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1:04:31
Trade Sanctions in Politics, Law, and Jewish Ethics (1:04:31)
Learn the details of what sanctioning a country entails, and specifically the situation with the sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Also, what does Jewish law have to say about this?.
Ms. Inna Tsimerman (1)
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55:57
Talmud and the Travel Ban (55:57)
Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe looks at the concept of a travel ban from the Jewish perspective. Is it comparable to the selfish and greedy people of Sedom who refused to share the wealth and oppurtunities they had with others? Or is it an appropiate security precaution in line with the Talmud's take on responding to a threat to human life and one's borders?.
Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe (68)
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5:51
The Pale of Settlement (5:51)
Date: August 5, 1772 (6 Av, 5532) Officially banned in 1479, no Jews lived in the Russian Empire until Tsarina Catherine II conquered a major portion of Polish territory, instantly inheriting the largest single concentration of Jews in the world
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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6:22
The Pogroms of 1881-1884 (6:22)
Date: July 29, 1881 (3 Av, 5641) With the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, the Jews of the Russian Empire were assaulted by a massive wave of attacks called "pogroms" that devastated hundreds of villages
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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45:13
Crossfire 2 (2012) (45:13)
When you bring together a technology futurist, a reform Rabbi turned Orthodox and a Chabad House director you get some fascinating answers. Here is a taste of some of the questions posed by the audience. Included are questions about Chassidic dating; illegal immigration; the G-d particle; and universal healthcare. The answers, often surprising, are all clear and concise
Series: Crossfire!
Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin (7)
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1:01:03
The Mixed Blessings of “The American Dream” (1:01:03)
A century ago, Jewish immigrants arrived on these shores in quest of hope and opportunity. Along the way, they lost much of their Jewish identity
Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie (72)