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The Chofetz Chaim & His Attempts to Move to the Holy Land
Episode 302
Rav Yisrael Meir of Radin, better known as the Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933), is one of the most beloved historical figures in recent memory. His storied life convers many aspects, and in this episode t…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
On the Way to Canaan's Land: The Five Aliyot to Palestine
Episode 301
Known to history as the five waves of 'Aliyah', immigration to the Land of Israel, the late 19th and early 20th century saw a slow but steady stream of Jewish immigration which laid the foundations o…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Architect of American Orthodoxy: The Life & Times of Mike Tress Part II
Episode 300
He was a clean shaven, American born, public school educated, successful businessman. And he was also the architect of American Orthodoxy and a leading rescue activist during the dark years of the Ho…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Architect of American Orthodoxy: The Life & Times of Mike Tress Part I
Episode 299
He was a clean shaven, American born, public school educated, successful businessman. And he was also the architect of American Orthodoxy and a leading rescue activist during the dark years of the Ho…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
A Guiding Light: The Life of the Chazon Ish Part II
Episode 298
Rav Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz (1878-1953) known by his magnum opus the Chazon Ish, was indisputably one of the greatest Torah leaders of the 20th century. In this second installment about his life, ac…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Mussar Makes a Mir Debut
Episode 297
The Mussar Movement was promulgated by Rav Yisrael Salanter in the mid 19th century, as an attempt to bring ethical standards of conduct to the forefront of national consciousness. In the closing dec…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
From Cromwell to Montefiore: The Jews of London Part II
Episode 296
Following the Edict of Expulsion in 1290, no organized Jewish life existed in England for centuries. Following the Spanish Expulsion in 1492, a few Conversos secretly settled in England under a Chris…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
A Moroccan Legacy: Rav Yitzchak Ibn Walid
Episode 295
One of the greatest leaders of the Moroccan Jewish community in the 19th century was Rav Yitzchak Ibn Walid (1777-1870). The Jewish community of Tetuan was founded by Spanish exiles and saw commercia…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
From Poland to Petach Tikva: The Lomza Yeshiva Part II
Episode 294
The Lomza Yeshiva in Poland and later in Petach Tikva, Israel, was unique in many respects. Founded in 1883 by a student of Rav Yisrael Salanter named Rav Eliezer Shulevitz, it was the first Lithuan…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
From Poland to Petach Tikva: The Lomza Yeshiva Part I
Episode 293
The Lomza Yeshiva in Poland and later in Petach Tikva, Israel, was unique in many respects. Founded in 1883 by a student of Rav Yisrael Salanter named Rav Eliezer Shulevitz, it was the first Lithuani…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago