Jewish Story Live 5780: Early Modern Italian Jewry

Introduction

There were many ways in which the Jews reacted to the expulsion from Spain. Here is an exploration of the humanism and Christian Kabbalah which arose in Renaissance Italy. This lecture is part of the 5780 Pardes Community Education Fall session, October 28, 2019 – January 2, 2020.

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Credits:
Rav Mike Feuer – Pardes Faculty and Host
Adam Titcher – Executive Producer

Mike Feuer

Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.

Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.