Ohad Leslau: Operation Defensive Shield

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.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

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.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

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 researcher in the history of the Lithuanian Jewry.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

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.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

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.    Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Jeffrey Bloom and Rabbi Gil Student speak with Shmuel Rosner about their new book: "Strauss, Spinoza & Sinai: Orthodox Judaism and Modern Questions of Faith". Rabbi Gil Student is the Editor of  TorahMusings.com. He writes frequently in Jewish newspapers and magazines, serving as a regular contributor to Jewish Action, The Jewish Link of New Jersey, The Jewish Echo, and The Vues.   Rabbi Student serves as Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America, on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America, on the Editorial Board of the Orthodox Union's Jewish Action magazine, and as the magazine's Book Editor.   Jeffrey Bloom is a graduate of the University of Chicago. After collage, he studied in a number of orthodox yeshivot in Israel and now lives with his wife in New Jersey.    Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner chats with Avivah Zornberg about her upcoming book: "The Hidden Order of Intimacy."   Avivah Zornberg is a Scottish contemporary Torah scholar and author.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner and Carolina Lopez - Ruiz discuss her new book: Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean.   Carolina López-Ruiz is Professor of Classics at The Ohio State University. Her work focuses on cross-cultural interactions in the ancient Mediterranean world.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner and Jonathan Feiner discuss his book: "Mindfulness: A Jewish Approach."   Dr. Jonathan Feiner is the clinical director of Rockland CBT, a psychology practice group specializing in mood and anxiety disorders. In addition to his work as a clinical psychologist, he has taught courses and provided workshops on topics related to Judaism, psychology, and mindfulness in academic and community settings.    Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.

Shmuel Rosner and Prof. Abraham Sion discuss his book: "To Whom Was The Promised Land Promised?: Some Fundamental Truths About The Arab-Israeli Conflict".   Abraham A. Sion is Professor Emeritus at Ariel University where for over a decade he chaired the Center for Law and Mass Media.   Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.