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From an award-winning historian, the story of World War II exiles and one famed Paris hotel. Since its birth in 1910, the Hotel Lutetia has been a grand Paris institution, a meeting place for artists, intellectuals, musicians, and politicians. André Gide took his lunch here, James Joyce lived...

In Christ and Conquest, Old Testament scholar George M. Schwab explores the meaning of the biblical book of Joshua and how it connects to the Gospels’ portrayal of Christ and to Christians today. For each section of the book of Joshua, the author asks: What would the described events have...

Was it one of the war’s most memorable feats of valor or an act of desperation, even madness? In Out of the Sky, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II: In 1944, a team of young women and men who had escaped the Holocaust made the inconceivable choice to...

Named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker “Excellent and timely.” —The New Yorker “Informative, insightful and provocative, On Antisemitism couldn’t be more timely.” —The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “An immense contribution. . . . In tracing the evolving meaning of ‘antisemitism...

Longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A New York Times Most Anticipated Book "Henry Goodman is an excellent narrator, in particular due to his ability to give unique voices to figures ranging from Theodore Herzl to Basshe." — AudioFile This dazzling, innovative family...

One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis. “[Suzanne] Toren's narration highlights Genesis as a work of literature that is especially beautiful when read aloud.”—AudioFile For generations, the book of Genesis has been...

"Cold Crematorium is an indispensable work of literature, and a historical document of unsurpassed importance. It should be required reading." —Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything Is Illuminated The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a...

In The Women of Rothschild, Natalie Livingstone reveals the role of women in shaping the legacy of the famous Rothschild dynasty, synonymous with wealth and power. From the East End of London to the Eastern seaboard of the United States, from Spitalfields to Scottish castles, from Bletchley Park...

"With deep appreciation for Camondo's generosity and taste, de Waal takes listeners on a journey they won't forget." -- AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the author A tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moise de Camondo Letters to...

From Harold S. Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, an audiobook that shows us how to be our best selves even when things don’t turn out as we had hoped–that is, how we can overcome life’s disappointments. Kushner turns to the experience of Moses to find the...

A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award) Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. Having spent thirty years making beautiful pots—which are then sold, collected, and...

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD * SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE “The mass killings of Jews from 1918 to 1921 are a bridge between local pogroms and the extermination of the Holocaust. No history of that Jewish catastrophe comes close to the virtuosity of research, clarity...

The Aruch HaShulchan, one halacha at a time. Every day, a new episode covering the next Siman of Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein's monumental halachic code — read in full, explained in depth, with the sources. Practical. Daily. For life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aruch-hashulchan-yomi--5980202/support.

A weekly podcast by HaRav Borowski in practical halacha and machshavah. Each week we take a question — a pidyon haben in the Nine Days, a siren in the middle of Krias HaMegillah — and trace it from the Gemara through the Shulchan Aruch, Mishnah Berurah, and the poskim of our generation, down to what to do l'maaseh. Every shiur closes with a thought on the parsha and the Haftorah.

A Messianic Jewish Community lead by Rabbi Philip Lanning. These Podcasts will focus on education,strengthening families building community and furthering the redemption of Israel.

Shiurim on Gemara from Rabbi Elisha Friedman

אליהו לוי ומרדכי אסקין על שאלות של זהות יהודית עכשווית, תיאולוגיה, פוליטיקה וכל מה שביניהן. השיחה אינה חוששת לגעת במתחים הדתיים, החברתיים והפוליטיים המעצבים את החברה הישראלית ואת העם היהודי כולו: בין חרדים ללא חרדים, בין ליברלים לדתיים, בין ימין לשמאל ובין יהדות התפוצות לחברה בישראל.

Practical contemporary Halacha and Hashkafa shiurim from Rabbi Yosef Viener. Clear Torah guidance on Jewish law, daily life, medicine, family, technology, and modern questions. Presented by TorahStream.More Rabbi Yosef Viener series on Spotify: Contemporary Halacha & Hashkafa · Navi · Around the Jewish Year · Shovavim · Parsha.

In this lively debut work of history, Edward Kritzler tells the tale of an unlikely group of swashbuckling Jews who ransacked the high seas in the aftermath of the Spanish Inquisition. At the end of the fifteenth century, many Jews had to flee Spain and Portugal. The most adventurous among them...

Sacred Seasons is a shiur series on the Jewish calendar, exploring the depth, meaning, and avodah of the Yamim Tovim, fast days, and special days throughout the year. R' Chaim Ozer Geldzahler revisits familiar dates on the calendar with fresh eyes, uncovering their spiritual themes, Torah foundations, the Machzor, Haggadah, Kinot, and practical relevance for life today.