Jewish History Uncensored

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 11: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor was a giant of 19th century Torah learning. His halachic rulings in aguna cases, and beyond remain widely cited, and he was a staple of Russian-Jewish politics of his day. His careful and judiscious dealings with the Russian Government, with Zionism, and with the Maskilim of the Jewish Enlightenement reveal a politically astute and charismatic leader who understood and adapted to the many changes of his age.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 11: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor was a giant of 19th century Torah learning. His halachic rulings in aguna cases, and beyond remain widely cited, and he was a staple of Russian-Jewish politics of his day. His careful and judiscious dealings with the Russian Government, with Zionism, and with the Maskilim of the Jewish Enlightenement reveal a politically astute and charismatic leader who understood and adapted to the many changes of his age.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 11: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor was a giant of 19th century Torah learning. His halachic rulings in aguna cases, and beyond remain widely cited, and he was a staple of Russian-Jewish politics of his day. His careful and judiscious dealings with the Russian Government, with Zionism, and with the Maskilim of the Jewish Enlightenement reveal a politically astute and charismatic leader who understood and adapted to the many changes of his age.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 11: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor was a giant of 19th century Torah learning. His halachic rulings in aguna cases, and beyond remain widely cited, and he was a staple of Russian-Jewish politics of his day. His careful and judiscious dealings with the Russian Government, with Zionism, and with the Maskilim of the Jewish Enlightenement reveal a politically astute and charismatic leader who understood and adapted to the many changes of his age.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 10: Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin

Rabbi Zevin was a giant of 20th century Torah. An early adopter in every respect, Rav Zevin was a prolific writer in the Jewish periodicals of his day, and later he broadcasted weekly Talmud classes on Israeli radio. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, and the legacy of this scholarship remains strong in the Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox communities

This is episode 5.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 10: Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin

Rabbi Zevin was a giant of 20th century Torah. An early adopter in every respect, Rav Zevin was a prolific writer in the Jewish periodicals of his day, and later he broadcasted weekly Talmud classes on Israeli radio. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, and the legacy of this scholarship remains strong in the Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox communities

This is episode 4.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 10: Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin

Rabbi Zevin was a giant of 20th century Torah. An early adopter in every respect, Rav Zevin was a prolific writer in the Jewish periodicals of his day, and later he broadcasted weekly Talmud classes on Israeli radio. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, and the legacy of this scholarship remains strong in the Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox communities

This is episode 3.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 10: Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin

Rabbi Zevin was a giant of 20th century Torah. An early adopter in every respect, Rav Zevin was a prolific writer in the Jewish periodicals of his day, and later he broadcasted weekly Talmud classes on Israeli radio. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, and the legacy of this scholarship remains strong in the Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox communities

This is episode 2.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 10: Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin

Rabbi Zevin was a giant of 20th century Torah. An early adopter in every respect, Rav Zevin was a prolific writer in the Jewish periodicals of his day, and later he broadcasted weekly Talmud classes on Israeli radio. He was the first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Talmudit, and the legacy of this scholarship remains strong in the Religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox communities

This is episode 1.

Rabbi Meir Simcha HaKohen led the Mitnagdic community of Devinsk from 1887 until his death in 1926. A rare thinker with mastery over the mystical and rational elements of Jewish thought, his commentary on Maimonides and the Meshech Chochma, a posthumous commentary on the Torah based on his teachings are replete with references that span the breadth of Rabbinic literature. He lead his community through world war 1, and engaged in the growing debates around the proper role of the Land of Israel in Jewish life.

This is episode 4.