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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 w…
6 years, 4 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 …
6 years, 4 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 t…
6 years, 4 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 warmt…
6 years, 4 months ago
Ahoy Yid! Stories of Jewish Pirates and Explorers
Episode 141
With the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th Century, the Sephardic diaspora spread to the far corners of the glo…
6 years, 4 months ago
Lively Graves: Pilgrimages to Lizhensk & Kivrei Tzadikim
Episode 140
Visiting and praying at the burial places of Tzadikim is one of the more visible and recognizable distinctive contributions of Chasidic practice on J…
6 years, 4 months ago
The History of Volozhin Yeshiva Part IV: Talmudists, Zionists and The Golden Age
Episode 139
With the Netziv solidifying his control, the Yeshiva entered it's Golden Age. Attracting the best and the brightest from across the Pale of Settlemen…
6 years, 4 months ago
A Word From Our Listeners Part I
Episode 138
In this unique episode in honor of Purim, we'll explore the best of the feedback to Jewish History Soundbites.
-The Unknown Talmidim of Rav Shayale
-…
6 years, 4 months ago
Torah Pioneers: The Origins of Bnei Akiva & Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
Episode 137
As religious Zionism was forging an identity which strove for a synthesis of a traditional life with Zionist ideals, institutions began to be built w…
6 years, 4 months ago
The History of The Volozhin Yeshiva Part III: The War Of Succession
Episode 136
With the passing of Rav Itzele of Volozhin in 1849, his son in law Rav Yitzchak Eliezer Freid became the titular head of the Volozhin Yeshiva. His re…
6 years, 5 months ago