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Read more at: Web: Genizah podcasts and more on the Letter of the Convert

Web: Genizah podcasts and more on the Letter of the Convert

The Cairo Genizah was the focus of four ‘History for the Curious’ podcasts by Rabbi Aubrey Hersch and Rabbi Mena Reisner during the month of May 2022. Early listeners to the fourth episode had the opportunity to grab a place on a tour to Cambridge to see the fragments in person, and we were delighted to welcome the lucky group on 22nd July. 

Geniza I: The Scandals.


Read more at: Q&A Wednesday: From monk to Jew in 1102 – Obadiah the proselyte, with Gary Rendsburg

Q&A Wednesday: From monk to Jew in 1102 – Obadiah the proselyte, with Gary Rendsburg

Gary, you’ve recently created a website dedicated to the life of Obadiah/Johannes of Oppido and his conversion to Judaism in the Middle Ages. How did you become interested in the manuscripts associated with Obadiah?