Rosner's Domain

Catherine Wolff: Beyond

Jun 19, 2022

Shmuel Rosner chats with Catherine Wolff about her book: "Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven."

Catherine Wolff is a writer, editor, and former director of The Arrupe Center for Community Based Learning at Santa Clara University.

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Sarah Ifft Decker: Jewish Women in the Medieval World

Jun 8, 2022

Shmuel Rosner and Sarah Ifft Decker discuss her book: "Jewish Women in the Medieval World: : 500–1500 CE (Seminar Studies)".

Sarah Ifft Decker is an Assistant Professor of History at Rhodes College.

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Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky: The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas

May 18, 2022

Shmuel Rosner and Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky discuss his book: The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas.

Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky is a lecturer at Efrata College in Jerusalem. A native of Lithuania, a senior electronics engineer, and formerly an innovative technology–intensive projects manager, he is an editor and...

Maren Niehoff: Philo of Alexandria

May 4, 2022

Shmuel Rosner and Maren Niehoff talk about her book: "Philo of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography".

Maren R. Niehoff is Max Cooper Professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, and member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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Ohad Leslau: Operation Defensive Shield

Apr 17, 2022

Shmuel Rosner and guest Ohad Leslau discuss his new hebrew book about Operation Defensive Shield.

Ohad Leslau is a researcher in the history department -IDF. He published books on the South Lebanon security belt, the relationship between politicians and the intelligence community.

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