Rabbi Eliyahu the son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Kramer (1720-1797), known to all as the Gaon (genius) of Vilna, or simply the “Gaon”, was a legendary and towering figures of Jewish history. While he never headed a yeshiva, held rabbinic office, or publish in his lifetime, he was universally recognized as the undisputed leader of the nation, […]

Ep. 34: Great Jewish Personalities: The Gaon of Vilna

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The Purim Story (Rebroadcast)

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Ep. 84: Two-State Solution Part 2: A Century of Doomed Proposals + TORCH Fundraiser

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Ep. 83: Two-State Solution Part 1:  The Peril and Naivete of Promoting a Palestinian State + annual TORCH Fundraiser

The Balfour Declaration was a pivotal shift in the prospects of the Zionist dream. For the first time, a major world power declared their intent – in a binding governmental commitment – to work towards the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Political Zionism achieved a major strategic victory, but actualizing this plan would […]

Ep. 82: Valor and Violence: Jews and Arabs in 1920s British Mandate Palestine

The holiday of Chanukah commemorates the triumph of the Maccabean Revolt over the oppressive regime of Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Empire. In this podcast we tell the story of this miraculous victory of the weak over the mighty; the few over the many; the pure over the impure; and the righteous over the wicked. NOTE: This Podcast […]

Ep. 34: Great Jewish Personalities: The Gaon of Vilna

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