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The Rishonim
by Shmuel
In-depth discussions of the "Rishonim" and their books, the Medieval rabbinic scholars who transmitted Torah learning from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. A bit of history, a bit of bibliography, but a lot of Torah. For more info and resources see https://sites.google.com/view/rishonim/
Episodes
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R. Yehudah Halevi IV: God's Glory is in the Torah
Sourcesheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJ7XoKkEkvWhPRXTwmuHGGyVQkRf2ei58zWBRARp7r8/edit?usp=drive_link The episode continues where the last one left off, discussing the extraordinary work by R. Yehudah Halevi known as the Kuzari. In exploring the second part of this book, we learn how...
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R. Yehudah Halevi III: Judaism as a Special Species
Sourcesheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WJ7XoKkEkvWhPRXTwmuHGGyVQkRf2ei58zWBRARp7r8/edit?usp=drive_link The episode tackles the first (of five) essays of the great book by R. Yehudah Halevi known as the Kuzari. Building off of the previous episode outlining the book's framing and...
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R. Yehudah Halevi II: Defending the Despised Faith
Sourcesheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1POj6IVX8oP4DqLc8oAYUNFR8fNhXCJWqwi-K_cLAUVc/ Now that we've met Yehudah Halevi in the previous episode, we are ready to dive into his monumental work of Jewish Though, the Kuzari. The main claim of this book is often taken to be a definite proof of...
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R. Yehudah Halevi I: A Life in Lyrics
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJGHBKD90rKI6t7Yl_wgPudTdPUYcmpUpsPS4N7_v84/edit?usp=sharing Rabbi Yehudah Halevi is the fourth of the great Jewish poets from Muslim Spain (al-Andalus), who served as an inspiration for Jews across the centuries through his lyrics as well as by…
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Moshe ibn Ezra: Poetry, Piyyut, and Poetics
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjTs3eG4Y5FfE5AO7jnfMer8Bp4fhavyau7UzBHZSKE/edit?usp=sharing This episode introduces us to an often under-appreciated by exemplary figure of the Spanish Golden Age, who worked out a sophisticated synthesis of Arabic intellectual culture and Torah...
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Shelomo ibn Gabirol II: Jewish Philosopher of Medieval Scholasticism
Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lN-O34kPd8FSbtgsNGc8PhkOtgn5_B220OYA-Sk476M/edit?usp=sharing We grapple with the philosophy of the great poet Shelomo ibn Gabirol, whose identity as the author of Fountain of Life, a highly influential work for Medieval Christain scholasticism,...
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Intro to Medieval Hebrew Poetry
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nTbnPdB3EcACb-gLjd7YL3Ol0ND1akVT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113373638612291302231&rtpof=true&sd=true A historical (and somewhat thematic) introduction to the development of piyyut and poetry. Rewinding a bit in history, we ask, where did all these...
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Shelomo ibn Gabirol I: Master of the Song
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lN-O34kPd8FSbtgsNGc8PhkOtgn5_B220OYA-Sk476M/edit?usp=sharing Introducing the man who called himself "master of the song," the philosopher-poet Shelomo (Solomon) ibn Gabirol. By sampling from his poetry, we try to appreciate how he was indeed a...
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R Shmuel ha-Nagid II: The Most Interesting Man's Writings
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FN86253bMbOADfXwkyq53FtxOPagkpknBGDctZy7bdA/ This episode continues our discussion of the Rishonim's "Most Interesting Man in the World," by focusing on the writings - both lost and found - of Rabbi Shmuel ibn Naghrila, known as Shmuel ha-Nagid....
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R Shmuel ha-Nagid: Most Interesting Man in the World
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FN86253bMbOADfXwkyq53FtxOPagkpknBGDctZy7bdA/ This episode introduces the "Disney character" of the Rishonim, Rabbi Shmuel ibn Naghrila, known as Shmuel ha-Nagid. We explore his epic career through the lens of his own poetic compositions, talking...
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R Nissim: Gaon of Africa
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tqpV9_9uyDQiQBpKu5NAUCULz4j3JGbZL8MnC21e6Xg On this episode, we meet Rabbi Nissim of Kairouan. We discuss his works and personality at length, showing his incredible efforts at synthesizing all of rabbinic literature together for generations of...
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R Hananel II: His Commentary and Legacy
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RtogU6W81ocniuCG0F3H9Q5lJCuNa-Bji8kvt0v8yqM/edit?usp=sharing This is a second episode about Rabbeinu Hananel (or "Chananel"), discussing some of his more interesting and influential positions in halakha and philosophy. What did R. Hananel say,...
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R Hananel I: The Man and His Methods
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qv-bP9kAz7FZr4v3xywvlNbHGax7WDtkety7BuwNEA8/ This episode is about Rabbeinu Hananel (or "Chananel"): it covers some biographical deatails about his life and books, and then delves into his Talmudic commentary. What does R. Hananel's commentary do,...
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Intro II: Decline and Fall of the Geonic Empire
Sourcesheet link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kLWjTHPxmD1NDESzpElZlS88TUbFxJYGN7CRLyzekLs/edit This episode will discuss: The Geonim as heads of an intellectual empire The uneven but inexorable decline of the Geonic hegemony Periodization: how do we know when an era is over? How Rishonim...
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Intro I: Setting the Stage - Amoraim, Savoraim, Geonim
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SNyNnVdFnZCoBTyuwf8ocJfCeTRGE7-t8pM-uW0TTpM/edit?usp=share_link This episode will discuss: Transitions between the Amoraim, Savoraim, and Geonim The Iggeres (Letter or Epistle) of R. Sherira Gaon Compilation of the Gemara by Amoraim and Savoraim...
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The Rishonim Podcast!
What is this thing? It's a podcast about the Rishonim! For source sheets check out https://sites.google.com/view/rishonim Theme music: “La Quinte Estampie Real,” from a recording available at musopen.org Cover art: “The Brother Haggadah,” The British Library, Oriental 1404 folio 9v Do you want…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In-depth discussions of the "Rishonim" and their books, the Medieval rabbinic scholars who transmitted Torah learning from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. A bit of history, a bit of bibliography, but a lot of Torah. For more info and resources see https://sites.google.com/view/rishonim/
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In-depth discussions of the "Rishonim" and their books, the Medieval rabbinic scholars who transmitted Torah learning from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. A bit of history, a bit of bibliography, but a lot of Torah. For more info and resources see https://sites.google.com/view/rishonim/
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