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A podcast that explores the unlikely story of Jewish history: tragedy and triumph, persecution and perseverance, mankind and miracles.... more
FAQs about Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth:How many episodes does Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth have?The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.
December 07, 2022The Unsinkable & The Eternal: The History And Lessons Of The Jews And The TitanicThe 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....more1h 5minPlay
November 07, 2022The Spanish ExpulsionThe 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....more49minPlay
November 02, 2022The Dreyfus AffairThe 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?...more53minPlay
October 26, 2022Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish?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. ...more1h 1minPlay
September 11, 2022RashiRabbi 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. ...more45minPlay
September 05, 2022Jewish DenominationalismThere 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? ...more1h 12minPlay
August 31, 2022RambamRabbi 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...more56minPlay
August 26, 2022FDR And The Jews 5Why 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. ...more1h 21minPlay
August 24, 2022FDR And The Jews Part 4The 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...more57minPlay
August 17, 2022FDR And The Jews Part 3The 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 ...more1h 6minPlay
FAQs about Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth:How many episodes does Jewish History With Rabbi Nachum Meth have?The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.