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The Mirrers Who Didn’t Make It
Episode 393
It’s well known that the Mir Yeshiva collectively and successfully escaped war torn Europe, being stranded first in Kobe, Japan, followed by a long exile in Shanghai, China. While mostly true, there …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Medicine & the Holocaust
Episode 392
The challenging and nearly impossible situations confronting Jewish victims during the Holocaust presented many varied moral dilemmas. This episode will explore some of those stories and dilemmas fac…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
From the Ashes to the Hilltops: Rav Yehuda Amital
Episode 390
Rav Yehuda Amital (1924-2010) was a unique leader and builder of Torah of the 20th century. Born in Grosswardein, he survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the Land of Israel where he studied in th…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Chasam Sofer Part V: Halacha & Leadership in a Changing World
Episode 389
Rav Moshe Sofer the Chasam Sofer (1762-1839) was both a leader and halachic decisor throughout his long rabbinical career. As he confronted a changing world where traditional Jewish life faced develo…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Antisemitism Part III: The Road to Racial Antisemitism
Episode 388
One of the enduring antisemitic tropes has been the ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ forgery. Fabricated in Czarist Russia in the early 20th century, it was later exported to Western Europe and the …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Antisemitism Part II: Nationalism & Modern Antisemitism
Episode 387
The 19th century brought the rise of nationalism in European society along with the idea of emancipation and equality among the nation’s citizenry. In Western Europe the Jewish population ultimately …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Antisemitism Part I: Old & New; Religious & Racial
Episode 386
Antisemitism or anti-semitism or anti-Semitism or Jew hatred or hatred of the Jewish People has been around since antiquity. Expressing itself in various ways over time and place, it has remained a s…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Chassidic Influencers: Mashpi’im & Recurring Themes of Chassidic History
Episode 385
The Chabad & Breslov chassidic dynasties have always had Mashpi’im - influencers or teachers - who taught chassidic thought and inspired their communities. In recent years there’s been a growing popu…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Live From Prague with Dovi Safier & Nachi Weinstein of Seforim Chatter Podcast
Episode 384
An unscripted conversation with Dovi Safier and Seforim Chatter podcast host Nachi Weinstein summarizing an amazing trip to Central Europe with the Daf Yomi Chaburah of Reb Sruly Borenstein and Eli S…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Get Out! Get & Divorce in Jewish History
Episode 383
As long as there has been marriage, there has been divorce throughout history. The legal procedure of providing a ‘Get’ to terminate a marriage under Torah law, has often provided a window into the w…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago