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Frum Politics: Rav Yehoshua of Belz, Rav Shimon Sofer & Machzikei Hadas
Episode 346
Founded in 1879 the Rav Yehoshua of Belz and Rav Shimon Sofer, the Machzikei Hadas political party was the first Orthodox political party in Jewish h…
4 years, 1 month ago
Shavuos Musings & Uri Zohar Tribute
Episode 345
The recent passing of Uri Zohar is an opportunity to pay tribute to this unique individual who made the journey from the apex of the Israeli entertai…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Chassid in Krakow: The Maor Veshemesh
Episode 344
Rav Klonymous Kalman Halevi Epstein (1751-1823) is known by his posthumously published work the Maor Veshemesh. Born into a poor family, he spent the…
4 years, 2 months ago
Shylock & Friends: The Jews of Venice
Episode 343
Jews have lived in Venice for more than a millennium. In 1516 the Jewish community of Venice was restricted to one area of the city, and this came to…
4 years, 2 months ago
Hungarian Royalty: The Chasam Sofer & His Family
Episode 342
One of the most influential Torah leaders in the modern era was Rav Moshe Sofer, the Chasam Sofer (1762-1839). Rabbi, rosh yeshiva, posek, prolific a…
4 years, 2 months ago
Get it? The Strange Story of the ’Get of Cleves’
Episode 341
The strange story of the Get of Kleve (or Cleves) rocked the rabbinical world of the 1760’s. What commenced as an innocuous question regarding a youn…
4 years, 3 months ago
More than a Miracle Worker: Rav Eliyahu Guttmacher
Episode 340
Rav Eliyahu Guttmacher (1796-1874) was a German rabbi who gained renown as a miracle worker during his tenure in the rabbinate of Gratz (Greiditz). T…
4 years, 3 months ago
From Rugby to the World Stage: Rav Avigdor Miller Part III
Episode 339
With his appointment as congregational rabbi of the Young Israel of Rugby in East Flatbush in 1947, Rav Avigdor Miller embarked on the most famous as…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rabbi & Educator: Rav Avigdor Miller Part II
Episode 338
Rav Avigdor Miller assumed the rabbinate of Walnut Street Shul in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1939, and would remain there for six years. Seeking bette…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Maharal of Prague
Episode 337
The Maharal of Prague (c.1512-1609) was more legend than reality. His teachings and diverse scholarship seem to grow more popular with time, but who …
4 years, 4 months ago