org.il/ > Dicta homepage: https://dicta.org.il/ > The University of Toronto link: https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/> Here are specific dicta links to the Pri Ets Haim material I specifically referred to> Hakdamah by Moses Gomez de Mesquita: https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-005.0> Tshuva on Marranos https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-449> Tshuva on Slaves https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-478> Tshuva on Ship Insurance https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-188> Tshuva on Sefer Torah https://peh.dicta.org.il/book/prietshaim/prietshaim-407> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Sources of the Siddur (with Moshe Tzvi Wieder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 81:33


    #326> We discussed what this unique siddur is, what nusach it is, what is is trying to do, who it is meant for, sources cited, manuscripts in the siddur, online code that comes with the siddur, and much more. > To purchase the Siddur: https://thesiddur.wiederpress.com/homepage> To watch a short YouTube Video review I did on this Siddur:  https://youtu.be/c2dkmU1N9b8> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Books of Maccabees (with Prof. Daniel R. Schwartz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 57:14


    #325> We discussed when the Books of Maccabees were written, who the author of each book was and where they were from, languages each book was written in, the differences between the 2 books, no mention of the miracle of the oil, and more. > To purchase Prof. Schwartz's English edition of Maccabees 1: https://amzn.to/3BOyGAH> To purchase Prof. Schwartz's English edition of Maccabees 2: https://amzn.to/3Pgk9Ry> To purchase the new Hebrew edition of Maccabees 1: https://judaicaplaza.com/collections/new-hebrew-seforim/products/7588948> To purchase the new Hebrew edition of Maccabees 2: https://judaicaplaza.com/collections/new-hebrew-seforim/products/7588948?variant=44765779165383> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    SmallTalk: Historical Fiction & Chanukah (with Channah Cohen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 23:13


    Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#324> We discussed why historical fiction, why set in the Chanukah time period, sources used when discussing actual historical figures like Yehuda HaMacabbi, and more. > To purchase, "Guardians of the Flame":  https://amzn.to/41R3FqE> To listen to Channah Cohen on the 18Forty podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18forty-podcast/id1509495701?i=1000592004458> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    The Kotzker (with Yisroel Besser)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 82:28


    Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#323> We discussed the Kotzker's bio (youth, parents, rebbeim, marriage, Chozeh of Lublin, talmidim, etc), the last 20 years of his life and how they are dealt with (or not) in this book, the message of Kotzk, and more.> To purchase, "Kotzk: The Rebbe, The Message, The Legacy": https://www.artscroll.com/linker/SEFORIMC/link/Books/9781422642382.html> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

    A Review: The Guide to the Perplexed: A New English Translation (with Rabbi Shnayor Burton)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 80:11


    Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#322> This episode is dedicated by Mikey Stone, L'Ilui Nishmas Rav Mordechai Jofen ZT'L and in order to promote the careful study of the Rambam's Torah.> We discussed learning Moreh in general and who this is good for, which version is recommended, the strengths and weaknesses of this new edition with examples, and more. > To read Rabbi Burton's written review in the Winter edition of Jewish Action: https://jewishaction.com/books/reviews/the-guide-to-the-perplexed-a-new-translation/> To purchase the English edition "Kisvei HaRambam: Vol 1" edited by Rabbi Burton: https://www.artscroll.com/linker/SEFORIMC/link/Books/9781422633021.html> To purchase the English Edition, "Kisvei HaRambam: Vol 2" edited by Rabbi Burton: https://www.artscroll.com/linker/SEFORIMC/link/Books/9781422642580.html> To purchase, "The Guide to the Perplexed: A New Translation": https://amzn.to/4gTAqb1> To purchase, "A Guide to The Guide to the Perplexed: A Reader's Companion to Maimonides' Masterwork": https://amzn.to/3OUyL8O> 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 email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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