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Jewish History Uncensored

Dec 29, 2022

In this episode we take a closer look at why R Elimelech is identified with Lizhensk. We also look at when the Galitziner identity came into being. We look at how Chassidus changes the concept of a Tzaddik, and specifically R Elimelech’s contributions to this. We also take another look at R Elimelech’s famed exile...


Dec 22, 2022

 In this episode we look at the key challenges that started in the Chanuka confrontation between the Greeks and the Jews. What is the difference between the conflict with the Greeks and previous ones? When did debate between the Greeks and the Jews begin? How is the contemporary culturally based challenges connected to...


#118 - Understanding Hisnagdus & R' Elimelech’s Exile

Dec 15, 2022

In this episode we look at how to determine a new idea’s validity in greater Torah terms. We also look at the basic types of opposition to Chassidus. How long was Chassidus considered by its opponents to be some form of Sabbatianism? We also examine the basic changes in communal structure in the last two hundred...


Dec 8, 2022

In this episode we look at R Elimelech of Lizenshk early life. How did someone from the Tiktin area become the primary leader of Chassidus in Galicia? How long did he live in Lizenshk? How did he become a Chassid? 

We also look at why the Besht made happiness an integral part of Chassidus. We also at the...


Dec 1, 2022

In this episode we take a quick look at the basic structure of Kabbala and the place of the Ari in Kabbala.  We take a quick overview of what the Besht’s innovations in Kabbala and Avodas Hashem were. We also look how to define spirituality and what is the difference between the way Chassidus and Hisnagdus views...