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Tales from the House of Rimanov
Episode 125
One of the father's of Chassidus, Rav Mendele of Rimanov had a central influence on the development of the movement in Poland, Galicia & Hungary. He …
6 years, 5 months ago
Lion of the Mir: Memories of Rav Refael Shmuelevitz
Episode 124
As one of the last members of the "old school" style Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Refoel Shmuelevitz (1937-2016) was indeed a unique breed. Warm, personal and c…
6 years, 6 months ago
Stolin America: A Chassidic Dynasty In The New World
Episode 123
One of the oldest dynasties in the history of the Chassidic movement, was also one of the pioneers to strike roots on American shores. Karlin-Stolin …
6 years, 6 months ago
The History Of The Volozhin Yeshiva Part I: “The Mother Of All Yeshivas”
Episode 122
History has bestowed it with the title of "Mother of the Modern Yeshiva". The Yeshiva movement - from it's European antecedent to the current times -…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Times They are a Changin': The Illustrious Roots of Rabbi Joseph B Soloveitchik
Episode 121
Though Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik (1879-1941) and his wife Pesha Feinstein (1880-1967) achieved renown as parents of Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, they…
6 years, 6 months ago
Drama In The Levant: The Story Of The Damascus Blood Libel
Episode 120
A landmark event in Jewish History of the 19th Century was the infamous Damascus Blood Libel of 1840. What seemed to be part of the distant past of t…
6 years, 6 months ago
While Six Million Perished: FDR, Stephen Wise & American Jewry
Episode 119
For the American Jewish community, President Roosevelt seemed almost Messianic. The New Deal was worshiped as the wave of the future, American Jews w…
6 years, 6 months ago
The History of Telz Part II: From a Yeshiva...To a Movement
Episode 118
The interwar period saw a Golden Age for the Telz Yeshiva in Lithuania. Under the strong leadership of Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch (1860-1930), the Yeshiv…
6 years, 6 months ago
Aristocrats of Mussar: Tales from Kelm Part I
Episode 117
One of the most unique educational methodologies of character perfection in recent history, was the Talmud Torah of Kelm. With it's emphasis on order…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Case For A Mamzer: Rav Shlomo Goren and the Langer Controversy
Episode 116
In the high strung divide between the religious and secular in the State of Israel, few stories express the point of conflict more than the "brother …
6 years, 6 months ago