The Mysteries of Jewish History

Join Rabbi Hyim Shafner as he examines the primary sources at the heart of some of the most powerful eras in Jewish history. Currently we will be spending several months on Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianic movement and its aftermath.

                                            
                                            Next ClassOctober 20, 2025
31
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7
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47
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                                                        12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

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July 28, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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July 29, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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July 30, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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July 31, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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The letters of Rabbi Abohab

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August 1, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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The approach of Rabbi Moshe Zacuto, chief Rabbi of Venice, to Shabbatai Tzevi.

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August 4, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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A deep dive into the communal arguments and Rabbinic views regarding Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianism in Venice, Italy in the 1660’s

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August 5, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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A deep dive into the communal arguments and Rabbinic views regarding Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianism in Venice, Italy in the 1660’s

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August 6, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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Letters of chief Rabbis of Venice from 1665

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August 7, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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A deep dive into the communal arguments and Rabbinic views regarding Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianism in Venice, Italy in the 1660’s

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August 8, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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A deep dive into the communal arguments and Rabbinic views regarding Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianism in Venice, Italy in the 1660’s

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August 11, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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A deep dive into the communal arguments and Rabbinic views regarding Shabbatai Tzvi’s messianism in Venice, Italy in the 1660’s

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August 12, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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Documents from the post-apostacy fight over sabbatianism 1668

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August 13, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Documents from the post-apostacy fight over Sabbateanism 1668

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August 15, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Documents from the post-apostacy fight over Sabbateanism 1668

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August 18, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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Documents from the post-apostacy fight over Sabbateanism 1668

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August 19, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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Zikaron Lbiney Yisrael by Baruch of Arrezo (pro Sabbatian diary)

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August 20, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
The Mysteries of Jewish History: Sabbateanism in Venice

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Zikaron Lbiney Yisrael by Baruch of Arrezo (pro Sabbatian diary)

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August 21, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Zikaron Lbiney Yisrael by Baruch of Arrezo (pro Sabbatian diary)

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August 22, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Zikaron Lbiney Yisrael by Baruch of Arrezo (pro Sabbatian diary)

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September 2, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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September 3, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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September 4, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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September 5, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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September 8, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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September 9, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 20, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 21, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 22, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 23, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 24, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 27, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 28, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 29, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 30, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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October 31, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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November 3, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 4, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 5, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 6, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 7, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 10, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 11, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 12, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 13, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 14, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 17, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 18, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 19, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 20, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 21, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 24, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 25, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 26, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 27, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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November 28, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 1, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 2, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 3, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 4, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 5, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 8, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 9, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 10, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 11, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 12, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 15, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 16, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 17, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 18, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 19, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 22, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 23, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 24, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 25, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 26, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 29, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 30, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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December 31, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Rabbi Hyim Shafner

Rabbi Hyim Shafner is the Rabbi of Kesher Israel: The Georgetown Synagogue, in Washington D.C. Previously he served as Rabbi of Bais Abraham Congregation in St. Louis, Missouri, as Rabbi of the Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis, and as the Rabbi of India for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He has Rabbinical ordination, an MSW in social work, and an MA in Jewish philosophy, from Yeshiva University and trained as a psychotherapist at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute. Rabbi Shafner is the author of The Everything Jewish Wedding Book and has published widely in an array of Jewish journals, periodicals and books.