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Kaput or Kapust: Chabad Splits Up
Episode 151
The Chassidic dynasty is called Chabad, but it's home for close to a century was the Russian town of Lubavitch. It reached a peak of influence under the able leadership of the Tzemach Tzedek, Rav Men…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
The Heritage of a Leader: The Story of Novominsk in America
Episode 150
This special tribute to the Novominsker Rebbe has been generously sponsored liluy nishmas the Rebbe Rabbeinu יעקב בן נחום מרדכי by Duvi Silberstein For all Back office for Nursing Home Billing, conta…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
A Tzadik For All Of Time: The Story of Rav Aryeh Levin
Episode 149
Few people were as beloved by all who knew him as was Rav Aryeh Levin (1885-1969). Titled "The Tzadik of Jerusalem", "the Rabbi of the Prisoners", "Mashgiach of Eitz Chaim" or simply Reb Aryeh, his w…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Fighters for Tradition: Profiles in the Hungarian Rabbinate Part II
Episode 148
With the growth of the Hungarian Jewish community in the 18th century, Rabbis from both Germany and Poland took up positions in the burgeoning communities. With the changing times, each generation of…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Fighters for Tradition: Profiles in the Hungarian Rabbinate Part I
Episode 147
With the growth of the Hungarian Jewish community in the 18th century, Rabbis from both Germany and Poland took up positions in the burgeoning communities. With the changing times, each generation of…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Through Fire & Water: The Story of the Neturei Karta
Episode 146
In 1935 several young activists broke ranks with the Agudas Yisroel in Yerushalayim. This group soon came to be called the Neturei Karta. Espousing an extreme anti Zionist stance, the Neturei Karta l…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Mossad Operations Part I: Yossele Schumacher & Operation Wrath of G-d
Episode 145
With its daring operations and continuous mystique, the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency has quite a history. With the founding of the Mossad, it was tasked with securing Israeli intelligence beyon…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Wisest of Men: Stories of Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky
Episode 144
Known by his colleagues as the "wise man of the Jewish People", Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky (1891-1986) was one of the important Rabbinical leaders of the 20th century. Though raised in the environment of …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
When Shabbos Was Sunday: The International Dateline Controversy
Episode 143
There are times when a Halachic, legalistic discussion is played out on the stage of history. Such was the dispute in regards to the positioning of the Halachic International Dateline. What conceivab…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
A Rebbe With a Geshmak: Remembering Rav Elya Baruch Finkel
Episode 142
Rav Elya Baruch Finkel (1947-2008) was one of the most memorable personalities of the Mir in Yerushalayim. From the clarity of his shiurim, the warmth he exuded to all who knew him, to his phenomenal…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago