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Jewish History Uncensored

Release Date: 04/03/2025

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   In this week’s episode, we start by revisiting the Kinos and the difficulty they pose. Is there a way to turn the Kinos into a normal davening experience? We take another look at why we try to relate to the Churban in this complicated fashion.    We look carefully at the Bayis Shani era and how to understand the narrative. How do the possukim describe the Rosh HaShana or Ezra and Nechemia? What was causing the people to cry so much?   This week’s episode is dedicated לרפואה השלימה לשרה פעשא בת יפה אסתר by her family Nach...

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  In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at why people from the Yeshiva world have significant problems relating to the issues of Moshiach. How much of this issue is clearly discussed in Shas? Where in fact is this issue discussed?   We also examine the question of is there any reason to think the structure of Bayis Shlishi should be similar to Bayis Shani?  And we also discuss  the structure of Bayis Shani, and why Bayis Shani had this exact structure.   This week’s episode is dedicated לרפואה השלימה לשרה פעשא בת יפה...

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  In this episode, we take a careful look at how the Halacha looks at ultimate loss based on Hilchos Availus. We also look at how people generally speaking react to this situation. And similarly, we discuss how this should affect how we relate to The Bais HaMikdash and Moshiach.    We also start looking at the basic structure of Moshiach based on the parallelisms in Tanach. What are the basic parallelisms and what is the first key structural phenomena of Moshaich?  This week’s episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת חיה מרים בת ר הלל Nach...

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   This week’s episode is sponsored in honor of the magid shiur by an old friend who is one the great askanim of our times. In this episode, we take a careful look at how the Halacha looks at ultimate loss based on Hilchos Availus. We also look at how people generally speaking react to this situation. And similarly, we discuss how this should affect how we relate to The Bais HaMikdash and Moshiach.    We also start looking at the basic structure of Moshiach based on the parallelisms in Tanach. What are the basic parallelisms and what is the first key structural...

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  In this episode, we look at one of the key issues we have relating to the Moshiach issues, grasping the National Level situation. Where do people have a greater level of understanding the lack of the Jewish People’s national status, in the USA or in Israel? Why is this true? How does this relate to understanding the importance of Moshiach?    We also examine the phenomenon of why people tend to drift to very superficial understandings of many important ideas. Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein’s Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week,...

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  In this episode, we look at the basic challenge we have in understanding and relating to what the concept of Moshiach really means. One of the key concepts we have to understand is what does Shchina and Prophecy mean. Why don’t we aspire to that lofty goal? Is this a mistake?    We also discuss the issue of when it is proper for a person to take on lofty spiritual acts.  Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein’s Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues. Click  to join!  For tours,...

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Redemption Prophecies in Yechezkel: Chronology in Tanach show art Redemption Prophecies in Yechezkel: Chronology in Tanach

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   This week’s episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת עלקא עליזה בת ר יעקב     In this week’s episode, we look at the last part of Yechezkel. What is the common theme of these Prophecies? What makes this section of Prophecies unique, the topics covered or the presentation?    We also take a careful look at the issue of Chronology in Tanach. What are the basic approaches to this issue? Which among the classics has the most radical approach to this issue?  Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein’s Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We...

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 This week’s episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst        In this week’s episode, we look at the basic structure of Sefer Yechezkel. Yechezkel is the most clear of Neviim Achronim. Why is this true? Similarly, we find a number of Prophecies repeated almost identically in the Sefer, why does this happen? What is the basic difference between the first part and the second part of the Sefer? Similarly what does having his mouth, ‘opened’, teach us about the Sefer?  Nach Yomi: Join...

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The Challenge of Waiting for Moshiach and the Second Half of Yeshaya show art The Challenge of Waiting for Moshiach and the Second Half of Yeshaya

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  This week’s episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst   In this episode we look at the very basic challenges we have today truly waiting for Moshiach. Why weren’t we challenged by this in the past the way we are today? Similarly we take a quick look at the second part of Yeshaya that deals with these issues. How many parts are there in this part of Yeshaya? Why does the Sefer have so many thematic changes?  Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein’s Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days...

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This week’s episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst    In this week’s episode we look at the issue of the Authorship of Yeshaya.  The second part of the Sefer has a very different set of topics it deals with. Why is this true?   Similarly, this issue used to be heavily discussed and was a live issue. Today the discussion about this issue is quite limited. Why is this true?    We also take another look at the bitachon challenges that the recent Iranian conflict brought out. And...

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This week’s episode is dedicated in honer of the wedding of Eliyahu David and Nechama Besser 

In this episode, we look at the tumult in the American Yeshiva world about if one should participate in the elections for the WZO. What is the Historical context of this issue? How does the Ausritt controversy affect this issue? Are there any significant differences in this issue between today and when it originally arose? 

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