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Maharam Brisk & the Hungarian Yeshiva World
Episode 186
The title "Yeshiva World" usually conjures images of the great citadels of Torah of Lithuania, but parallel to that development was the Yeshiva world…
6 years ago
A Lithuanian Mystic: Rav Shlomo Elyashiv
Episode 185
Rav Shlomo Elyashiv was one of the greatest Kabbalists in recent Jewish history. Settling in the town of Shavl, he proceeded to author his magnum opu…
6 years ago
Great American Jewish Cities #11: The American South Part I
Episode 184
With a foray into the south, we examine the stories of some great Jewish communities south of the Mason-Dixon line. Charleston, South Carolina is hom…
6 years ago
A Historic Campaign: The Chofetz Chaim Sefer Torah
Episode 183
The Lithuanian Yeshiva world in interwar Poland was facing financial crisis. The Vaad Hayeshivas was the umbrella organization which sought to allevi…
6 years ago
Stories of Ner Israel Part II
Episode 182
In the annals of the Yeshiva movement, the story of Ner Israel Rabbinical College occupies a position of its own. Named for founder of the Mussar mov…
6 years ago
Great American Jewish Cities #10: Philadelphia
Episode 181
Perhaps no other city in the United States can boast of such a long, rich and consistent Jewish history narrative as the City of Brotherly Love. Hist…
6 years ago
Stories of Ner Israel Part I
Episode 180
In the annals of the Yeshiva movement, the story of Ner Israel Rabbinical College occupies a position of its own. Named for founder of the Mussar mov…
6 years, 1 month ago
Great American Jewish Cities #9: Seattle
Episode 179
Out in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle boasts a rich Jewish past. As the last stop coming from the east, the first stop when arriving from Vladivostok…
6 years, 1 month ago
All the Kings Men: Great Leaders in the Court of Ger
Episode 177
In the Ger empire of Chassidic Poland, the Rebbes of the Alter family - the Chiddushei Harim, Sfas Emes & Imrei Emes - achieved renown for their lead…
6 years, 1 month ago
Great American Jewish Cities #8: Montreal
Episode 176
In the snowy Canadian north, a large Jewish community flourishes. Unique in many ways, Montreal boasts an old and well established infrastructure, wi…
6 years, 1 month ago