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Take Me Out To The Rebbe: The Great Yom Tov Pilgrimages of Yesteryear
Episode 71
From almost the beginning of the Chassidic movement, a major component of the experience has been the pilgrimage to bask in the Rebbe's presence at his court. More often than not, this took place aro…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Founding of a Dynasty: The Alter Rebbe's Rise to Leadership
Episode 70
Rav Shneur Zalman of Liady (1745?-1812), known as the Alter Rebbe or the Baal Hatanya, was the founder of the Chabad Chassidus and one of most influential leaders in the history of the movement. How …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The History of Torah Vodaath Part III: Building Up & Reaching Out
Episode 69
R' Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886-1948) wasn't just a talented educator, a capable school principal, an accomplished organizer and a doer. Above all else, he was a visionary. He saw America as a land…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Rabbis & the Zionists Part IV: From Deep Abyss to Glimmer of Hope
Episode 68
The great political & ideological discussions that marked the interwar period were at their peak, when the greatest calamity to hit the Jewish People instantly transformed the entire dialogue. Rabbin…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Birobidzhan: Stalin's Autonomous Jewish Region
Episode 67
One of the odder stories of the Jewish People under Soviet rule is the forming of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan. Founded by Stalin in 1928 as a territorial solution for the Jewish Peopl…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Scholar & Statesman: Rav Meir Simcha and the 1910 Conference in St. Petersburg
Episode 66
A gifted leader, with a brilliant mind and a unique approach, Rav Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843–1926) author of the acclaimed Ohr Somayach stands out among the personalities of his day. The 1910 Rabbin…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Rav Kook Part II: New Times, New Needs & New Movements
Episode 65
With his appointment as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, and subsequently of all of British controlled Palestine, Rav Avraham Yitzchok Hakohen Kook (1875-1935) transitioned into his most active period in th…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Beginning of the End: The 80th Anniversary of the German Invasion of Poland
Episode 64
Understanding the context of how the Second World War began can facilitate a clearer understanding of what happened to the Jewish People as a result. With the invasion of Poland, the most destructive…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Rabbis & The Zionists Part III: From Mizrachi to the Agudah and Back Again
Episode 63
With the rise of political Zionism at the end of the 19th century, Rabbinical leaders began to formally organize around their positions visa vis the nascent movement. The founding of the Mizrachi was…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Shliach to Shanghai: The Life & Heroics of Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi
Episode 62
As the Jewish community in far off Shanghai developed at the beginning of the 20th century, a Rabbi and Lubavitcher Chassid named R' Meir Ashkenazi was called on to serve as the communal Rabbi in 192…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago