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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…
6 years, 3 months 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 …
6 years, 4 months ago
The Forgotten War: WWI & The Jews Part I (JHS Winter Series)
Episode 91
Brand New Full-Length Series for Winter 2019-20!
World War I had far reaching changes in Jewish life and society whose reverberations are still felt …
6 years, 4 months ago
A Citadel of Torah: The Presidents, Personalities & Roshei Yeshiva of RIETS Part I
Episode 90
Although the story of RIETS/YU is huge and would take some time to cover, we can perhaps get a bit of a taste by examining the lives of some of the g…
6 years, 4 months ago
Window To A Lost World: The Early Years of Rav Shach
Episode 89
One of the most famous and dynamic Torah leaders of recent times was undoubtedly R' Elazar Menachem Shach (1899-2001). Although he lived a very long …
6 years, 4 months ago
Vote for Maran! Rav Ovadia Yosef Part II: The Founding of Shas
Episode 88
From the moment Rav Ovadia Yosef accepted the mantle of leadership of the nascent Shas political party in the early '80's, his name came to be synony…
6 years, 4 months ago
To Live A Life of Torah: The Life of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Part II
Episode 87
Rav Nosson Tzvi's arrival in Mir Yeshiva Jerusalem as a young adolescent became a turning point in his life, and ultimately set the stage as a turnin…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Kid From Chicago: The Life of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel Part I
Episode 86
One of the most beloved teachers and builders of Torah in times was the legendary Mir Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (1943-2011) This Chicago…
6 years, 4 months ago
Innovative Methods & Rebellious Students: Early Years of Telz Yeshiva Part I
Episode 85
With the growth of the Lithuanian Yeshiva movement in the 19th century, the great Yeshiva of Telz was to take a prominent place as one of the premier…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Eternal Flame: The Everlasting Legacy of the "Aish Kodesh"
Episode 84
R' Kalonymus Kalman Shapira (1889-1943), better known as the Piaseczno Rebbe, is a figure who's influence seems to just grow as time goes on. Heroic …
6 years, 4 months ago