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The Jews of Sighet Part I
Episode 395
Though only settled in the 18th century and flourishing in the 19th, the town of Sighet made its mark on Jewish history and its legacy accompanies Je…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Life & Times of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt
Episode 394
Rav Yitzchak Aryeh (Zekl Leib) Vormser, known as the Baal Shem of Michelstadt (1768-1847) was a prominent rabbi and kabbalist, who lived in Germany i…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Mirrers Who Didn’t Make It
Episode 393
It’s well known that the Mir Yeshiva collectively and successfully escaped war torn Europe, being stranded first in Kobe, Japan, followed by a long e…
2 years, 7 months ago
Medicine & the Holocaust
Episode 392
The challenging and nearly impossible situations confronting Jewish victims during the Holocaust presented many varied moral dilemmas. This episode w…
2 years, 8 months ago
From the Ashes to the Hilltops: Rav Yehuda Amital
Episode 390
Rav Yehuda Amital (1924-2010) was a unique leader and builder of Torah of the 20th century. Born in Grosswardein, he survived the Holocaust and immig…
2 years, 8 months ago
Chasam Sofer Part V: Halacha & Leadership in a Changing World
Episode 389
Rav Moshe Sofer the Chasam Sofer (1762-1839) was both a leader and halachic decisor throughout his long rabbinical career. As he confronted a changin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Antisemitism Part III: The Road to Racial Antisemitism
Episode 388
One of the enduring antisemitic tropes has been the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ forgery. Fabricated in Czarist Russia in the early 20th century…
2 years, 8 months ago
Antisemitism Part II: Nationalism & Modern Antisemitism
Episode 387
The 19th century brought the rise of nationalism in European society along with the idea of emancipation and equality among the nation’s citizenry. I…
2 years, 9 months ago
Antisemitism Part I: Old & New; Religious & Racial
Episode 386
Antisemitism or anti-semitism or anti-Semitism or Jew hatred or hatred of the Jewish People has been around since antiquity. Expressing itself in var…
2 years, 9 months ago
Chassidic Influencers: Mashpi’im & Recurring Themes of Chassidic History
Episode 385
The Chabad & Breslov chassidic dynasties have always had Mashpi’im - influencers or teachers - who taught chassidic thought and inspired their commun…
2 years, 9 months ago