The Strange History of Lag B'Omer

Spiritual Resistance in the Holocaust: A Conversation - Jun 4, 2023 - A conversation between Rabbi Reuven Brand and Rabbi Dr. Shnayer Z. Leiman at the Illinois Holocaust Museum

The Impact of the Blood-Libel Charge on the Texts of the Talmud, the Shulhan Arukh, and the Passover Haggadah - Apr 10, 2019 -

The Wisdom of the Chasam Sofer: A Jewish Perspective on Individualism and Self Fulfillment - Mar 3, 2019 - The Wisdom of the Chasam Sofer: A Jewish Perspective on Individualism and Self Fulfillment

Major Implications of Pronunciation Controversies - Mar 12, 1996 - Issues of reading Parashat Zachor and the Megilla where certain words are read twice with different pronunciation.

Two Types of Teshuva - Jan 16, 2009 -

Reciting L'Dovid Hashem Ori, A Secret History - Aug 27, 2009 - Dr. Leiman examines the dubious custom of reciting Psalm 27 in Elul and Tishrei. He sheds light on the varying customs regarding its inclusion in tefila and traces its murky liturgical origins. Given at Kehilas Degel Israel, Kew Gardens Hills

Golem of Prague, Fact or Fiction - Jul 7, 2009 - This lecture was given at The Intercontinental Hotel in Vienna, during a Jewish Heritage Tour led by Dr Leiman. The lecture discusses the earliest mention of the golem in the literature.

The Strange History of Lag B'Omer - May 7, 2003 -

Tzadik v'Ra Lo, Rasha V'Ra Lo - Feb 25, 1989 -

Kutzo shel Yud - Nov 25, 1999 -