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Fourteen Centuries #71: Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua, Part 1

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: June 21 2026

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Venue: Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park

History:

10 - 15th Centuries CE

Collections: R' Torczyner Fourteen Centuries

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Background and history on Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua and Jewish Bohemia of his day, and starting on the sefer Or Zarua. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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Fourteen Centuries #71: Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua, Part 1

Venue: Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park

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Fourteen Centuries #71: Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua, Part 1

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