Episodes

  • Ep. 86: Chofetz Chaim: A Portrait

    Ep. 86: Chofetz Chaim: A Portrait
    Mar 9 2025
    The Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Hakohen Kagan, was one of the most renowned and influential Jews of modern times. He did not serve in any official capacity, and his influence reverberated the world over. His personal piety was legendary. He was a saint, a veritable angel walking amongst men. His literary contributions altered the […]
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 85: Ark of the Covenant: History and Current Whereabouts

    Ep. 85: Ark of the Covenant: History and Current Whereabouts
    Feb 3 2025
    The Ark of the Covenant was the holiest and most iconic vessels of the Tabernacle, and subsequently the Temple. It was placed in the Holy of Holies and visited only once a year by the holiest person, the High Priest, on the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. Inside the Ark were the Tablets […]
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Purim Story (Rebroadcast)

    The Purim Story (Rebroadcast)
    Mar 21 2024
    TORCH Annual Fundraiser Our organization, TORCH, does only one fundraiser a year, and that is happening right now at giveTORCH.org. This is a matching campaign and every donation will be DOUBLED. Please support the Jewish History Podcast right now at giveTORCH.org The website for the Fundraiser is giveTORCH.org Click and donate to support the Jewish History Podcast in 2024 We need your […]
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Ep. 84: Two-State Solution Part 2: A Century of Doomed Proposals

    Ep. 84: Two-State Solution Part 2: A Century of Doomed Proposals
    Mar 13 2024
    Straddling the Mediterranean Sea is a very special sliver of land: The land of Israel. The land of Canaan; Palestine; The Holy Land – there are a lot of names that this land is called by. This is the land to which Abraham was instructed to go to. This is the land that the Jewish […]
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep. 83: Two-State Solution Part 1: The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State

    Ep. 83: Two-State Solution Part 1: The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State
    Mar 11 2024
    Is a two-state solution a viable way to finally resolve the Israel Palestine conflict? Many in the international community believe that it is the only solution. After the horrific massacres of October 7th, 2023, the international community is once again amplifying the call for a two-state solution. Instead of punishing the Arabs for their violent […]
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    51 mins
  • Ep. 82: Valor and Violence: Jews and Arabs in 1920s British Mandate Palestine

    Ep. 82: Valor and Violence: Jews and Arabs in 1920s British Mandate Palestine
    Dec 18 2023
    The Balfour Declaration was a pivotal shift in the prospects of the Zionist dream. For the first time, a major world power declared their intent – in a binding governmental commitment – to work towards the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Political Zionism achieved a major strategic victory, but actualizing this plan would […]
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The History of Chanukah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans (Rebroadcast)

    The History of Chanukah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 8 2023
    The holiday of Chanukah commemorates the triumph of the Maccabean Revolt over the oppressive regime of Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Empire. In this podcast we tell the story of this miraculous victory of the weak over the mighty; the few over the many; the pure over the impure; and the righteous over the wicked. NOTE: This Podcast […]
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    48 mins
  • Ep. 81: Hostage Rescues and Ransoms in Jewish History and Law

    Ep. 81: Hostage Rescues and Ransoms in Jewish History and Law
    Nov 22 2023
    The Jewish people are at war. Our brethren in Israel are in midst of a fierce war in Gaza against the terrorist organization Hamas. The objectives of the campaign are the complete elimination of Hamas leadership and infrastructure, and the safe return of the more than 200 hostages captured by the terrorists on the brutal […]
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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