78. Medieval Attitudes | Dr. Menachem Kellner (Universalism & Particularism #3)

The Podcast of Jewish Ideas · Nov 13, 2025 · 1h 11m · transcript

J.J. and Dr. Menachem Kellner pitch Maimonides against Judah HaLevi and explore the extremes of Jewish universalism and particularism in the middle ages.

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This is the third episode in our miniseries about universalism and particularism in Judaism. Over the course of the series we will explore and complicate Jewish attitudes to these categories across the centuries.

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