Collected Talks of David Solomon Podcast
1) #118 Why Titus Should Have Worn a Mask
In this Jewish History lecture given for the fast of Tisha B’Av, David examines Jewish discussions on the death of Titus, the Roman general who presided over the siege in Jerusalem which led to destru...Show More
2) #117 Kabbalah on the Jewish Bookshelf
In this talk, David examines the question: Which books of Kabbalah should a person have when building a Jewish library? He also speaks for the first time publicly about completing the first-ever full ...Show More
3) #116 Torah & Text in an Age of Turmoil
This talk, a siyum on the Talmudic Tractate of Sotah, was a (pre) Tikkun Leil presentation David delivered online on the eve of Shavuot in 2020 due to COVID restrictions preventing traditional in-pers...Show More
4) #115 Jewish History in Six Chapters (6)
This final part of David’s Jewish History overview series explores the biblical period, from Avraham to the Jewish return to Zion after the Babylonian exile. The talk covers: the patriarchs and matria...Show More
5) #114 Jewish History in Six Chapter (5)
This lecture explores the past 500 years of Jewish History, from approximately 1500 to today. In this talk, David examines each century in detail, looking at: Sixteenth Century – Johannes Reuchlin Th...Show More
6) #113 Jewish History in Six Chapters (4)
The fourth lecture in David’s overview series of Jewish history examines the years 1000 to 1500, known as the period of the Rishonim. The talk explores the complex and sometimes contradictory experien...Show More
7) #112 Jewish History in Six Chapters (3)
This third instalment of David’s overview series of Jewish History explores the years between 500 and 1000 CE, known as the period of the Geonim. In this talk, David discusses: · The geonim, including...Show More
8) #111 Jewish History in Six Chapters (2)
This Jewish History lecture is the second talk from David Solomon’s six-part overview series. The lecture examines the first five hundred years of the common era (0 to the year 500 or 3760 to 4260 in ...Show More
9) #110 Jewish History in Six Chapters (1)
This Jewish History lecture examines the Second Temple Period (Bayit Sheini), which spans from approximately the year -500 (or 500 BCE) to the theoretical year 0 (3260 to 3760 in the traditional Hebra...Show More
10) #109 The Messianic Idea in Jewish History (4)
New episodes will resume in February 2022. In the final part of this series, David explores messiahs of the modern period of Jewish history and the dangers of mystical attempts to bring about redempti...Show More