Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt episodes:

• September 07, 2026Rabbi Meir Simcha 100th Yahrtzeit (Part 3)

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  1:35 Hesped on R' Meir Simcha & relationship with the Rogatchover

  13:25 More on R' Meir Simcha

  15:23 Meshech Chochmah & its publishing history

  21:00 The first attempt at publishing

  22:00 Who discouraged him?

  24:14 Publishing seforim young

  27:19 Dating the work

  35:10 The Gra school

  36:20 Meshech Chochmah & Malbim

  42:30 Forged Malbims

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• August 25, 2026Rabbi Meir Simcha 100th Yahrtzeit (Part 2)

  0:00 Introduction and Recap

  3:08 Hesped from Rav Menachem Krakowski

  5:15 Hesped from His Talmid, Rav Yoseph Rebbe

  10:30 Why He Chose to Write on the Rambam

  12:25 His Love for the Rambam

  14:00 Locating Sources for the Rambam

  17:30 The Yerushalmi as a Source for the Rambam

  19:17 His Fascination With the Yerushalmi

  20:49 The Yerushalmi Kodshim Forgery

  21:30 Tosefta, Tanach, Midrash Halacha and Aggadah

  23:15 The Rambam's Other Works, Including the Moreh Nevuchim

  25:15 The Moreh Nevuchim in Lita, Such as Rav Yehuda Edel

  27:28 The Rogatchover

  28:55 His Sources: Geonim and Rishonim

  29:22 The Rambam and the Ri Migash

  30:15 Use of Newly Printed Rishonim

  32:30 Rav Mordechai Rabinowitz

  34:20 His Uncle

  35:30 His Knowledge of Philosophy

  36:18 Oneg Yom Tov

  38:12 His Daughter and Mental Illness

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• August 19, 2026Rabbi Meir Simcha: 100th Yahrtzeit (Part 1)

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• June 18, 2026The Return of RASAG: A Lost Chumash Commentary Comes to Light

  0:00 Intro

  2:15 Geonim — What Is That Time Period?

  3:21 R' Saadyah Gaon : His Background & Importance (Brief)

  4:10 Acharonim Who Used Rasag

  6:02 Siddur Rasag

  6:27 Binyamin Moshe Levine and Geonim

  7:32 What Do We Know About Rasag?

  10:29 Discovery of the Cairo Genizah

  16:42 Gaon What Does It Mean? & Recent Literature on Rasag

  22:07 Tafsir of Rasag

  23:35 Rasag on Chumash

  26:52 Mechon Aleh Zayis & Rasag

  27:50 Creating a Team to Work on Rasag

  30:12 How to Create This Work?

  30:34 Friedberg Project

  32:15 AI Discoveries & This Project

  32:49 Did Rabbenu Chananel Write a Work on Chumash?

  34:29 Translating the Material from Arabic

  34:50 Description & Method of Producing This New Edition

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• May 06, 2026Chulin Throughout The Ages

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• March 24, 2026The Story of the Menorah: Design, Meaning & Legacy

  0:00 Introduction: The challenge of making the Menorah

  4:20 Bibliography on the Menorah

  6:04 Gemara & Beraisa D'Meleches HaMishkan

  8:27 Piyutei Yannai & the Menorah

  9:37 Visual depictions in early printed seforim

  12:02 Did Rashi & the Rambam draw pictures?

  19:00 R' Avigdor Nebenzahl on the Rambam's image

  19:25 The Arch of Titus

  21:54 Feet of the Menorah & Midrash Tadshe

  27:12 Was there a step before the Menorah? — Shiltei HaGiborim

  27:50 Making a mock model of the Mishkan — Shulchan Aruch, Maharik

  30:20 Schach — Shu"t R' Chaim Kohen, Chida

  34:56 Menorah on the shaar of seforim

  35:41 Menorah as decoration in shuls

  36:03 Segulah of the Menorah & the Maharshal

  38:33 Shiviti luach

  40:44 Reason behind the Menorah — Moreh & R' Shmuel Ibn Tibbon

  42:34 Toras HaOlah of the Rama

  45:00 The expression "Kaftor VaFerach"

  45:50 Where is the Menorah today?

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• March 12, 2026Teffillin: Rashi & Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin Through the Ages Pt. 2

  1:33 Recap

  6:37 Shibolei HaLeket

  14:30 Rav Hai Gaon and shofar

  17:45 Two ways to wear tefillin

  22:33 R Aviad Sar Sholom and kabbalah

  26:33 Rambam Migdal Oz Chachmei Lunel

  32:46 Maharil

  34:49 Kever Yechezkel

  35:37 Shoel UMeishiv

  37:20 Besamim Rosh

  39:05 Two Eshkols Shimusha Rabbah

  40:08 Arizal

  42:10 Rama MiPano

  45:30 R Shmuel Shar Aryeh

  47:28 Yosef Ometz

  49:34 Wearing Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam together

  52:20 R Nosson Adler controversy

  53:18 Chassidim and Misnagdim

  54:20 R Efraim Zalman Margolios controversy

  55:50 Gra and Rabbeinu Tam tefillin

  57:10 R Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and R Dovid Baran

  57:45 R Chaim Berlin and R Shlomo Dubnov

  58:38 Keren Orah and Aderes

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• February 24, 2026Rashi & Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin Through the Ages | Part One

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• January 28, 2026Names: Sources in Chazal and the World of R’ Chaim

  1:35 Introduction

  2:36 Sefer HaYashar and R’ Avraham ben HaGra

  7:02 The Ramban on Sefer HaYashar

  9:20 Torah Shelemah of R’ Menachem Kasher and R’ Chaim

  11:00 R’ Shlomo Buber

  11:56 Why This Topic Matters

  13:07 Names According to R’ Chaim

  16:20 R’ Moshe Feinstein’s Haskamah on Works About Names

  17:47 Tzavaas R’ Yehudah HaChassid

  27:50 The Name Noach

  29:14 Naming After a Rasha

  33:26 Quoting from Problematic Seforim

  37:20 Naming After Figures Mentioned Before Avraham Avinu in the Chumash

  39:50 Naming a Man After a Woman and Vice Versa

  44:07 Pronunciation of the Name Yissachar

  46:20 Naming After One’s Father and Bar Kappara

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• January 12, 2026Menachos Throughout The Ages

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