CURIOSITIES, CRACKPOTS & CHARLATANS

Once again, Rabbi Pini Dunner explores the shadowy margins of Jewish history, presenting a range of astounding historical curiosities, including the “rabbi” who helped Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Aragon; Elizabeth I‘s Jewish Royal Physician who was executed for attempting to poison her; and the son of a British chief rabbi who published “Besamim Rosh“, one of the most notorious rabbinic forgeries in Jewish literary history.

[@m0nkeyboot]

Wonderful. What a lecturing style. I really enjoyed this hour and will take it with me. Thank you Rabbi Dunner.

[@RabbiHajioff]

Excellent job. Enjoyed this very much. 👍

[@cmx2074]

What an interesting video loved it

[@tallmikbcroft6937]

Wonderful,. Thank you for sharing. שלום

[@chielg836]

I would like to comment on your lecture of RAV Kook.Rav Yosef Chaim sonnefeld said"ven R.kook volt gevain Mir(ah kanooi) vulten Mir gevain R.kook.mi toor nisht farluzzen di fraiyer"has heard from Rabbi cy Frankel quoting his father who was the personal secretary of rabbi Sonnefeld. Your lectures are fabulous regards from your brother in Lakewood

[@borisyuabov7292]

Dear Kvod Harav In your opinion, why there are so many forgeries in Jewish religious world? Even though, I have to admit, some of them had quite a positive influence on our religion.

[@RabbiPiniDunner]

Religion and spirituality can result in gullible people and unscrupulous people who take advantage of them. It is inevitable. Even so, more often than not these forgeries are exposed or marginalized.

[@chielg836]

Spellbinding! In quoting the Besamim Rosh RAV S.Y. Zevin writes 'We judge what is being said and not who said it.

[@charedicensorship7370]

thats right, but most rabbis who were quoting him, especially in the early generations, realy weren't aware at all about the forgery

[@Mk-vd9qs]

The author of the בשמים ראש,mudt have been a genious to compose such a compilation as if its coming form yhe rosh....

[@RabbiPiniDunner]

He was a stunning genius, an absolute illui -- which is why his commentary on the besamim rosh continued to be quoted by the gedolei haposkim in the generations that followed -- even though they must have known that it was controversial.

[@georgemargaritis2392]

14:39 that's not Catherine of Aragon, that's Mary Tudor, commonly known as Bloody Mary. To make such a mistake in such a major piece of info shows a lot...stopped watching at this point