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Jewish History Uncensored

Aug 25, 2022

In this episode we look at one of Spinoza’s key legacies, creation of a secular world. The contemporary world in a cultural fashion is thoroughly secular. What was Spinoza’s key conceptual idea that brought about this change? 

  We also briefly look at some of Spinoza’s spiritual fruit, Biblical Criticism....


Aug 18, 2022

In this episode we take a careful look at the phenomenon of Avoda Zara. What was Avoda Zara? Is the classic translation of Avoda Zara as idol worship accurate? Was there any basic logic to Avoda Zara, or was it rank superstition? Is there a historical connection between the decline of Avoda Zara and the rise of modern...


Aug 11, 2022

In this episode we take a more deeper look at the issues that Spinoza raised about authorship in Tanach. 

How would this fit into Jewish History? What basic flaw does this have from the broader picture of Jewish History?  

 We also look at the crisis of Emuna which has clearly existed for at least one hundred years. In...


Aug 3, 2022

In this episode we look at how we react to Tisha B’Av. How are we supposed to react to the Churban? Is there anything constructive and positive to do about this? Is going up to Har haBayis a proper response? What should our attitude be towards Har haBayis? What would the ideal policy be for the State of Israel about...