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The Baal Shem Tov Vol II
Episode 24
What role did the Baal Shem Tov play in Jewish society? Did he face serious opposition? What was so revolutionary about his teachings? Beneath the my…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Baal Shem Tov Vol I
Episode 23
The Baal Shem Tov's influence on the course of history can hardly be overestimated. How did it happen? What was his world all about? Come and take a …
7 years, 1 month ago
Uncompromising Zealot: The Life and Times of the Minchas Elazar
Episode 22
With the winds of change blowing fiercely across the Jewish European landscape, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Shapira, the Munkatcher Rebbe donned the armor of …
7 years, 1 month ago
The Great Controversy & Everlasting Influence of the Ramchal
Episode 21
Although he was chased and held in great suspicion during his lifetime, the Ramchal achieved fame and everlasting influence in his death. Let's explo…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Mir Yeshiva And The Six Day War
Episode 20
The Six Day War will always be remembered as a turning point for the fledgling Jewish state and story of the resounding victory will always be highli…
7 years, 2 months ago
Slabodka in the Holy Land Vol II: Tragic Ending In Chevron
Episode 19
The second episode in our Slabodka series follows the initial high hopes and successes of the Yeshiva as well as the challenges it faced in its new h…
7 years, 2 months ago
Slabodka in the Holy Land Vol I: Lithuania to Chevron
Episode 18
Are "Slabodka" and "Chevron" two different Yeshivas or are they two branches of the same one? How did they even get to a place like Chevron? Listen t…
7 years, 2 months ago
R' Meir Shapiro Vol I: Visionary & Historian
Episode 17
Known and endeared as a great visionary, R' Meir Shapiro of Lublin always expressed a deep appreciation for our glorious past. As we visit the great …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Trials and Tribulations of the American Rabbinate Vol I: The Ridbaz in Chicago
Episode 16
The Ridbaz, Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky makes a valiant attempt to improve Jewish life in the United States with a short stint as a Rabbi in Chicago.…
7 years, 2 months ago
The History of Torah Vodaath Part II: The Great Rosh Yeshiva Search
Episode 15
How did America's Yeshiva find its first Rosh Yeshiva? Who were the luminaries that followed and eventually led the burgeoning Makom Hatorah that is …
7 years, 2 months ago