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Baltimore meets Slabodka: Rav Avigdor Miller Part I
Episode 336
Rav Avigdor Miller (1908-2001) was a unique and influential rabbinical leader on the American scene of the 20th century. With his life spanning most …
4 years, 4 months ago
The History of Soviet Jewry Part III: Refuseniks & Immigrants
Episode 335
Soviet Jewry in the 1970’s and 80’s was a large community which was struggling to define its Jewish identity. Following the Six Day War in Israel, th…
4 years, 4 months ago
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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 6 months ago