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The History of Soviet Jewry Part II: Destruction & Memory
Episode 334
The Molotov-Von Ribbentrop non-aggression pact ultimately led to the annexation of large swaths of territory into the Soviet Union. The Jews of easte…
4 years ago
The History of Soviet Jewry Part I: From the Pale to the Revolution
Episode 333
The Russian Revolutions of 1917 drastically transformed the lives of the largest Jewish community in the world. Emancipation was finally achieved, th…
4 years ago
Brisk Management: Another Look at Rav Chaim Brisker
Episode 332
Rav Chaim Soloveitchik, known as Rav Chaim Brisker (1853-1918), has enjoyed an outsized influence on the methodology of Talmudic study and the develo…
4 years ago
From Slonim to Tverya: The Nesivos Shalom Part II
Episode 331
Rav Shalom Noach Berezovsky was appointed Slonim Rebbe shortly prior to his father in law’s passing in 1981. As he had served as the rosh yeshiva of …
4 years ago
A Teacher from Slonim: The Nesivos Shalom Part I
Episode 330
The Slonim Rebbe, Rav Shalom Noach Berezovsky (1911-2000) was known by his popular work the Nesivos Shalom. Having grown up in Baranovich in the cent…
4 years, 1 month ago
From World War to Revolution: Iranian Jewry Part II
Episode 329
Iranian Jewry in the 20th century saw much upheaval. The rise of the Pahlavi dynasty brought much hope to the Persian Jewish community. Iran served a…
4 years, 1 month ago
Princes of Persia: Iranian Jewry Part I
Episode 328
The ancient Jewish community of Persia/Iran is one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. The site of the Purim story and many Biblical and T…
4 years, 1 month ago
Chabad & Zionism Part II
Episode 327
With the passing of the fifth rebbe of Chabad the Rashab in 1920, his son Rav Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (1880-1950), the Rayatz, or the Freidiker (pr…
4 years, 1 month ago
Wise Man of Hungary: Rav Yehuda Aszod
Episode 326
Rav Yehuda Aszod (1796-1866) was one of the architects of the emerging Hungarian Orthodoxy of the 19th century. A student of the Maharam Banet, he we…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Dazzling Light: The Life & Impact of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
Episode 325
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (1934-1983) was a dazzling light on the Jewish history scene of the 20th century. With family origins in Thessaloniki, Greece, he …
4 years, 2 months ago