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Warring Words: The Nefesh Hachaim & the Opposition to the Chassidic Movement
Episode 254
The Sefer Nefesh Hachaim authored by Rav Chaim of Volozhin (1749-1821) was published posthumously by his son Rav Itzele in 1824, with an expanded ver…
5 years, 1 month ago
From Vienna Flight to Meron Lights: The Boyan Dynasty
Episode 253
With roots in the regal courts of Ruzhin/Sadagora the Boyan dynasty continued that legacy while also forging some uniquenesses of its own. Founded by…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Jews of Scandinavia Part I
Episode 252
The more recent and relatively small Jewish communities of Scandinavia serve as an interesting chapter in Jewish history. While Finland was part of t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Jewish History Soundbites at 250: Reflections on Changes in Modern Jewish History
Episode 251
Jewish History Soundbites 250th commemorative episode.
At this milestone, it is perhaps appropriate to take a step back and try to piece together an …5 years, 1 month ago
A Bridge to Brisk: The Life of Rav Dovid Soloveitchik
Episode 250
Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik (1921-2021) lived a long life, in which he successfully formed a bridge between the world of Brisk where he had grown…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Light of Sanz: Rav Shulem Eliezer of Ratzfert
Episode 249
Rav Shulem Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (1862-1944), was one of the younger children of his illustrious father the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Orphaned a…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Soviet Struggle: The Life & Times of Rabbi Meir Kahane Part II
Episode 248
The campaigns on behalf of Soviet Jewry commenced in the 1960's with the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ), but it was the onset of the next d…
5 years, 1 month ago
Never Again! The Life & Times of Rabbi Meir Kahane Part I
Episode 247
One of the most complex characters of post war Jewish history was undoubtedly Meir Kahane (1932-1990). Controversial yet lover of the Jewish people, …
5 years, 1 month ago
Paradise Lost: The Jews of Rhodes
Episode 246
The Rhodes Jewish community was an ancient one, and it flourished with the arrival of Spanish exiles following the expulsion of 1492 and the Ottoman …
5 years, 2 months ago
Unlikeliest of Exits: The Dramatic Escape of the Rayatz
Episode 245
In one of the most daring rescue schemes of the Holocaust era, Rav Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitch Rebbe, the Rayatz (1880-1950) was w…
5 years, 2 months ago