Jewish History Uncensored

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 3.

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 2.

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 1.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.

The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.