Merkaz Lectures
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Faur: The Horizontal Society
April 13, 2014 05:11 - 47 minutes - 6.74 MB(This lecture contains 3 parts. Only the lecture is presented via podcast. Visit merkaz.com for the Introduction, Lecture, and Q&A) Introduction by David Shasha Lecture by Professor Jose Faur Q&A with Professor Jose Faur
Hidary: The History and Mystery of the Crown of Aleppo
October 17, 2012 23:36 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Richard Hidary, given 10/17/12 in Kol Israel Congregation, Brooklyn NY. Please see accompanying handout. Aleppo Codex Ps 90 - black and white
Harel: Jewish Muslim Relations in Syria in the 19th Century
November 22, 2010 23:55 - 1 hour - 8.73 MBProfessor Yaron Harel "Jewish Muslim Relations in Syria in the 19th Century" (handouts available on merkaz.com)
Leibtag: How Chumash Explains the Siddur; How the Siddur explains Chumash
October 30, 2010 05:22 - 1 hour - 9.38 MBLecture by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag "How Chumash Explains the Siddur; How the Siddur Explains Chumash" Congregation Ohel David and Shelomo 10/30/10
Israel: Sodom and Jerusalem: A Tale of Two Cities
May 10, 2010 05:41 - 58 minutes - 6.73 MBLecture by Rabbi Alex Israel "A Tale of Two Cities: Sodom and Jerusalem" Presented by Merkaz 5/6/10
Hidary: Three Conceptions of Sin; Three Paths to Atonement
September 23, 2009 23:58 - 45 minutes - 15.7 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Richard Hidary "Three Conceptions of Sin; Three Paths to Atonement" 9/23/09 at Congregation Beth Torah, Brooklyn NY.
Shasha: History as Written Inscription in Megillat Esther
March 11, 2009 04:56 - 24.9 MBLecture by David Shasha "Patshegen Ha-ketab: History as Written Inscription in Megillat Esther" presented by the Center for Sephardic Heritage 3/11/09
Shapiro: Words from the Ashes (Yom Hashoah 2008)
April 30, 2008 05:33 - 1 hour - 11.4 MBProfessor Robert Shapiro "Word from the Ashes; Secret Messages from the Sonderkommando at Auschwitz" Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Program Brooklyn College 4/30/08
Fine: Where is the Menorah?
April 01, 2008 05:37 - 1 hour - 8.62 MBLecture by Professor Steven Fine "Where is the Menorah?" Yeshiva University 4/1/08
Angel: Rambam and the Philosophers; What Reason Can and Cannot Attain
December 22, 2007 05:53 - 1 hour - 12.4 MBLecture by Rabbi Marc Angel "Rambam and the Philosophers; What Reason Can and Cannot Attain" presented by Merkaz 12/22/07
Zohar: Tragic Genius; Hakham Matloub Abadi
August 27, 2007 05:11 - 1 hour - 22.4 MBProfessor Zvi Zohar "Tragic Genius: Hakham Matloub Abadi's Creativity and Self-Portrayal as Reflected in his book Magen Ba'adi" Lecture at Congregation Magen David of Bensonhurst 8/27/07 Introduction by David Shasha
Schiffman: The Significance of Community from Ancient to Modern Times
June 12, 2007 05:26 - 1 hour - 18.2 MBLecture by Professor Lawrence Schiffman "The Significance of Community from Ancient to Modern Times" 6/12/07
Yom Haasmaut Program 2007
April 22, 2007 03:12 - 1 hour - 19 MBRabbi Natan Lopez Cardozo Raphaella Segal - Deputy Mayor of Kedumim
Shapiro: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and the Revival of the Sephardic Halacha
December 09, 2006 05:57 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBLecture by Professor Marc Shapiro "Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and the Revival of the Sephardic Halacha" presented by Merkaz 12/9/06
Shapiro: Sephardic and Ashkenazic Approaches to Halacha
December 09, 2006 05:30 - 58 minutes - 9.97 MBLecture by Professor Marc Shapiro "Sephardic and Ashkenazic Approaches to Halacha" 12/9/06
Labaton: Was Your Turkey Kosher?
November 28, 2006 23:45 - 1 hour - 17.8 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Was Your Turkey Kosher?: Do Not Copy Their Ways" 11/28/06
Labaton: Self-Deception as a Factor in Teshubah
September 26, 2006 04:12 - 1 hour - 10.9 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Self-Deception as a Factor in Teshubah" 9/26/06
Halbertal: Making Yourself Available to Forgive
December 04, 2005 03:06 - 59 minutes - 10.3 MB"Making Yourself Available to Forgive" Lecture given by Professor Moshe Halbertal on 12/3/05
Labaton: Names in Sefer Beresheet
November 21, 2005 03:05 - 1 hour - 11 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Ezra Labaton A"H "Names in Sefer Beresheet" Given 11/21/05 at the home of Roz & Richard Matthews
Shamah: Yom Kippur Prayers
October 11, 2005 02:31 - 1 hour - 13.3 MBLecture by Rabbi Moshe Shamah given 10/10/05
Mosseri: Tashlikh
September 28, 2005 02:10 - 45 minutes - 6.48 MBLecture by Mr. Joseph Mosseri on 9/27/05
Labaton: Striking Aspects of the Teshubah Process
September 19, 2005 04:15 - 1 hour - 12.3 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Striking Aspects of the Teshubah Process" 9/19/05
Tomback: Lash haKodesh; An Overview of the History of the Hebrew Language
May 18, 2005 02:54 - 1 hour - 8.88 MB"Lashon haKodesh: An Overview of the History of the Hebrew Language" Lecture by Dr. Richard Tomback given 5/17/05
Verbit: Shift to the Right; Reasons and Results
April 13, 2005 02:13 - 1 hour - 11.5 MB"Shift to the Right: Reasons and Results" Lecture by Dr. Mervin Verbit on 4/12/05
Tomback: Islam and the Jews in Antiquity
January 11, 2005 04:10 - 1 hour - 8.87 MB"Islam and the Jews in Antiquity" Lecture by Dr. Richard Tomback given 1/10/05
Tomback: What Every Jew Should Know About Islam
January 04, 2005 04:07 - 1 hour - 7.84 MBWhat Every Jew Should Know About Islam Lecture by Dr. Richard Tomback given 1/03/05
Labaton: Seeing Beresheet Through the Eyes of a Philosopher (part 2 of 2)
October 18, 2004 04:22 - 1 hour - 9.83 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Seeing Beresheet Through the Eyes of a Philosopher" (part 2 of 2) 10/18/04
Labaton: Seeing Beresheet Through the Eyes of a Philosopher (part 1 of 2)
October 11, 2004 04:19 - 1 hour - 9.57 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Seeing Beresheet Through the Eyes of a Philosopher" (part 1 of 2) 10/11/04
Speigel: Sephardic Hakhamim of the 16-18th Centuries (in hebrew)
June 15, 2004 03:15 - 1 hour - 9.12 MB"Sephardic Hakhamim of the 16-18th Centuries: Works and Methodologies" (lecture in hebrew) by Professor Yaakov Speigel on 6/14/04
Labaton: Personal Reflections on Rav Soloveitchik (2 of 2)
May 17, 2004 04:47 - 1 hour - 9.91 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton Personal Reflections on Rav Soloveitchik 5/17/04
Labaton: Personal Reflections on Rav Soloveitchik (1 of 2)
May 03, 2004 04:45 - 1 hour - 9.57 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Personal Reflections on Rav Soloveitchik" (part 1 of 2) 5/3/04
Sacks: The Dignity of Difference
April 30, 2004 05:17 - 58 minutes - 13.3 MBLecture by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks "The Dignity of Difference" 4/30/04
Choueka: Game Theory in the Talmud
April 28, 2004 02:51 - 1 hour - 10.1 MB"Game Theory in the Talmud" Lecture by Professor Yaacov Choueka given 4/27/05 Please view accompanying lecture slides
Shamah: Philosophical Ideas About Which Rambam Changed His Viewpoint
March 30, 2004 03:24 - 1 hour - 11.8 MBPhilosophical Ideas About Which Rambam Changed His Viewpoint Lecture by Rabbi Moshe Shamah given 3/29/04
Shamah: Rambam on Midrash
March 23, 2004 03:29 - 1 hour - 9.92 MBLecture by Rabbi Moshe Shamah given 3/22/04
Labaton: Ethical, Spiritual, and Rational Elements of Mishneh Torah
March 08, 2004 04:42 - 1 hour - 11.3 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Ezra Labaton A"H "Ethical, Spiritual, and Rational Elements of Mishneh Torah" 3/8/04
Labaton: Contemporary Relevance of the Rambam
March 01, 2004 04:40 - 1 hour - 8.51 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Ezra Labaton A"H "A Man for All Seasons; Contemporary Relevance of the Rambam" 3/1/04
Labaton: Science and Religion; Evolution (2 of 2)
February 16, 2004 04:36 - 1 hour - 9.15 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Evolution" (part 2 of 2) 2/16/04
Labaton: Science and Religion; Evolution (1 of 2)
February 09, 2004 04:34 - 1 hour - 9.49 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Evolution" (part 1 of 2) 2/9/04
Flatto: Kabbalah (2 of 2)
December 16, 2003 02:57 - 1 hour - 10.8 MB"Introduction to Kabbalah" part 2 of 2 Lecture by Dr. Sharon Flatto given 12/15/03
Labaton: ‘Captured by the Mystics’; The Case of the Rambam
December 08, 2003 04:38 - 1 hour - 11.5 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "'Captured by the Mystics'; The Case of the Rambam" 12/8/03
Flatto: Introduction to Kabbalah (1 of 2)
December 02, 2003 02:53 - 1 hour - 9.91 MB"Introduction to Kabbalah" part 1 of 2 Lecture by Dr. Sharon Flatto given 12/01/03
Labaton: Science and Religion; Creation (4 of 4)
November 17, 2003 04:32 - 1 hour - 11.3 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Creation" (part 4 of 4) 11/17/03
Labaton: Science and Religion; Creation (3 of 4)
November 10, 2003 04:30 - 1 hour - 10.6 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Creation" (part 3 of 4) 11/10/03
Labaton: Science and Religion; Creation (2 of 4)
November 03, 2003 04:28 - 1 hour - 10.6 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Creation" (part 2 of 4) 11/3/03
Labaton: Science and Religion; Creation (1 of 4)
October 27, 2003 04:24 - 1 hour - 9.9 MBLecture by Rabbi Dr. Ezra Labaton A"H "Science and Religion; Creation" (part 1 of 4) 10/27/03 Download the reading for this class Science and Religion article part 1
Stella Levy: The Story of Her Survival
April 29, 2003 04:57 - 1 hour - 9.15 MBYom Hashoah Program 2003 Rabbi Nissim Elnecave - Introduction Stella Levy - "Sephardic Jewry in the Holocaust: The Story of Her Survival" 4/29/03
Mosseri: Torah- Ancient Relic or Living Law: A Sephardic Rabbinical
April 02, 2003 22:17 - 58 minutes - 6.74 MBTorah- Ancient Relic or Living Law: A Sephardic Rabbinical Lecture by Mr. Joseph Mosseri given 4/2/03
Tawil: Views of Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, Rambam, and Ramban about the Land of Israel
March 12, 2003 06:02 - 1 hour - 9.09 MBLecture by Rabbi Ralph Tawil given 3/12/03 The Views of Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, Rambam, and Ramban about the Land of Israel
Benun: Tehillim (2 of 2)
February 19, 2003 03:19 - 1 hour - 19.3 MBTehillim (2 of 2) Lecture by Mr. Ronald Benun given 2/18/03