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Modesty & Majesty: The Tolna Dynasty
Episode 316
The Tolna chassidic dynasty is a branch of the Chernobyl dynasty founded in Ukraine in the 19th century. Rav Dovid Twersky of Tolna (1808-1882) was o…
4 years, 8 months ago
Rosh Yeshiva & Rebbe: The Pnei Menachem of Ger
Episode 315
Rav Pinchas Menachem Alter (1926-1996), known as the Pnei Menachem of Ger, led an interesting career in public leadership. Born into prewar Polish ch…
4 years, 8 months ago
A House Divided: The Partitions of Poland & the Jews
Episode 314
The three partitions of Poland in 1772, 1793 & 1795 ended the Polish Kingdom (or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), and divided it between Austria,…
4 years, 9 months ago
According to Rav Tikochinsky.... The Live of Rav Yechiel Michel Tikochinsky
Episode 313
One of the leaders and influential poskim of the Old Yishuv in Jerusalem, Rav Yechiel Michel Tikochinsky (1871-1955) had an outsized impact on the wo…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Chief Rabbi: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Episode 312
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (1948-2020) was one of the great figures of recent Jewish history. As Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the…
4 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #19: Boston Part II
Episode 311
Boston part II is here, with another foray into the history of the Boston Jewish community. As the Jewish community migrated from the West End to Rox…
4 years, 9 months ago
10th Yahrtzeit Special: Memories of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel
Episode 310
To commemorate the 10th yahrtzeit of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel (1943-2011), here is another installment of impressions and recollec…
4 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #23: Houston Part II
Episode 309
In this second installment on the Jewish history of Houston and South Texas, the renaissance of Orthodox through the pioneering efforts of Rabbi Jose…
4 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #23: Houston Part I
Episode 308
Jewish roots in southern Texas precede the Civil War. Jewish communities emerged in Houston, Galveston and other cities and towns across the Texan fr…
4 years, 9 months ago
Romanian Revival: Interwar Romanian Rabbinical Leadership
Episode 307
Rav Yehuda Leib Tzirelson (1859-1941) and his younger compatriot Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin (1895-1980), were but two examples of the unique rabbinical …
4 years, 10 months ago