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A Pioneering Scholar: The Travels & Works of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kasher
Episode 155
One of the most prolific writers in the Jewish world of recent times, Rav Menachem Mendel Kasher (1895-1983), was quite an enigmatic character as wel…
6 years, 3 months ago
King of Galicia: The Divrei Chaim of Sanz
Episode 154
Leading Halachic authority, founder of an influential Chassidic dynasty and a master of simplicity, charity and care for his followers, are all apt d…
6 years, 3 months ago
My Father The Netziv: The Extraordinary Life of Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan
Episode 153
As the youngest child of the Netziv, Rav Meir Bar Ilan (1880-1949) grew up in the world of Volozhin. With the closing of the Yeshiva and the loss of …
6 years, 3 months ago
A Citadel of Torah: The Presidents, Personalities & Roshei Yeshiva of RIETS/YU Part II
Episode 152
In this second installment, we'll examine another few personalities who were associated with the growth of Torah in the United States through their i…
6 years, 3 months ago
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 …
6 years, 3 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 F…
6 years, 3 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", "M…
6 years, 4 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 commun…
6 years, 4 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 commun…
6 years, 4 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 a…
6 years, 4 months ago