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Proto-Mizrahim: Oriental Jews and Arabs in pre-state Israel
Dr. Abigail Jacobson, a Middle East historian and Academic Director of the Mediterranean Neighbors unit at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, and Dr. Moshe Naor of the department of Israel Studies at the University of Haifa, discuss their co-authored...
Russell's teapot and kiddush cup: Between Jewish and Western philosophies
Orthodox rabbi, Jewish educator and philosopher Dr. Sam Lebens who specializes in, among other things, Bertrand Russell's thought, talks about his eclectic borrowing from the two traditions in his own work and the inability to separate between the...
Tel Aviv Review Extra: US Jews and Israel in the age of Trump
Prof. Dov Waxman, author of Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel, joins hosts Gilad Halpern and Dahlia Scheindlin to discuss how the divisiveness of President Trump is going to affect the already divided Jewish American...
In the footsteps of the 'Jewish Dickens'
Dr. Nadia Valman, a literary historian teaching at Queen Mary, University of London, talks about her newly developed walking tour app exploring the history of Jewish east London through the works of Israel Zangwill, a 19th-century Jewish novelist....
Once more with neshama: The art of Jewish theater
Aaron Henne, the artistic director of Theatre Dybbuk in Los Angeles, discusses the creative process of adapting Jewish texts for the stage and making this art palatable to a wide audience. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by , which...
Missionary positions: What the Talmud says about sex
Maggie Anton, a Talmud scholar and historical fiction writer discusses her new book Fifty Shades of Talmud: What the First Rabbis Had to Say about You-Know-What. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by , which promotes humanistic,...
A different kind of Tzedakah: Organ donation in Jewish law
Zev Farber, a rabbi and Hebrew Bible scholar, discusses his latest book Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Brain Death and the forthcoming sequel Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Organ Donation, showcasing a textbook example of how Jewish...
The 11th lost tribe: Tales of Jewish Sudan
Daisy Abboudi, a historian of the Jewish community of Sudan, recounts the little known history of a small and short-lived Jewish presence in northeast Africa. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by , which promotes humanistic,...
Hasidism 2.0: Breslav and the secret of its newfound appeal
Rabbi Professor Art Green, the founder and current rector of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School in Boston, discusses the Hasidic sect that in the space of just several decades has become a major draw for many Jews around the world. This...
The glass mechitza: Fighting for women's rights, from the courthouse to shul
Ariela Migdal, a women's rights lawyer formerly with the American Civil Liberties Union, analyzes the status of women in the United States and within the Jewish community through some of the cases and campaigns that she led. This season of the...