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The Gedolim Who Created Movements and Shaped Our World With Gedalia Guttentag & Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Galinsky
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MINIPOD: Shabtai Zvi, Birkas Kohanim, and the Path Away from the Kosel
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Glikl Unveiled: Reading the Memoir through a Master's Lens (Feat. Dr. Elisheva Carlebach)
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Glikl of Hameln is a familiar and beloved character to Jewish history enthusiasts. In this episode, we dive beneath the surface of Glikl’s words to deeply appreciate the forces at play for women of her era. In conversation with Professor Elisheva Carlebach. Dr. Carlebach is the Salo Wittmayer Baron Professor of Jewish History, Culture, and Society,…
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MINI-POD: Staying Jewish in Spain: Rivash, the Chasid Yaavetz and More
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The Rivash and the Chasid Yavetz on women's challenges and triumphs in Spain, 1391-1492.By mishpachaveiledreference
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Who was Joanna of Burgos? (Feat. Yael Krumbein)
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The Silent Strength of Joanna of Burgos Joanna is a name most people won’t recognize, but her story is one for the ages. This episode describes one woman’s faith under fire, in the aftermath of the 1391 massacres in Spain, and the ways women kept their faith throughout the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In conversation with Yael Krumbein. Yael t…
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MINI-POD The Calendar Controversy: R’ Saadia Gaon and R’ Aharon Ben Meir
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In this episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim look to the Gedolei Yisrael of the 20th century for chizzuk in times of crisis and tzara. They discuss chassidishe men being drafted to the Russian army in the early 1900’s, and Chofetz Chaim’s sefer Machane Yisrael, which directly addresses yidden going to battle. Is the zchus of soldiers saying shema enoug…
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Women of the Cairo Geniza (feat. Professor Eve Krakowski)
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In this episode we unpack the hidden riches of the Cairo Geniza, the largest and most diverse collection of medieval manuscripts in the world, focusing primarily on Jewish women’s stories as they emerge directly from Geniza documents. In conversation with Eve Krakowski, Professor of Near Eastern Studies and the Program in Judaic Studies at Princeto…
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MINI-POD: The Responsa on Doña Gracia’s Legal Conflict
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Welcome to Veiled Reference! I’m Tzipora Weinberg — teacher, writer, and explorer of remote and dusty archives. Captivated by tanach, intrigued by history, I’ve been finding my joy in Torah literature that combines the two. Join us as we listen closely to voices that still echo from our nation’s past — distant, even obscure, but all the more exciti…
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Welcome to Veiled Reference! I’m Tzipora Weinberg — teacher, writer, and explorer of remote and dusty archives. Captivated by tanach, intrigued by history, I’ve been finding my joy in Torah literature that combines the two. Join us as we listen closely to voices that still echo from our nation’s past — distant, even obscure, but all the more exciti…
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The Builders: The Chazon Ish Part 2 - Creating the Chareidi World
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In part two of this episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim speak further about the Chazon Ish, and what he accomplished for the Chareidi world in the last two decades of his life. They discussed the fervor of the athiest Zionist movement was in those days, and how the Chazon Ish opposed Zionism and formulated a way forward for frum Jews. Was the Chazon i…
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Sit Down Comedy and Asher Yatzar | Take 2 with Yossi Hecht
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How can you keep smiling when tragedy strikes… twice? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Yossi Hecht; media personality, author, musician, cancer survivor and husband about his incredibly inspiring life story. They discuss the ways that Yossi was able to harness and exude an incredible simchas hachayim despite losing his ability to walk and…
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The Builders: The Chazon Ish Part 1 - The Quiet Lion of Vilna
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In part one of this two-part episode, Gedalia and Rav Ephraim talk about the Chazon Ish, Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, and try to define the vast influence of the Chazon Ish on the frum world, and his impact on the conditions that allowed the Chareidi world in Israel to flourish. They discuss the Chazon Ish’s early life and family, and how a young …
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Soft Yesses and Blocked Numbers | Take 2 with R’ Tzadok Katz, R’ Meir Levi, & R’ Shlomo Lewenstei
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When your work puts you inside some of the most sensitive situations in our community, how can you keep from burning out? Have shadchanus fees gone up, and should they? Do all bachurim vape? And can shadchanim drink on Purim? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Tzadok Katz, Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein, and Rabbi Meir Levi, three preeminent…
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The Builders: Rav Ovadiah Yosef Part 2 - “Maran”: The rise of a Halachic Revolutionary
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In Part Two of this episode about Rav Ovadiah Yosef, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss Rav Ovadiah’s fearless willingness to take on forces greater and older than he was, even from an extraordinarily young age. They discuss his passionate arguments in his teenage years against the prevalent view that the Ben Ish Chai should be considered the final…
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The Builders: Rav Ovadiah Yosef Part 1 - Restoring the Crown: Shas and Sephardi Pride
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In Part One of a two-part series, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky talk about Rav Ovadiah Yosef, the legendary posek and preeminent leader of the Sephardic world. Rav Ovadiah’s unique geonus and malchus were powers that were able to galvanize those around him to channel their energies into an untold number of efforts on behalf of the klal, leaving a lega…
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FEATURING: Congressman Mike Lawler, a freshman Republican from Rockland County, New York, who will explain among other things why politics is not a beanbag. PLUS: Are consensus minded conservatives extinct? Binyamin and Maury's favorite Presidents We will also speak today with Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts…
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Ep 8. So, Trump has competition. Matt Lewis’ preview of the looming Republican Primaries
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Power Politics Episode #8 Featuring: Matt Lewis’ preview of the looming Republican Primary Race Competition for Donald Trump? Will the balloon incidents burst the defense budget? PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media
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FEATURING: MK Simcha Rothman One of the architects of Israel’s controversial judicial reform plan PLUS: Is it time for a format change in the State of the Union message? Has a major Republican donor turned their back on Donald Trump? Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts One of the architects of Israel’s controversial judicial reform plan Is it…
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BONUS: Watch the full episode at https://youtu.be/VDSqADdG3Ow FEATURING: Congressman Josh Gottheimer Representing New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, and Co-Chair of the Problem Solvers’ Caucus PLUS: Is this really doomsday for democracy? Will Kamala Harris be Biden’s running mate IN 2024? Influencer of the Week Fearless Forecasts…
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In this episode: Who’s gaining the upper hand in DC — Establishment or MAGA? The outsized influence of George Soros Guest Interview: Tevi Troy, on the changing of the Jewish Guard at the Biden White House PLUS: Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media
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Why can’t we trust our presidents with classified information? Do we have an effective response to Anti-semitism? What’s behind the uproar over the Deri ruling? Guest interview: Professor Eugene Kontorovich PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media
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The Builders: Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman - The Wide-Awake Dreamer
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In this episode, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss the impact that the visionary Ponevezher Rav, Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, had on the Torah world, and how he brought Torah to the masses in Eretz Yisrael. They discuss the Rav’s revolt against the mussar movement in his early life, and how his stance on mussar changed over the course of his life. …
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America's Border Crisis Kevin McCarthy’s victorious battle Guest Interviewee: Shimmy Stein, a former top aide to the Republican congressional leadership. PLUS Influencer of the Week | Fearless ForecastsBy Mishpacha Media
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On today's episode: How faulty polling fed the red wave narrative Guest Interviewee: Daniel Huff Will Trump’s legal woes knock him out of the race before it starts? PLUS: Our Influencers of the Week and Fearless Forecasts! Episode produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts. Sound Design by Cedar Media Studios…
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On today's episode: The lies my congressman told me, the bizarre story of George Santos. Guest Interviewee: Stu Loeser, a veteran of democratic politics, discussing Biden's chances for 2024 The battle for the House Speaker PLUS: Our Influencers of the Week and Fearless Forecasts! Episode produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts. Sound Design by Cedar Me…
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Welcome to 2023, and the new and improved podcast: Power Politics! Hosted by Binyamin Rose, Mishpacha's Editor-at-Large, and Maury Litwack, a 2-decade veteran on the political scene, Power Politics will explore the flashpoints of American and global current affairs and how they impact the Jewish community. In this season, we'll: Focus on the leader…
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The Builders: Rav Aharon Kotler Part 2 - Transplanting Torah to America
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In Part Two of this series on Rav Aharon Kotler, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky delve into the creation of Lakewood. Today, it is a bastion of Torah; how did Rav Aharon build this incredible Ir Torah from a summer zeman of 14 “bench squeezers”? They discuss Rav Aharon’s legacy of Torah Umesorah and Jewish day schools as well, all of which were instrume…
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The Builders: Rav Aharon Kotler Part 1 - Prewar Europe’s Youngest Rosh Yeshiva
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In Part One of a two-part series, Gedalia and Rabbi Galinsky discuss the gadlus of Rav Aharon Kotler 60 years after the petirah of prewar Europe’s youngest rosh yeshivah. Whether in his mastery of Torah or in his dealings with a simple yeshivah cook, the stories of Rav Aharon have the power to change your perspective on how to live Torah. They delv…
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Passion for Tzedakah and Ideals That Don’t Exist | Take 2 with Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky
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What is the challenge of our generation? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rav Aaron Lopiansky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of Greater Washington. They discuss the Rosh Yeshiva’s written legacy, and how many chiddushei Torah should be out in print today. The Rosh Yeshiva talks about how true gadlus is emes and yashrus, even sometimes instead o…
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Infertility and a Lifelong Undertaking | Take 2 with Rabbi Shlomo Bochner
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What do you do when Hashem says no? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Shlomo Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam, who shares the story of the foundation of the organization, once just intended to fund infertility treatments, but now a huge umbrella of services that help a range of people from single people, through marriage, infertility, …
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Imported Cupcakes and a Yeshivah’s Growth | Take 2 with Rabbi Aaron Kotler
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How can you make innovations in a yeshivah when the goal is to continue a long mesorah? Did Lakewood have a thriving Jewish nightlife before the yeshivah settled there? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Rabbi Aaron Kotler about the unique position that Rabbi Kotler took in Beis Medrash Govoha, and who he looked to as his inspiration when h…
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Tragedy and Ani Maamin | Take 2 with Shloimi Steinmetz
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How can the unfathomable pain of losing a child be channeled into something holy? In this moving episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Shloimi Steinmetz, who lost his son Dovi as one of the 45 kedoshim in the Meron tragedy of 2021. Since that trauma shook our nation, Shloimi has channeled his energies into teaching bitachon and emunah to others, relay…
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Benny’s Favorite Topic and Postville Solos | Take 2 With Benny Friedman
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Does overexposure exist in today’s media-frantic world? In this episode, Yisroel Besser talks with Benny Friedman about Jewish music, and what it’s really like to make a parnassah in a field that is so unique. They discuss the impact that Avraham Fried and Doni Gross have had on Benny’s career, and what it takes to make great music. Did Avremel adv…
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