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Holy Beggars: The Chaluka System in the Old Yishuv
Episode 101
From the first arrival of the Chassidic group to Tverya in 1777, through the Aliya of the students of the Vilna Gaon in the early years of the 19th century, and right up until modern times, the Chalu…
Published on 6 years ago
A Rosh Yeshiva, A Kabbalist and A Nazir: The Inner Circle of Rav Kook
Episode 100
The Founding of the Merkaz Harav in the second decade of the twentieth century, brought together a group of some very talented individuals to the forefront of Torah education. Among others, we'll exa…
Published on 6 years ago
Building Torah in America Part II: A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet Rothkoff
Episode 99
Get ready for Part 2 of our interview with the legendary Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff. Rav Rakeffett is a world class Jewish Historian who has lived a storied life, from learning in Lakewood and…
Published on 6 years ago
Building Torah in America: A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Part I
Episode 98
Our momentous 100th Episode is Part 1 of our interview with the legendary Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff. Rav Rakeffett is a world class Jewish Historian who has lived a storied life, from learnin…
Published on 6 years ago
WWI & The Jews Part II: Jew vs Jew and the Eastern European Exile
Episode 97
As loyal citizens of their respective countries, Jews served loyally in every army and on every front. Very often one encountered the tragic scenario of Jew fighting Jew. Jewish chaplains serviced Je…
Published on 6 years ago
From Slabodka to The Seminary: The Story of Professor Saul Lieberman
Episode 96
Of the many figures who traversed two worlds in the past century, perhaps none epitomized that duality more than Rabbi Dr. Saul Lieberman. Scion of a Rabbinical family and student of Slabodka, he was…
Published on 6 years ago
To Save A World: Rav Aharon Kotler's Endless Activism
Episode 95
Kletzker Rosh Yeshiva, Agudist, member of Agudas Harrabonim, head of Vaad Hatzala, Rosh Yeshiva of Lakewood/BMG, founder and head of Chinuch Atzmai, Torah Umesorah & more. Rav Aharon Kotler (1891-196…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
Collaboration or Cooperation? Eliezer Greunbaum & Jewish Kapos
Episode 94
One of the most difficult stories to confront in an objective fashion, is the issue of Jewish collaboration during the Holocaust. From the Judenrat and the Jewish Police in the Ghettos to Kapos in th…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
A Lost World: The Great Dynasty of Radomsk
Episode 93
One of the largest Chassidic groups before the war, Radomsk evoked the majesty of Polish Chassidus in its full glory. Completely decimated during the Holocaust, it remains mostly unknown today. The s…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
A Sisterhood Of One: The Story of the Woman Who Sustained Europe's Yeshivas
Episode 92
During the interwar period, against all odds, an American women took a leading role in the funding of the great Yeshivas of Eastern Europe. Her name was Mrs. Necha Golding. As an organizer of women's…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago